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After School Art Club
Youth Art programs featuring in-house and guest teaching artists. After School Art Club is ongoing at various locations throughout the school year.
Pottery Wheel Beginner/Intermediate
Get on the pottery wheel for a beginner lesson or guided practice. The basics of throwing, trimming and community studio cleanup systems in our quirky but loveable Combs will be our focus for this 4 week session.
Success in this class will qualify as your prerequisite for future open studio access.
This class meets for 4 sessions.
Tuesdays in May from 10am - 12pm
Ages: Teen-Adult
Pay it Forward Price: $175
Full Price: $165
Discount Price: $96
“For All” Price: $60
Select your price on last page of registration.
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Open Mic Night
Open Mic Night
Please join us for Open Mic Night at Hammond Hall. Welcoming performers of all genres and abilities!
For more information, please contact:
doc.polly.blues@gmail.com
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Saint Dad, a play by Monica Wood
Saint Dad by Monica Wood
Suzanne, Bud, and Denise made the
tough decision to sell their childhood
camp when their father was at
death’s door, but now that he’s made
a miraculous recovery, they’re doing
everything in their power to make sure
he doesn’t find out. Comedy/drama.
Directed by Shari John
Tickets: $15
Tickets available through the link below and at the door (cash or check only).
Intro to Fused Glass (FULL)
This class is designed to build the skills of those new to fused glass. You will learn how to cut and shape glass;
the physical characteristics of fusible glass; the dynamics of how glass reacts to heat; the principles of designing simple
glass projects; and applying all of this into a simple, multi-layered glass project.
This class is a prerequisite for the two other fused glass classes offered in June.
All materials provided
Instructors: Roy Gruver and Rhonda Snowaert
Flexible Tuition (select on last page of registration):
Pay it Forward Price: $88
Full Price: $78
Discount Price: $42
“For All” Price: $30
This Workshop is FULL. Please email us info@schoodicartsforall.org to be added to the waitlist.
Saint Dad, a play by Monica Wood
Saint Dad by Monica Wood
Suzanne, Bud, and Denise made the
tough decision to sell their childhood
camp when their father was at
death’s door, but now that he’s made
a miraculous recovery, they’re doing
everything in their power to make sure
he doesn’t find out. Comedy/drama.
Directed by Shari John
Tickets: $15
Tickets available through the link below and at the door (cash or check only).
Intro to Fused Glass (FULL)
This class is designed to build the skills of those new to fused glass. You will learn how to cut and shape glass;
the physical characteristics of fusible glass; the dynamics of how glass reacts to heat; the principles of designing simple
glass projects; and applying all of this into a simple, multi-layered glass project.
This class is a prerequisite for the two other fused glass classes offered in June.
All materials provided
Instructors: Roy Gruver and Rhonda Snowaert
Pay it Forward Price: $88
Full Price: $78
Discount Price: $42
“For All” Price: $30
Select your price on last page of registration.
This Workshop is FULL. Please email us info@schoodicartsforall.org to be added to the waitlist.
Saint Dad, a play by Monica Wood
Saint Dad by Monica Wood
Suzanne, Bud, and Denise made the
tough decision to sell their childhood
camp when their father was at
death’s door, but now that he’s made
a miraculous recovery, they’re doing
everything in their power to make sure
he doesn’t find out. Comedy/drama.
Directed by Shari John
Tickets: $15
Tickets available through the link below and at the door (cash or check only).
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Saint Dad, a play by Monica Wood
Saint Dad by Monica Wood
Suzanne, Bud, and Denise made the
tough decision to sell their childhood
camp when their father was at
death’s door, but now that he’s made
a miraculous recovery, they’re doing
everything in their power to make sure
he doesn’t find out. Comedy/drama.
Directed by Shari John
Tickets: $15
Tickets available through the link below and at the door (cash or check only).
Saint Dad, a play by Monica Wood
Saint Dad by Monica Wood
Suzanne, Bud, and Denise made the
tough decision to sell their childhood
camp when their father was at
death’s door, but now that he’s made
a miraculous recovery, they’re doing
everything in their power to make sure
he doesn’t find out. Comedy/drama.
Directed by Shari John
Tickets: $15
Tickets available through the link below and at the door (cash or check only).
Saint Dad, a play by Monica Wood
Saint Dad by Monica Wood
Suzanne, Bud, and Denise made the
tough decision to sell their childhood
camp when their father was at
death’s door, but now that he’s made
a miraculous recovery, they’re doing
everything in their power to make sure
he doesn’t find out. Comedy/drama.
Directed by Shari John
Tickets: $15
Tickets available through the link below and at the door (cash or check only).
Connect and Create (Copy)
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Contra Dance
Contra Dance
Music by Gus La Casse & Co.
With Calling by Chrissy Fowler
All Dances Taught, All Ages Welcome!
$15 suggested donation
Introduction to Glass Bowls
*** Intro to Fused Glass is a prerequisite for this class. ***
This class will teach several techniques for making three-dimensional round glass objects. Students will employ
their existing knowledge and experience as well as use our class discussions and examples to personalize and embellish their
bowls. Instruction will include a very brief recap of the relevant concepts taught in Intro to Fused Glass as well as
detailed demonstration of using “circle cutting” tools and basic instruction on using small glass grinders to refine glass shapes.
All materials provided
Instructors: Roy Gruver and Rhonda Snowaert
Pay it Forward Price: $88
Full Price: $78
Discount Price: $42
“For All” Price: $30
Select your price on last page of registration.
Summer Yoga
Summer Yoga
In this 60 minute yoga class we will focus on the structural alignment of both seated and standing yoga postures with an emphasis on developing strength, stamina, flexibility and balance. It will be conducted as a learning experience so each student gains awareness and knowledge of their own body.
The class is suitable for all levels and abilities. Pure beginners are especially welcome!
Bring your favorite yoga mat and props.
No need to register. Just drop in!
Mondays, June 3 - September 30; 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Instructor: Leslie Sharman
Donations gratefully accepted.
Summer Yoga
Summer Yoga
In this 60 minute yoga class we will focus on the structural alignment of both seated and standing yoga postures with an emphasis on developing strength, stamina, flexibility and balance. It will be conducted as a learning experience so each student gains awareness and knowledge of their own body.
The class is suitable for all levels and abilities. Pure beginners are especially welcome!
Bring your favorite yoga mat and props.
No need to register. Just drop in!
Mondays, June 3 - September 30; 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Instructor: Leslie Sharman
Donations gratefully accepted.
Fused Glass - Transparent Overlay: Through the Looking Glass
prerequisite for this class. ***
Transparent glasses may appear dull by comparison to the vivid, bold colors available in opaque glass, but are
ultimately more versatile than opaques because they have their own color. They can also be used to modify the color of
other glass, both transparent and opaque.
In this class we will discuss and demonstrate how to manipulate existing
colors, how to change the saturation of colors, and even make new colors.
The class will include a very brief recap of the relevant concepts taught in Intro to Fused Glass as well as an
explanation and demonstration of how to use sheet glass to dilute or deepen color saturation in transparent glasses. Additionally, students will be taught how to
use transparent glasses to create new opaque colors in an individual glass project. We’ll also provide basic instruction on using
small glass grinders if needed.
