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Workshop update! We shifted the June 6th workshop so we can all attend the Belfast Pride Parade!

We’re incredibly honored to host the Transmissions Quilt Tour at Waterfall Arts this June 5–12.

Transmissions Quilts is a powerful project that commissions quilts for trans people—offering handmade markers of transition, care, and visibility. Across cultures and generations, quilts have held stories and honored change.

This project continues that lineage, creating space for trans individuals to see themselves reflected across time. Transmissions Poetry brings together quilts and works that explore the connection between text and textiles—poetry, story, and fabric woven together. This special exhibition is presented in collaboration with Trans Poetics Archive, Out in the Open, Belfast Poetry Festival, and Waterfall Arts.

Join us in the Clifford Gallery and be part of this meaningful experience:
June 5 | 5 PM Opening Celebration & Poetry Open Mic
June 6 | 11 AM–1 PM Transmissions/Lunilah text(ile) Workshop
June 7 | 10 AM–1 PM Hand in Hand: Poetry & Contact Improv Workshop

Come witness, reflect, and connect. This is a space built on care, creativity, and community. We are grateful for the opportunity to share it with you.

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What happens when a gallery becomes a living, evolving canvas?

Make Your Mark transforms the Clifford Gallery at Waterfall Arts into an immersive, interactive environment inspired by street art—where you are part of the exhibition. Add a doodle, respond to a prompt, contribute to a growing wall of shared ideas, or create something entirely your own on the spot.

Just like street art, this exhibition invites you to pause, participate, and leave your mark. Over time, the gallery will shift and grow with each visitor’s contribution—reminding us that creativity thrives when everyone is included.

Program Director Amy @tingle shares, “I’ve always been drawn to street art… This exhibition transforms our gallery into an interactive space where visitors can add artwork and respond as the show evolves. I’m excited to see how the gallery transforms.”

📅 April 18 – May 29
🕐 Opening Reception: April 18, 1–3 PM

Free and open to all. It's Your Turn to MAKE YOUR MARK!

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Before summer camps begin, we’re opening up the studio for a series of creative afternoons designed for kids, families, and curious makers of all ages — completely FREE!

These June Open Studios are a chance to explore materials, meet other families, get comfortable in the space, and help us shape future programming through play, experimentation, and connection.

From fiber art and collaborative sculpture to toddler-friendly drawing and sensory painting, each session invites participants to create freely in a welcoming community environment. Whether you stop by for a single activity or join us throughout the month, we hope these gatherings offer space to imagine, make, and spend time together.

🖍 Toddler Tuesdays
6/2–6/16 | 3:30 PM–4:30 PM

🧶 All-Ages Open Studio | Fiber Exploration
6/4–6/18 | Thursdays | 2:00 PM–4:30 PM

Sign up at the link in our bio!

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Have you had a chance to visit Make Your Mark before it closes on May 29?

Inspired by the spirit of street art, this interactive exhibition invites visitors of all ages to pause, participate, and leave something of their own behind—a drawing, a message, or a small artwork. Over the course of the exhibition, the gallery continues to grow and transform with every new contribution, reminding us that creativity flourishes when everyone is invited to take part.

Our Institutional Advancement Director, Katherine Devereux, MPS, recently reflected on the project in our blog post Before I Die: Time, Community, and a Shared Wall. Here’s a short excerpt:

"A wall filled with handwriting is not static. It accumulates. It revises itself. It holds traces of people who will never meet, yet are bound through a shared act of answering one question; Before I die, I want to… At first glance, the responses appear familiar. Some are expansive; travel the world, publish a book, learn to fly.

Others are intimate; forgiveness, be a better listener, not be afraid anymore. Still others resist aspiration altogether, offering instead a quiet register of presence; feel at peace, laugh more. Taken individually, they read as fragments of private intention. Taken together, they begin to function differently, becoming less a collection of statements than a record of how a community, in a given moment, understands time, death, and what it means to live."

Read the full article on our blog (link in bio).
Stop by the gallery before May 29 to make your mark!

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Summer is the perfect time to try something new. We are gearing up for the change in seasons that brings visitors passing through, friends gathering, and a little more room in everyone’s schedule for creativity, exploration, and play. That’s why we love offering shorter, bite-sized workshops during these looser, more leisurely months—giving folks the chance to experience a new medium without committing to a full 6- or 8-week session.

In the hot shop especially, summer calls for a different rhythm. With higher temperatures and a focus on pacing ourselves, one-night workshops are the perfect fit—and we’re thrilled to be offering a wide variety for all skill levels. Beginners can jump in to make pint glasses, wavy bowls, and paperweights, while more experienced students can sharpen advanced techniques like rolling, tweezing, trimming, and pulling cane alongside a teammate in the shop.

We’re especially excited to have Brian teaching these classes this summer, sharing his expertise and passion with students of all experience levels.

