meca: summer 2014 programs for adults + youth

maine college of art

continuing Studies

cs facuty Cooper Dragonette, Tide Pool, oil on panel, 12" x 16," 2014

summer 2014 programs for adults + youth

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Continuing Studies Open Enrollment Courses serving the Greater Portland area

MissionThe Continuing Studies Department at Maine College of Art (MECA) offers open enrollment programs to adults and youth. Our mission is to provide access to professional quality study in the visual arts for diverse members of the general public.

stuDentsStudents are community members taking courses for personal enrichment and professional development.

FACuLtYFaculty members are practicing artists active in the community, alumni of the college, or Professors in the BFA and MFA Programs. Our faculty members are committed to providing an enriching education in an intimate learning environment for students of all levels of experience.

stAFFdonald l. tuski, ph.d.President

Ian andersonVice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College

courtney cookDirector of Continuing Studies

Nicole BsullakAssistant Director of Continuing Studies

asa BradfordAssistant Registrar of Continuing Studies

ADuLtPRoGRAMsCourses and Workshops Continuing Studies develops programming based on the needs and interests of the community. Courses are designed for adults ages 18 and older and are offered in a variety of disciplines and formats. Extended courses are offered for 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 weeks. One day and weekend workshops are offered to give students the opportunity to experience an art form with a shorter time commitment. In the adult program, credit for completion of a Continuing Studies course is offered in the form of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is a nationally accepted unit of measurement for individual participation in continuing education courses. One CEU is issued for ten hours of class participation.

Creative Professional ProgramsContinuing Studies offers a variety of courses that support professional development to creative professionals at all stages of their careers. Faculty members bring real world experience into our studios.

Professional Development for Art EducatorsContinuing Studies courses, workshops, and week-long intensives provide opportunities for art educators to further develop creative and artistic skills to bring back to the classroom.

Non‑Degree ProgramThe Non-Degree program serves individuals who are not currently seeking a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree but want to further their education in the arts, liberal arts, or art history by taking courses in MECA’s BFA program.

Non-Degree students are able to enroll in 100- and 200-level undergraduate courses. Students may enroll in 300- or 400-level courses with permission of the faculty member. Other pre-requisites may apply. Students in the Non-Degree Program accumulate college credit for the courses in which they are enrolled.

YoutHPRoGRAMsArt Academy (Ages 9 – 12)and Studio School (13‑17)Art education helps develop a young artist’s creativity, imagination, cognitive skills, problem solving abilities and much more. Classes are designed to provide a creative outlet that can play a major role in their personal development. Classes are 10 weeks in length on Saturdays during the academic year (Fall and Winter/Spring) and full day, week-long courses during the Summer term. Courses are offered in a variety of mediums.

Pre‑CollegeThe Pre-College program at Maine College of Art is designed to give high school students the opportunity to discover their future as a student of art in a college environment. During this first step to finding creative freedom, students get immersed in art for 3 weeks living life as a college student.

Students who complete the Pre-College program earn 3 academic credits and are eligible for a Pre-College portfolio scholarship at MECA.

Pre‑College Portfolio ScholarshipThe Pre-College program offers the opportunity for a merit-based scholarship awarded only to Pre-College participants through a special portfolio review process. A Pre-College Portfolio Day will be scheduled during the last week of the program, and all Pre-College students are invited to participate. BFA merit-based scholarship awards of $1,500 are available to students that present a qualifying portfolio. You may include recent work from high school or home. In addition, all participants will receive an application fee waiver to MECA’s BFA Program.

mainE COllEGE Of art

participate in any kind of art making is to participate in an authentic expression of one's human experience. At MECA we often say that art makes communities better and I know that to be true.

I will add that engaging in the act of creative expression makes me better, happier and more fulfilled. MECA attracts an extraordinary community of artisans—fine artists, writers, makers, foodies—and I am proud to introduce a summer term that aims to fulfill the needs of this dynamic community. From an array of weeklong intensive courses, shorter weekend workshops, extended courses that run up to 8 weeks, my hope is that you will find something that fits your interests and schedule.

In addition to continuing to offer a wide range of fine arts courses, you'll notice we've expanded our definition of “arts” to include a “Culinary Arts” subgroup. Portland, Maine is an outstandingly vibrant food city with some of the most skilled and passionate artisans in the world. We seek to honor these artists as well by facilitating a learning environment that feeds the interest of the community.

Another change you will see this term is the expansion of our Youth programming as we've moved to a full day, week long program model. We hope this will make summer planning more convenient for

Dear CS Students:

As I sit here on a frigid February morning, having endured three snow storms in practically as many days, I am comforted by turning my thoughts to summer and what we can expect from this glorious season.

Having assumed the role of CS Director only a few short months ago, I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the many people who make up MECA's Continuing Studies program–the dedicated faculty, the hardworking staff who make it all run, and the multitude of students whose experiences and interests I am learning more about every day. CS at MECA is a magical place–and I consider myself lucky to be here.

We live in a unique community of makers, designers, creators of all kinds. To

families while allowing our young artists to delve deeper in their areas of interest.

Each term we will include a feature interview with a CS student and faculty member. As director, I want CS participants to be recognized for their dedication and hard work. It won't come as a surprise to those who have worked with her that painting teacher Janet Manyan is our first faculty feature. I cannot count the number of people who have shared with me that Janet has changed their lives. Janet's interview can be found on page 22. (Director's tip: Janet's courses often fill within days... so sign up fast!) Guy Quattrucci, a longtime Jewelry and Metals student, is our inaugural student feature on page 31.

Recently I saw a CS student waiting for the elevator on the way to class, and I asked him, “Why do you come here, if you had to sum it up in ten words or less?” And his response, after a short moment of silence, “Because it brings me back to who I am.” Cheers to that!

Courtney CookDirector of Continuing Studies

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ADult CourSES + WorkShoPS Drawing + Illustration 5 Painting + Printmaking 7 Sculpture + Woodworking 9 Metalsmithing + Jewelry 10 Glass + Ceramics 1 1 Graphic Design + Digital Arts 12 Textile + Fashion Design 14 Language + Literature 15 Photography 16 Culinary Arts 18

Youth ProgrAmS Art Academy (Ages 9–12) 20 Studio School (Ages 13 –17) 21

fACultY ProfilE 22

fACultY bioS 23

gENErAl iNformAtioN About Continuing Studies 27 Registration + Policy Information 28 Registration Form 30

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adult courses + workshops

ExTENDED CORE COURSES RUN BETWEEN TWO AND EIGHT WEEkS AND INCLUDE

INTRO TO ADVANCED CLASSES IN A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS. WORkSHOPS SPAN ONE

TO THREE DAYS. Courses begin the week of June 9th, 2014.


Drawing + IllustrationoNe day workshop

Sketch + Study: fort gorgesfaculty: Jeff Possceus: N/a tuItIoN: $80 studIo fee: $0

course: cdr 080

date: June 14 day: Saturday tIme: 9am–4pm(Rain date: Sunday, June 15)ft. gorges, casco Bay

Ever passed Fort Gorges on the Peaks Island ferry and wondered what it was all about? Join architect, artist, and war buff Jeff Poss for a day of field drawing on this 6-acre island in Casco Bay. This unique adventure includes boat transportation, a study of the fort's historical and architectural significance, and individual drawing instruction.

supply lIst: Firm water-resistant shoes and appropriate weather attire; bag lunch, water, and snacks; an 11" x 17" sketchpad, soft pencils, pastels, and/or liquid media—no thin, hard pencils! One bag and one backpack per person, please. Participants will receive an email about where to meet the boat in Portland.

oNe day workshop or two-week course

Visual Journaling Workshopfaculty: Christopher Stricklandceus: N/a tuItIoN: $45 studIo fee: $10

course: cdr 073–1

date: June 21 day: SaturdaytIme: 9am–12pm

course: cdr 073–2

date: June 28day: SaturdaytIme: 1am–4pm

or Course ceus: N/a tuItIoN: $100 studIo fee: $10

course: cdr 073–3

date: August 5–14day: Tuesday + ThursdaytIme: 6:00pm–8:00pm

This course engages individuals on a journey that expands mind and thought, and explores feeling and intuitive knowing. Investigating, creating, and utilizing a variety of journaling techniques

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and processes, individuals will discover how visual journaling can be a holistic tool for personal expression and a reflective tool for pedagogical awareness.

supply lIst: 1 to 2 sketchbooks of comfortable size, scissors, glue sticks, a variety of drawing mediums (pencils, pens, Sharpies, pastels), photographs/magazines for collage.

eIght-week course

Drawing for the Complete and utter beginnerfaculty: kathleen Boldtceus: 2.4 tuItIoN: $280 studIo fee: $25

course: cdr 100

date: June 9–August 4 (No class 7/21)day: Monday tIme: 9am–12pm

Students will learn the basic perceiving skills needed to draw what one actually sees. The process is demanding, engaging, and deeply satisfying as skills are integrated and images developed. Still life objects and the live model will be drawn with a variety of media. Art terms and dialogue will be encouraged as perceptions deepens.

studeNt supply lIst: Drawing board and portfolio, large enough for 18" x 22" pad, 3/4" masking tape, Sanford wet erase marker.

seveN-week course

Colored Pencilfaculty: kathleen Boldtcourse: cdr 160

ceus: 2.4 tuItIoN: $245 studIo fee: $25

date: June 13–August 8, no class 7/4 or 7/25

day: Friday tIme: 9am–12pm

Diving into color via colored pencils—versatile and vibrant in themselves—can be an excellent stepping stone to learning to paint. The immediacy of working with pencils facilitates understanding of color dynamics as you build your drawings. Patience is required. Recommended for individuals with some drawing experience.

studeNt supply lIst: An 18-24 set of art grade colored pencils, drawing board (mid-sized), an HB or 2B pencil, eraser, masking tape.

