Citizen of the Year

2025 Honoree: 

Christopher Cart

Christopher (Chris) Cart has been chosen by the Old Hallowell Day Committee as the 2025 Citizen of the Year. Chris has lived in Hallowell for 32 years. Prior to Hallowell, he lived in a variety of communities including Guadalajara, Mexico, the southern United States, and Seattle, but he likes Hallowell best for its artist community, festivals, and music.

Chris served on the Rail Trail Committee for 12 years and he currently serves on the Arts and Cultural Committee. He has volunteered many hours to the Gaslight Theatre, The Hallowell Board of Trade, Rock on the River, Old Hallowell Day, Hallowell Woodstock, The Granite Symposium, The Harlow Gallery, and Down with the Crown, which have all benefited from Chris’s website and design work. Most notably in recent years is his extensive work on the Hallowell Mural Project. The mural, which he completed in 2023, can be viewed at 89 Water Street. To read more about the mural, go to hallowellmural.chrisc.art.

Chris and his wife Jen are both artists. Wherever you find music in Hallowell, you will find them dancing beautifully together.

Chris’s significant contributions to our community continue to shape our city in subtle and prominent ways and his impact is profoundly woven into our cultural identity. His service exemplifies Hallowell and the values of this community. The Old Hallowell Day Committee is happy to name Chris Cart Citizen of the Year.

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