All materials provided
Instructors: Roy Gruver and Rhonda Snowaert
Pay it Forward Price: $88
Full Price: $78
Discount Price: $42
“For All” Price: $30
Select your price on last page of registration.
Summer Yoga
Summer Yoga
In this 60 minute yoga class we will focus on the structural alignment of both seated and standing yoga postures with an emphasis on developing strength, stamina, flexibility and balance. It will be conducted as a learning experience so each student gains awareness and knowledge of their own body.
The class is suitable for all levels and abilities. Pure beginners are especially welcome!
Bring your favorite yoga mat and props.
No need to register. Just drop in!
Mondays, June 3 - September 30; 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Instructor: Leslie Sharman
Donations gratefully accepted.
Open Mic Night
Open Mic Night
Please join us for Open Mic Night at Hammond Hall. Welcoming performers of all genres and abilities!
For more information, please contact:
doc.polly.blues@gmail.com
15th Annual Schoodic Bike Ride
Join us for a scenic 13-mile family bicycle ride around Schoodic Peninsula to benefit Schoodic Arts for All.
Registration: 9:00 - 10:00 am, in front of Hammond Hall, 427 Main Street, Winter Harbor.
Ride begins at 10:30 am at Frazer Point and riders will need to stay in single file keeping a safe distance apart at all times. After the ride, participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch and enjoy a picnic at Frazer Point.
A National Park Pass is required. Your generous donation is appreciated!
For more information: Call Mary Lane Wilson at (207) 963-7037 or email Schoodic Arts for All at info@ schoodicartsforall.org
Please dress for high visibility and the weather, especially wind and rain including helmet, water bottle, sunglasses, and sunscreen.
Theatre Arts Camp
9-4pm daily
For ages 8-15
Join us for Schoodic Art’s Theatre Summer Camp!
Over the course of a week, campers will learn about many aspects of theatre craft, devising original plays and short skits. Campers will dive into the technical aspects of theatre, discussing and creating costumes, props, and set pieces. From puppet plays to improv, students will spend an action packed week on the stage. We look forward to seeing you at the theatre!
Flexible Tuition (select on last page of registration):
$350.00 - Pay It Forward Price
$300.00 - Full Price
$150.00 - Discount Price
$75.00 - Art For All Price
Summer Yoga
Summer Yoga
In this 60 minute yoga class we will focus on the structural alignment of both seated and standing yoga postures with an emphasis on developing strength, stamina, flexibility and balance. It will be conducted as a learning experience so each student gains awareness and knowledge of their own body.
The class is suitable for all levels and abilities. Pure beginners are especially welcome!
Bring your favorite yoga mat and props.
No need to register. Just drop in!
Mondays, June 3 - September 30; 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Instructor: Leslie Sharman
Donations gratefully accepted.
Summer Yoga
Summer Yoga
In this 60 minute yoga class we will focus on the structural alignment of both seated and standing yoga postures with an emphasis on developing strength, stamina, flexibility and balance. It will be conducted as a learning experience so each student gains awareness and knowledge of their own body.
The class is suitable for all levels and abilities. Pure beginners are especially welcome!
Bring your favorite yoga mat and props.
No need to register. Just drop in!
Mondays, June 3 - September 30; 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Instructor: Leslie Sharman
Donations gratefully accepted.
Visual Arts Camp
Monday, July 8 - Friday, July 12
9am-4pm
Join us for Schoodic Art’s Visual Arts Summer Camp!
Campers will get hands on in the studio, observant in the forest and moving on the stage in a variety of arts experiences. From nature journaling hikes to decorative pie crust baking, camp contains a myriad of creative activities lead by local artists and Safa staff. We will celebrate it all with an art exhibit and reception on the last day. We look forward to seeing you at Visual Arts camp!
Ages 8-15
Flexible Tuition (select on last page of registration):
$450.00 - Pay It Forward Price
$400.00 - Full Price
$200.00 - Discount Price
$75.00 - Art For All Price
Needle Felted Figures on Wire Armature - 07/23/24 and 07/24/24
Needle Felted Figures on Wire Armature
In this class we will learn the basics of creating an aluminum wire armature, which will serve as the framework for a needle felted dog, cat, or other four-legged creature. I will teach my method for wrapping wool onto the armature for basic shaping. We will finish our creations by applying a colored topcoat and detailing the face, tail, and feet. Some experience needed.
July 23, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm AND
July 24, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
All materials provided.
Instructor: Cathy Bell
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $235.00
Full Price: $225.00
Discount Price: $120.00
For All Price: $68.00
Capturing Shadows: Paper & Fabric Cyanotype Prints - 07/23/24
Capturing Shadows: Paper & Fabric Cyanotype Prints
This workshop offers an introduction to the cyanotype printing process through photographic print methods. Participants will experiment with a combination of natural, foraged materials and manufactured objects to create a series of unique prints. Join us to learn the basics of capturing shadows through sun printing on both fabric and paper!
July 23rd, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
All Ages
Bring List: Students should bring a selection of their own materials to print with for further experimentation beyond what I will provide for the group to work with. Please choose any items you wish to print with; any 2D or 3D object will create an image when printed through this process! Some great materials to utilize include plants, other natural specimens, glass or other translucent objects, and other ordinary things we may overlook, which yield intriguing shapes, textures, and compositions!
Instructor: Katama Murray
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $80.00
Full Price: $70.00
Discount Price: $42.00
For All Price: $28.00
Shibori - 07/23/24
Shibori
Japanese Tie-dyeing, or Shibori, is an ancient Japanese way to dye textiles, creating fabulous patterns on cloth, quilts, pillow covers, sheets, whatever – let your imagination go crazy! Shibori utilizes folding, binding, twisting, bunching (with rubber bands), and stitching (with thread) cloth, and then dyeing it.
July 23, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Wear OLD clothes and shoes. Bring your own natural fiber garments to dye.
Instructor: Diana Quinn
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $80.00
Full Price: $70.00
Discount Price: $42.00
For All Price: $28.00
Songwriting - 07/23/24, 07/24/24, and 07/25/24
Songwriting
This songwriting class will meet you where you are - as a beginner, dabbler, or pro, we’ll workshop through tips, exercises, and self-editing tools to help you bring your lyrics and music to life.
July 23rd, 2024 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
July 24rd, 2024 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm AND
July 25rd, 2024 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Notebook, writing utensil, instrument optional
Instructor: Chelsea Berry
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $115.00
Full Price: $105.00
Discount Price: $52.00
For All Price: $26.00
Woodturning I - 07/23/24
Woodturning I
Introduction to the modern wood lathe. Basic techniques covered and participants will leave with a useful wood turned item.
July 23, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
All materials provided.
Instructor: Mike Summerer
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $95.00
Full Price: $85.00
Discount Price: $50.00
For All Price: $32.00
Painting Portraiture from Photos - 07/24/24
Painting Portraiture from Photos
This one-day painting class, Portraits in Oil, is designed for individuals with some experience in using oil as a medium. Throughout the course, participants will work from a large printed photo or an iPad image. The class will focus on painting portraits on canvas panels. The course will commence by teaching participants how to create a monochromatic value study, also known as grisaille, which will serve as the foundation for the subsequent color work. Participants will learn various techniques and approaches to effectively capture the likeness and essence of the subject.
