Our New Gallery Opens
A new gallery in the heart of Kittery Foreside and an extension of the WINTER HOLBEN architecture + design practice
Housed within our new building in the heart of Kittery Foreside—3 Walker Contemporary is a gallery dedicated to contemporary art and design that complements, and converses with, our firm’s work. Founded by Elisa Winter Holben, the gallery presents thoughtfully curated exhibitions, installations, and events that invite exploration, conversation, and community. Our program highlights two- and three-dimensional design—from works on paper to sculpture—alongside product design and finely crafted objects, with an emphasis on materiality, craft, and a strong sense of place. Welcoming and approachable, 3 Walker Contemporary supports artists and designers and offers clients and visitors an inspiring lens into placemaking and the ideas that shape our projects.
3 Walker Contemporary is thrilled to announce our first exhibition "Remember, the world is beautiful” by Rose Umerlik, on view through December 2025. Umerlik is a celebrated painter whose abstract work uses graphite mark-making, layers of colored stains, and opacity to explore the depths of human relationships, culture, and emotion. A BFA graduate of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, Umerlik has exhibited widely, with eighteen solo shows across New England and numerous group exhibitions nationally and internationally. Her paintings emerge from weeks of meticulous panel preparation, evolving into “stories” through moments of recognition when forms, lines, and colors evoke the essence of love, fear, hope, and connection.