Seal Bay Music Festival – CANCELLED

Waterfall Arts 256 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

The 18th Seal Bay Festival of American Chamber Music: "Seeing Sound" UPDATE: DUE TO THE RISE IN COVID CASES IN WALDO COUNTY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN REIMAGINED FOR DIGITAL SPACE. THANKS! The goal of the Seal Bay Festival is to make American chamber music an exciting and vibrant experience for concert audiences, artists, composers, composition […]

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Artist Talk: Pippin Frisbie-Calder

Waterfall Arts 256 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

Come by the Clifford Gallery to hear Pippin Frisbie-Calder discuss her work and her upcoming residency at Waterfall Arts!

Fireside Chat: Belfast Poetry Festival

Waterfall Arts 256 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

Our September Fireside Chat will be hosted by Belfast poet laureate, Judy Kaber, and the Belfast Poetry Festival—an inclusive and collaboration-driven event that gives poets, artists, and audience broad opportunity to make connections, share ideas, and discover possibilities for the arts beyond the merely expected. The Festival joins poets and artists in collaborative work that […]

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Closing Reception with Pippin Frisbie-Calder

Waterfall Arts 256 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

Join us to see the results of Pippin's September residency and her time in the Kennedy Press printmaking with students from BCOPE.

Life Drawing – Short Pose

Waterfall Arts 256 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

$15 per session. Drop in or register online. (Save $5 if you register for Wednesday Short Pose and Saturday Long Pose sessions together) Join us for a short pose, non-instructional, gestural group. The format will be variable, starting with quicker poses and ending with a more lengthy pose each session. The longest running group of […]

$15.00 – $25.00

Fireside Chat: Restorative Justice

Waterfall Arts 256 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

Our October Fireside Chat will be hosted by Hanlon Kelley from the Restorative Justice Project Maine, a nonprofit organization that promotes fundamental change in communities, schools and institutions and the justice system. Our responses to crime and wrongdoing seek renewal and safety for the community, support and healing for victims, and accountability and reintegration of […]

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Embroidery 101 with Shannon Downey (aka Badass Cross Stitch)

Waterfall Arts 256 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

This is a 1.5-hour workshop where Shannon will introduce folks to the tools and techniques of embroidery. Participants will leave with a work in progress and all the skills needed to create a beautiful piece of embroidery. Materials: embroidery hoop, embroidery floss, 24-gauge tapestry needle, quilters cotton square, scissors, water soluble marking pen (we will […]

$5.00 – $20.00

Intermediate Embroidery with Shannon Downey (aka Badass Cross Stitch)

Waterfall Arts 256 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

For folks who already have the basics of embroidery down, we will work with a pattern and dive into more advanced stitches. About the artist: Shannon Downey aka Badass Cross Stitch is an artist, activist, craftivist, community builder, and general instigator. She blends her politics, activism, and art into projects that are designed to inspire others to […]

$5.00 – $20.00

Artist Reception: Paul Valentine

Waterfall Arts 256 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

Join us as we celebrate the work of Paul Valentine and welcome him to the Clifford Gallery for the month of November. Paul creates woodcut prints and paintings that celebrate the beauty and power of the earth and asks the viewer to consider the impact that their lifestyle leaves upon it. We all consume material […]

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Holiday Pop Up Market

Waterfall Arts 256 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

Join us for Waterfall Arts Holiday Pop Up Market, an indoor Maine-made artisan market on Friday, December 9 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM and Saturday, December 10 from 9AM - 4PM. Friday evening will be extra merry with refreshments and a bonfire in the front yard. Stroll the building to find artists in our private […]

Belfast’s Great Pumpkin Pageant

Waterfall Arts 256 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

Belfast's Great Pumpkin Pageant is joining forces with the Waldo County YMCA's Trunk or Treat event for one-stop Halloween hoopla! Want to enter a decorated pumpkin? Here's how: Get a pumpkin! Johnny's Seeds is donating over 100 pumpkins for entrants. Visit our pumpkin patch (at Waterfall Arts) after October 18 to get yours! Limit one […]

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Waterfall Arts COVID-19 Update

Following CDC recommendations and guidelines, Waterfall Arts will no longer require masking, proof of vaccination, or a negative COVID test for patrons, students, or visitors to attend classes, openings or any events at the Waterfall Arts building