July 24, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Please bring large photo to work from or image on iPad and a small notebook for notes.
Instructor: Kat Logan
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $150.00
Full Price: $140.00
Discount Price: $88.00
For All Price: $62.00
Acrylic Painting: Free your Imagination! - 07/24/24
Acrylic Painting: Free you Imagination!
Be Messy - Have Fun! Take a giant step out of your comfort zone and experiment with the idea of creating and destroying as we paint with only red, blue, yellow, black and white acrylic paint using our hands, fingers, and old brushes. Our stream-of-consciousness process will look for the unexpected, constantly changing direction to find surprising outcomes.
July 24, 2024 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Wear old clothes/aprons, and bring your favorite old brushes.
Instructor: Diana Quinn
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $75.00
Full Price: $65.00
Discount Price: $38.00
For All Price: $28.00
Sketching, Drawing and Doodling - Healthy Diet for the Visual Creator - 07/24/24
Sketching, Drawing and Doodling - Healthy Diet for the Visual Creator
These 3 skills round out the practice of seeing: sketching the visceral recording of what is seen, drawing the scientific objective understanding and doodling the 'what if' exploration of what can be. Together they help us truly feel the objects we want to depict.
July 24, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Sketch book, pencil, eraser, any other medium you enjoy using! Pens, charcoal, watercolor etc.
Instructor: Wendilee Heath O'Brien
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $62.00
Full Price: $52.00
Discount Price: $26.00
For All Price: $14.00
Oil Painting: Still Life for Beginners - 07/25/24
Oil Painting: Still Life for Beginners
This introductory course is perfect for individuals with no or minimal experience in using oil paint. Through the medium of still life, you will have the opportunity to explore and understand form, color, and value, while also learning the art of composition. By the end of the class, participants will be able to take home their very own masterpiece, created within a single day of dedicated work.
July 25, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Please bring a small notebook for notes. All other materials provided.
Instructor: Kat Logan
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $150.00
Full Price: $140.00
Discount Price: $88.00
For All Price: $62.00
Dance for Fun! - 07/25/24
Dance for Fun!
Described by one of her students as “an oasis of joy”, Kristin’s class is dance for everyone who loves to move to music! She aims to help her students greet challenge without self-criticism; to rid themselves of annoyance, to laugh, and to find the joy in the day!
July 25, 2024 - 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Wear clothes you can move in, and bring water.
Instructor: Kristin Mudge
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $30.00
Full Price: $20.00
Discount Price: $10.00
For All Price: $5.00
Woodturning II - 07/25/24
Woodturning II
Continuation of introduction to the wood lathe with a focus on bowl turning. Students will leave with a completed bowl.
July 25, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
All materials provided.
Instructor: Mike Summerer
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $95.00
Full Price: $85.00
Discount Price: $50.00
For All Price: $32.00
Interpretive Literal Color: Getting a Glow - 07/26/24
Interpretive Literal Color: Getting a Glow
By asking, as one mixes up a color, is it warmer or cooler, lighter or darker a painter can make oils glow avoiding the chalkiness impasto often creates! Learning to see these subtle shifts in hue can bring so much life to a painting!
July 26, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: 2 canvases, oil paints: Alizarin Crimson, Perm Red, Perm Lemon Yellow, Perm Yellow, Ultra Marine, a white, Quinacridone Rose, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna or Trans Oxide Red. Fun to have but not necessary: Light Green, Radiant Blue, Perm Yellow Light, Indian Yellow. A variety of brushes some flats, a round or two, rags, sketchbook, pencils.
Instructor: Wendilee Heath O'Brien
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $115.00
Full Price: $105.00
Discount Price: $52.00
For All Price: $26.00
Drawing for Beginners - 07/26/24
Drawing for Beginners
Anyone can learn to draw. Learn to draw what you see. This class will give you a jump start and give you confidence to draw for pleasure or for a base for your painting.
July 26, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages: Adult
Bring List: Bring a pencil, eraser, ruler, sharpie pen, and paper. I use computer paper, but a sketchbook is also fine.
Instructor: Mary Laury
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $117.00
Full Price: $107.00
Discount Price: $54.00
For All Price: $28.00
Sing Your Heart Out! - 07/26/24
Sing Your Heart Out!
Sing Your Heart Out is a course designed for individuals who feel like they cannot sing. In just a few hours, participants will learn to find their voice, improve posture and breathing, and explore simple harmonies. No experience necessary. Kat Logan, a professional vocalist and musician with years of experience performing in New England, is excited to help you find your voice.
July 26, 2024 - 9:00 am - 11:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Please bring a small notebook for notes. All other materials provided.
Instructor: Kat Logan
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $45.00
Full Price: $35.00
Discount Price: $26.00
For All Price: $14.00
Painting from a Sacred Place - 07/26/24
Painting from a Sacred Place
Delve into the profound connection between art and spirituality. Through the exploration of sacred geometry, intuitive painting, symbolic and metaphoric icons, and the use of tarot cards, we will embark on a journey of self-expression and self-discovery. In addition to hands-on artistic exploration, the class will also foster discussions about authenticity in art-making, the importance of expressing what is held sacred, and the limitless potential for personal growth through creative expression. Join us in this transformative class and unlock the sacred artist within. Watercolor will be the medium of choice.
July 26, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Please bring a small notebook for notes. All other materials provided.
Instructor: Kat Logan
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $100.00
Full Price: $90.00
Discount Price: $55.00
For All Price: $38.00
Finding One’s Way with Clay - 07/27/24
Finding One’s Way with Clay
Students will explore the art of working with clay as a form of meditation. Drawing inspiration from the hand building techniques of renowned artist Paulus Berensohn, students will have the opportunity to slow down, relax, and tap into their creativity. They will learn how to use nature forms to imprint and inspire their clay creations. They will also be introduced to hand building techniques for creating both round and thin forms. However, the focus of this class is not on achieving technical perfection, but rather on enjoying the zen of being with clay in a supportive community. Open to individuals of all levels and backgrounds. (photo credit: Photo of the artist, Paulus Berensohn by True Kelly)
July 27, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Bring List: Please bring a small notebook for notes. All other materials provided.
Instructor: Kat Logan
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $135.00
Full Price: $125.00
Discount Price: $72.00
For All Price: $46.00
Dance for Fun! - 07/27/24
Dance for Fun!
Described by one of her students as “an oasis of joy”, Kristin’s class is dance for everyone who loves to move to music! She aims to help her students greet challenge without self-criticism; to rid themselves of annoyance, to laugh, and to find the joy in the day!
July 27, 2024 - 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Wear clothes you can move in, and bring water.
Instructor: Kristin Mudge
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $30.00
Full Price: $20.00
Discount Price: $10.00
For All Price: $5.00
Color Theory - 07/27/24
Color Theory
Color theory is the art of combining colors based on the color wheel which contains the primary, secondary and tertiary colors. Color theory helps to determine which colors look good together and goes beyond just guessing color combinations. How colors relate to each other are critical skills needed by artists, craftspeople, designers, etc.
