Celebrated LGBTQ artists from around the U.S. will teach each workshop to help empower and inspire 70 Maine young LGBTQ people to see themselves in their fullest capacity and model an open and out life in the arts. Youth participants will work and learn alongside one another in the studios in a safe and supportive community. Students, faculty and chaperones will live on campus for three days and participate in evening presentations and discussion groups facilitated by teaching artists. Fee for the weekend is $25 and scholarships are available if needed. For more information, contact OUT Maine program director, Sue Campbell at [email protected]
Completed nominations, permission forms and registration fees are due at Haystack by May 31st.
Workshops include:
Ceramics with Joshua Paul Hebbert: Clay vessels: Storytelling and identity
Joshua Paul Hebbert has worked for a variety of cultural craft institutions, including Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and the Museum of Contemporary Craft. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. He received his MFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder and his BFA from Creighton University in Ceramics. He is currently an artist in residence at the Clay Studio, in Philadelphia, PA. www.joshuahebbert.com
Mail to: Haystack, PO Box 518, Deer Isle, ME 04627
Phone: 207-348-2306 Email: [email protected]
More info HERE.
