Overview: Hallowell's Wheat Paste Murals, a Public Art Project

In partnership with Hallowell Climate Action, the Hallowell Arts & Cultural Committee invites Maine artists to submit artwork on the theme of “Climate Resilience”. Selected art will be displayed as wheat paste murals in the city of Hallowell in 2023. Our goal is to have art displayed in multiple ocations throughout the city. In addition to the call for art, a group of advanced art students from HDHS will design and install a mural for one of the sites under the guidance of their art instructor Jen Paisley and UMA Professor of Art Peter Precourt. The project sponsored by the City of Hallowell through TIF Funds for the Arts allocated to Hallowell Arts and Cultural Committee.

Wheat pasting is a process of applying paper art to a wall using a temporary “glue” made from flour mixed in water, resulting in a temporary mural.  Murals will be installed in June and removed in October.

Hallowell Wheat Paste Project Committee
Deb Fahy, Hallowell Arts & Culture Committee (chair)
Jen Paisley, Hall-Dale High School art teacher
Malena Gatti, Hallowell Climate Action Group
Janet Paxton, Hallowell Climate Action Group
Judy Skehan, Hallowell Arts & Culture Committee
Chris Vallee, Hallowell Area Board of Trade
Peter Precourt, Professor of Art at the University of Maine at Augusta

For more information contact Deb Fahy, Project Coordinator at hallowellarts@gmail.com

Peter Precourt installing his wheat paste mural of  E.A. Robinson on the back side of Art Dogs in Gardiner in 2016. Kirsten Gilg assisting on the right.

Scott King installing his mural in Gardiner, 2017 Wheat paste art returns to Gardiner - CentralMaine.com

Example: Bangor, 2019 Six Murals Beautify Downtown Bangor [PHOTOS]