July 27, 2024 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
All materials provided.
Instructor: Sandi Cirillo
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $33.00
For All Price: $20.00
Acrylic Pour Painting - 07/27/24
Acrylic Pour Painting
In this class, the paint is poured onto the canvas and spread by moving the canvas around. The fluid paint will blend the colors and create unique patterns and textures. Abstraction is the key here. Everyone can express their inner creativity as we watch beautiful designs take shape on the canvas.
July 27, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Wear old clothes, bring a towel.
Instructor: Sandi Cirillo
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $80.00
Full Price: $70.00
Discount Price: $40.00
For All Price: $28.00
Plein Air Tonal Drawing - 07/28/24
Plein Air Tonal Drawing
In this 4-hour class, students will have the opportunity to explore the art of capturing values and masses in outdoor settings. Rather than focusing on specific objects, the emphasis will be on developing an understanding of light and shadow and translating that onto the paper. This is a great preparation for learning to paint landscapes in any medium. Using charcoal as the primary medium, students will learn techniques for effectively representing tonal values and capturing the essence of the scene.
July 28, 2024 - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Ages: Adult
Bring List: Please bring a small notebook for notes. Hats, bug spray and foldable chair may be useful.
Instructor: Kat Logan
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $95.00
Full Price: $85.00
Discount Price: $50.00
For All Price: $32.00
Fish Tacos with Homemade Tortillas - 07/28/24
Fish Tacos with Homemade Tortillas
Join JoAnne and her assistant instructor Katie Kowski, as they demonstrate making deliciously spiced fish tacos with Mexican lime slaw, as well as hand-making soft tortillas. Don't miss this chance to learn something new that will surprise you with how simple it is to make.
July 28, 2024 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: A pen/pencil, apron if desired, and a small container for any leftovers from class to take home
Instructor: JoAnne Wood
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $32.00
For All Price: $18.00
Needle Felted Seals - 07/28/24
Needle Felted Seals
From raw wool to mounted sculpture in one session! After selling scores of felted harbor seals in local shops, Cathy breaks down and teaches her method for others to enjoy. Experience helpful but not required.
July 28, 2024 - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
All materials provided.
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $90.00
Full Price: $80.00
Discount Price: $45.00
For All Price: $28.00
Dance for Fun! - 07/30/24
Dance for Fun!
Described by one of her students as “an oasis of joy”, Kristin’s class is dance for everyone who loves to move to music! She aims to help her students greet challenge without self-criticism; to rid themselves of annoyance, to laugh, and to find the joy in the day!
July 30, 2024 - 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Wear clothes you can move in, and bring water.
Instructor: Kristin Mudge
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $30.00
Full Price: $20.00
Discount Price: $10.00
For All Price: $5.00
Upcycled Driftwood Mobiles and Stabiles - 07/30/24
Upcycled Driftwood Mobiles and Stabiles
Ever wondered how to create mobiles that spin and dance in the slightest breeze? Learn the secrets of how to connect and balance recycled driftwood and wire to make beautiful hanging mobiles and tabletop stabiles. Everyone will take their creations home!
July 30, 2024 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
All ages
Bring List: Needle nose pliers, Students are welcome to bring small pieces of driftwood for mobile elements. They should be between the size of half or dollar coins, any shape is fine.
Instructor: Chris Toy
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $72.00
Full Price: $62.00
Discount Price: $36.00
For All Price: $24.00
Wet Felted Basket - 07/30/24
Wet Felted Basket
Dive into the world of wet felting! Join our hands-on workshop to craft a beautiful basket with handles using wool, soap, and agitation. Unleash your creativity and take home a functional work of art!
July 30, 2024 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Two bath towels, any wool yarn or other fiber for embellishments (optional)
Instructor: Audra Christie
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $117.00
Full Price: $107.00
Discount Price: $64.00
For All Price: $42.00
Woodturning Open - 07/30/24
Woodturning Open
Unique projects. Prior woodturning experience or conversation with instructor recommended.
July 30, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
All materials provided.
Instructor: Mike Summerer
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $95.00
Full Price: $85.00
Discount Price: $50.00
For All Price: $32.00
Upcycled Driftwood Tree Sculptures - 07/30/24
Upcycled Driftwood Tree Sculptures
We'll use garden clippers, and drills to turn driftwood branches into beautiful upcycled tabletop sculptures. Once you know how it's done the sky's the limit!
July 30, 2024 - 1:00 am - 4:00 pm
All Ages
All supplies will be provided but feel free to bring your favorite two handed pruning clippers, a ruler, thin point marker, a drill with 1/8 inch bit, tabletop sized driftwood for a base, and branches as thick as your index finger.
Instructor: Chris Toy
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $72.00
Full Price: $62.00
Discount Price: $36.00
For All Price: $24.00
Wading into Wax: Introduction to Encaustic Painting - 07/31/24 and 08/01/24
Wading into Wax: Introduction to Encaustic Painting
Students will learn about encaustics; see demos, experiment, have fun, learn basic techniques - smooth and textured surfaces, mark making, image transfer, pouring - and will walk away with 3-5 practice pieces. (Participants will be working with heat.)
July 31st, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm AND
August 1st, 2024 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
Ages: Adult
All materials provided.
Instructor: Edith Beatty
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $230.00
Full Price: $220.00
Discount Price: $115.00
For All Price: $62.00
Giant Head Masks - 07/31/24
Giant Head Masks
Learn basic cardboard sculpting techniques to create a giant wearable character or creature head. Must be able to use a box cutter safely and without assistance.
July 31, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages: 14 and up
All materials provided.
Instructor: Jen Kearns
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $125.00
Full Price: $115.00
Discount Price: $62.00
For All Price: $36.00
Fresh Handmade Ramen - 07/31/24
Fresh Handmade Ramen
Learn how to roll out fresh ramen noodles. Then put together your own tasty ramen bowl with traditional broths, specially prepared toppings, and flavorings.
July 31, 2024 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
All ages
Bring List: If you have a hand operated pasta rolling machines you want to practice using, you are welcome!
Instructor: Chris Toy
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $72.00
Full Price: $62.00
Discount Price: $36.00
For All Price: $24.00
Putting People into Paintings - 07/31/24
Putting People into Paintings
Adding the vitality of human activity to a visual story can add so much! But how to make the figure look like it is animated and not stiff, that it is in proportion to the environment? We will explore a range of techniques to achieve this!
July 31, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: a sketchbook, a pencil, any painting or drawing medium
Instructor: Wendilee Heath O'Brien
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $62.00
Full Price: $52.00
Discount Price: $26.00
For All Price: $14.00
Puppetry in Performance - 07/31/24 and 08/01/24
Puppetry in Performance
The heart of puppetry is bringing an inanimate object to “life”. We will use found objects to discover how to bring the object/puppet to life through breath, movement, gaze and non-verbal storytelling. No previous fine art/performance experience necessary.
