Hingham Arts Celebration Comes in All Shapes, Sizes, & Ages

This piece was written by Michael Stack, Executive Director of Hingham Downtown Association

The definition of art is the expression or application of human creative skill or imagination.  It can come in many forms, from your 5 year old daughters drawing on the fridge, to the world’s most famous painting, The Mona Lisa. It has the ability to affect your senses, emotions, and intellect in a way that is completely unique to each individual.

The Annual Hingham Arts Walk is a celebration of the arts in all its forms. It offers the opportunity to meet local artists, walk open studios, view painting & craft demonstrations, as well as enjoy poetry, live music, and dance.
This year there is a special focus on young artists. The Old Ship Parish house will be hosting Hingham High School artists on their lawn. The youth display will feature ten students, as well as three musicians and was organized by HHS student Emma Wiley. Emma has been very proactive in her desire to promote youth artists. She hosted a very successful youth art show at Old Ship in the Spring, and has been extremely organized in getting this show together.

Further down the road at the Hingham Community Center you will see another form of expression, dance. The Community Center offers classes for everything from ballet, to tap, modern, Hip Hop, and Isadora Duncan for dancers as young as two through high school. Their talents will be on display from 12:00- 2:00 as the Hingham High School dancers and Community Center Hip Hop classes rock it out!

Another attraction that is not to be missed is the Derby Academy 6th grades performance of musical Dear Edwina, Jr. They will be performing two selections from their show at the corner of South & Main to kick things off at 12:00 pm. It is a great opportunity to preview this young talent before the full show, which will occur at Derby Academy on November 10th at 7:00 pm.

The Hingham Arts Walk, which is now in its 6th year, is put on & funded by the Hingham Downtown Association with support of the Hingham Cultural Council. It is one of three annual events sponsored by the H.D.A. The others are Christmas in the Square (December 2nd & 3rd), and the springtime event Taste of Hingham.

Visit www.discoverhingham.com for additional event information & downtown happenings.

Hingham Arts Walk is Sunday

Downtown Hingham, Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 pm. – On Sunday visitors to Downtown Hingham will enjoy art everywhere – art in the shops, on the sidewalks, in historic places, and through live music & dance. Over 80 artists, musicians, and performers will display their talents in open studios, special exhibits, and performances throughout the day. For a complete listing of participants and an event guide, visit www.discoverhingham.com or pick up a map downtown at Nobles Camera or Stars on Hingham Harbor.

Arts Walk Highlights:

Art Displays
60 artist displaying fine art, painting, illustration, photography, jewelry, pottery, wood, and decorative art.
10 High School youth artists.
History / Poetry
Historic Perspective: See a photo tour behind the walls of the Old Ship
renovation.
 Poetry Reading; Old Ship Meeting House, 3:00 pm, 90 Main St.
Live Music
•    Mike Boucher & Friends; 12:00 – 3:00 pm, Framing Concepts, 105 South St. •    Harbor Jazz in the courtyard; 1:00 – 3:00 pm, North St. Studio, 35 North St. •    South Shore Men of Harmony; 2:00 – 3:00 pm, Hingham Community Center, 70 South St.
•    Hingham High Musicians; 12:00 – 4:00 pm, Old Ship Parish House, 107 Main St.

Live Performances:
•    Derby Academy 6th Grade Performs Two Selections from Dear Edwina, Jr.; 12:00
pm, Corner of South & Main.
•    Hingham High Dance Team & Community Center Hip Hop Classes Perform;
12:00 – 2:00 pm, Hingham Community Center, 70 South St.