ArtLab
Our hands-on education program offers year-round classes and workshops for all ages
“The act of creation is like the act of love. It asks first for commitment, for risks, for a certain amount of abandon and for joy, and for an absolute belief in its integrity of being.” — Maia Aprahamian
Stay creating all summer long! CMCA is offering in-person ArtCamp sessions for youth artists. Registration opens May 1.
ArtCamp | Week 1 Monday – Thursday, July 19 – 22 | 9:00am – 12:00pm Ages 8 – 13 | Limite... ArtCamp | Week 2 Monday – Thursday, July 26 – 29 | 9:00am – 12:00pm Ages 8 – 13 | Limite... ArtCamp | Week 3 Monday – Thursday, August 2–5 | 9:00am – 12:00pm Ages 8 – 13 | Limited ... ArtCamp | Sōnarts In collaboration with Midcoast Music Academy Monday – Friday, August 9 – ...ArtCamp | Earth Arts
ArtCamp | Who Is Maine?
ArtCamp | The Shape of Summer
ArtCamp | Sōnarts
Unleash your creativity with our hands-on, fun and imaginative ArtLabs
ArtLab for All Ages is FREE and open to the public.
ArtLab for All Ages is a monthly art exploration program that inspires participants to think imaginatively and connectively while playfully engaging in an afternoon of art making.
ArtLab Virtual Vacation Week Monday – Thursday, April 19-22 Free and open to all Daydream Spac... Saturday, May 1 | 2pm Streaming on Facebook Live May | Blooming Bouquets Join in a livestream ArtLab... Saturday, June 5 | 2pm Streaming on Facebook Live June | Abstract Fragments Join in a livestream Art... Saturday, July 3 | 2pm CMCA Courtyard July | Phosphene Dream Explore your dreams through imaginary l... Saturday, August 7 | 2pm CMCA Courtyard August | Rockland Connects Connect to the history of Rocklan...ArtLab | April Vacation Week
ArtLab for All Ages | May
ArtLab for All Ages | June
ArtLab for All Ages | July
ArtLab for All Ages | August
Revisit past ArtLab workshops!
ArtLab for All Ages | April
April 3 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmArtLab for All Ages | March
March 6 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmArtLab | February Vacation Week | Video Series
February 15 - February 18ArtLab for All Ages | February
February 6 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmArtLab for All Ages | January
January 2 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmArtLab for All Ages | December
December 5, 2020 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Create from home with ArtLab instructional videos!
CMCA’S EDUCATION MISSION
Dedicated to promoting dynamic engagement with contemporary art and artists, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art offers programs that fuel the imagination, stimulate forward thinking, and cultivate conversation.
Our priority is to develop programming that:
- Expands access to the new ideas and modes of expression inherent in contemporary art.
- Provides authentic and experiential art education that engages local artists as teachers and mentors.
- Empowers individuals to explore their own capacities as creative thinkers and makers.
OUR ARTLAB PROGRAM
ArtLab invites participants of all ages to explore materials and transform ideas into tangible, original forms of art. Our goal is to inspire the creative process through adventurous thinking, as individuals and families discover, interact, and invent.
Since its launch in 2011, thousands of participants have engaged in CMCA’s ArtLab. In addition to the original ArtLab for All Ages Saturday workshops, the program now includes:
- After school classes
- Summer art camps
- February and April school vacation workshops
- School workshops for elementary to college level
- Ongoing Open Studio projects
OUR SUPPORTERS
CMCA is grateful to the following contributors for their support of the ArtLab community education program: Camden National Bank, Margaret E. Burnham Trust, Mattina R. Proctor Foundation, Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Morton Kelly Charitable Trust, Nellie Leaman Taft Foundation, The Onion Foundation, and individual donors.
DONATE TO ARTLAB
Your contribution helps keep ArtLab for All Ages free of charge and open to all, and provides scholarships for children in financial need. To donate online, click here and at Checkout, write “ArtLab” in Order Notes under Additional Information OR note “ArtLab” on your check made payable to CMCA and mail to: PO Box 1767, Rockland, ME 04841. Thank you!
Learn more about ArtLab’s history and philosophy by viewing this PDF.
Check out CMCA’s other educational program, Look Inside, and our partnership with 26 Split Rock Cove.