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object Project: A Workshop in Drawing faculty: Janet Manyanceus: 3.5 tuItIoN: $330 studIo fee: $25

course: cdr 118

date: June 16–20 day: Monday–Friday tIme: 9am–4pm

Participants will bring five objects to the first class and choose one to work from for the rest of the week. Drawings are done from observation, using different media and various techniques. As facility in the use of drawing materials grows, the focal object will become a point of departure for more conceptual and abstract imagery.

studeNt supply lIst: Three to five objects, soft vine and compressed charcoal, ebony pencil, kneaded eraser, and 11" x 14" drawing pad to first class. Additional supplies will be discussed.

sIx-week course

Watercolor Sketchbooksfaculty: Judy LaBrascaceus: 1.8 tuItIoN: $220 studIo fee: $35

course: cdr 131

date: June 17–July 22 day: Tuesday tIme: 9am–12pm

Make your own sketchbooks while experimenting with drawing and painting techniques. No experience necessary. Techniques covered include basic bookmaking, fast drawing, slow drawing, painting wet into wet, dry brush, glazing, and color mixing. Work from observation, as well as from memory and imagination. Most materials included.

studeNt supply lIst: A notebook, pen, pencil, a bone folder, metal ruler, x-acto knife, and cutting mat.

sIx-week course

mixed media Portraiturefaculty: Martha Millerceus: 1.8 tuItIoN: $220 studIo fee: $40

course: cdr 166

date: June 23–July 28day: Monday tIme: 9am–12pm

Students will be encouraged not only to reveal something of the psychological and emotional depth of the individual, but also something more archetypal—what


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Picture books intensivefaculty: Judy LaBrascaceus: 4.0 tuItIoN: $350 studIo fee: $40

course: cgd 132

date: July 28–August 1day: Monday–Friday tIme: 9am–5pm

This five-day intensive offers a supportive environment for beginners and experienced artists to work on an individual book project, and to participate in exercises and discussions. Topics include how to develop ideas, storyboard use, and how find a publisher. Participants will produce a dummy book by week’s end. Multiple genres covered.

studeNt supply lIst: A notebook and pen.

sIx-week course

Drawing Sculptures at the Portland museum of Artfaculty: Clara Cohenceus: 1.0 tuItIoN: $150 studIo fee: $15

course: cdr 105

date: June 16–July 21day: Monday tIme: 1pm–4pm

The class will honor the tradition of learning to draw from museum masterworks at the Portland Museum of Art. We will start with a review of the fundamental elements of drawing, including line, value, anatomy of light, and construction methods. Work will receive group critique and instructor guidance.

studeNt supply lIst: Only graphite pencils may be used (HB & 2B). 11" x 14" sketchbook, kneaded rubber eraser, and a self-contained pencil sharpener.

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Portrait Drawing Atelierfaculty: Joshua Langstaffceus: 3.5 tuItIoN: $330 studIo fee: $35

course: cdr 115

date: June 9–July 13 day: Monday–Friday tIme: 9am–4pm

Before the twentieth century, art students trained in the "atelier" (French for "studio")of a master artist. Today the term is applied to the classical system of training that has been passed down from master to studen. In this intensive, students will

work with a live model to learn classical methods of creating beautiful portrait drawings. Attention will first be given to the importance of accurately blocking in shapes. Once these are found, students will carefully model form and construct a fully rendered drawing.

studeNt supply lIst A supplemental supply list is available at meca.edu/csregister within the course listing.

Painting + Printmakingweek-loNg INteNsIve

Painting for the true blue beginnerfaculty: Patsea Cobbceus: 3.5 tuItIoN: $330 studIo fee: $25

course: cpt 100


Course addresses how to overcome the fear of picking up a paintbrush and painting. Openness and willingness to explore will be supported through non-competitive group and individual exercises. No previous painting experience required, but some experience with basic drawing is recommended.

studeNt supply lIst: A supply list will be provided during the first class. There will be a kit available at the Art Mart 10% off shelf price. If you have acrylic paints please use those.

eIght-week course

the Practice of Paintingfaculty: Diane Dahlkeceus: 2.8 tuItIoN: $280 studIo fee: $20

course: cpt 106

date: June 11–July 30day: Wednesday tIme: 6pm–9:30pm

Designed for students who would like to learn more about painting techniques and want to develop painting skills in oils or acrylics. Acrylics can also be used to establish a quick-drying underpainting for oils. The focus will be on the appropriate use of tools and materials, investigating color and spatial relationships, and compositional strategies. Instruction will include demonstration, group exercises, and individual instruction and critiques. Students are responsible for supplying subject matter. All subject matter is welcomed, including abstraction.

studeNt supply lIst: A supplemental supply list is available at meca.edu/csregister within the course listing.

oNe day workshop

Peak's island: Sketchbooks Workshopfaculty: Judy LaBrasca + Jamie Hoganceus: N/a tuItIoN: $80 studIo fee: $20

course: cpt 135 ferry fee: $7.70

date: July 19day: Saturday tIme: 7:30am–3pm

Workshop will explore sketchbook techniques. Pocket-size sketchbooks will be assembled using papers of different weights, colors, and textures. Tips will beoffered on methods for using color pencils, oil and chalk pastels, as well as ink pens and brushes for sketchbooks. Students to meet at Portland’s Casco Bay Ferry dock at 7:30 am.

studeNt supply lIst: A selection of drawing materials will be provided, but students should feel free to bring their own sketchbooks and materials. Please bring water and lunch, and wear good walking shoes and appropriate clothing for weather changes, including sun hat, sun glasses, and raincoat or poncho.

it means to be human, to have a past, passions and a spirit. Portraits will be created from live models using an array of mixed drawing media including pastels, charcoal, oils and pencil.


sIx-week course

life Drawingfaculty: Martha Millerceus: 1.8 tuItIoN: $220 studIo fee: $25

course: cdr 179

date: June 24–July 29day: Tuesday tIme: 6–9pm

Students will work each week from live models using a variety of drawing media. Exercises designed to heighten observational skills and encourage bold and inventive mark making will lead students through an on-going exploration of the proportions, form, and contours of the human figure.


kathleen made me feel safe exploring something completely new and challenging.

Martha Miller, Self in Night Window, acrylic, pastel, chalk, and charcoal on heavy paper, 22" x 30," 2013


I am deeply grateful for the experience of having Janet as a teacher.

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Narrative Collage Workshopfaculty: Dietlind Vander Schaafceus: 1.4 tuItIoN: $220 studIo fee: $25

course: cpt 053

date: June 28 + 29day: Saturday + Sunday tIme: 9am–4pm

An introduction to the basic techniques and tools used to make collage and mixed media art, emphasizing working with text to explore personal narrative and storytelling. Students will design and create works on canvas or cradled wood panels using found materials. Techniques include glazing and layering paint, as well as contact paper and matte medium transfers.

studeNt supply lIst: Sharp scissors, personal memorabilia, images for photocopying, a quote or line of poetry you find personally meaningful.

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Encaustic Weekend Workshopfaculty: kim Bernardceus: 1.6 tuItIoN: $260 studIo fee: $75

course: cpt 172

date: July 12 + 13day: Saturday + Sunday tIme: 9am–5pm

Encaustic, meaning, "to burn in" in Greek, is an art form dating back to the 5th Century BC. Used as a contemporary medium it is a versatile method of painting with a beeswax based paint and a heated palette. This hands-on studio course will introduce participants to safety, supports, encaustic history and contemporary use. Demonstrations and opportunity to practice and apply 2D techniques which include making encaustic medium, application, fusing, color mixing, etching, texturizing, graphite and xerox transfers, collaging, embedding and incorporating found objects.


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the Art of the Shadow box Workshopfaculty: Dietlind Vander Schaafceus: 1.4 tuItIoN: $220 studIo fee: $25

course: cpt 054

date: August 2 + 3day: Saturday + Sunday tIme: 9am–4pm

The Art of the Shadowbox builds on ideas and information from the Narrative Collage Workshop, moving assemblages from 2D to 3D. Workshop participants will create a unique diorama using a variety of techniques and materials including collage, assemblage, decoupage, and paint. Some materials will be provided, and participants are encouraged to bring their own.

studeNt supply lIst: Sharp scissors or an xacto knife, small objects or personal memorabilia, images for photocopying, a quote or line of poetry you find personally meaningful.

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Plein Air Painting Workshopfaculty: Cooper Dragonetteceus: 1.4 tuItIoN: $220 studIo fee: $25

course: cpt 065

date: August 2 + 3day: Saturday + Sunday tIme: 9am–4pmoffsIte: Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth. Meet at Parade Ground Parking

The aim of this workshop is to help you to see and express light and form in painting representational landscapes on location using a variety of techniques and strategies. Focus will be on seeing and simplifying shapes, capturing light and atmosphere, and how to design compositions that carry rhythm and energy.


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Painting the floral Subjectfaculty: Janet Manyanceus: 3.5 tuItIoN: $330 studIo fee: $25

course: cpt 120

date: August 4–8 day: Monday–Friday tIme: 9am–4pm

The practice of flower painting will be examined through an historical lens and by working on a series of perceptual studies. Students will investigate and understand the beauty within each fold and curve of vegetation, providing a new understanding and relationship with flora. We will work first from a simple subject, then move to more complex observations of flowers as they grow.


sIx-week course

furniture making: the Stoolfaculty: Nikki Farrandceus: 1.8 tuItIoN: $235 studIo fee: $25

course: cwd 110

date: June 25–July 30day: Wednesday tIme: 6pm–9pm

This course will explore the basics of furniture making through the construction of a sitting stool. Students will learn essential joinery, finishing techniques, and develop skills in the use of both hand and power tools. Given the opportunity to investigate a brief history of the field of furniture design, students will design and construct their own unique sitting stool.

studeNt supply lIst: sketchbook/pencil, safety glasses, & ear protection (foam ear buds or ear muff style, either is fine).

