Summer Arts Festival on the Essex Town Green

Enjoy a weekend of art and the outdoors at the Summer Arts Festival on the Essex Connecticut Town Green, Saturday, June 17 (10-5pm), and Sunday, June 18 (11-5pm). Presented by the Arts Center Killingworth and Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook, the Festival is located at 12 Main Street, Essex. Find fine art photography and original artwork by painters working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, photography, and mixed media collage. Fine crafts can be found in pottery, ceramic, wood, glass, as well as unique jewelry creations. Enjoy the attractions Essex offers including fine restaurants, New England architecture, and beautiful vistas. The Arts Center Killingworth, the non-profit Festival Sponsor, presents several annual festivals as well as offers workshops and classes for established and beginning artists of all ages.  Spectrum Gallery and Store, an expansion of the Arts Center, is a close visit from the Festival and is currently exhibiting Nature Celebrates (through July 8). Spectrum showcases emerging and established artists and includes a Store that offers fine crafts in mediums such as fabric, glass, ceramics, paper, pottery, jewelry, wood and more.  Gallery hours are Wednesday-Saturday (12-6pm) and Sunday (12-5pm). Gallery is located at 61 Main Street, Centerbrook. Spectrumartgallery.org. To shop online, visit Spectrum Anytime at spectrumanytime.com. For more information call (860) 767-0742.