There’s truly something for everyone, and summer always flies by faster than we think. Make the most of it—come create with us. 🔥

Register at the link in our bio!

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The cool kids from our printmaking studio created Summer Printmaking Workshops for Teens! 😎

Get ready to roll, press, and create this summer. We’re bringing an exciting series of youth printmaking workshops where your ideas turn into bold, original artwork. Led by artists and studio co-managers, Chip Barchilon and Ross Dener of The Kennedy Press, alongside Youth Program Manager Ellery Chalmers, these sessions are all about hands-on exploration, creativity, and fun.

Experiment with textures from nature, design your own prints, and dive into techniques that artists have used for storytelling, self-expression, and even protest.

Workshops:

Exploring Environments through Print
🗓 July 21–23 | 10 AM–3 PM | Ages 14–18

Block Printing
🗓 July 28–30 | 11 AM–1 PM | Ages 10–14

Etching & Collage
🗓 August 11–13 | 10 AM–1 PM | Ages 14–18

“Printmaking is a powerful way to express ideas… I hope registrants can express, share, and connect with one another's ideas.” — Ellery Chalmers

Come make art, share your voice, and connect with other creative minds this summer!

Register at the link in our bio!

#WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #SummerCamp #YouthCamp #ArtCamp #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

The cool kids from our printmaking studio created Summer Printmaking Workshops for Teens! 😎

Get ready to roll, press, and create this summer. We’re bringing an exciting series of youth printmaking workshops where your ideas turn into bold, original artwork. Led by artists and studio co-managers, Chip Barchilon and Ross Dener of The Kennedy Press, alongside Youth Program Manager Ellery Chalmers, these sessions are all about hands-on exploration, creativity, and fun.

Experiment with textures from nature, design your own prints, and dive into techniques that artists have used for storytelling, self-expression, and even protest.

Workshops:

Exploring Environments through Print
🗓 July 21–23 | 10 AM–3 PM | Ages 14–18

Block Printing
🗓 July 28–30 | 11 AM–1 PM | Ages 10–14

Etching & Collage
🗓 August 11–13 | 10 AM–1 PM | Ages 14–18

“Printmaking is a powerful way to express ideas… I hope registrants can express, share, and connect with one another's ideas.” — Ellery Chalmers

Come make art, share your voice, and connect with other creative minds this summer!

Register at the link in our bio!

#WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #SummerCamp #YouthCamp #ArtCamp #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

The cool kids from our printmaking studio created Summer Printmaking Workshops for Teens! 😎

Get ready to roll, press, and create this summer. We’re bringing an exciting series of youth printmaking workshops where your ideas turn into bold, original artwork. Led by artists and studio co-managers, Chip Barchilon and Ross Dener of The Kennedy Press, alongside Youth Program Manager Ellery Chalmers, these sessions are all about hands-on exploration, creativity, and fun.

Experiment with textures from nature, design your own prints, and dive into techniques that artists have used for storytelling, self-expression, and even protest.

Workshops:

Exploring Environments through Print
🗓 July 21–23 | 10 AM–3 PM | Ages 14–18

Block Printing
🗓 July 28–30 | 11 AM–1 PM | Ages 10–14

Etching & Collage
🗓 August 11–13 | 10 AM–1 PM | Ages 14–18

“Printmaking is a powerful way to express ideas… I hope registrants can express, share, and connect with one another's ideas.” — Ellery Chalmers

Come make art, share your voice, and connect with other creative minds this summer!

Register at the link in our bio!

#WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #SummerCamp #YouthCamp #ArtCamp #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

The cool kids from our printmaking studio created Summer Printmaking Workshops for Teens! 😎

Get ready to roll, press, and create this summer. We’re bringing an exciting series of youth printmaking workshops where your ideas turn into bold, original artwork. Led by artists and studio co-managers, Chip Barchilon and Ross Dener of The Kennedy Press, alongside Youth Program Manager Ellery Chalmers, these sessions are all about hands-on exploration, creativity, and fun.

Experiment with textures from nature, design your own prints, and dive into techniques that artists have used for storytelling, self-expression, and even protest.

Workshops:

Exploring Environments through Print
🗓 July 21–23 | 10 AM–3 PM | Ages 14–18

Block Printing
🗓 July 28–30 | 11 AM–1 PM | Ages 10–14

Etching & Collage
🗓 August 11–13 | 10 AM–1 PM | Ages 14–18

“Printmaking is a powerful way to express ideas… I hope registrants can express, share, and connect with one another's ideas.” — Ellery Chalmers

Come make art, share your voice, and connect with other creative minds this summer!

Register at the link in our bio!

#WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #SummerCamp #YouthCamp #ArtCamp #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

All set up for this weekend!

From salvaged glass to “magical trash,” artist Davy Blackmon’s creative journey is anything but ordinary.