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Spoon Carving Workshopfaculty: Nikki Farrandceus: 1.4 tuItIoN: $220 studIo fee: $25

course: cwd 080


This weekend workshop will introduce students to shaping techniques and hand tools used for carving wooden spoons. Workshop will include discussion of wood types, functionality, and finishing techniques. Developing an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses inherent to wood as a material, students will have the opportunity to design and carve their own spoons.

studeNt supply lIst: Sketchbook/pencil, safety glasses, and ear protection (foam ear buds or ear muff style).

oNe day workshop

Portland farmer's market: Watercolor books Workshopfaculty: Judy LaBrascaceus: N/a tuItIoN: $75 studIo fee: $15

course: cpt 068

date: August 6day: Wednesday tIme: 9am–3pmoffsIte: Portland Farmer’s Market, Monument Square, Portland. Meet in the Lobby at MECA.

Capture and savor Portland's robust Farmer's Market with all of its spectacular colors and bustling activity. Students will spend the day sketching everything from fruits and vegetables on the stands to people purchasing goods. Students will learn to assemble and bind pocket size sketchbooks to use on the go.

studeNt supply lIst: Supplies will be provided. However, students are encouraged to bring any personally preferred drawing or painting materials. Bring lunch and a water bottle as much of the day will be spent outside.

sIx-week course

Printmaking and bookmakingfaculty: Bennett Morrisceus: 1.8 tuItIoN: $250 studIo fee: $30

course: cpr 130

date: June 10–July 15 day: Tuesday tIme: 6pm–9pm

Class will explore the possibilities of combining simple printmaking processes with bookbinding. Students will learn how to make handmade sketchbooks, journals, and artists books. The printing of photo screen prints and cyanotypes will allow students to customize their book materials, and to create unique content.


Sculpture + Woodworkingweek-loNg INteNsIve

Sculpting the Classic figure in Clayfaculty: John Ventimigliaceus: 3.0 tuItIoN: $330 studIo fee: $45

course: csc 152

date: June 23-27 day: Monday–Friday tIme: 9am–3pm

A five-day intensive course for students of all levels in sculpting the human figure from observation of life model. Body proportion, gesture, form, and balance are highlighted. Modeling in the round with clay on wire armatures, modeling bas-relief in clay on plywood panels, and casting reliefs in plaster will be covered.

studeNt supply lIst: Tools will be supplied. A supplemental tool list will be given in class.

sIx-week course

introductory blacksmithingfaculty: Sam Smithceus: 2.4 tuItIoN: $280 studIo fee: $45

course: csc 180

date: June 23–July 31 day: Monday + Thursday tIme: 6pm–8pm

Introductory Blacksmithing is a comprehensive class designed to teach beginners the ancient craft and art of blacksmithing. Students will be taught shop safety, proper use and maintenance of tools of the trade, and the basic principles of forging iron and steel. This class will provide students with a solid foundation from which to continue their education in traditional ironwork.


stools made by MeCA's Woodworking & Furniture Design major for the annual MeCA Holiday sale 2013

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The class showed me that instead of over thinking and being weighed down by doubts, I can actually accomplish a lot.

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Metalsmithing + Jewelryweek-loNg INteNsIve

beginning + intermediate metalsmithing + Jewelryfaculty: Rachel Flahertyceus: 3.5 tuItIoN: $330 studIo fee: $35

course: cmJ 137


This intensive course offers a comprehensive introduction to jewelry making for beginners and the self-taught. Through demonstration and hands-on projects students will develop basic metal jewelry fabrication skills, including soldering, sawing, drilling, filing, sanding, and polishing. Techniques of chain making, stone setting, hammer finishes, and texturing also introduced.

studeNt supply lIst: Supplies provided with additional supplies available for purchase.

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Sailor knotting Workshopfaculty: Cat Batesceus: 1.4 tuItIoN: $220 studIo fee: $25

course: cmJ 110


Students will be introduced to sailor knotting techniques, and shown how they can be used in jewelry design. Demonstration and practice of techniques is the focus of the first half of the workshop. Second half will be dedicated to creating one or more self-designed jewelry pieces. How to incorporate metal elements (e.g. clasps) will be discussed.

studeNt supply lIst: All supplies will be provided. Students may bring in specialty materials for their own projects.

oNe day workshop

Paper Jewelry Workshopfaculty: Sharon Portelanceceus: N/a tuItIoN: $75 studIo fee: $25

course: cmJ 055

date: July 26Day: Saturday tIme: 9am–5pm

Learn how to build lightweight jewelry of any size that explores form, color, and pattern. By bending, folding, and manipulating a variety of papers, you will develop pattern though surface and form. Paper forms will be flexible and durable when treated with a lamination process. Designed for students at all levels—from the novice to the consummate professional.

studeNt supply lIst: All materials supplied. Feel free to bring found paper or paper with special meaning.

left: Rachel Flaherty, Locket, sterling silver, 24K gold, glass bead, 1" x 2" x 1/2," 2012


Glass + CeramicssIx-week course

introduction to Stained glassfaculty: Marlene Seaveyceus: 1.5 tuItIoN: $355 studIo fee: $0

course: cgl 120–1

date: June 24– July 29day: TuesdaytIme: 10am–12:30pm

course: cgl 120–2

date: June 25– July 30day: WednesdaytIme: 6pm–8:30pm

offsIte: The Beveled Edge, 513 Roosevelt Trail, Windham, ME

Learn the basics of sophisticated stained glass in a beautiful and inspiring off-site studio, just 12 minutes from Portland. Special emphasis on accurate glass cutting, even foiling, and confident soldering skills. Materials for the first project, a beveled suncatcher, will be provided by The Beveled Edge. Deluxe tool kit included in tuition and provided at the first class. All subsequent project materials may be purchased in-house by the student. Course size limited to six students.

studeNt supply lIst: Wear old clothing or bring an apron. No open-toed shoes.

oNe day workshop

glass bead Workshopfaculty: Ernest Paternoceus: N/a tuItIoN: $135 studIo fee: $30

course: cgl 109

date: June 21day: Saturday tIme: 1pm–4:30pm

offsIte: Cyroni Glassworks, 15 Locust Street Portland, ME

This beginning level course will introduce the basic skills necessary to make glass beads with a torch and soft Effetre glass. Instruction will cover safety, workstation set-up, mandrel preparation, basic bead making, and decorative techniques such as pulling stringers, dots, stripes, frit, and a various array of shapes.

safety Notes: Do not attend class in clothing made of synthetic fibers or in wide/long sleeves. No open-toed shoes. Long hair must be tied back.

studeNt supply lIst: Materials included.

four-week course

basic glassblowingfaculty: Ernest Paternoceus: 1.0 tuItIoN: $365 studIo fee: $140

course: cgl 105

date: July 7–28 day: Monday tIme: 6pm–8:30pmoffsIte: Cyroni Glassworks, 15 Locust Street, Portland, ME

This hands-on workshop will teach the basic skills necessary to form glass from the furnace, and is suited for beginners with little or no experience with molten glass. Demonstrations and technical practice in gathering, marvering, and basic tool use will lead up to the forming of an ornament, a paperweight, and a drinking vessel.

safety Notes: Do not attend class in clothing made of synthetic fibers or in wide/long sleeves. No open-toed shoes. Long hair must be tied back.


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five rings in five Daysfaculty: Sharon Portelanceceus: 4.0 tuItIoN: $330 studIo fee: $35

course: cmJ 165

date: June 16–20day: Monday–Friday tIme: 9am–5pm

A one-week intensive that offers beginning and intermediate students the opportunity to develop five rings in five days. Beginners will focus on basic skills building, while intermediate students will work on more complicated forms and techniques. Soldering, sweat soldering, bezel and tube stone setting, hollow construction, etching, roller-printing, die-forming and other techniques will be covered.

oNe day workshop

bracelets Workshopfaculty: kathy Binnsceus: N/a tuItIoN: $75 studIo fee: $25

course: cmJ 040

date: June 28day: Saturday tIme: 9am–4pm

An introductory workshop to the creative process of making jewelry. Learn the language of metals and how to use a

torch for annealing copper, roller printing fabric, and forming and hammering copper into bracelets.

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low tech Casting Workshopfaculty: Cat Batescourse: cmJ 084



A two-day course providing an introduction to the techniques of sand casting and cuttlefish casting. Students will learn how to form models of found objects in wax and how to melt and pour metal to make castings. Finishing techniques will also be discussed in this fast-paced, hands-on course. Enthusiasm for problem solving required; previous experience encouraged.

studeNt supply lIst: Please bring a sketchbook, drawing utensils, and a selection of small objects to cast. Simple items with smooth surfaces work best. Bring an apron or work clothes and leather gloves.

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illustrator Crash Course Workshopfaculty: Bennett Morrisceus: 1.4 tuItIoN: $220 studIo fee: $0

course: cct 076

date: June 21 + 22day: Saturday + Sunday tIme: 9am–4pm

The basics of Adobe Illustrator, the vector-based drawing program used by artists and illustrators to create illustrations, logos, and type, will be covered. Tools for producing single-page layouts combining type and image, basic illustrations, and logos will be introduced. No previous Illustrator experience necessary.

studeNt supply lIst: Notebook, pen, and a flash drive to save work.

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inDesign Crash Course Workshopfaculty: Bennett Morriscourse: cct 065


date: August 2 + 3 day: Saturday + Sunday tIme: 9am–4pm

Course will explore the practical basics of Adobe InDesign, the best tool for flyer, brochure, newsletter, and publication design in single and multiple page layouts. Software’s capabilities and principles of layout design will be covered, including: margins and grids, interaction between graphic and photo elements with text, typographic styling, and others. Mac OS x platform used.


four-week course

glass beadsfaculty: Ernest Paternoceus: 1.0 tuItIoN: $250 studIo fee: $140

course: cgl 110

date: July 8–29 day: Tuesday tIme: 6pm–8:30pmoffsIte: Cyroni Glassworks, 15 Locust Street, Portland, Maine

This workshop will expose students to basic and intermediate glass bead making skills using different kinds of oxy-propane torches and soft Effetre glass. We will cover safety, workstation set-up, mandrel preparation, and all the techniques taught in the bead making workshop, as well as encasing, sculptural beads, air traps, and twisted cane.

safety Notes: Do not attend class in clothing made of synthetic fibers or in wide/long sleeves. No open toed shoes. Long hair must be tied back.


eIght-week course

Colorful functional Ceramicsfaculty: Jessica Teesdalecourse: cce 115


date: June 12–July 31day: Thursday tIme: 6pm–9pm

Students will explore the mid-range temperature of cone 6, and firing work in electric kilns. Mid-range clays and glazes are popular for their color, similar feel to high-fire work, and adaptability to most electric kilns. Instruction to include wheel throwing and creative hand building methods, and surface techniques. For beginner and intermediate students.

studeNt supply lIst: A notebook, apron, towel, preferred personal clay tools if you have them. All other tools/brushes will be discussed.