July 31, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm AND
August 1, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: A small branch (that "speaks to you"), between 12" and 36" in approximate length -thinner the better, so its light enough for one hand to hold it/manipulate it
Instructor: Mark Lerman
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $120.00
Full Price: $110.00
Discount Price: $58.00
For All Price: $32.00
4 Ways to Cook with a Wok - 07/31/24
4 Ways to Cook with a Wok
Woks are the oldest and most versatile cooking pans. Learn 4 ways (roasting, steaming, boiling, and stir-frying) to use woks to make great tasting recipes. Those in the know come hungry and bring leftover containers just in case! Chris will have copies of his popular cookbooks for sale and signing.
July 31, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All ages
Bring List: Students are welcome to bring their woks in for show and tell, and possible use!
Instructor: Chris Toy
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $80.00
Full Price: $70.00
Discount Price: $42.00
For All Price: $28.00
Book Arts! Tunnel Book Variation - 08/01/24
Book Arts! Tunnel Book Variations
In this workshop we will explore several book structures that offer layered images, giving a tunnel effect. We will work with one page tunnel forms, double accordions with windows and a layered box tunnel structure.
August 1, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages: Adult
Bring List: Cutting Mat, x-acto knife, scissors, ruler, bone folder (if you have one)
Instructor: Kristy Cunnane
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $122.00
Full Price: $112.00
Discount Price: $60.00
For All Price: $34.00
Watercolor Basics - 08/02/24 and 08/03/24
Watercolor Basics
Paint the coast you love! Sky, water, rocks, trees and more. If you have never painted in watercolors we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, there are many tips and tricks for different results.
August 2, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm AND
August 3, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm
Ages: Adult
Bring List:
This is a list of things that I have found work especially well for painting may help you to make choices when shopping for materials. A few things are quite specific, like the paper and a stiff oil painter’s brush for texture. The colors are the colors that I use myself, but you are welcome to use your old favorites. The only thing that I’m really a stickler about is the paper; it must be 100% cotton rag paper. If it’s not, the painting will be a constant struggle. You won’t need more than a few sheets of it.
Paints: I am using Winsor and Newton Tube Paints: a limited palette. Cotman are ok and are cheaper. Shirley’s has Cotman, I think. The reason I like Winsor Newton is that there is more pigment and so the color is richer. But they are pricey. A small tube will last for years. https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-cotman-watercolor-tubes/ Stay away from the kits of colors. You only need a few and we will mix the rest. I’ve painted thousands of paintings and I never use any colors except these 5. Well, except a little white gauche to splatter flowers into a field. These colors are good Maine colors. French Ultra Marine Blue, Alizarin Crimson,(or cad Red Med.), New Gamboge Yellow (or Cad. yellow med.), Olive Green( or Sap), Burnt Sienna.
Brushes: Shirley’s has some excellent and inexpensive ROYAL brushes. (or use Cotman Series 111) https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-cotman-watercolor-brushes/, #2 round, #6 round, 1/2" flat
Palette: A white watercolor pallet with adequate mixing surface, and a cover. Shirley’s in Hancock has these as well as most box stores. The small folding ones are fine. https://www.dickblick.com/products/masters-international-folding-watercolor-palette/
Paper: We will cut these large sheets in to several pieces. Just get one sheet of each if you can. Shirley’s has the Arches paper but not the Bristol board. Arches 140 pound cold press https://www.dickblick.com/items/arches-natural-white-watercolor-paper-16-x-20-cold-press-single-sheet/
Other helpful things: Ruler, Pencil, Eraser, Sketch paper. I use the back of old computer paper. Razor blades (single edge), Masking tape, Water container – a yogurt container is fine, Viva Signature Cloth paper towels (Hannaford has these), Clip board for holding paper (like you would use in an office). If we take a trip to the shore you should bring folding chair and perhaps a small folding table (optional) Or just sit on a rock and paint!
Instructor: Mary Laury
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $225.00
Full Price: $215.00
Discount Price: $110.00
For All Price: $58.00
Watercolor “Play” Date! - 08/02/24
Watercolor “Play” Date!
Learning about watercolor is lots of fun when given the time to "play" with this medium. We'll experiment with watercolors and various brushes, different kinds of paper, and even throw in a little lesson on color theory. Letting your creativity and imagination flow onto paper is just one objective of this class. Learning can be enjoyable if we just let ourselves have a little play date every now and then.
August 2, 2024 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Scissors, old towel
Instructor: Sandi Cirillo
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $34.00
For All Price: $22.00
Fiber Fun for Kids and Adults (including grandparents) - 08/02/24
Fiber Fun for Kids and Adults (including grandparents)
This class will focus on learning about different kinds of fibers and what we can create using them. For example we'll learn about Japanese braiding and make felted fiber bowls, creating fuzzy wuzzy candles! Adults will have much fun as the kids sharing in the creation of various pieces of art to take home or give as gifts.
August 2, 2024 - 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
All Ages
Bring List: old towel and scissors
Instructor: Sandi Cirillo
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $60.00
Full Price: $50.00
Discount Price: $28.00
For All Price: $16.00
Sun Prints/Cyanotypes - 08/02/24
Sun Prints/Cyanotypes
This highly sensitive paper will react to light or lack of it to produce interesting "blue prints" where the participants will be able to experiment with texture, value, contrast and composition.
August 2, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
All Ages
Bring List: if possible - lace, doilies, cut or torn paper etc.... transparent and translucent things, textured glass
Instructor: Elizabeth Keenan
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $77.00
Full Price: $67.00
Discount Price: $40.00
For All Price: $28.00
Needle Felted Lobster - 08/03/24
Needle Felted Lobster
Felt your dinner? Maybe not, but certainly “cook” your own lobster using the needle felting technique. You will be sculpting sheep’s wool using only a barbed needle to create this iconic coastal classic.
August 3, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
All materials provided.
Instructor: Maureen Andrew
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $30.00
For All Price: $18.00
Postcards from Maine - Introduction to Printmaking - 08/03/24
Postcards from Maine - Introduction to Printmaking
Celebrate all things Maine by creating a unique block print postcard! Learn the techniques of relief hand-carving, block print design fundamentals, and how to hand-print on paper without a press.
August 3rd, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: 4" x 6" photos or sketches that they would like to turn into postcards
Instructor: Pam Smith
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $80.00
Full Price: $70.00
Discount Price: $40.00
For All Price: $25.00
Spontaneous Zine Making - 08/03/24
Spontaneous Zine Making
Spontaneous Zine-Making will cover a brief crash course on the history of zines, a demo on common forms, and a creative prompt to design a unique zine during the workshop.
August 3, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Participants are encouraged to bring any personal art supplies such as colored pencils, markers, stickers, stamps, and collage material to make your zine stand out.
