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Welcome
The Center for Painted Wall Preservation (CPWP) is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit organization, dedicated to the research and preservation of eighteenth and early nineteenth century paint-decorated plaster walls.
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Our goal is to survey and document painted and stenciled walls, in situ or in collections; further the appreciation of this rare and vulnerable art form; and serve as a resource for the conservation and preservation of painted plaster walls for future generations. The walls we study include those painted by some of America’s most significant early folk artists, such as Rufus Porter, Jonathan D. Poor, and Moses Eaton.
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Painted walls — which include murals, freehand brushwork, and stenciled plaster walls— are vulnerable to destruction and loss. We will lose these irreplaceable historical records unless we preserve these critical documents of our past. Help us protect this important part of our heritage by supporting the CPWP.
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Thank you for your support.
The Center for Painted Wall Preservation is proud to support, by membership in, the following mission-aligned organizations.
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the CPWP digital newsletter.
News
A HAPPY 2025 TO ALL!
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On the cusp of 2025, Plaster Bits presented a profile of the Center for Painted Wall Preservation’s activities for 2024 — the imminent fruition of what is to be a ground-breaking Virtual Museum, the induction of two new board members, an extensive public outreach through lectures and academic publications, and the initiation of a CPWP Scholarship Program.
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(https://pwpcenter.org/so/38P6ou-H5?languageTag=en&cid=a3508702-106c-4f03-a9a8-bb25cd97e64b)
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2025, CPWP’s tenth anniversary year, will see the continued enhancement of our organizational mission to survey, document, and further the appreciation of a rare and vulnerable art form.
To all interested in helping us continue our mission, please contribute either through our website (pwpcenter.org) or by mail at: P.O. Box 187, Hallowell, ME 04347
