Eastport Arts Center
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Zoom Can Do More! Draw-a-Thon On Tap for Saturday Night
EAC’s Draw-a-Thon is a multi-art form experience that lovingly pushes the boundaries of what Zoom can be—and, great news!—it happens on the 4th Saturday of each month. All are welcome to join, whether artists intending to spend the evening drawing, or others who just want to watch and listen … [Read More]
Sewing, Hand-spinning & Piano Maintenance? Yep! All Coming Soon from EAC Video’s Studio Visit series
EAC Video’s Studio Visit series will continue with looks into the work of Sally and Nadeen DeCicco, Greg Biss, Manuela Brice and others! Check out this trailer to see some recent footage of these folks at their work, which includes sewing fabric face masks, the art and science of … [Read More]
Handy Links: EAC’s Online Offerings (Ongoing and ‘Live’)
Ongoing online activities: Ecstatic Dance Subscribe to this group’s YouTube channel to access dance-inspiring playlists, updated weekly. International DanceFind a playlist of videos here, including demonstrations of the dances. EAC’s Poetry and Pie FestivalContributors of poems and pictures are sought! Please check out current submissions and read more here. … [Read More]
EAC Video Presents Studio Visit with Fiber Artist Gail McGlamery
EAC Video’s latest is a look into the studio practice of fiber artist, weaver, spinner and dyer Gail McGlamery. Since diving into the medium nine years ago, Gail has grown a small business selling handspun yarn and hand-dyed fibers for other artists. Her return to weaving is on full … [Read More]
ArtWalk Presents ‘Walk of the Week’
The Eastport ArtWalk celebrates August Abundance, partnering weekly with a different organization to promote health and fitness – and art – in our area. Each week the ArtWalk will post a new “Walk of the Week” featuring a different 1-1.5 mile walking route, celebrating the gardens, vistas and outdoor … [Read More]
What is Zentangle? Pembroke Student and Perry-based Musician Demonstrate
On Tuesday, July 28, popular EAC instructor Ann Cannizzaro will teach ‘Zentangle: A Mindful Approach to Creativity and Flow,‘ as part of the arts center’s Summer Workshop Series via Zoom. Take a peek at the Zentangle technique in footage made by Ann’s daughter and fellow artist Nia Aretakis, featuring … [Read More]
Meet Ann Cannizzaro, Instructor for Our July Summer Arts Camp (Sign up by Sunday, 7/5!)
EAC’s first session of Summer Arts Camp—’I Wonder with Watercolors’—is July 7, 8 and 9, and will be offered via Zoom for children ages 6-13. Read all about it here, and check out the video promo made by instructor Ann Cannizzaro and her daughter, Nia Aretakis. Due to supplies … [Read More]
Edward French Gives Virtual Version of Annual Pipe Organ Demonstration & Talk
“It’s always encouraging and refreshing to witness the enthusiasm and curiosity of young students in learning about music and tracker-action pipe organs,” said Edward French, who has presented demonstrations of EAC’s pipe organ for groups of local schoolchildren for more than 12 years. French, best known as editor of … [Read More]
Summer Workshop Series Kicks Off with Fairy Houses, Watercolors, Henna and Felting!
EAC’s Summer Workshop series will be offered virtually this year, and instructors have worked with EAC’s Education & Outreach Director, Alison Brennan, to come up with an array of fascinating projects to be taught online. The series begins June 30 with longtime EAC instructor Sara Myrick’s Beach Fairy House … [Read More]
‘One Man Festival’ Willy Claflin Presents Maynard Moose & Socklops
Willy Claflin has delighted audiences for years with his songs, stories and hilarious puppetry. An Eastport summer resident who winters in San Francisco, Willy has been a memorable part of many of EAC’s past Summer Arts Camps, taking turns with the arts and crafts leaders to offer campers some … [Read More]
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