Graphic Design + Digital ArtseIght-week course

beginning graphic Designfaculty: Cecilia Rebecca Zikoceus: 1.6 tuItIoN: $220 studIo fee: $10

course: cgd 100

date: June 17–August 5day: Tuesday tIme: 6pm–8pm

In this introduction to the various aspects of graphic design, students will explore the creative display, organization and communication of ideas and information through word and image. This course will cover general graphic techniques, visual concepts, typography, layout, and production.


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Personal branding Workshopfaculty: Cecilia Rebecca Zikoceus: 1.6 tuItIoN: $230 studIo fee: $10

course: cgd 115

date: July 11–13day: Friday tIme: 6pm–8pm Saturday + Sunday 9am–4pm

Branding isn’t just for large corporations. A strong visual identity sets your business apart and helps communicate what’s unique in the value of your goods and services. Basic principles of brand identity covered in development of your own graphic logo and typography, laying the ground for application in print, web, and packaging.


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Photoshop Crash Course Workshopfaculty: Bennett Morriscourse: cct 044


date: June 14 + 15 day: Saturday + Sunday tIme: 9am–4pm

Weekend workshop will cover the basics of Adobe Photoshop, as well as some of the tricks and techniques used by professional artists and illustrators. Students will learn how to manipulate and edit photographs while creating original art. Good introductory course for anyone new to Photoshop.



oNe day workshop

Project Zero, harvard universityfaculty: edward clapp ceus: N/a tuItIoN: $40 studIo fee: $5

course: cls 100

date: June 22 day: sunday tIme: 1:00pm–3:45pm

INteractIve lecture: 1:00pm–2:00pmreframing creativity in education as a distributed and participatory process

when innovation takes place in our deeply connected, interdependent world, it is almost always the result of the collaborative efforts and insights of a variety of individuals. despite the prominence of socially emergent creativity and innovation throughout business, science, and the arts, many educators and school policy makers still retain traditional, individual-based understandings of creativity. during this interactive lecture, project Zero researcher edward clapp will make the case that educators who subscribe to traditional, individual-based understandings of creativity are focused on the wrong unit of analysis. rather than attempt to develop educational structures that increase individual student creativity, edward proposes that it is more important to pursue an understanding of the unique learning that accrues to young people when they participate in the development of group-generated creative ideas. to make this case, edward will discuss his research of learning environments that pursue creativity and innovation through a distributed group process. the ultimate goal for this session is to provide participants with an understanding of creativity as an educational experience students participate in, rather than something one either is or has. reframing creativity as a distributed and participatory process may relieve the stress of fostering creativity within individuals that many educators now face, and allow for the emergence of new pedagogical practices aimed at developing teaching and learning environments where creative ideas—and the broad spectrum of individuals who participate in those ideas—may flourish.

haNds-oN workshop: 2:15pm–3:45pmcreativity and collaboration: an exploration of group problem solving and Invention

the need to foster creativity has long been a priority in the educational, corporate, and political spheres. today, the push to develop curricular structures that support creativity and innovation is greater than ever before. despite this need, there is a lack of clarity amongst educators and policymakers over what “creativity” even means. as a result, whether in stem subjects or the arts, many educators enter their studios, classrooms, and lab spaces without a concrete sense of what teaching for creativity entails. Building off of the theories presented in his lecture reframing creativity as a distributed and participatory process, project Zero researcher edward clapp will lead participants through a host of collaborative exercises designed to solve problems and spur invention.

edward p. clapp is a doctoral student at the harvard graduate school of education where his dissertation studies explore distributed and participatory approaches to creativity. clapp’s current research interests include collaborative approaches to creativity and innovation in a variety of teaching and learning environments, particularly as these concepts relate to leadership, innovation, and institutional change. concurrent with his work as a doctoral student at hgse, clapp is also a project Zero research specialist working on the agency by design initiative—an investigation of the maker movement, design thinking, and extant project Zero frameworks.

Bennett is an energetic, inspiring, inventive, and patient instructor... I'll be back for more.I feel like I am making

real progress.

left: Bennett Morris, Acarna Theophrasti Anguilarae, Dystopic ornament, cyanotype, 2013rIght: Bennett Morris, Remix, Dystopic ornament, silkscreen monoprint, 2013


Textile + Fashion DesigneIght-week course

introduction to machine knittingfaculty: TBAceus: 4.8 tuItIoN: $350 studIo fee: $75

course: cfs 090–1

date: June 9–July 30day: Mon + WedstIme: 6pm–9pm

course: cfs 090–2

date: June 10–July 31day: Tues + ThurstIme: 9am–12pm

Students will gain mastery of basic functions of the single-bed knitting machine, and will gain a working understanding of knit structures, manipulation, construction, and finishing techniques. Students will explore personal concepts through expressive color, texture, pattern, and material. History, culture, and evolution of knitting covered. Students will develop extensive sample book and final project. Limited to seven.

studeNt supply lIst: See online catalog for complete student supply list.

sIx-week course

fabric Silk Screenfaculty: Lara Gibsonceus: 3.6 tuItIoN: $330 studIo fee: $35

course: cfs 118

date: June 13–July 19 (no class 7/4)day: Friday tIme: 6pm–9pm Saturday 1pm–4pmoN-sIte: 85 Free Street, MECA

Whether you want to learn to create your own printed yardage, or create a placed design for a specific project, this course will cover the basics of creating a repeat design, screen making, and printing on fabric yardage. You will learn multiple techniques for creating a silk screen; how to work with pigments dyes, and color removal agents; and experiment with a variety of fabric qualities. A wide range of inspiration will be discussed and individual projects fostered.

studeNt supply lIst: Fabric to be discussed in first class. Please bring acetate, india ink, masking tape, x-acto knives, scissors, apron and gloves, drawing materials, paper, and a ruler.

week-loNg INteNsIve

Progress in Sewingfaculty: Cheslye Ventimigliaceus: 4.0 tuItIoN: $330 studIo fee: $30

course: cfs 150

date: June 16–20day: Monday–Friday tIme: 9am–4pm

This week-long intensive course will enhance understanding of garment construction and expand your design possibilities, while developing skills to meet project challenges. Sewing demonstrations, construction techniques, and project guidance provided.

studeNt supply lIst: See online catalog for complete student supply list. Some availability to share sewing machines.

oNe day workshop

fabric manipulation Workshopfaculty: TBAceus: N/a tuItIoN: $75 studIo fee: $35

course: cfs 080

date: July 19day: Saturday tIme: 9am–4pm

Learn alternative textile techniques and how to incorporate unconventional materials through fabric manipulation. Students will learn how to use sewing as a drawing tool, boil fabric into three dimensional forms, and incorporate unconventional materials. Students will make several samples they can use in future projects.


sIx-week course

understanding Patternsfaculty: Giselle LaFranceceus: 1.8 tuItIoN: $180 studIo fee: $20

course: cfs 075

date: June 10–July 15 day: Tuesday tIme: 6pm–9pm

Students will learn how to use and navigate a commercial dress pattern. Once the participants are comfortable with the commercial pattern they will learn how to use it as a base for their own designs. Basic sewing experience required and students need to bring a working sewing machine to class.


Language & LiteraturesIx-week course

bones of the Novelfaculty: Frank O Smithceus: 1.2 tuItIoN: $180 studIo fee: $0

course: cla 101

date: July 1–August 5day: Tuesday tIme: 6pm–8pm

Six-week course will critically examine five contemporary novels. Following introductory class, each session’s discussion will focus on one novel and specific story craft elements, highlighting their overall dynamic role and effect. For book lovers, book group participants, and teachers. Author Sarah Braunstein to attend and discuss her craft. Full book list available in online catalogue.

studeNt supply lIst: Laptop or notebook.

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the Art of Story: Writing Workshopfaculty: Frank O Smith ceus: 1.4 tuItIoN: $180 studIo fee: $0

course: cla 040

date: July 12 + 19 day: Two Saturdays tIme: 9am–4pm

Compelling stories all have essential elements that are inseparably linked, and that drive the dramatic narrative at all levels of story structure and development, from scenes to chapters to full story arcs. Two-day workshop built around writing exercises designed to sharpen writers’ mastery of these elements. Participants will be encouraged to share work.


eIght-week course

Playwriting Workshopfaculty: Callie kimballceus: 2.4 tuItIoN: $280 studIo fee: $0

course: cla 050

date: June 17–August 5day: Tuesday tIme: 6:30pm–9:30pm

Whether you're a first-time playwright or an experienced playwright looking to unpack and revise an existing play, this workshop will help you explore and create bold, imaginative work. We will supplement basic elements of craft with form, language, character, structure, and space. Features writing, lecture, discussion, and constructive critique of work read aloud.


four-week course

the Art + Craft of food Writingfaculty: Susan Sherill Axelrodceus: N/a tuItIoN: $100 studIo fee: $0

course: cca 020


Restaurants, local farms, cheese makers… food is what everyone seems to be talking about, especially here in Maine. If you’ve wanted to join the conversation as a food writer, this class will help you shape that voice. We will cover blogging, how to start one and keep it fresh; food feature


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writing, including tips on submitting your work for publication; restaurant critiques; and recipe writing. Some writing will be done in class and students will have the opportunity for their work to be edited by the instructor.

studeNt supply lIst: Laptop for writing assignments and notebook or tablet for taking notes.

