Maine Arts Commission Staff assisting artists

We're coming to your neighborhood, please join us!

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.

An exciting bonus to this year’s schedule allows attendees at both Portland and Bangor to enjoy additional focused community arts workshops that have been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Maine Arts Commission.

For individual workshop schedules, please click on a location below.

Portland

Wednesday,
April 16, 2008

Bar Harbor

Tuesday,
August 5, 2008

Bangor

Wednesday,
May 14, 2008

Eastport

Wednesday,
August 6, 2008

Farmington

Wednesday,
June 11, 2008

Presque Isle

Wednesday,
September 24, 2008

Ogunquit

Wednesday,
July 23, 2008

All open houses are free, will be held in accessible venues and do not require pre-registration*. There will be a series of sessions running throughout the afternoon from 12:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

*If you wish to attend one of the Grant Doctor sessions, this will require signing up in advance.
Full Details of Grant Doctor.

The following presentations and discussion groups will be held by staff of the Maine Arts Commission:

Technology and Marketing

This presentation will educate artists, arts organizations and arts and cultural related businesses about the agency’s free online marketing services as well as a whole host of other available marketing tools and techniques. Walking through actual examples we will highlight the latest marketing trends, discuss working with the media and provide other practical information.

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.

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

If you need a special accommodation to fully participate in our workshops, please contact Kathy Ann Shaw, Senior Development Associate and Accessibility Coordinator at 207/287-2750, kathy.shaw@maine.gov or TTY/NexTalk 877/887-3878 User ID: kathy.shaw. Requests for accomodations, such as ASL interpreters or large print materials, must be requested two weeks prior to the event.