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For Immediate Release CONTACT: Mary Ellms Marketing Associate [email protected] Waterville Creates Announces Community Sunflower Project In conjunction with National Garden Week (June 6-12, 2021), Waterville Creates announces the Sunflower Project, a collaborative community-wide initiative designed to engage everyone from novice gardeners to experienced horticulturists in creating moments of sunshine in the urban landscape, feeding local birds…

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                    CONTACT: Shannon Haines, President + CEO [email protected] 207.509.3367 watervillecreates.org Waterville Creates Announces Staffing Changes Waterville Creates (WC) has announced that Tamsen Brooke Warner will be stepping down as Executive Director of the Waterville Opera House effective May 21 to accept the position of Finance and Operations Manager at Watershed Center for…

For Immediate Release April 19, 2021 CONTACT: Patricia King, Vice President [email protected] 207.509.3435 watervillecreates.org The Maine Art Education Association honors Serena Sanborn, Waterville Creates’ Education + Outreach Coordinator with Art Educator of the Year Award. Waterville, Maine— Waterville Creates’ Education + Outreach Coordinator, Serena Sanborn will receive the Art Educator of the Year Award in…

For Immediate Release April 12, 2021 CONTACT: Shannon Haines, President + CEO [email protected], 207.509.3367 watervillecreates.org Waterville Creates Announces Plan to Resume In-Person Programming Waterville, Maine —In response to Governor Mills’ Moving Maine Forward plan, Waterville Creates is thrilled to announce its plans to resume in-person programming at the Waterville Opera House, Railroad Square Cinema, and…

For Immediate Release March 9, 2021 CONTACT: Patricia King, Vice President [email protected] 207.509.3435 watervillecreates.org The Maine Art Education Association will award Waterville Creates the 2021 Excellence in Arts Advocacy Award. Waterville, Maine— Waterville Creates (WC) will receive the 2021 Excellence in Arts Advocacy Award from the Maine Art Education Association. A formal, state-wide recognition ceremony…

For Immediate Release February 8, 2021 CONTACT: Shannon Haines, President + CEO [email protected], 207.509.3367 www.watervillecreates.org Waterville Creates celebrates Black History Month by highlighting Maine artist, Ashley Bryan Waterville, Maine—In honor of Black History Month, Waterville Creates, together with the Colby College Museum of Art, Kennebec Montessori School, Waterville Public Schools and the Family Violence Project,…

CONTACT: Shannon Haines, President + CEO [email protected], 207.509.3367 Waterville Creates Announces New Website and Brand Identity Waterville, Maine —Waterville Creates is pleased to announce a new brand identity designed to convey its role as a unified and collaborative arts organization while celebrating the distinctive programming offered by its divisions, the Waterville Opera House, Maine Film…

WINTER SOLSTICE LUMINARY PROJECT REACHES OUT TO WATERVILLE STUDENTS + FAMILIES The Winter Solstice Luminary Project will expand and amplify the Art Kits for All program across Waterville — literally lighting up the city by providing luminary kits to approximately 1,600 students enrolled in the Waterville Public Schools. Waterville Creates, in collaboration with community partners,…

Waterville, Maine — The Harold Alfond Foundation is providing a $6 million challenge grant in support of the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, a collaborative project between Waterville Creates! and Colby College. For every dollar contributed to Waterville Creates’ community capital campaign, both past and future, the Harold Alfond Foundation will provide $3 in matching…

Waterville, Maine — The Waterville Opera House (WOH) is making its first foray into the world of filmed theatre with a production of Almost, Maine. Written by Tony-nominated John Cariani, the script of Almost, Maine opens with a dedication “for Northern Maine and the people who live there.” Cariani, who spent most of his youth…

Waterville, Maine — Waterville Creates!, one of Maine’s leading arts and cultural organizations with a mission to promote Waterville as a vibrant destination in central Maine, is pleased to announce the fifth consecutive year of Waterville Rocks! will happen thanks to a virtual Livestream Facebook concert with Rustic Overtones on August 28th at 7:00 p.m.…