Mailing Address, Office, & Barkan Gallery: 103 Cochran Road, Edgecomb, ME 04556
Main Campus & Windgate Studio: 19 Brick Hill Road, Newcastle, ME 04553.
Watershed’s campus is nestled on the border of the small towns of Newcastle and Edgecomb, Maine. We are located in a rural area, approximately 50 miles northeast of Portland and 1.5 miles northeast of Wiscasset. Our campus, with its rolling fields and wooded groves, is on the ancestral lands of the Wabanaki (Ckuwaponahkiyik), the People of the Dawnland, the collective nations of the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Mi’kmaq, and Houlton Band of Maliseets.
*Directions from Cochran Road:
- Follow Cochran Road one-half mile to the Office & Barkan Gallery, located in the yellow Joan Pearson Watkins House.
- The Main Campus is one-third mile past the office on Cochran Road. Turn right onto Brick Hill Road at the Watershed & Straw Farm signs. The first building on the right is the Commons, our residential life building.
- The Windgate Studio is one-quarter mile further down the gravel road to the right.
- On the opposite side of Brick Hill Road from Watershed’s property is Straw Farm’s private property. Please treat our neighbors and their space with respect.
Directions by Car
From the South:
- Take I-95 (Maine Turnpike) North to I-295, exit 44. This takes you through Portland. Note that this is NOT the Maine Turnpike at this point.
- Follow I-295 North to exit 28 for Brunswick. As you exit I-295 at Brunswick you will be on U.S. Route 1 North.
- Follow Route 1 through Brunswick, Bath, and Wiscasset.
- After crossing the Wiscasset bridge, continue one mile to Cochran Road on your left- at the top of a hill, just past the Route 27 turn-off to Boothbay.
- Turn left onto Cochran Road at the blinking red stoplight, just past the turn-off to Rt 27 South.*
From the North:
- Watershed is about 8 miles South of Damariscotta/Newcastle via Rt. 1.
- Turn right on Cochran Road at the blinking red stoplight, at the top of the hill across from the turn-off to Rt. 27 South.*
Directions by Air & Bus
The Portland International Jetport is about an hour’s drive from Watershed. You can get from the Portland airport to Watershed via the taxi services listed below. You must reserve ahead of time, so please call ahead with your flight details! Please note that the costs listed below are estimates given by the companies, prices are subject to change and you should call for more information. Oftentimes, it is less expensive to share a taxi, shuttle, or car service.
Some artists prefer to fly into Boston/Logan Airport (BOS) and catch a bus from there to Wiscasset, Maine, which is the town next to Watershed. Be sure to leave plenty of time between your flight’s arrival and the bus’ airport departure. We recommend you schedule at least 1.5 hours between your arrival and the bus’ departure. The Concord Coach Bus leaves Logan airport at 10:35 a.m. and arrives in Wiscasset at 2:25 p.m. From the bus stop, artists can arrange a pickup from a local taxi (options below) to Watershed or catch a ride from another incoming artist.
Twin Village Taxi | 207-380-0050
Towncar accommodates up to 3 people, approximately $156 including gratuity
They also have minivans that can accommodate up to 5 people
Sterling Elite | 207-785-3100
See website for airport shuttle times. Also offers a private, chauffeured car service.
Airport shuttle NOT including gratuity – for 1 person approx. $138, for 2 people approx. $153
Atlantic Limousine | 207-856-6400
Sedan accommodates up to 2 people, approx. $213 including gratuity
SUV accommodates 4 – 5 people, approx $250 including gratuity
Maine Limo | 207-883-0222
Sedan accommodates up to 2 people, approx. $230 including gratuity
SUV accommodates up to 5 people, approx. $275 including gratuity
Additional $20 flat fee if they need to leave the office between midnight and 6am
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