Friends of Prospect Park, Shrewsbury, MA

06/15/2026

ART IN PROSPECT PARK 2026
We are now accepting applications from new artists for our open booths at Art in Prospect Park 2026. Please click on the link below for information about the event and application instructions.

FRIENDS OF PROSPECT PARK CALL FOR ARTISTS Art in Prospect Park September 13, 2026 11am-3pm FRIENDS OF PROSPECT PARK 65 Prospect Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545 Overview Friends of Prospect Park is excited to announce the return of Art in Prospect Park on Sunday,...

06/13/2026

Please use the secondary entrance on Prospect Street this morning for Work Day. It’s just a little further up the road than the Main Entrance.

06/04/2026

Next Garden Work Day is Saturday June 13th from 9am-12pm. It’s Iris Time at the Garden…come find your favorite ones (and bring your gardening gloves).

05/09/2026

Garden Work Day has been rescheduled to 5/16 due to the persistent rains today. See you next Saturday from 9am-12pm.

03/15/2026

Purchase a brick for the Friends Walkway, and be a part of Prospect Park's legacy. Bricks can memorialize a loved one, a cherished pet, or simply be in support of Prospect Park and Shrewsbury. The first bricks will be installed this summer. Deadline for initial run of engraving is April 17, 2026. Follow the link to our website and click on Buy a Brick in the top left. Once you have filled out the request form and made a payment, we will contact you to finalize your engraving text and art.

www.shrewsburyprospectpark.org

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Be a part of Shrewsbury history when you purchase a personalized engraved brick for the Friends Walkway. Honor a loved one, remember a cherished pet, or simply show your support for Shrewsbury and …

01/17/2026

🌿 We Need Volunteers to Help Keep History Alive!
Our 501(c)(3) nonprofit is dedicated to preserving and sharing our historic property — but we can’t do it alone. If you love nature, community, creativity, or tech, we’d be thrilled to have you join us.

We’re currently looking for volunteers in a few key areas:

🪏 Trail and Garden Care: Help keep our grounds beautiful, welcoming, and safe for visitors.

📝 Event Coordination and Support: Assist with planning, organizing, and hosting community events that bring the property to life.

📱 IT and Social Media Support: Lend your digital skills to help us stay connected and share our story online.

💻 Marketing and Website creation: Help us reach more people by improving our online presence and outreach.

Whether you can give a few hours a month or a few hours a week, your time makes a real difference. You’ll be part of preserving a local treasure and helping our community experience its history in meaningful ways.

If you’re interested, comment below or send us a message — we’d love to welcome you to the team.

Thank you-
Friends of Prospect Park
Many hands make light work..

09/18/2025

We hope everyone enjoyed Art in Prospect Park! If you weren’t able to make it, or couldn’t decide on a purchase, we hope you will visit our vendors’ sites to continue browsing their work.

09/14/2025

We are in full swing at Art in Prospect Park! Stop by before 3pm today to learn about the history of the park, purchase a memorial brick, and shop unique arts and crafts.

09/13/2025

Artist Profile #12
Come see ROSE WANG tomorrow at Art in Prospect Park!

Rose is a Shrewsbury resident, mother of 5, and the person most recommended in town for nearly any artistic task. She paints amazing watercolors (many on commission), embroiders, tailors, and creates custom clothing. Since her cancer diagnosis in 2023, she has focused solely on her art as her primary job, and has been busier than ever! We are so excited to have her at this year's ART in PROSPECT PARK (tomorrow 9/14 from 11-3pm).

09/12/2025

Art in Prospect Park is this Sunday!
Artist Profile #11, Richard Hughes

Richard makes educational animation kits that are geared toward home schoolers, parents and teachers who are looking to give students a hands-on feel of what early animation was about. 9 lesson plans that explain how animation works correspond with 14 animation strips. Some are completed with a template provided and there are perforated blank animation strips for students to create on their own. The kits were designed by Richard and laser cut at Technocopia on Portland St. in Worcester. All parts snap-fit together without glue in about 15-30 minutes and then the 14 animation strips are placed inside to view. Painting with their own acrylic paint pens or other types of markers personalize each spinning device before assembly or they can take it apart to paint after assembly because it snap-fits together again.