Parent and young child work side by side to explore materials in this relaxing weekly class. Adults learn how language and behaviors can nurture (or inhibit) creative development, and get insight into how artmaking for littles is really learning, made visible! There will be lots of opportunities to get messy - bring extra clothes!

Keep the creativity flowing through the summer with this weekly drop-in art club for ages 8-18! Kids can work on their own projects, get help with a certain skill, or experiment with the many materials in the Bridge Studio.

Success with acrylic resist etching is right around the corner with this workshop! This workshop will introduce a product approach and a “mix yourself” approach to create a very effective roll on ground for copper plate etching. Kris will introduce B.I.G., developed by Andrew Baldwin of Wales, and a recipe Kris uses that students will learn to mix themselves. Both of these grounds offer good results and can be used for a hardground, softground, soft ground texture, and in combination with other material for lift ground. Other ground applications can be used from these materials, but focus will be on…

Art Together Mornings is a series of memorable mornings where adult and child create side-by-side! Each project is designed to fully engage all ages and stages; parents get their hands dirty enjoying the materials, while being guided with tips on supporting their young artists’ creativity. Each adult-child group takes home whatever they make as a keepsake of their special morning. Through the Art Together Mornings series, families explore a variety of activities and feel the benefits of the unique experience of focused time spent creating together.

Bring a change of clothes and the energy for a week you will never forget! A slime-making lab. Paint pistols and watercolor balloons. Body paint and squishy sculptures. It all ends in an obstacle course/color run that WILL require hosing off!

Linear perspective seems to be everyone’s nemesis, but it doesn’t have to be and it’s so important to have in your skill set. In this class, we tackle it head on; first with simple geometric constructions that need to feel spacial in a drawing and then we move ahead to all manner of single and double-point perspective problems - still lifes, furniture, buildings, even the human figure.

Learn all about clay, wheel-throwing techniques, hand building, and the process of glazing and firing. Make pots, figures, sculptures and bowls. Exceptional instructor Linda Stec provides guidance and support. New and returning students are welcome. Come and have fun!

Learn how to achieve multiple colors in a linoleum cut image through reduction printing. This 3 hour workshop will be an introduction to the technique of reduction printing. Students will learn about cutting tools, materials, carving sequence and ink mixing. Students will use 6x9 easy cut linoleum blocks and have the opportunity to carve and edition their own print.

A day devoted to exploring the art of collage! Learn techniques of composition, materials, and assembly with artist Deb Jellison.

What better way to spend a summer Saturday afternoon than drawing with new friends? This class is an opportunity for beginner and mid-level artists interested in acquiring and refining their drawing skills in a relaxed atmosphere where students needs will be addressed on an individual basis. Formal issues of drawing will be discussed within the context of personal expression. Classes will meet at Waterfall Arts with several field trips planned to explore drawing opportunities in the local area.

How many weirdos can you be in one week? Let's find out! Bizarre portraits, funky puppets, superhero selves, silly skits, monster masks, pinch pot faces and more!

Waterfall Arts is partnering with Maine Ecological Artist and Educator Krisanne Baker to bring you a day of creative adventure! This one day workshop will focus on the assemblage of a large-scale endangered ocean creature, the North Atlantic Right Whale. Lead by Krisanne Baker, the group will begin the day with a morning beach clean up. The collected materials will then be upcycled by the group to create the giant sculpture. Participants will learn the basics of sculptural assemblage while finding a creative way to use garbage and debris commonly found on the Maine shoreline. This art will spark awareness…

This camp will combine play with learning in a creative environment. We will explore the concept of film style and genre through the lens of spoof and parody. Campers will learn about fiction and nonfiction storytelling, and work as a group to produce their own original mockumentary film about something in Belfast. Campers will also learn basic skills to use video production equipment with a safe and fun team, and afterwards their film will stream on Belfast Community Television.   FILM STYLE MASH-UP: MAKE YOUR OWN MOCKUMENTARY with Gemma Perretta Scott July 23 - 27 Monday - Friday 8:45AM -…

