MAINE GOVERNMENT NEWS • January 28, 2022
The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Visiting Artist Program encourages artists to develop their art through experiencing the wilderness of the state's most remote park, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. The AWW has fueled imaginations for centuries. When Henry David Thoreau made his journey to Pillsbury Island on Eagle Lake in the mid-1800s, he was inspired to write about his adventure in The Maine Woods. Since then, many visitors have attempted to capture the Allagash headwater lakes and lower river's beauty and solitude through stories, drawings, photography, and music. The Visiting Artist Program application period runs through February 28, and artists are encouraged to learn more and apply now.