We're coming to the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor on May 14, 2008!

The staff of the Maine Arts Commission is holding a series of workshops to share information and advice about a broad range of issues relevant to Maine’s artists, communities and cultural organizations. The panel style workshops will provide a forum to learn, to ask questions and to network with fellow artists from your region.

Workshops schedule:

Attendees at this year’s Bangor workshops will have the exciting opportunity to share four hours with marketing expert, Maren Brown. Maren will conduct a focused workshop on the fundamentals of marketing, with an emphasis on e-marketing tools and trends.
This incredible four hour session is available free and open to all, but pre-registration is required.

There is limited capacity so early registration is advised. To reserve a place contact Five Rivers Arts Alliance at: 207-798-6964 or info@fiveriversartsalliance.org. This workshop is made possible by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Maine Arts Commission. Full details of Community Arts Workshop - Marketing/E-Marketing for Maine Arts Leaders.

The Maine Arts Commission will be conducting two sessions running throughout the afternoon from 2:15 to 5:30 p.m. These two sessions are open houses and free. They are held in accessible venues and do not require pre-registration, except for anyone wishing to attend one of the Grant Doctor sessions, these require advance sign up. Full Details of Grant Doctor.

The following is a brief description of information to be presented at individual sessions:

Contemporary Art and Public Art

This presentation and panel discussion will offer artists concrete professional development guidance and support, including grant programs and applications; and submissions to presenters. It will also act as an introduction to the value and function of art in public spaces and offer a guide to applying for public art and Percent for Art commissions. The conversation will cover local and regional efforts taking place to expand the role of public art. At some locations members of the New England Foundation for the Arts will present what their agency’s plans are for developing the field in the future.

Community Arts, Traditional Arts, and Arts in Education

This session will provide an overview of current programs in Community Arts, Traditional Arts and Arts in Education. It will be of interest to community arts leaders, cultural workers, traditional artists, presenters, educators and teaching artists. The discussion will highlight grant programs and opportunities within these fields. This year’s workshop attendees will enjoy the additional expertise of Argy Nestor who joins us from the Maine Department of Education.

Details and directions:

University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow Street, Bangor, ME 04401-5102
207/561-3350

map of the area

From the north:

I-95, Exit 185 (formerly Exit 48)- Broadway, (Bangor, Brewer)
Turn left at light onto Broadway, Rt. 15.
At the 4th light (1.2 mi), turn right onto State St., Rt. 2.
At the light at the bottom of the hill (.1 mi), turn right onto Harlow St. (a one-way street).
Merge into left lane, turn left into parking lot of Norumbega Hall.

From points south:

I-95, Exit 185 (formerly Exit 48)- Broadway, (Bangor, Brewer)
Turn left at light onto Broadway, Rt. 15.
At the 3rd light (1.1 mi), turn right onto State St., Rt. 2.
At the light at the bottom of the hill (.1 mi), turn right onto Harlow St. (a one-way street).
Merge into left lane, turn left into parking lot of Norumbega Hall.

Public Transport to the Museum:

The BAT Community Connector is a fixed route public transit system operated by the City of Bangor for the communities of Bangor, Brewer, Veazie, Orono, Old Town, Hampden, and the University of Maine. You can find the bus schedule at http://www.bgrme.com/cs_publictransit.php

For attendees with special needs:

There are accessible parking places in front of the museum. The Maine Arts Commission conducts all of its programs in accessible spaces. If you require special accommodations to participate please call 207/287-2724 voice or 877/887-3878 TTY/NexTalk.

If you have further questions please call Darrell Bulmer 207/287-6746 voice or 877/887-3878 TTY/NexTalk User ID darrell.bulmer