Drip, pour, drag, layer, heat, and incise! Investigate the art of encaustic painting in this very hands-on workshop using pigmented wax, and a heated palette! Explore a rich variety of marks and surfaces while doing image transfer, etching, and collaging in this seductive medium. Take both your flat collections of drawings, collected papers, pictures and incorporate found objects. Class time will be divided between demonstrations, individual work time, and discussion about historical and contemporary practices. We will also touch on proper studio ventilation, wax safety, and how to “finish” artworks in terms of framing and care. Students will leave with…

This 5-hour workshop will go through the fundamentals of watercolor painting, and it's transparent properties. Through traditional approaches, participants will explore washes, water ratio to paint, how to use the most of the white paper, and manipulation of brushes. Several different techniques will be covered, allowing each participant their individual interpretations. The workshop will be held indoors and if time and weather cooperate, may include some plein air painting. Participants should bring good quality 140lb. cold press paper (such as Arches or similar) and whatever watercolor paint and brushes you may have. There will be materials to share if needed.

Sequencing is a way for both beginners and more experienced art makers to enter the process of painting at a deep and direct level, by taking away some of the traditional impediments to creative energy. It quickly identifies important elements in our creative work, momentarily suspends part of our thought process, and allows us to begin work without the burdens of self-doubt, memory, and desire. It helps to free us from the idea that quality artwork is wholly dependent on technique. Specifically, it emphasizes metaphor, color, light, the horizon, the physical encounter with the paint, and of course awareness and…

A great introduction to torchworking glass rods into beads. Hours fly by in focused creation, full of rich color and fascinating techniques. Learn how to make round beads, use a marver to make cylindrical or flattened beads, mix colors and get beautiful reactions, work with stringer and pull hot glass into “stripes” and “twisties” to make patterns on beads. The emphasis will be on developing familiarity with glass and individual creativity.

In this unique workshop, participants will learn and develop the many varied ways of creating images with woodcut and monotype, and combinations of the two! Enjoy the excitement of seeing your layered images emerge from this age-old, elegant way of working. Class time will be spent learning the crafts of carving and printing as well as learning the various ways to layer color with monoprint techniques.

Eco-print uses locally sourced plant materials to capture impressions on cloth and paper. In this workshop we will explore the basics of printing with both silk and paper. Specially prepared papers and fibers are bundled, stacked and steamed, and the results are like unwrapping gifts- one never can be quite certain of the outcome, but the natural world provides us with amazing colors and patterns- from distinct plant images to abstract color effects.   ECO PRINTING with Susan Smith Saturday, August 11 10:00AM - 3:00PM $75 + $15 materials Age: 15+ Members receive class discounts! Check out our membership program…

Join this group firing event with work you've already created! Work can be made in the Clay Studio during Open Studio hours. Clay Open Studio happens weekly on Wednesday nights from 5:30 to 7:30PM. Pieces bust be bisqued and glazes used must be suitable for Raku firing. Raku clay and glazes available to purchase in the Clay Studio.  Pieces are limited to number of participants. Call the office for more information.   Raku Firing Party with Linda Stec August 18 Saturday, 10:00AM - 1:00PM $50 Age: 15+ Members receive class discounts! Check out our membership program here.    ABOUT THE…

Looking for inspiration? Feeling stuck? Need to shake things up? In this energized, supportive and non-judgmental workshop participants will be guided through a plethora of playful exercises that promise to inspire and build creative confidence. Non-precious materials will be provided that encourage experimentation, discovery and fun. We will focus on the creative process, rather than the product, in an atmosphere where generating ideas and finding ‘flow’ are the goal. Participants will leave with an arsenal of go-to strategies they can continue to revisit for inspiration. All levels welcome.   CULTIVATING CREATIVITY with Kim Bernard August 18 & 19, Saturday &…

Paste paper is a technique for painting in layered glazes on paper to achieve decorative effects. It's very easy, straightforward and very addictive! The resulting papers can be used in book arts, collage, other craft projects and as final abstract paintings.