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Stay Inspired and Creative with Haystack’s Winter Programming, CAMPS – Community Artist and Maker Program Series

Deer Isle, Maine –The Community Artist and Maker Program Series (CAMPS) is a collection of free and paid programs offered this winter through the Fab Lab at Haystack’s Center for Community Programs in Deer Isle village (22 Church Street). Registration will open on Friday, December 6 and is first come, first served. Workshops are open until filled or two weeks prior to the workshops.

CAMPS broadens Haystack Mountain School of Crafts’ year-round programming, offering dynamic community-based education and collaboration in craft, making, and digital design. The School continues to partner with local artists and makers to lead CAMPS workshops. “These activities emphasize skill development, knowledge exchange, and innovation, fostering inspiration within the local community and nurturing future makers, artists, and designers,”shares James Rutter, Technology Director.

CAMPS kicks off with a Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 7 from 10AM – 2PM. Join us to learn more about the Fab Lab and CAMPS program offerings over refreshments and festive crafts at this free family-friendly event.

Get involved with our suite of winter programming!

Open Lab

Open Lab is a community-building program, designed to be largely unstructured and open for community members and makers to indulge in creative pursuits. Participants can practice skills in a supportive environment in the company of other makers, and are welcome to use any machine in the space that they feel comfortable with. Haystack also offers access to many non-digital tools such as a sewing machine and a serger.

Wednesdays, Jan 15–Apr 9 
Open Lab
3–7PM

Please note that no instruction takes place during this time, and no advance registration is required.

Make & Takes

Learn from local artists and take home a piece of artwork you can call your own. Make & Take nights will include a variety of topics and skills. These free, short-format workshops are designed to be accessible and fun for makers of all kinds, ages 18+. Make & Takes require advance registration.

Jan 17
Barbara Putnam, Finding Our Way: The Beauty of Maps
5–7PM

Jan 23
James Rutter, Laser-Cut Screen Printing
5–7PM

Feb 6
Katama Murray, Make-Your-Own Laser-Printed Fabric Coaster
5–7PM

Feb 13
Phoebe Zildjan, Dye-Sublimation Printing on Mugs
5–7PM

Feb 28
Ross Dener,3D-Printed Texture Rubbing Workshop
5–7PM

Additional Make & Takes are scheduled for March 6, March 14, March 28, and April 3 from 5–7PM. Visit haystack-mtn.org/CAMPS for detailed descriptions and to register.

Project-Based Workshops 

Project-Based Workshops are led by local makers and artists, teaching participants new skills and techniques. Each workshop is designed to be bite-sized and beginner-friendly. Please note that these workshops are 18+ and require advance registration and payment of a $35 fee to participate. *Virtual two-day workshops cost $70 to participate.

Jan 18
Katama Murray, Multimedia Cyanotype Printing
10AM–1PM

*Jan 27 & Jan 31
James Rutter, Virtual Adobe Illustrator Bootcamp: Designing for the Laser Cutter
5–7PM

Feb 1
Barbara Putnam, Laser Engraving Scratchboard
10AM–1PM

Feb 1
James Rutter, Introduction to Laser Cutting
2–5PM

*Feb 17 & Feb 23
James Rutter, Virtual TinkerCAD Bootcamp: Designing for the 3D Printer
5–7PM

Feb 22
James Rutter, Introduction to 3D Printing
2–5PM

Feb 27
Mia Sartori, Glass Mosaics Basics
6–9PM

Mar 1
Isabelle Camarra, Experimental Dye Techniques
10AM–1PM

Mar 27
Jake Horsey, Basics of Benchtop Computer Controlled Machining
6–9PM

Apr 4
Ross Dener, Zines, Artist Books, and Self-Publishing
6–9PM

Visit haystack-mtn.org/CAMPS for detailed workshop descriptions and to register. 

CAMPS workshops are open until filled or two weeks prior to the workshops. Seats will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Payment is required at the time of registration. Workshops are final sale, no refunds are available. Schedule is subject to change. The most up-to-date schedule is available on Haystack’s website.

Haystack’s Community Artist and Maker Program Series (CAMPS) is supported in part by Haystack’s Program Endowment, with additional funding provided by the Maine Arts Commission, Onion Foundation, and Windgate Foundation.

About Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | haystack-mtn.org

Haystack connects people through craft. Haystack provides the freedom to engage with materials and develop new ideas in a supportive and inclusive community. Serving an ever-changing group of makers and thinkers, we are dedicated to working and learning alongside one another, while exploring the intersections of craft, art, and design in broad and expansive ways. Founded in 1950 as a research and studio program in the arts, Haystack is an international craft school located on the Atlantic Ocean in Deer Isle, Maine, offering one and two-week studio workshops to participants of all skill levels as well as the two-week Open Studio Residency program, tours, auctions, artist presentations, and shorter workshops for Maine residents and high school students. The award-winning campus was designed by noted American architect, Edward Larrabee Barnes, and opened in 1961 when the School relocated to Deer Isle from its original location in Montville, Maine.

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