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Working Loose is an ever-evolving shop, gallery and community gathering place playing at the intersection of commerce and creativity. More than just a retail destination, it's a hub of possibilities—a place where ideas flourish, connections are forged, and new ventures can take flight.
SUMMER EXHIBITION
LITTORAL ZONE
June 27th - September 12th 2026
This summer Working Loose and La Loma bring together fourteen artists working across the land for the group exhibition;Littoral Zone: Margins of Light. Though separated by vast distances, these artists are linked by a shared attentiveness to light, atmosphere and environment.
Artists include Ryan Kish (ME), Kelly Lynn Jones (LA), Jarid del Deo (ME), Nancy Friedland (CAN), Skylar Hughes (LA), Kathryn Lynch (NY/ME), Carrie Gundersdorf (NY), Sam Finkelstein (ME), Will Sears (ME), Raina Lee (LA), Rebecca Partridge (AUS), Drea Cofield (NY), Alexander Nolan (ME), Lauren Luloff (ME)
TRUNK SHOW
UTILITY CANVAS
WED AUGUST 19th
ALL DAY
Join us for a reading, Q&A and refreshments with the author!
Molly Ledbetter’s debut, Air Ball, is a tragicomedy of poetry and prose. Channeling comedians like Lenny Bruce, Mel Brooks, and Jack Handey, Ledbetter conjures through their humor—and her own—the sadness that can underpin comedy, reminding us how both are scaffolds for our collective experience. Staring this down with a gaze that doesn’t flinch so much as deflect, Air Ball is as sincere as it is discerning. The poems are switch-hitters, riding the edge between sentimentality and cynicism. Here is a fresh voice deadpanning an experience of privilege and otherness, inviting the reader to laugh lest they cry.
AUTHOR READING
Molly Ledbetter
WED AUGUST 19th
5pm - 6pm
Join us for a reading, Q&A and refreshments with the author!
Molly Ledbetter’s debut, Air Ball, is a tragicomedy of poetry and prose. Channeling comedians like Lenny Bruce, Mel Brooks, and Jack Handey, Ledbetter conjures through their humor—and her own—the sadness that can underpin comedy, reminding us how both are scaffolds for our collective experience. Staring this down with a gaze that doesn’t flinch so much as deflect, Air Ball is as sincere as it is discerning. The poems are switch-hitters, riding the edge between sentimentality and cynicism. Here is a fresh voice deadpanning an experience of privilege and otherness, inviting the reader to laugh lest they cry.
WORKSHOP
SUN SEPTEMBER 27th
12pm -3pm
Through creative improvisation, we’ll utilize basic mending techniques to artfully return our once-broken garments to new life.
We’ll learn about mending tools, materials, and the value of keeping something alive and in use- but we’ll also explore the emotional connections we make with our garments and the stories they connect us to. We’ll delve into the meditative aspects of handwork, the metaphors for relational repair to self and others, and the opportunities for personal expression. Together, we’ll bring these many threads together into something imperfect, yet whole.
$85 pre-registration required
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