fIve-week course

Cultural China: language Classes & Conversationfaculty: Connie Zhu + Clare Morinceus: 1.5 tuItIoN: $230 studIo fee: $10

course: cla 150

date: June 30–July 31 day: Monday, Tuesday, ThursdaytIme: 12:30pm–1:30pm

This five-week beginners' class is focused on conversational Chinese (Mandarin) with an introduction to the phonetic and writing system. The goal of the series is to establish a strong foundation for the language—framed by a wider conversation about the current state of Chinese contemporary art—with related vocabulary and discussions of leading artists and events.

studeNt supply lIst: Textbook to be purchased independently. Success with Chinese: A Communicative Approach for Beginners by De-an Wu Swihart, Irene Liu, Judy Z. Mu, Cong Meng, Cheng & Tsui Company, Inc. Listening & Speaking, Level 1, Book & CD Reading & Writing, Level 1 (optional) cheng-tsui.com/store/products/success_chinese

top: Megan Lloyd, Pace 2 (detail), silver gelatin print, 11" x 14," 2012 Bottom: thurston Howes, The Maine Experience #7, archival ink jet print, 9" x 14," 2012


sIx-week course

Digital Photographyfaculty: Elizabeth Bieberceus: 1.5 tuItIoN: $230 studIo fee: $0

course: cph 125

date: June 14–July 19day: Saturday tIme: 9:30am–12pm

Introduction to the basics of digital photography. Course will cover exposure, composition, color, and managing workflow.

studeNt supply lIst: Digital SLR camera, memory for camera, and flash drive 8 GB or larger.

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beach Photography Workshopfaculty: Thurston Howesceus: 1.6 tuItIoN: $240 studIo fee: $40

course: cph 020

date: August 1–3 day: Friday tIme: 6pm–9pm Saturday + Sunday 9am–4pm

Learning to manually control your exposures, depth of field, composition, and focus can invigorate the way you make photos, and we can think of no better place to do that in Maine than at the beach. These techniques will help you to create mood, balance, and visual hierarchy in your images. This class also includes an introduction to Photoshop. Students will meet at MECA on Friday and Sunday; off-site on Saturday.

studeNt supply lIst: Digital SLR camera, memory for camera, and flash drive 8GB or larger.

PhotographyseveN-week course

Photography open Studioceus: N/a tuItIoN: $250 studIo fee: $0.

course: cph 001

date: June 14–July 26day: Saturday tIme: 10am–2pm

Come develop your images in MECA’s state of the art darkroom every Saturday for seven weeks.

prerequIsIte: B + W MECA photography course, or permission from MECA photography technician to enroll in this open studio.

eIght-week course

beginning/intermediate b + W film Photographyfaculty: Thurston Howesceus: 2.4 tuItIoN: $280 studIo fee: $40

coures: cph 100

date: June 11–July 30 day: Wednesday tIme: 6pm–9pm

An introductory black and white still photography course that covers the fundamentals of 35mm photography. Emphasis on camera handling and operation, film processing, darkroom printing techniques, and the aesthetics of photographic vision. Geared toward the novice, but open to those with previous experience.

studeNt supply lIst: SLR 35mm film camera with manual exposure features, 36-exposure Tri-x b/w film, photographic paper, and negative sleeves. Students will have access to monitored lab time on Saturdays, 10am–2pm.

This course was exceptional—responsive to individual student needs and challenging within a supportive environment.

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breaking the rules: Creative Darkroom use Workshopfaculty: Megan Lloydceus: 1.4 tuItIoN: $220 studIo fee: $30

course: cph 060


Course focus on experimentation in darkroom image making. Skills covered include multiple exposures (both in camera and in the darkroom), making negatives specifically for sandwiching and multiple darkroom exposures, altering the finished photograph, and rephotographing to make new images. This class is intended for students with some darkroom experience.

studeNt supply lIst: 35mm manual film camera, several rolls of film (at least two), darkroom paper.

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4 X 5 black and White Photography Workshopfaculty: Thurston Howesceus: 1.4 tuItIoN: $220 studIo fee: $40

course: cph 084


Discover how exposing a 4"x5" negative using a large format camera can change the way that you think about making an image. Each element of making an image is manually controlled, from the aperture and shutter speed to the 'movements' of the camera. The process is slow and deliberate, and the resulting images are stunning in their capture of detail.

studeNt supply lIst: Cameras provided. Please bring about 10 sheets of 4x5 B+W film and RC B+W photo paper (5x7 or 8x10).


Culinary Artsthree-week course

Pastry Perfectionfaculty: Tara Smith, Standard Bakeryceus: N/a tuItIoN: $135 studIo fee: $30

course: cca 110

date: June 9, 16 + 23 day: Monday tIme: 6pm–9pm

Do you walk into a fine bakery and dream of making some of what you see under the glass case? Let Tara from Standard Bakery share her mastery with you in three sessions. You’ll learn techniques, tips, and tricks to bake a selection of irresistible baked goods to serve from dawn to dusk. Scones, biscuits, quiche, cookies, coffee cake and more. You’ll be kneading, shaping, rolling, and impressing your friends in no time.

studeNt supply lIst: An apron and comfortable shoes.

oNe day workshop

farm to fork Workshopfaculty: David Levy, Vinlandceus: N/a tuItIoN: $65 studIo fee: $20

date: June 16 course: cca 120–1 date: June 23 course: cca 120–2 date: June 30 course: cca 120–3 date: July 7 course: cca 120–4 date: July 14 course: cca 120–5 date: July 21 course: cca 120–6 day: Monday tIme: 9am–1pm

offsIte: Meet at Vinland Restaurant, 593 Congress St, Portland, ME

Discover the inextricability of quality, healthfulness, ecological stewardship, and community building in local food. By working with the exceptional summer produce of Greater Portland's organic farms, fresh and wild seafood, foraged foods, and pasture-raised meat, dairy, and eggs, participants will learn to prepare beautiful and delicious food from local ingredients with joy and confidence. By looking at the economics of small-scale, local food systems versus the industrial "food" system, students will see the myriad benefits to investing in sustainable practices and keeping more of our money local. Take one or all workshops. Make new dishes in each class.

oNe day workshop

All About Cheesefaculty: Sarah Wiederkehr, Winter Hill Farmceus: N/a tuItIoN: $45 studIo fee: $10

date: July 9 course: cca 130–1



day: Wednesday tIme: 1pm–4pm

Discover the history, complexity, and diversity of cheese. Students will learn about the contemporary artisanal cheese movement in the US and worldwide. We will discuss the basics of the cheese making process, as well as how cheese is aged (a process called affinage) and what factors determine a cheese's terroir-- much like a fine wine. We will talk about different styles of cheese, what they pair well with, and how to determine quality and best techniques for storage. A cheese tasting will complement the conversation and give students a tangible (and edible) experience to pair with their new knowledge.

studeNt supply lIst: None.

four-week course

the Art + Craft of food Writingfaculty: Susan Axelrod, MaineToday.comceus: N/a tuItIoN: $100 studIo fee: $0

course: cca 020


Restaurants, local farms, cheese makers… food is what everyone seems to be talking about, especially here in Maine. If you’ve wanted to join the conversation as a food writer, this class will help you shape that voice. We will cover blogging, how to start one and keep it fresh; food feature writing, including tips on submitting your work for publication; restaurant critiques; and recipe writing. Some writing will be done in class and students will have the opportunity for their work to be edited by the instructor.

studeNt supply lIst: Laptop for writing assignments and notebook or tablet for taking notes.

Submission is open to all Continuing Studies and Pre‑College students who enrolled in a workshop or class during the

last two years. Work should have been created in class or as a direct result of taking a workshop.

Current Continuing Studies faculty are also welcome to submit work. A call for art and submission form will be available in early June.

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For more information, contact Dietlind at

[email protected] or call 207.699.5012.

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oNe day workshop

microbrewingfaculty: Chresten Sorensen, Bunkerceus: N/a tuItIoN: $45 studIo fee: $0

date: June 27 course: cca 140-1

date: July 11 course: cca 140-2

date: July 25 course: cca 140-3

day: Friday tIme: 10am–1pmoffsIte: Bunker Brewing Co., 122 Anderson Street, Portland, ME

With nearly 100 microbreweries opening in the US each year, it’s safe to say there’s a trend happening—and it’s an exciting one. In each three-hour class, we will focus on the four elements of brewing (water, yeast, malt, and hops); brewing practices on a commercial vs. home-brewing scale; and the historical emergence of small, independent craft-brewers around the world. This course includes a sampling of various brews.

studeNt supply lIst: None.

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Beer? Food? Coffee? Sweets? Portland's got it covered.

20 register online: meca.edu/csregister register online: meca.edu/csregister 21youth programsyouth programs

art educatIoN helps develop a chIld’s creatIvIty, ImagINatIoN, cogNItIve skIlls, proBlem solvINg aBIlItIes aNd much more. art academy classes are desIgNed to provIde a creatIve outlet for chIldreN that caN play a maJor role IN theIr developmeNt. CouRSES bEGIn JunE 23.

studIo school summer INstItute offers week loNg INteNsIves for teeNagers durINg the summer. courses are offered IN a varIety of medIums aNd provIde IN-depth learNINg for the BuddINg youNg artIst IN our state-of-the art facIlItIes. CouRSES bEGIn JunE 23.

JuNe 23–JuNe 27

Jewelry & metalsmithingymJ 010 $255

Accessorizing was never as fun or interesting as this! Campers will explore the basics of metalworking by learning the techniques of sawing, forging, soldering, stamping, riveting and simple construction. Make unique pendants, bracelets, small sculptures and more. Students will be encouraged to design and create jewelry as individual as themselves.

