The Farnsworth Art Museum welcomes the community to its annual holiday celebration, Share the Wonder, on Friday, Dec. 5, from 4 to 6 p.m. This free event features artist-designed holiday trees, live jazz, artmaking activities, cookie decorating, and more festive fun for all ages.

The first 100 guests through the museum doors will receive a complimentary sketchbook to take home, according to the Farnsworth, in a news release.

Inside the new 365 Gallery, visitors will enjoy a dazzling display of artist-created trees inspired by the Maine landscape and designed by Sharon Chandler (Marigold Studio), Hélène Farrar, James Macdonald and Lucky Platt (Bunkhouse Studio), Katama Murray, Anneli Skaar, Siem Van Der Ven, and Hannah Berta, who will also design the gallery window.

Guests are invited to sip hot cocoa, hang a wish on the Museum’s Wish Tree, sing along to holiday favorites with the Oceanside High School Choir, and enjoy live jazz with the Bay Chamber Jazz Ensemble. Atlantic Baking Company will host festive cookie decorating, and visitors can explore the Museum’s current exhibitions.

Throughout December, the Museum will continue the spirit of Share the Wonder with free admission every Sunday and a series of holiday programs, including:

• Wreath and Garland Workshops with Rachel Alexandrou – December 3 & 4, for tickets, visit www.farnsworthmuseum.org/event/
• Ornament Making – Sunday, December 7, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the 365 Gallery, Free admission.
• Concert with Louisa Stancioff – Wednesday, December 10, for tickets, visit www.farnsworthmuseum.org/event/

For more information about Share the Wonder, visit www.farnsworthmuseum.org/event/first-friday-december-5-2025/

Share the Wonder is generously supported by The Wyeth Foundation. Generous support for First Fridays at the Farnsworth is provided by Art Bridges Foundation's Access for All program.  

Named by the Boston Globe as one of the finest small museums in the country, the Farnsworth Art Museum offers a nationally recognized collection of works from many of America’s greatest artists. It is open year-round as the only museum dedicated solely to American- and Maine-inspired art. Through its remarkable collection of nearly 16,000 works, inventive exhibitions, wide-ranging intellectual resources, and energetic educational programming, visitors from around the world gain a deep appreciation of the ongoing story of Maine’s role in American art. More information about the museum can be found at www.farnsworthmuseum.org.