CANTON — As part of the 3rd Annual Canton Heritage Festival, on May 18, the Paul Revere Heritage Site invites members of the public to visit a free copper art exhibit and demonstration in the site’s historic barn.
The exhibit, made possible by a grant from the Frank R. and Elizabeth Simoni Foundation, is being held in collaboration with T. Michael Thomas of The People’s Academy and the Foundation for a Green Future (organizer of Boston GreenFest) and will be held on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The exhibit will explore historical and contemporary copper artwork modeled after Paul Revere’s copper engraving, hammering, bending and stamping methods.
Interactive and intergenerational outdoor workshops will include bending and forming copper led by T. Michael Thomas, printing from a copper plate led by the Massasoit Ink Monkeys, and hammering a copper shape from a mold led by Handshouse Studio. Other exhibit contributors include the Canton Historical Society, George Comeau, Massachusetts College of Art and Design Professor Matthew Hinçman and student Jane Butera, artists Todd Cahill, Catherine Martin, and Hollis Machala, teacher Pat Johansen, and volunteers Jack O’Neill and Kevin Boyce.
The Canton Heritage Festival combines elements of a county fair with the historical allure of the Paul Revere Heritage Site museum opening. The festival boasts over 90 vendor tents, a community tent housing representatives of over 30 local nonprofit and community organizations, an activities area for families including inflatable slides and a small petting zoo, musical and historical performances, museum exhibits, and many food options, including those from the Paul Revere Heritage Site’s “Best-of-Boston” award-winning Northern Spy restaurant.
Festival visitors may park for free at the MBTA’s Canton Junction lot, where free shuttles to the festival will be available, or visitors may park at the Canton Center lot and walk to the festival.
After the Heritage Festival, the copper exhibit at the Paul Revere Heritage Site’s Historic Barn will continue to be open to the public on Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and on special occasions. Workshops on copper crafts are also planned throughout the exhibit’s duration, which will be posted to the Paul Revere Heritage Site’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.
The Paul Revere Heritage Site seeks volunteers, which would allow the copper exhibit to be open for additional hours throughout the week.
About the Paul Revere Heritage Site
The Paul Revere Heritage Site, where Paul Revere founded the vast American copper industry, is home to nine acres of manicured parkland, waterways, flat walking paths, two rehabilitated mid-nineteen-century buildings erected by Paul’s son and business partner Joseph Warren Revere, and the Northern Spy Restaurant. The Heritage Site, located in Canton near the Route 93 and Route 95 junctions, can also be reached by the nearby Canton Center commuter rail station. The no-fee park is open seven days a week.
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