Instructor: Emma Charlotte
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $34.00
For All Price: $22.00
Nature Journaling - 08/04/24
Nature Journaling
In this active workshop, we will hike to a local site to practice careful noticing and drawing and recording our observations. (expect a 1+ mile hike on uneven ground)
August 4th, 2024 - 9:00pm - 12:00pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Art supplies, notebook, a chair, boots
Instructor: Tim Christensen
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $62.00
Full Price: $52.00
Discount Price: $26.00
For All Price: $14.00
The Wisdom Curve - 08/04/24
The Wisdom Curve
Drawing, Painting, Singing: Learn to see with the indigenous eyes of unconquered Maine. Abenaki iconography grows from the biogeometry of living things. Learn to draw anything using the ancient Abenaki double curve pattern. SEE how the French borrowed our Abenaki patterns to decorate their castles and fashion, HEAR how our music influenced jazz, SING a medicine song to connect you to the Creator. We will make our own paint from berries. This is an interdisciplinary celebration of creativity.
August 4, 2024 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Child, Teen, Adult
Bring List: Bring a cup of berries, a feather, 2 stones, your favorite drawing tools, paper, comfortable clothes and shoes. Bring blackberries or any other berries with beautiful juice from where you live! We will make our own sustainable paint.
Instructor: Phoebe "Songbundle" Legere
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $32.00
For All Price: $18.00
Pop Up Cards and Books - 08/04/24
Pop Up Cards and Books
In this workshop students will learn a number of pop up designs which they will use to create a small book.
August 4th, 2024 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Child, Teen
All materials provided.
Instructor: Kristy Cunnane
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $34.00
For All Price: $20.00
Chasing and Repousse on Aluminum - 08/06/24
Chasing and Repousse on Aluminum
In this fast paced workshop, participants will create a 3-D relief panel on tooling metal.
August 6th, 2024 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
Child, Teen, Adult
Bring List: Ideas
Instructor: Tim Christensen
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $32.00
For All Price: $18.00
Create a Pamphlet Book Plus - 08/06/24
Create a Pamphlet Book Plus
We will make a beautiful reusable quilted pamphlet book cover, then work with prompts to create content, words and/or images.
August 6th, 2024 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Any fancy papers, 4 sheets of blank white paper, pen, anything they use to make marks or images, watercolor, markers, crayons, colored pencils etc.
Instructor: Karin Spitfire
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $30.00
For All Price: $18.00
Felted Jewelry - 08/06/24
Felted Jewelry
Explore the art of wet felting! Learn how to felt round and sushi roll beads, then design your own earrings, necklace, or bracelet. Unleash your creativity in this hands-on, jewelry-making workshop!
August 6th, 2024 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Boot tray, bath towel, bowl for hot water. Optional: beading supplies.
Instructor: Audra Christie
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $90.00
Full Price: $80.00
Discount Price: $45.00
For All Price: $28.00
Drypoint on Plexiglass - 08/06/24
Drypoint on Plexiglass
In this etching class, participants will create an intaglio print from a plastic plate.
August 6th, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen, Adult
Bring List: Reference material if you’d like
Instructor: Tim Christensen
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $80.00
Full Price: $70.00
Discount Price: $42.00
For All Price: $28.00
Carving an Atlantic Puffin - 08/06/24 and 08/07/24
Carving an Atlantic Puffin
This will be a two part beginners class in which we will carve and paint a basswood Atlantic Puffin.
August 6th, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm AND
August 7th, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
All materials provided but you can bring your own tools if you'd like.
Instructor: Steve Valleau
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $120.00
Full Price: $110.00
Discount Price: $58.00
For All Price: $32.00
Mixing it Up with Henri Matisse - 08/07/24
Mixing it Up with Henri Matisse
In this hands on class, we'll learn about Henri Matisse and how he created his artwork focusing on the collages he developed later in his life. We'll be making collages out of a variety of materials provided but you can always bring some of your own to incorporate into your finished work. This is an art history class that will keep you moving as you learn about this fascinating artist.
August 7th, 2024 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: scissors, wear old clothes, anything you wish to incorporate into your collage that you have at home (yarns, beads, ribbons, feathers, etc.)
Instructor: Sandi Cirillo
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $70.00
Full Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $33.00
For All Price: $20.00
Watercolor Painting Beyond the Basics - 08/07/24 and 08/08/24
Watercolor Painting Beyond the Basics
Composition, value study, and placement will be discussed. This class will include painting from references of places you love, and perhaps painting outside when the weather permits.
August 7, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm AND
August 8, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm
Ages: Adult
Bring List:
This is a list of things that I have found work especially well for painting may help you to make choices when shopping for materials. A few things are quite specific, like the paper and a stiff oil painter’s brush for texture. The colors are the colors that I use myself, but you are welcome to use your old favorites. The only thing that I’m really a stickler about is the paper; it must be 100% cotton rag paper. If it’s not, the painting will be a constant struggle. You won’t need more than a few sheets of it.
Paints: I am using Winsor and Newton Tube Paints: a limited palette. Cotman are ok and are cheaper. Shirley’s has Cotman, I think. The reason I like Winsor Newton is that there is more pigment and so the color is richer. But they are pricey. A small tube will last for years. https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-cotman-watercolor-tubes/ Stay away from the kits of colors. You only need a few and we will mix the rest. I’ve painted thousands of paintings and I never use any colors except these 5. Well, except a little white gauche to splatter flowers into a field. These colors are good Maine colors. French Ultra Marine Blue, Alizarin Crimson,(or cad Red Med.), New Gamboge Yellow (or Cad. yellow med.), Olive Green( or Sap), Burnt Sienna.
Brushes: Shirley’s has some excellent and inexpensive ROYAL brushes. (or use Cotman Series 111) https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-newton-cotman-watercolor-brushes/, #2 round, #6 round, 1/2" flat
Palette: A white watercolor pallet with adequate mixing surface, and a cover. Shirley’s in Hancock has these as well as most box stores. The small folding ones are fine. https://www.dickblick.com/products/masters-international-folding-watercolor-palette/
Paper: We will cut these large sheets in to several pieces. Just get one sheet of each if you can. Shirley’s has the Arches paper but not the Bristol board. Arches 140 pound cold press https://www.dickblick.com/items/arches-natural-white-watercolor-paper-16-x-20-cold-press-single-sheet/
Other helpful things: Ruler, Pencil, Eraser, Sketch paper. I use the back of old computer paper. Razor blades (single edge), Masking tape, Water container – a yogurt container is fine, Viva Signature Cloth paper towels (Hannaford has these), Clip board for holding paper (like you would use in an office). If we take a trip to the shore you should bring folding chair and perhaps a small folding table (optional) Or just sit on a rock and paint!
Instructor: Mary Laury
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $225.00
Full Price: $215.00
Discount Price: $110.00
For All Price: $58.00
Two Gift Baskets - 08/07/24
Two Gift Baskets
Let's weave 2 baskets, great for yourself, or a gift! The first is a Pottery Handled Jam Basket and second Round Bottom Catchall, perfect for change and keys!
August 7th, 2024 - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Mop type bucket, Sturdy Scissors, Tape Measure, 12 Spring type clothespins, Pencil, Jack knife, Spray Bottle, Old towel
Instructor: Martha Chessie
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $117.00
Full Price: $107.00
Discount Price: $64.00
For All Price: $42.00
Sgraffito! - 08/07/24
Sgraffito!
Sgraffito is the art of etching on clay and is thought by many to be our first written language. In this fun and fast-paced workshop, participants will create their own sgraffito decorated tile and cup, carving gorgeous designs into the surface of provided forms and tiles.
