We had the chance to sit down with Transmissions Quilts Director Cordy Joan. Cordy shared that the project began with a deeply personal encounter while living in the Bay Area, when a friend shared a family heirloom quilt that had been made for them at birth. The quilt had been kept folded away in a…
“PRESS PLAY” — A Summer Exhibition Celebrating Creativity, Curiosity, and the Transformative Power of PlayExhibit Dates: June 26 – August 29, 2026 Opening Reception & Summer Open HouseFriday, June 26 | 4–7 PM This summer, Waterfall Arts invites audiences to rediscover the transformative power of play with PRESS PLAY, a dynamic group exhibition featuring artists…
Join Transmissions Quilts for Home & Away, a trans text(iles) exhibition in Belfast, ME (Penobscot territory), on view from Friday, June 5 through June 12 at Waterfall Arts. Presented in collaboration with Trans Poetics Archive, Out in the Open, and the Belfast Poetry Festival, Transmissions Poetry is a weeklong exhibition and series of events running…
Solutions IRL: Mindfuel We’re excited to partner with the Midcoast Villager to host a special afternoon of mindful artmaking for teens at Waterfall Arts as part of Solutions IRL: Mindfuel. We’ll be welcoming several local organizations—including Coastal Mountains Land Trust x Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition, Torchlight Media, and MidCoast Shakespeare Studio—to share creative activities and hands-on experiences with…
April 18 – May 29Opening Reception April 18th, 1 – 3 PM Art in public spaces shapes the community and culture where it appears. The gallery at Waterfall Arts is a public space. While it’s not accessible 24/7 like graffiti on a city street might be, it’s free to enter and open to everyone. Make Your…
Waterfall Arts is thrilled to welcome Ellery Chalmers as our new Youth Program Manager! A visual artist, educator, and lifelong participant in community arts programs, Ellery has deep roots in the Midcoast and a passion for making creative spaces accessible, affirming, and joyful for young people. We sat down with Ellery to learn more about…
Join us as Waterfall Arts celebrates its 10th season partnering with Belfast-area schools for the largest annual exhibition of youth art in Belfast! In honor of Youth Art Month (YAM)—a national celebration established in 1961 to recognize and promote visual art education for grades PK–12—we are proud to stand alongside organizations like the Portland Museum…
We’re excited to welcome the new year with Homegrown, our 2026 Denizen exhibition, opening in the Clifford Gallery. This show celebrates the people who make Waterfall Arts feel like home—a place rooted in shared creativity, care, and belonging. For many of us, home is wherever we feel most comfortable, loved, and connected. For others, it’s…
There is a quiet kind of courage in stitching your story into fabric for all to see. For Conni Whittaker, textile art is both resistance and revelation—a way to process, protest, and persevere through the weight of personal and collective experience. Conni is one of 21 talented makers featured in our current fiber arts exhibition,…
You never know who will walk through our doors—or how their experience here might ripple far beyond our walls. Last week, we had the pleasure of catching up with Holly Grobholz, a visiting artist who stopped by to pick up a monoprint she created during a Community Print session this summer. That session was led…