July 7–July 11

bang! Pow! boom!: making ComicsyIl 075 $255

From story development, lettering, penciling and inking, this camp will offer the fundamentals of comic book

ART ACADEMY Ages 9 – 12

STuDIo SCHooLAges 13 – 17

JuNe 23–JuNe 27

Entrepreneurship + branding Your Personal Styleygd 115 $255

This class is for any young maker and budding artist who is interested in learning what it takes to be turn your ideas into a business. Wherever your talents lie, learn how to envision, develop, and sustain a creative brand for yourself or a business. You'll identify your dream business or personal brand, brainstorm different ideas for a logo and tagline, craft a message and articulate ways people can experience what you are selling, and make a plan for how to promote and market yourself. You will learn strategies to market yourself locally in the community, online, and beyond. This class will include guest speakers from varying creative business areas in the community that will offer important skills needed to run a business.

JuNe 30–July 2

(No camp thursday, July 3 or frIday, July 4)

Cyborg t‑Shirt Designygd 121 $160

This camp will focus on the simple T-shirt as our primary medium for expressing creative ideas. Using a 2D Plotter to help us create our imagery (a machine that converts drawings/images into cut shapes out of various materials) we will focus on creating T-shirts, cut paper objects and drawings. The goal, aside from making awesome professionally-made t-shirts, will be to learn an unintimidating handmade approach when using digital technology and fabrication.

July 7–July 11

Clothing as Sculpture/Wearable Artyfs 110 $255

Transform ordinary pieces of clothing into creative masterpieces. This camp is all about exploring clothing as wearable, sculptural art objects. No limits, no rules. We will construct, deconstruct, embellish, rearrange, stitch, glue, staple, tie, and collect treasures that will make each piece unique. We will consider sound and movement and how it affects and alters design. Documenting our process we will present our creations with music and movement. Participants are encouraged to bring a good pair of scissors and any inspired materials or clothing. No sewing experience is necessary.

July 14–July 18

Drawing & Paintingypd 200 $255

Students will strengthen their observational skills and become familiar with many of the tools, materials, and techniques of drawing and painting. Concepts such as line, value, proportion, and placement will be explored; and a focus on color, color mixing, paint application, design and composition will be emphasized.

July 21– July 25

3D Design for the 21st Centuryyfv 120 $270

21st century technology advances have contributed in abundance to design possibilities. Students will learn how to 3D model using Tinker CAD and Google Sketchup and print functional 3D objects ranging from USB cases to clocks. Students will also gain familiarity with a CNC machine by designing and milling a small piece of furniture.

July 28–august 1

Digital Photography & Photo Processyph 190 $255

Focusing on the technical and formal concerns of digital photography as a form of artistic expression, students will learn how to use their cameras to the fullest, gaining a working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and learning the basics of printing and file management. We will also explore ways to translate photographic

imagery into more traditional printmaking processes, working with a group of processes that allows students to translate their images into a variety of prints. Students will create work that express original ideas and unique perspectives.

august 4–15 (ages 10–14) 2 weeks

Chain reactionysc 102 $460

Using art, engineering, creative energy sourcing, collaboration, problem solving, learning from failure and a good dose of whimsy, students in this 2-week camp will complete a unique multi-faceted chain reaction sculpture out of a wide variety of conventional and unconventional materials. In the spirit of Rube Goldberg, the public presentation on the last class will be as unique as the imaginations of its participants.

youthprogramsall camps run monday through friday, 8:30 to 3:30 unless otherwise noted. each day consists of two focused art-making times in the morning and afternoon. supervised lunch takes place in our cafeteria or in our outdoor green space on casco st. (parents of older students may waive this requirement and allow students to regroup at meca after one hour.) a one-hour workshop period follows lunch in which campers may choose from a variety of social and art related activities to round out their days. CouRSES bEGIn JunE 23.

design. Develop your personal style while exploring a variety of forms from single panel to longer comic strips to storyboarding a graphic novel. Topics such as character creation, layout, and flipbook animation will be among the guided activities, while drawing games designed to advance your technical skills will show you how fun art can be! By the end of the course, every student will have a completed comic book to take home.

July 14–July 18

minecraft™ + intro to gamingyfv 050 $270

Do you love playing video games but have no idea how they get made? Join us as we analyze Mindcraft™ as a platform to learn basic game design techniques. Campers will learn to think critically and articulate what they see, experience, and enjoy about this popular and creative computer game, then apply their understanding to create their own basic 2D game using GameSalad and/or Stencyl. Students must have their own Minecraft™ account.

July 21–July 25

Self Portraitsyfd 084 $255

Campers will examine how the art they make is an image of themselves, whether or not it looks like their physical self. We will create many different versions of the "self-portrait", using a wide variety of media, from painting and printmaking, to collage, sculpture and book-making. Students can look forward to creating art that is exciting, introspective and which illustrates their own unique artistic vision.

July 28–august 1

Storytelling + book makingygd 065 $255

Art can be an exciting method for telling stories, both real and imagined. In this camp we will examine narrative work, and become inspired to create drawings, paintings and books which tell stories through images and text. The work we make will be a reflection of our memories, dreams, and imaginations.

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susaN sherrIll axelrod is a food writer and online content producer for the Portland Press Herald and MaineToday.com. Before moving permanently to Portland, she was the founding editor of the restaurant blog Eater Maine, as well as food editor and cooking columnist for a daily newspaper in northern New Jersey. Her extensive staff and freelance writing portfolio includes food, wine/spirits and entertaining features, restaurant reviews, food-centric travel and recipe development, most recently for “Lighten Up America” by Allison Fishman Task, published in October, 2013 by Cooking Light/Oxmoor House. Prior to her writing career, Susan owned a restaurant and worked as a caterer and personal chef. She blogs at Spoon and Shutter with her husband, photographer Ted Axelrod.

cat Bates graduated from Maine College of Art in 2009 with a BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design. He runs a small jewelry company, serves as Studio Technician in the Metals and Jewelry department at MECA, and teaches workshops on basic metalsmithing, sand casting, and decorative sailor knotting. He believes that the method used to produce a piece of jewelry (or any object) resonates within it, even if it is not obvious to a casual observer. His pieces are characterized by utilitarian design, uncompromising durability, and subtle beauty. cat-bates.com

kIm BerNard shows her sculpture, installations and encaustic works nationally and has exhibited the Art Complex Museum, Saco Museum, Currier Museum of Art, Fuller Craft Museum, Mass Art, UNH Museum of Art, Merrimack College, Phillips Exeter Academy and the Portland Museum of Art and a recipient of the Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant. She received her BFA from Parsons in 1987, her MFA from Mass Art in 2010. Bernard gives presentations, lectures and offers workshops nationally as a visiting artist but makes her home and work in Maine. kimbernard.com

elIZaBeth BIeBer is a photographer and teacher living in Portland, Maine. She holds an MFA in Film and Media from Hunter College, and has exhibited her work in the US and Eastern Europe. Her passion for photography began with documenting the Roma culture in Serbia, to later photographing the beautiful strangers on the streets of New York.

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How long have you been teaching in MECA’s Continuing Studies program?I’ve been teaching in CS about 17 years. When I first started, I was also adjunct in the BFA program, where I taught foundation drawing.

Where did you study art?I was an undergraduate Studio Art major at The College of New Rochelle. After I finished my undergraduate studies, I worked for a greeting card company for seven years, got married, had children, and then moved to Miami where I began freelancing. After attending the Vermont Studio School in my mid forties, I decided to go to graduate school at Brooklyn College, which is part of the City University of New York. Lois Dodd was one of my teachers.

What do you enjoy about working with adults in the CS program?Many of my students studied or majored in art and then married and had children, so when they enroll in my class they are dying to get back to it. This parallels my own experience, so I can relate. I’ve had students of all ages, even several who were graduates of MECA.

What do you try to teach your students?First and foremost, I try to instill in them the confidence to paint. Then I teach them basic technique. I teach a style popularized by Charles Hawthorne and taught to me by Lennart Anderson. Rather than a Post Renaissance approach in which you fill in a drawing with paint, the idea is to find pieces of color in what you are looking at and then put them down. You don’t think in terms of a figure, for example, but in terms of tones. Basically, I am teaching a relatively modern way of looking that is connected to abstract expressionism. I believe it gives students more license.

Why do you think you have so many repeat students?I honestly don’t know. I always try to create a good social situation. There is an epidemic among artists of “am I good enough” or “is someone better than me.” I had excellent teachers who worked to defuse that competitiveness in the classroom and I try to do the same.

I also try to individualize my classes as much as possible. I encourage my students to read about the history of art and I give them homework--either to create a painting outside of class time or to conduct a small piece of research in the library. The more they study art history, the better they can see where they fit in.

What do you get from teaching that you don’t from your own art practice?Teaching provides socialization. Painting is something you can do in a group, but it’s mostly a solitary practice. I enjoy it, but I also like being among people and exchanging ideas.

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kathy BINNs holds a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in jewelry and metalsmithing. She is owner, designer and caster at Pyne Cove Design, a jewelry company that creates silver jewelry inspired by the beaches, shells and marine life along the Atlantic coast. She is also an adjunct jewelry and metals instructor at NH Institute of Art.

kathleeN Boldt, a graduate of Maine College of Art, has been teaching drawing to adults since 1985. Her particular passion is drawing in pencil and teaching adults seeing-to-draw. While drawing is her primary focus, her work in collage, colored pencil and gouache have been evolving and challenging her for years. Her work has appeared in several Portland area mid-coast galleries.

patrIcIa coBB was as Associate Professor of drawing at the Art Institute of Boston for thirteen years where she taught figure sculpture and figure drawing, as well as basic drawing. Nathan Goldstein was the head of the department. He wrote The Art of Responsive Drawing. Her mentor, Demetrios, was an apprentice to Antoine Bourdelle who was an apprentice to Rodin.

clara cohaN began her career as an artist in 1976 and has been teaching adult art classes since 1987. Highlights of her career include classes at the Art Students League in NYC; 110 hours of drawing from the works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; life drawing studies in the studios of Robin John Anderson, David Reidel, and Diana Holiday; a stone carving apprenticeship with Daniel Newman and an intense amount of self -directed study and practice in drawing, painting, and sculpture. Clara's sculptures and paintings are represented by Harbor Square Gallery, Rockland, ME. claracohan.com

dIaNe dahlke paints in both oil and acrylic. She has exhibited widely and is represented in Maine by Frost Gully Gallery in Freeport. Diane holds an MFA in Visual Arts from Vermont College and a BFA from Syracuse University. dianedahlke.com

cooper dragoNette is a full-time landscape painter and teacher whose influences consist of such notable artists as John Singer Sargent, Anders Zorn, Edward Hopper, and Andrew Wyeth.