August 7th, 2024 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen, Adult
All materials provided
Instructor: Tim Christensen
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $82.00
Full Price: $72.00
Discount Price: $46.00
For All Price: $34.00
Double Swing Market Basket - 08/08/24
Double Swing Market Basket
Pack a picnic in your large rectangular basket which measures 10"WX17"LX8"H. The woven base and riveted "D" handles make this a sturdy creation.
August 8th, 2024 - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Ages: Teen, Adult
Bring List: Mop size Bucket, Sturdy Scissors, 12 Spring Type Clothespins, Tape Measure, Pencil, Spray Bottle, Jack Knife, Old Towel
Instructor: Martha Chessie
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $145.00
Full Price: $135.00
Discount Price: $82.00
For All Price: $58.00
Raku - 08/08/24
Raku
In this fire workshop, participants will glaze and fire bisqued work in a raku kiln. Bring any bisque you want fired. Additional bisque will also be available for sale.
August 8th, 2024 - 9:00am - 3:00pm
Adult
Bring List: Any Bisque you want fired
Instructor: Tim Christensen
Choose your price at the end of registration:
Pay it Forward Price: $135.00
Full Price: $125.00
Discount Price: $72.00
For All Price: $46.00
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Concert Series: Gordon Thomas Ward
Gordon will entertain you with an evening of acoustic music and reflections about his established crowd favorites, sprinkled with songs selected from his upcoming record. There will be music to fit every mood.
Gordon Thomas Ward is a GRAMMY-balloted, folk rock, singer-songwriter who uses music and poetry to mix the ethereal world and the human condition. His songs, like the places and the people we love, are beautiful and dramatic in all their seasons.
With four albums, five books, four #1 songs, and other compositions that have charted in the U.S. and abroad, he's recorded with notable musicians such as Noel Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul, and Mary), Kevin Barry (Jackson Browne, James Taylor), Eric Troyer and Mik Kaminski (Electric Light Orchestra), and shared the stage and billing with Natalie Merchant, Christine Lavin, and Bill Staines.
Whispers from the Woods is Gordon’s fourth and most recent album, which was hailed as “a modern-day masterpiece that comes straight from the heart” by Skope Magazine. His music, says Matheson's Entertainment Blog, "Will grab you by the heart and never let go." Upcoming in 2024 is a new studio album and the first installment of a children’s literature book series.
Doors open at 6:30pm.
BYOP (bring your own pie) to share.
$15 suggested donation
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Meetinghouse Theatre Lab - Out of the Hat!
October through April, 2023 - 2024
Out of the Hat! Readers' Theatre Series
What’s "Out of the Hat!?” It’s a fresh, compact production with a rehearsal time of one day, 7 hours, performed that same night. The play, the director, the cast are all picked "out of the hat" so to speak -- this makes it fresh and exciting.
It goes like so ... we gather at noon to read the chosen play -- many of us for the first time. After a first read, the director for the play retires to cast the show. Once done, the group works to put the play on its feet with the result being an outstanding and very fresh performance at 7pm.
Come to read and play at noon or come to watch it that evening. Admission is free, although donations are gratefully accepted.
Interested in reading? We would love to have you! To read, you will need yourself, writing utensils, dark clothes, a potluck, energy and a penchant for fun.
Please message Meetinghouse Theatre Lab on Facebook or e-mail Cathy at cathyjohnson2012@hotmail.com if you would like to be a part of the day's production.
This popular retelling of the beloved children's classic never strays far from Twain's original text. Huck Finn is an outcast. He has no mother and his father is a hopeless drunkard. The Widow Douglas takes him in but he rejects her "civilized" world and runs away. On his epic journey down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave named Jim, Huck finds acceptance for the first time in his life. He also learns responsibility, an awareness of equality, and the meaning of true friendship.
Open Mic Night
Open Mic Night
Please join us for Open Mic Night at Hammond Hall, every third Friday of most months. Welcoming performers of all genres and abilities!
*Please note that next month’s Open Mic Night will be on Friday, May 10th (instead of the usual third Friday of the month) at 7pm.
For more information, please contact:
doc.polly.blues@gmail.com
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Concert Series: Jud Caswell - A Night of Irish Song
A Night of Irish Song
Multi-instrumentalist Jud Caswell celebrates the release of his "Morning Cordial Vol.2" - a collection of Irish songs recorded and released as videos during the first months of COVID lock-down.
Maine singer/songwriter Jud Caswell has got a keen eye for detail, a head full of far-away, and a heart full of home. In 2006 he burst on the national scene, winning the legendary Kerrville New Folk competition. His songs have been taught at Berklee, recorded by Judy Collins, and named “#4 Song of the Decade” by New York’s WFUV. Jud left the road to raise a family where his own roots go deep. He draws inspiration from the land like Mary Oliver, pushing gently into the specific until it unfolds into the universal. He paints his landscapes like Wyeth, with a reverence for humble beauty. And with a voice fresh as water over granite and soft as a pine needle bed, he wields his instruments with the matter-of fact deftness of an old woodsman with an axe.
Doors open at 6:30pm.
BYOP (bring your own pie) to share.
$15 suggested donation
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Meetinghouse Theatre Lab - Out of the Hat!
October through April, 2023 - 2024
Out of the Hat! Readers' Theatre Series
What’s "Out of the Hat!?” It’s a fresh, compact production with a rehearsal time of one day, 7 hours, performed that same night. The play, the director, the cast are all picked "out of the hat" so to speak -- this makes it fresh and exciting.
It goes like so ... we gather at noon to read the chosen play -- many of us for the first time. After a first read, the director for the play retires to cast the show. Once done, the group works to put the play on its feet with the result being an outstanding and very fresh performance at 7pm.
Come to read and play at noon or come to watch it that evening. Admission is free, although donations are gratefully accepted.
Interested in reading? We would love to have you! To read, you will need yourself, writing utensils, dark clothes, a potluck, energy and a penchant for fun.
Please message Meetinghouse Theatre Lab on Facebook or e-mail Cathy at cathyjohnson2012@hotmail.com if you would like to be a part of the day's production.
This month - short plays by local playwrights!
Open Mic Night
Open Mic Night
Please join us for Open Mic Night at Hammond Hall. Welcoming performers of all genres and abilities!
For more information, please contact:
doc.polly.blues@gmail.com
Free Community Event - Crafting and Games
Free Crafting and Games
Help beat cabin fever and join us for an afternoon of free crafting and games at Hammond Hall.
We’ll have coffee, cocoa, and cookies. Please bring a potluck snack.
Drop in or stay the whole time. We’ll have a lot of art supplies and games to choose from.
We’re looking forward to spring and will have spring themed projects. Make one of our projects or one of your own.
All are welcome! Great for all ages. Bring a friend or make a new one.
Meetinghouse Theatre Lab - Out of the Hat!
October through April, 2023 - 2024
Out of the Hat! Readers' Theatre Series
What’s "Out of the Hat!?” It’s a fresh, compact production with a rehearsal time of one day, 7 hours, performed that same night. The play, the director, the cast are all picked "out of the hat" so to speak -- this makes it fresh and exciting.
