The Mills at Salmon Falls

There really isn’t a category for an artists colony, but that’s what the Upper Mill building is. There are over 100 artists sharing a big mill building in little Rollingsford and twice a year, about half of them participate in an open house. This review is based on attending the open house as a visitor.
The open house was fun. There’s a ton of things to see and it didn’t get boring. My favorite studio belongs to David Random but there were five floors of artists of all types. Some of them are amazing and some I didn’t get at all, but that’s art. I didn’t feel quite the «I want to quit my job and become an artist» vibe that I got at the similar Button Factory mill building in Portsmouth but it was still good. And the building has a more «single purpose» feel than the Washington St. Mills in Dover, though I don’t know if that matters.
The open house is held twice a year, on the weekends before Mother’s Day and Thanksgiving, and it’s worth visiting. The only catch is the parking. There’s enough for the artists, but not enough for all of the people that show up for the open house so be patient.