Anthony Wayne Area Arts Commission Annual Events

CLASSES POSTPONED UNTIL 2021 

Anthony Wayne Area Arts Commission Offers  Classes

You don’t have to be an artist to join the fun! The Anthony Wayne Area Arts Commission plans a variety of arts and crafts classes for everyone to enjoy.  Classes are usually held  in the at the Waterville Library.

WATERVILLE THIRD STREET PLANTERS The Anthony Wayne Area Art Commission volunteers  filled the Waterville Third Street planters with beautiful flowers on May 23 while social distancing, of course! Special thanks to Emilee Roach (event organizer), Ric Roach, Jo McElheney, Wanda Snyder, Bob Conley, Jason Langlois, Arlene Brossia and Lisa Exner. Flowers supplied by Wardell's Garden Center.

Great family fun at Food Truck Tuesdays in Conrad Park. For 2021 Food Truck Tuesdays will be held on the FIRST and THIRD Tuesday of each month only.  From 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm you can enjoy delicious food choices from several award winning food trucks. Amazing musicians and talented artisans for your listening and viewing pleasure are sponsored by the Anthony Wayne Area Arts Commission. Great playground for the kids. Bring a chair and stay for the evening.

In June watch artists in action as they paint in scenic Waterville. This event sponsored by Anthony Wayne Area Arts Commission is a fun family event. Artists are located throughout the city painting and the public is invited to watch and interact as they work. Paintings are dispalyed at the Waterville Branch Library (800 Michigan Ave.). The public is invited to stop in the library and vote for your favorite painting to win the People’s Choice Award.

Busker Fest 2020, a free virtual event is temporarily  postponed! It will be rescheduled very soon.

Join Anthony Wayne Area Arts Commission as they host a live music event! Local musicians will be featured on TBD (7:00 - 9:00 pm) and TBD (6:00 - 8:00 pm). A real-time streaming link will be provided via Facebook Live.  Fantastic local musicians will be performing their own original music.

Ryan Roth

Jake Pilewski

Owen Michael Hubbard 

Craig James Ackerman

Aaron Hertzfeld

Minglewood Labor Camp

Three 2 Many

Support our local musicians and your local arts commission while enjoying some of the area's best music. Watch while relaxing on your patio or in your home. Click! Watch! Listen! Love! Donate!

Support the arts

Mark your calendars for the annual Roche de Boeuf Festival organized by the Waterville Chamber of Commerce to be held on the last Sat. of Sept.  AWAAC sponsors an artists’ area located on N. Second St. Visitors to the festival will have a chance to view, enjoy and purchase the work of over 30 local artists. 

Delightful metal critters, jewelry, paintings, painted wine glasses, beaded serving utensils, garden art, photography, mosaic glass work and more are part of the beautiful work on display. Also, local musicians provide some musical accompaniment for the shoppers’ listening pleasure.