A member of the Plen Air Painters of Maine, Cooper received his BFA from the University of Southern Maine. His work is held in private, public and corporate collections across the country and he is currently represented by Elizabeth Moss Gallery in Falmouth, ME. cooperdragonette.com

NIkkI farraNd received a BFA in Woodworking and Furniture Design in 2011 from Maine College of Art in Portland, ME, and an MFA in Craft/Material Studies in 2013 from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. In addition to her studies in woodworking, Nikki has also studied communications design at Syracuse University and basketry construction at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Her current work explores the relationship between her personal love for a laborious and physical making practice and the universal understanding that human beings find satisfaction through an inherent need and desire to work. She currently serves as Adjunct Faculty and Shop Technician in the Woodworking department at MECA.

rachel alvareZ flaherty earned a BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry from Maine College of Art and a Post Graduate Certificate from the University of Central England at Birmingham. She has a studio in South Portland, where she specializes in custom jewelry as well as lockets and rings in sterling silver, gold and mixed media. Rachel has been teaching in the Continuing Studies Program at MECA for over 20 years.

lara gIBsoN received her MFA in Textile Design from Rhode Island School of Design in 2004. She has worked as a designer in the home fabrics industry for the past ten years. She also has a studio practice in Portland, ME where she paints and prints on fabric, embroiders, and designs and sews apparel.

JamIe hogaN grew up in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and earned a BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design. Her illustrations have appeared in publications from the Los Angeles Times to Maine Magazine and she has illustrated seven children's books, the most recent titled Here Come the Humpbacks! by April Pulley Sayre. Since 2003, Jamie has taught Illustration in the BFA program at Maine College of Art.A member of the Society of Children’s Book

Writers and Illustrators and the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, Jamie lives on Peaks Island with her husband and daughter. jamiehogan.com

thurstoN howes received a MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and is known for documentary, environmental portrait, studio, corporate and advertising photography, Thurston is a socially concerned visionary. His work has been featured in many national and international fine art exhibitions as well as several feature films. His photography has also been in exhibitions in the Virginia Museum of Fine arts, as well as in numerous private and corporate collections. thurstonhowes.com

callIe kImBall has taught playwriting, acting, movement, and Shakespeare for over ten years. Her plays have been produced, read, or developed at Washington Shakespeare Company, Lark Play Development Center, Project Y Theatre, the kennedy Center, Mad Horse Theatre, Halcyon Theater, The Brick Theater, and elsewhere. She earned her MFA in Playwriting from Hunter College, studying under Tina Howe and Mark Bly, and has received a MacDowell Fellowship, a Ludwig Vogelstein grant, a Playwrights’ Center Core Apprenticeship, and won the Rita & Burton Goldberg Playwriting Award two years in a row. She has written for NPR, Wired.com, Theatre Communications Group, & the Dramatists Guild.

Judy laBrasca taught in the BFA program at MECA from 2000 to 2007 as a founding member of the Illustration department and has taught in the Continuing Studies department since 2001, and has taught drawing workshops to students of all ages. She is the illustrator of Deborah Davis’ book The Secret of the Seal, published by Random House, and is working on a new book entitled Drawing Games. Her studio work includes both drawings, photographs, and artist books.

gIselle lafraNce is a native of New York and has been living in Maine for 13 years. She was classically trained at a very young age by her grandmother, a pattern making professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is the owner of Atelier Stitch, a sewing studio and classroom in Portland, Maine that specializes in one-on-one classes for all levels. Giselles

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passion is in all aspects fashion design and loves to create garments with clean lines, elements of texture and attention to detail.

Joshua laNgstaff studied traditional painting with Juliette Aristides in her acclaimed Classical Atelier in Seattle. In 2009, Joshua was named one of “21 Under 31, Artists to Collect Now” by Southwest Art Magazine. His work has been featured in “The Artist‚” Magazine and in several instructional books. Langstaff is a two time recipient of the Stacey Foundation Grant. He has shown at the Wendt Gallery in Laguna Beach, at the Guild of Boston Artists, and at exhibitions in Seattle, Michigan and Las Vegas. When not painting, Joshua enjoys exploring New England with his wife Anna, and their dog Copley. joshualangstaff.com

davId levI is the owner and executive chef of Vinland in Portland, ME. He is also a writer, teacher, and environmental activist. David was raised in New York City and in the western Berkshires. He earned his BA in history from Dartmouth College and his MFA in Creative Writing, Poetry at Bennington College. David has worked in numerous kitchens, including Perry St. in NYC, Officina della Bistecca in Panzano, Italy, Faviken in Sweden, and Noma in Copenhagen. David opened Vinland in January, 2014. It is the first restaurant in the world known to use 100% local ingredients in every dish, virtually all organic (in principle if not certification) or sourced sustainability from the wild.

mIke lewIs is a fine artist and illustrator living in Portland, ME. He received a BFA in Illustration from Syracuse University and a MFA in Studio Arts from the Maine College of Art. His work primarily deals with the social effects that our nation and neighbors have on the often decidedly mediocre Generation Y. Using hand drawn type and illustrative characters, he attempts to make a social commentary that the great Samuel Clemens would appreciate. His acrylic and Bic Pen work has been showcased in a number of gig posters, logos and publications, as well as upon gallery walls across the country and internationally.

megaN lloyd is a Portland based artist and holds a BFA in photography from the University of Notre Dame and a Post-Bacc in studio arts from the School for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Megan

lately has take a more experimental approach to making photography-based images, which has led her to a practice that can resemble printmaking. You can find her in the Admissions Office at Maine College of Art, where she's the Assistant Director of Admissions.

JaNet maNyaN holds an MFA in Painting at Brooklyn College, City University of New York and a BA in Art at College of New Rochelle. Her residencies include Millay Colony and the Monhegan Artists Residence Program. She was given the MECA Art Honors Award for Leadership in Art Education in 2011. Her work is shown at Frost Gully Gallery and Mast Cove Gallery.

martha mIller has been creating portraits and self-portraits for over thirty years. She works in pencil, pastel, charcoal, and mixed media. Martha holds a BFA in Printmaking from MECA, worked for many years with the North Berwick Figure Drawing Group, and attended figure drawing sessions at the Bowdoinham Academy, studio of the late Carlo Pittore. She continues to use the print process in her studio practice. Her work is in numerous collections including the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA. marthamiller.com

clare morIN, a Portland-based writer, is the Contributing Editor of the annual Time Out Hong kong Art Guide (2010-2014) and writes China cultural stories for the South China Morning Post newspaper. She is also an editor for the Asia Art Archive.

BeNNett morrIs is a multidisciplinary artist and teacher located in Portland. He has a BFA in Graphic Design, an MFA in Studio Art and has attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture's summer residency. In addition to his studies, Bennett has worked as a master printer, printing editions by a variety of contemporary artists. His own work is influenced by ideas related to the sublime, romanticism, ruins and surveillance technology.

erNest paterNo, owner of Cyroni Glass Works, has been making glass since 1990. He graduated from Tyler School of Art, and has studied with world-renowned glass artists, Maestro Lino Tagliapietra, Dante Marioni, Richard Marquis and many of the nation’s finest glassblowers. His

work is represented locally in galleries and museums around the country.

sharoN portelaNce, chair of the Metalsmithing and Jewelry department at Maine College of Art, received her MFA from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Show both nationally and internationally, her work can be viewed in collections at New Mexico State University Museum in Las Cruces, the Samuel Dorskey Museum in New Paltz, New York and at the Okresni Muzeum Ceskeho raje in Turnov, Czech Republic. Her most recent body of work was featured in Ornament Magazine, Metalsmith’s Exhibition in Print and in the Lark Book publications “1000 Rings” and “500 Bracelets.”

Jeffery poss has designed award-winning proposals across the globe for residences, interiors, memorials, pavilions, and most recently, flat-pac and ecological architecture. Poss, elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in 2010 is a Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. His studio teaching has focused on the development of concept, materials, and detail into architectural design, including design-build structures, furniture design, and the exploration of whole-to-part relationships in architecture, for which he received the AIAEducation Honors Award. Poss is currently chair of the detail+FABRICATION Program Area at the Illinois School of Architecture.

marleNe seavey began creating stained glass pieces in 1991. Inspired by being surrounded by color, structure, and the tactile nature of glass, her desire to teach and share the pleasure of stained glass making with others was born. By 1994, The Beveled Edge stained glass studio was up and running, originally located in a renovated one car garage on a little side street, now in our larger location on Rt. 302. Marlene’s teaching style is comprehensive and personalized to meet each individual student’s needs, and her studio environment is positive and welcoming to all. It’s for the love of glass!

chesteN soreNseN is owner/brewer of Bunker Brewing Co., which began in 2012 with partner Jay Villani in the East Bayside neighborhood of Portland, ME. Chresten grew up in kennebunk, Maine, and worked as a pastry chef and artisan bread baker in Boston, NYC, and Chicago,


before returning to Maine in 2009. He began homebrewing in 2004, ran an underground home-brewery out of his apartment in Chicago, and went on to win a city-wide homebrew contest in 2009. Bunker Brewing Co. was named one of America's top ten nano-breweries by Bon Appétit in 2013 and was noted as one of Imbibe magazine's 75 people, places, and flavors to watch in 2014.

chrIstopher m. strIcklaNd is an Artist-Educator who works in a variety of media, but primarily focuses on watercolor painting. By taking daily life experiences as subject matter while commenting on the spectrum of human emotions, Strickland creates intense personal moments, acts of meditation and abstract expressions. His works demonstrate how life extends beyond its own subjective limits, undergoing transubstantiation and often telling a story about the effects of a spiritual awakening and transformation. Strickland exhibits his work in different venues throughout New England, including the kittery Art Association Gallery as a member of kAA’s ‘Moderns’ group.

fraNk o smIth is a writer, ghostwriter, writing coach, and teacher. His novel, “Dream Singer,” was a finalist fo the Bellwether Prize, “in support of a literature of social change,” created and championed by best-selling novelist Barbara kingsolver. “Dream Singer will be published this year. “Sonny Days,” a memoir that he ghost wrote with Bill McClaran, a former federal undercover narcotics agent and former Chief of Police of Portland, will also be published this year. He is a regular contributor of book reviews to the Maine Sunday Telegram.

sam smIth is a Master Blacksmith and founder of The Portland Forge, renovated from the blacksmith shop formerly known as The Portland Company, built in 1846 on the waterfront in Portland, ME . Sam is a traditional blacksmith concerned solely with the protection of the Blacksmithing craft as it existed in the 19th century.

tara smIth grew up in Duluth, Minnesota. She earned her Baking & Pastry degree from The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and spent a year as a Teaching Assistant at the school’s award winning Apple Pie Café. Tara is now head pastry chef at Standard Baking Co. in Portland, Maine, where she supervises pastry production and

develops the expanding menu of rustic pastries. She teaches cooking classes, occasionally gives baking demonstrations, and has had recipes featured in Bon Appétit and Fine Cooking. She coauthored Standard Baking Co. Pastries cookbook with bakery owner Alison Pray.

