In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Family Violence Project, Waterville Creates, and Hinge Collaborative are teaming up to bring a free workshop for all ages! Come to an open drop-in workshop to create art with the intention of exploration, creation, and finding peace. Try your hand at printmaking in a relaxed and welcoming…
Come join Jan Owen for a free, interactive hand lettering talk and demonstration! Jan Owen is a book artist working in Belfast, ME. She will show her hand lettered artist books and scrolls that are written with dip pens and brushes on handmade papers and paste decorated papers. While Jan studied formal calligraphy, she now…
Kick off your Friday night in downtown Waterville with and Open Mic hosted by Tyler French from 5 pm – 7 pm. Bring a poem or a song that is no longer than 5 minutes to share on the mic. Then stick around for some dancing until 9 pm! Make Waterville Food Stories risograph prints…
A monthly, arts-based professional development opportunity open to all educators. Learn from artists across disciplines techniques and tools you can bring back to your classrooms to support learning in all subject matter areas, build classroom community, and find practices to support your own wellness. Provided in partnership between Colby College Arts Office and Waterville Public…
Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Join Mrs. Liz at 3PM on the Waterville Public Library’s Facebook page for instructions and a video demonstration. The kits for each craft will be available through Library to go the Monday* before the event. 10/4: Leaf Changing Wheel 10/11: Fox Mosaic 10/18: Paper…
Michelle, a Maine Master Naturalist, will answer spooky questions like, “Do crows have funerals?” while Desiree DuBois will guide the watercolor creation! The final work will be an 11×17 depiction of a crow on a fence in the moonlight, with a pumpkin patch in the background. Immerse yourself in an informative study of these magical…
This fun and relaxed class will cover basic glazing and surface techniques on ceramics. Each student will select two glaze ready pieces from an assortment of cups, bowls, mugs and vases. Instructor Yvonne Brown will demonstrate a few methods of glazing that provide delightful results! Note: Works will be kiln fired and ready for pickup…
Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Join Mrs. Liz at 3PM on the Waterville Public Library’s Facebook page for instructions and a video demonstration. The kits for each craft will be available through Library to go the Monday* before the event. 9/6: Back-to-School Coloring Pages & Crayons 9/13: Dixie Cup…
Join us for the closing reception of X+O, Thursday, September 22, from 5:00 – 7:00pm. Christine is a costume designer, fiber artist and illustrator. She has exhibited her cloth sculptures and fiber art in galleries across the United States and has won many awards, most notably twice for The Arkansas Arts Center’s ‘Toys Designed by…
There is no better way to unbend that sore back and tight neck than an hour of Tai Chi exercise! Loosen up those tight hips, knees and ankles and get the blood flowing again with careful focused breathing and movement. This free workshop is for all ages, abilities, and levels of experience. Click here to…
Experience firsthand capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art form that combines dance, music, language, and acrobatics. Kenny Harris has worked with renowned capoeira mestres and will lead participants of all experience levels through the elements of the form. Developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil during the 16th century, capoeira is practiced all over the world and…