Walking Tour of Bangor Beautiful Art Installations and Visit to the Zillman Art Museum

Introduction to Bangor Beautiful, whose mission is to make Bangor a more beautiful place to live through public art, trees and gardens, and other beautification efforts, followed by a walking tour of outdoor art installations in Bangor, ending with a visit to Zillman Art Museum.

Thursday, August 6, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Meet at Shaw’s parking lot, 353 Main Street, Bangor, ME

Optional lunch after at Bagel Central

Instructor: Annette Sohn-Dodd Annette Dodd lives in Bangor where she co-owns The Rock & Art Shop and Sohns Gallery. As a small business owner, former art teacher, curator, and sister of a naturalist, Annette values community, the arts, aesthetics, and nature. She is always thinking of ways to improve and beautify her surroundings. Over the past decade, she has been volunteering to bring more art and Beauty to the downtown. Collaborating to plant apple trees along the Kenduskeag Stream, light up the Norumbega Parkway, bring large-scale wheat paste murals, and paint park benches and utility boxes. Her public works include The Greetings From Bangor Maine Mural, Paul Bunyan Bangor Wants You Mural, and most recently, co-painting with Peter Walls the Kenduskeag Stream Trail Mural.