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New England Social Dancing 

WASHINGTON — Prescott Memorial School students have been enjoying a residency this year in traditional New England social dance, or contra dancing. They have learned the basic figures of traditional social dancing, both historic and modern. It also has allowed students to connect with each other and with music/rhythm through dancing.

This has been funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Belfast Flying Shoes outreach fund. Chrissy Fowler, a member of the Belfast Flying Shoes dance community, is the dancer in residence, and she has completed two of three sessions with all kindergarten through sixth grade students. Fowler also provides professional development opportunities for the staff so they may integrate contra dancing into their classroom routines. READ MORE in the Village Soup article.

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Lincolnville Central School clay mural

Artist in residence Randy Fein and her 122 students, in grades 4 through 8 at Lincolnville Central School collaborated to create a ceramic relief mural entitled, “Our Community Watershed, Protect and Preserve.” Now installed in the Lincolnville Central School, the mural is huge. READ MORE! in the PenBay Pilot article.

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Artist Robert Indiana

VINALHAVEN Robert Indiana, who lived on Vinalhaven died on Saturday at age 89. He became a celebrated pop artist and is best known for his LOVE signs. READ MORE in the Village Soup article written by Stephen Betts and Bob Keyes, Portland Press Herald.

Photo by: Michael K. Komanecky

 

MALI Winter Retreat, February 2014, Farnsworth Art Museum

Teapot Show

Portland Pottery

Judge’s Choice, High School Favorite

The annual teapot show is sponsored by Portland Pottery and is open to all ages. Artists are invited to create  tea pots by hand or on the potter’s wheel. This year 18 from Camden Hills High School students and 13 Falmouth High School students submitted teapots. There were a total of 80 teapots in the show which opening on Friday, May 4 and was viewed throughout the weekend. There were several categories including Most Creative, Most Functional, and Favorite teapot. The work in this blog post was created by students from one of the two high schools who participated. For more information on participating in the future please contact Karen Dyer at Portland Pottery at karend@portlandpottery.com. Portland Pottery has been around for many years. The store and café are located at 118 Washington Ave., Portland. If you’re interested in participating next year with your students please community with Karen Dyer (address above) for more information.