Jess teesdale is a full time studio potter living and working in Portland, ME. She received her BFA from Green Mountain College in Vermont, and started teaching pottery in Oregon in 1997. Jess enjoys the simplicity of design and form. A wise potter once told her, “It takes many years to become truly centered, and many more to make your work look uncentered.” The art of centering crosses over to all areas of life, but begins with the spinning wheel.

dIetlINd vaNder schaaf has an MFA in creative writing from the University of San Francisco and an MA in American and New England Studies from the University of Southern Maine. A practicing artist, she is a member of New England WAx, a regional encaustic organization, and teaches workshops on narrative collage and shadowboxing. Her art work is in personal collections both nationally and internationally. dietlindvanderschaaf.com

cheslye veNtImIglIa has a dressmaking studio in Portland. She specializes in wedding dress consultation, the reconstruction of vintage clothing, and costume design. Commissions include costume design and fabrication for the Washington Ballet, Revels Inc., and Opera North (Norwich, VT). She has taught sewing and patternmaking at MECA since 2000 with an emphasis on quality garment construction and fit. Cheslye is the former Director of Continuing Studies at MECA and currently volunteers in the costume shop at Portland Stage. She holds a MS in Organization and Management from Antioch New England Graduate School and a BA in Philosophy from Wellesley College.

JohN veNtImIglIa holds an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and a BFA in Sculpture from Syracuse University. His work is represented in the collections of the Portland Museum of Art, the Portland Public Library, Mt. Holyoke College and private collections in France and the US. He teaches drawing, sculpture and three dimensional design at the Maine College of Art.

sarah wIederkehr is the cheese maker at Winter Hill Farm in Freeport, ME which she manages with her husband Steve Burger. She received a BS in Horticulture and Agronomy from the University of New Hampshire, and became Stanford University’s first “farm educator,” teaching courses in sustainable food systems and organic farming while managing a small farm. Sarah’s graduate degrees are from University of California, Davis, in International Agriculture Development and Integrated Pest Management. While Sarah’s first love has always been plants, she also enjoys raising poultry, experimenting with cheese making and managing the farmers’ market.

coNNIe Zhu is a Chinese language instructor who has taught Chinese language and literature at various colleges including Colby College, ME. A native of Shanghai, China, Connie also writes essays and fiction in both Chinese and English.

cecIlIa reBecca ZIko is a Portland-based graphic designer specializing in print and branding. She believes that design should be accessible and is interested in the ways that art, craft, and design intersect. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn and an MA in Design History and Material Culture from the University of Brighton, England.

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locationClasses are held in the Porteous building at 522 Congress Street,

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ParkingParking is the responsibility of the student. Hourly parking is available at

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register by mailSend registration materials and payment to:Continuing StudiesMaine College of Art522 Congress St.Portland, ME 04101

register in PersonMonday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm, at the Continuing Studies office at 522 Congress Street, Portland, Maine.

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DiscountDiscount-eligible students should contact the office for verification before registra-tion. Full payment must accompany your registration. A $30 fee will be charged for checks returned for insufficient funds. As proof of enrollment, please bring a printed confirmation of your registration when you attend your first class. Classes that do not meet minimum enrollment requirements will be canceled, typically three to five business days before the class begins. Registered students will be notified and refunded in full.

third Party PaymentsIf an agency, company, or school is paying for your course, an official purchase order or authorization, or full payment must accompany your registration.

tuition Discount for Visual Arts teachers grades k–12Visual arts teachers employed at least 20 hours /week on a regular basis during the school year receive a 50% discount on tuition for up to two Continuing Studies courses per session, some exclusions apply. Verification of current employment (on school letterhead, signed by a school official) must accompany your registration form each session. Please note we cannot apply discounts via online registration.

tuition Discount for mECA graduatesMaine College of Art degree-program alumni receive a 35% tuition discount on any Continuing Studies course for up to two courses per session, some exclu-sions apply. Please note we cannot apply discounts via online registration.

ConditionsAdults 18 or older may register for Continuing Studies adult courses. Students under 18 require special permis-sion of the Director or Assistant Director of Continuing Studies. MECA reserves the right to cancel courses, substitute instructors, change course times, and limit enrollment. The student agrees to abide by any and all rules of the College. MECA will assume no responsibility for any loss, personal or physical. With enrollment, a student consents to being photographed in classes or at student activities on oroff campus. These photographs may be used by MECA in future promotional efforts without specific written permission from the student.

Access to Studio buildings + Student iD NumbersMECA studios and classrooms are available to you during your scheduled class or lab times only. You are assigned a student ID number when registering which is included on the confirmation sheet. Please present your confirmation sheet to security personnel when asked.

library PrivilegesMECA's Joanne Waxman Library is one of the largest independent libraries in Northern New England and a major resource of materials on art and design in the region. Its collections number approximately 33,000 volumes and 100 periodicals as well as videos and other materials. In addition, the library houses a Special Collection room, containing, among other items, examples of 19th century publications in the arts and a collection of artists' books; the library also

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Borrowing privileges are extended to adult students for the duration of the course in which they are enrolled (not applicable to weekend workshops). Please present your confirmation sheet to Library staff for a temporary library card.

Persons with Disabilities Access to CS ProgramMaine College of Art respects and values people with disabilities. In addition,Maine College of Art is required under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974 and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 and 2008, to provide reasonable accommodations for people with documented disabilities. To request accommodations, please contact Daniel Gardner, Director of Residential Education and Housing, at [email protected] at least three weeks prior to your scheduled course.

Withdrawal + refund Policy100% Refund: Student must withdraw at least 6 business days prior to the start of class.

• 50% Refund: Issued when a student withdraws 5 business days or less from the start of the class.• NO REFUNDS ARE GIVEN ONCE A CLASS BEGINS.• If MECA cancels a course, all fees will be refunded.• Students will not be issued a refund unless a student has officially notified the office of the withdrawal.• Special restrictions apply to certain off-campus programs. Please see the course description for details.• If you think your circumstances warrant special consideration, you may send a letter of appeal to the Director of Continuing Studies. Appeals should be postmarked within 14 days of withdrawal.

Continuing Education units (CEus)Credit for completion of a Continuing Studies course is offered in the form of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in the adult program. One CEU is issued for ten hours of class participation. Students will be sent a statement of CEUs earned after completion of a course. CS students do not earn CEUs or credit in youth program classes, with the exception of students who complete the Pre-College program for 3 academic credits. Credit-bearing BFA courses are available to the public through MECA’s non-degree program. Students who complete these courses earn college credit.

transcriptsOfficial transcripts are available at no charge upon written request to the Registrar’s Office.meca.edu/transcript-request

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How long have you been taking classes through Maine College of Art’s Continuing Studies program?Over the last 3-4 years, I have taken the same class multiple times--the week-long Metalsmithing and Jewelry intensive taught by Rachel Alvarez Flaherty ‘91. I’m currently taking her 12-week class.

Why did you start taking Continuing Studies classes at MECA? I was in upper level management for many years. I’ve never been a creative or artistic person, but I collected beach glass and pottery for a long time and I wanted to try making jewelry with it.

Do you have a studio at home?I have some equipment, but the machines and tools at MECA are a huge draw. I come to MECA for the camaraderie, but also for access to a mentor. Rachel encourages confidence in her students. She teaches basic skills, but also helps you build on those skills so you can make the work you want to make. And while she is the teacher, she’s also one of us. Honestly, I can’t say enough about these classes–the experience is just that good.

Have you sold any of the work you’ve made?I have sold some to friends and I’m currently selling through a couple of local shops. I am also considering selling on one of the islands where I collect sea glass and pottery.

but you say you don’t consider yourself to be artistic. How can you be making such lovely pieces and selling them if you aren’t artistic?(Laughs.) I have always been interested in art from a consumer viewpoint. I’ve traveled a lot, seen art from many different cultures. I’ve also supported the arts through the years. But making art has given me a different perspective. I had no idea how much physical and psychic energy was required. I’ve developed a deeper appreciation of jewelry, and art in general.

Can you tell me about a favorite piece you made in one of Rachel’s classes?One of the very first pieces I made involved a round clear piece of sea glass with a indented circle in the middle. The setting was very difficult for me; I really wanted the light to come through without a backing on it. I had to do that setting over and over, but Rachel believed I could do it, and I finally got it right. I’ve gotten more compliments on that than anything I’ve done.

Has your time making jewelry at MECA brought about any changes in the way you see yourself? I’ve recently begun reconstructing and refinishing salvaged wooden antiques and vintage furniture, and building small tables and benches from native Maine woods. I think MECA provided the spark.

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