Celebrate Art in August 2025

Art in August is here! For over twenty years, Winchester businesses and artists have collaborated to turn the downtown area into an arts colony during the month of August. The festival has now begun for the summer of 2025.

Throughout the month, creations of local artists will be on display in windows and inside stores in downtown Winchester. In addition, be sure to visit the meet-the-artist receptions on Thursday evenings.

This year's festival will also see the return of Art in the Park on Saturday, August 16, 2025, a full day of arts activities on the Common at the Winchester Farmers' Market.

Now available:

A full index of artists and venues
A list of artists with brief biographies
Art in August artworks on display for 2025
An interactive map of venues (see also below)
A list of meet-the-artist receptions
The Art in August brochure (PDF, available at all venues)

Art in August is sponsored by the Winchester Cultural Council and the Winchester Artists Network (WAN).

All events are free of charge to the public.

Some History

Read about Art in August 2024, Art in August 2022, Art in August 2019 and Art in August 2018.

Note also that artists from the Winchester Artists' Network sell their creations all summer at the Winchester Farmers Market on the town common.

Art in August Articles

Art in August Reception: Meet Fenway Fan!

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Come meet Fenway Fan and view her beautiful artwork at Catch A Falling Star on Main Street, as part of Art in August. Fenway has spent over a decade creating for global brands like Disney, Hasbro, and NBCUniversal, honing her design voice across storytelling, character development, and immersive visual worlds. Through intuitive painting, stained glass, paper art, and energy-centered artworks, Fenway creates pieces that speak to both the heart and the eye.

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Come Down and Meet the Artists: FIVE artist receptions on August 21

Map of Artist Receptions August 21, 2025

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On Thursday, August 21, Winchester residents have a special opportunity to see and meet local artists. Meet-the-artist receptions will take place at five locations around town, featuring five different artists: watercolorist Joyce Westner, multimedia artist Brioch Ochoa, oil painters Holly Khalil and Lucia Rubini, and mixed media artist Michiko Katsumi. All receptions are from 6–8 p.m.

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First Artist reception of 2025: Meet Wendy Jo New and Susan Whitten-Clark

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The first of the 2025 "meet the artist" receptions takes place on Thursday, August 7 from 6 pm to 8 pm at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate, 39 Church St. It features jewelry craftsman Wendy Jo New and fabric artist Susan Whitten-Clark. These receptions, part of of Art in August 2025, are where you can learn more about the artists, ask questions about their work, and see more of what they have to offer.

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Art in August 2025 Gala Reception

All are invited to the gala reception to inaugurate Winchester's 23rd annual Art in August festival, held at the Griffin Museum of Photography, 67 Shore Road, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, from 7–8:30 p.m.

All are invited, free admission. Wine and light appetizers will be served.

RSVP appreciated, to info@winchesterculturalcouncil.org

Come meet the artists who are exhibiting in locations throughout the town, the merchants who generously donate space in their shops and windows, state and town leaders, Winchester Cultural Council members and local grant recipients, as well as other town residents and business owners.

This event celebrates not just Art in August but also the many other expressions of cultural creativity in town. Those include the Winchester Cultural District's brand new Sculpture Park on Shore Road near the Griffin Museum, its continuing Riverwalk exhibition of sculptures, and the annual sidewalk art exhibition presented by Arts Winchester, the manager of the District. The Griffin Museum’s Vision(ary) exhibit can be seen and all around town, "Our Town" on the Common features photos of Winchester by Winchester residents, and near the museum is the striking "Glasshouse of New Americans" by Jill Enfield. Music fills the air with Wednesday Concerts on the Common, Saturday performances at the Farmers’ Market and events on the Griffin terrace, as well as an active schedule at Wright Locke Farm.