Category: classes

Five Maine Artists Featured in Idea Lab October 7

The Maine Arts Commission is proud to present five diverse Maine artists in a fast-paced Idea Lab, modeled on the pecha kucha format, to open a full day of activities in its second Maine International Conference on the Arts at the Bates Mill in Lewiston on Friday, October 7. The Idea Lab, in which artists […]

The UMaine Museum of Art celebrates ARTober with EXPERIMENTATION CREATION

SATURDAY October 15, 2016 • 11 am – 3 pm FREE, all ages and open to the public Explore your creative side! In celebration of ARTober, the classroom at the museum will be open for people of ALL AGES to come in and create a work of art using any material we have on site. […]

BUSINESS WORKSHOPS FOR ARTISTS

The Arts Business Institute (ABI) and MCA in partnership with Maine College of Art (MECA) and Waterville Creates present: BUSINESS WORKSHOPS FOR ARTISTS Maine College of Art, Portland, ME October 22 Waterville Creates, Waterville, ME October 23 Tuition Both Workshops: $250 One Workshop: $150 MCA Member Discount Codes One-day $25 Discount for MCA Members, Enter […]

CMCA ArtLab this Saturday

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) invites artists of all ages to create exquisitely simple and strong collaborative works in small artist groupings. Inspired by the paintings of artist Don Voisine on view in CMCA’s Main Gallery, ArtLab makers will team up to tackle the task of creating everyday scenes using abstraction and peculiar palettes. Explore […]

Art Together Mornings: Instrumental Collage at Waterfall Arts on September 3rd

Bridget Matros leads another family art making session at Waterfall Arts on Saturday, September 3rd from 10 to noon. The theme for this edition of Art Together Mornings is Instrumental Collage; everyone creates truly fabulous abstract art inspired by looking at, touching, and hearing a collection of working musical instruments. These parent-child art making sessions […]

Get Ready for the Steamroller Print Party at Waterfall Arts

Waterfall Arts has a great printmaking studio equipped with traditional presses, but when artists want to make really big woodcut prints, they can go with the steamroller method. On Saturday, October 8th Waterfall Arts will hold a big outdoor Steamroller Print Party as part of BCC’s Cultivate Farm and Art Tour. To prepare for the […]

TJ CUNNINGHAM TO GIVE PAINTING DEMONSTRATION AT HAYNES GALLERIES IN THOMASTON

Fans of well-crafted paintings are in for a special morning at Haynes Galleries. Portrait and landscape artist TJ Cunningham will lead a live painting demonstration on Saturday, August 6, from 10am to Noon under the apple tree at the gallery. He will discuss his process as he works so guests will understand how Cunningham creates his […]

ArtLab for All Ages: Poppin’ Portraits: Stylize with Paint and Line

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) invites artists of all ages to swish n’ swash with broad strokes of color. Learn ways to outline and define features to compose striking portraits of pop stars, movers, shakers and thinkers alike. Bring your friends, your family, or come on your own on Saturday, August 6, from 2-4 pm at the new CMCA located […]

An Introduction to Hand Analysis at The Gautschi Center

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 5:30 – 8:00 8 Elm Street, Rockland, Maine The International Institute of Hand Analysis (IHA) uses standard hand reading interpretations plus a unique system of fingerprint analysis to examine a person’s life from a Life Purpose perspective. Join us for an evening of discussion with trained analyst, Brigitte Gautschi. Learn more […]

Exceptional Summer Art Camps at Waterfall Arts

Space is still available in Waterfall Arts’ exceptional Art Camps for ages 8 to 12 and scholarship funds are available as well.  Week 1 of Art Camp is July 11 through 15 and Week 2 is July 18 to 22, Monday through Friday from 9am to 3 pm each day. There is a 10% discount […]