It goes like so ... we gather at noon to read the chosen play -- many of us for the first time. After a first read, the director for the play retires to cast the show. Once done, the group works to put the play on its feet with the result being an outstanding and very fresh performance at 7pm.
Come to read and play at noon or come to watch it that evening. Admission is free, although donations are gratefully accepted.
Interested in reading? We would love to have you! To read, you will need yourself, writing utensils, dark clothes, a potluck, energy and a penchant for fun.
Please message Meetinghouse Theatre Lab on Facebook or e-mail Cathy at cathyjohnson2012@hotmail.com if you would like to be a part of the day's production.
Nat Paradis is a Red Sox-loving part-time dad who manages Paradis’ Last Convenient Store, the last convenient place to get gas—or anything—before the Canadian border to the north and the North Maine Woods to the west. When an old flame returns to town, Nat gets a chance to rekindle a romance he gave up on years ago. But sparks fly as he’s forced to choose between new love and old. Last Gas takes a hilarious and heartbreakingly hard look at love lost and found, and at what it means to “get back to happy."
Open Mic Night
Open Mic Night
Please join us for Open Mic Night at Hammond Hall. Welcoming performers of all genres and abilities!
For more information, please contact:
doc.polly.blues@gmail.com
Free Community Event - Valentine Crafting
Join us for valentine crafting.
Bring a potluck snack. We’ll have cocoa, cookies, and games.
All are welcome! A great activity to do with your kids.
Meetinghouse Theatre Lab - Maine Playwright Contest Winning Play - In McClintock’s Corn by Carolyn Gage: A Staged Reading
Carolyn Gage of Southwest Harbor, Maine, has been awarded the 2023 Schoodic Arts for All Meetinghouse Theatre Lab playwright competition prize for her play, In McClintock’s Corn.
Ms. Gage will receive a $100 award and her play will be presented in a staged reading by the Theatre Lab on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 7pm at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor.
About the Play The play features gender-non-conforming, neurodivergent geneticist Barbara McClintock and her companion/partner Harriet Creighton, and McClintock’s revolutionary quest to understand diversity in nature through her study of corn. Every scene is set in a cornfield as the play traces the friendship between the women from the Depression, to World War II, to the Civil Rights Movement, to McClintock’s long-overdue winning of the Nobel Prize in 1983. Last year, In McClintock’s Corn was named National Runner-Up for the Jane Chambers Playwriting Award, the top feminist play award in the US, given by the Women and Theatre Program of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.
About the Author Carolyn Gage is an autistic playwright, performer, director, and activist. The author of nine anthologies of plays and eighty-eight musicals, dramas, and one-woman shows, she specializes in non-traditional roles for women, especially reclaiming famous lesbians whose stories have been distorted or erased from history. She has lived in Southwest Harbor since 2016. Gage will attend the MHTL reading of In McClintock’s Corn and participate in a Q and A at the end of the performance. Because of the small number of roles, this reading will be precast. There is no admission charge, although donations are always appreciated. If you have any questions, please email Cathy Johnson at cathyjohnson2012@hotmail.com for more information. www.carolyngage.com
About Meetinghouse Theatre Lab The Meetinghouse Theatre Lab is dedicated to creating an ensemble of performance artists who come together to excite the senses, push the limits, and transform the definition of create with the aim of growing as performers and enriching the humanity of all involved. Since 2003 the Theatre Lab has presented readings, staged readings, and full productions, both classic and contemporary, that challenge accepted social norms and values, question reality, break down the “fourth wall”, explore the notion of “truth”. Join us in the audience and spread the word to your friends, too! Admission is free, although donations are gratefully accepted. Our “Out of the Hat!” readings are on the 3rd Saturday of each month from October through April, so be sure to save the dates on your calendar.
Open Mic Night
Open Mic Night
Please join us for Open Mic Night at Hammond Hall. Welcoming performers of all genres and abilities!
For more information, please contact:
doc.polly.blues@gmail.com
Pottery Open Studio with Tim Christensen
This class is designed to help students complete self directed projects. You might work on more advanced skills, which may include throwing, glaze making, kiln or studio maintenance, or raku firing. In this fun and guided open studio class, potters may bring their own project ideas. Tim Christensen will provide individual attention, coming up with a plan for a successful and fun studio experience.
No experience is necessary, and all skill levels are welcome.
Students may attend 4 sessions within the six week schedule.
Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm
January 17th - Feb 21st
Ages 16 and over
Registration closes: 1/14/24
Teaching Artist: Tim Christensen
Charles M. Sumner Learning Campus - Alternative Pathways Student Exhibit Reception
The Alternative Pathways program at Sumner Memorial High School guides alternative learners toward graduation within a creative and flexible educational environment. For this project, students took on the role of community photojournalists. Their task was to tell the "untold" stories of our community through a photo essay of their own choosing and design. The goal of the project was for students to learn about the people, places, and environments of our local community. "A Day In The Life" exhibit showcases what they found. Please join us. Light refreshments will be served.
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
A Holiday Evening with Chelsea Berry and special guest Moment’s Notice
A Holiday Evening with Chelsea Berry and special guest Moment’s Notice.
Please join us for an evening of wintry music, food, raffles, gifts by local artists, and holiday cheer!
Tickets: $20
Online ticket sales are closed. Tickets may be purchased at the door at the time of the event.
Open Mic Night - CANCELED for December
Open Mic Night - CANCELED for December
Please join us for Open Mic Nights at Hammond Hall - every third Friday of the month. Welcoming performers of all genres and abilities!
For more information, please contact:
doc.polly.blues@gmail.com
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Meetinghouse Theatre Lab - Out of the Hat!
October through April, 2023 - 2024
Out of the Hat! Readers' Theatre Series
Holiday Readings – and more!
Please join the Meetinghouse Theatre Lab for family friendly/child friendly dramatic fun for the Holidays with readings from favorites such as “T’was the Night Before Christmas”, “The Grinch”, and more!
If you would like to participate, come to read and rehearse with us at 1 PM, or if you prefer just to watch and enjoy, come see the performance at 5:30 PM. Come in your pajamas if you want. Cookies and cocoa will be served.
Admission is free, although donations are gratefully accepted.
To be a part of the day's production, please message: Meetinghouse Theatre Lab on Facebook or e-mail Cathy at cathyjohnson2012@hotmail.com
Woodturning Special Session
Make something for the Holidays!
An opportunity for up to 4 artists to make something for the holidays, using a wood lathe and various materials. All skill levels welcome, but a conversation with the instructor in advance is expected.
All materials and safety equipment provided.
$100
Registration Closes: 12/4/23
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.
Connect and Create
If you like getting together with others to chat and work on your own arts or crafts, visit our Connect and Create Group via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30.
Join us for an informal get-together every Thursday morning to chat with other artists and work on your own art. Combat isolation and set aside time each week to connect with others and create art.
Art and the act of creating are vital, as is making personal connections. This group will give all of us the opportunity to set aside time each week for that connection and creativity. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required.
Contact pauladeeee@gmail.com to sign up.