Originally from Pensacola, Florida, Davy’s work has always been shaped by building—piece by piece—and by a lifelong connection to music and making. After a hurricane in 2004 led him to create mosaics from broken glass, his path evolved through stained glass and, more recently, into intricate paper sculpture made from discarded materials. “I want to instill wonder,” he says. “The wonder that I see in the mundane.”

Now based in Belfast, Davy brings this perspective to Waterfall Arts, where he’s teaching in a classroom setting for the first time. His approach blends process, play, and hands-on exploration—even incorporating pizza-making as a way to think about structure, creativity, and breaking things down into parts.

Join Davy for an 6-week workshop and learn how to transform the everyday into something meaningful.

🗓 Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30 PM
📅 May 5 – June 9

Register at the link in our bio!

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From salvaged glass to “magical trash,” artist Davy Blackmon’s creative journey is anything but ordinary.

Originally from Pensacola, Florida, Davy’s work has always been shaped by building—piece by piece—and by a lifelong connection to music and making. After a hurricane in 2004 led him to create mosaics from broken glass, his path evolved through stained glass and, more recently, into intricate paper sculpture made from discarded materials. “I want to instill wonder,” he says. “The wonder that I see in the mundane.”

Now based in Belfast, Davy brings this perspective to Waterfall Arts, where he’s teaching in a classroom setting for the first time. His approach blends process, play, and hands-on exploration—even incorporating pizza-making as a way to think about structure, creativity, and breaking things down into parts.

Join Davy for an 6-week workshop and learn how to transform the everyday into something meaningful.

🗓 Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30 PM
📅 May 5 – June 9

Register at the link in our bio!

#WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

From salvaged glass to “magical trash,” artist Davy Blackmon’s creative journey is anything but ordinary.

Originally from Pensacola, Florida, Davy’s work has always been shaped by building—piece by piece—and by a lifelong connection to music and making. After a hurricane in 2004 led him to create mosaics from broken glass, his path evolved through stained glass and, more recently, into intricate paper sculpture made from discarded materials. “I want to instill wonder,” he says. “The wonder that I see in the mundane.”

Now based in Belfast, Davy brings this perspective to Waterfall Arts, where he’s teaching in a classroom setting for the first time. His approach blends process, play, and hands-on exploration—even incorporating pizza-making as a way to think about structure, creativity, and breaking things down into parts.

Join Davy for an 6-week workshop and learn how to transform the everyday into something meaningful.

🗓 Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30 PM
📅 May 5 – June 9

Register at the link in our bio!

#WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the opening of Make Your Mark! The energy, creativity, and willingness to jump in and participate made the opening something special.

This exhibition is all about the power of art in public spaces—how it shapes community, sparks dialogue, and invites people to leave something of themselves behind. From doodle walls to the Before I Die installation, to the growing collaboration wall, it was incredible to see so many of you already adding your voices and visions.

Make Your Mark transforms the Clifford Gallery into a living, evolving space inspired by street art—one that changes with every drawing, message, and contribution. If opening night was any indication, this show is going to grow into something truly dynamic.

If you haven’t stopped by yet, there’s still time. Come visit, participate, and leave your mark, this exhibition is built by all of us. It's Your Turn!

On view through May 29

#WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the opening of Make Your Mark! The energy, creativity, and willingness to jump in and participate made the opening something special.

This exhibition is all about the power of art in public spaces—how it shapes community, sparks dialogue, and invites people to leave something of themselves behind. From doodle walls to the Before I Die installation, to the growing collaboration wall, it was incredible to see so many of you already adding your voices and visions.

Make Your Mark transforms the Clifford Gallery into a living, evolving space inspired by street art—one that changes with every drawing, message, and contribution. If opening night was any indication, this show is going to grow into something truly dynamic.

If you haven’t stopped by yet, there’s still time. Come visit, participate, and leave your mark, this exhibition is built by all of us. It's Your Turn!

On view through May 29

#WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the opening of Make Your Mark! The energy, creativity, and willingness to jump in and participate made the opening something special.

This exhibition is all about the power of art in public spaces—how it shapes community, sparks dialogue, and invites people to leave something of themselves behind. From doodle walls to the Before I Die installation, to the growing collaboration wall, it was incredible to see so many of you already adding your voices and visions.

Make Your Mark transforms the Clifford Gallery into a living, evolving space inspired by street art—one that changes with every drawing, message, and contribution. If opening night was any indication, this show is going to grow into something truly dynamic.

If you haven’t stopped by yet, there’s still time. Come visit, participate, and leave your mark, this exhibition is built by all of us. It's Your Turn!

On view through May 29

#WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

We snuck into the final day of Printmaking I last week, and wow!

The energy, experimentation, and creativity coming out of the Print Shop never disappoints. We can’t wait to see what these artists create next week in Printmaking II… and there’s still room for you to join them.

Over six weeks, you’ll dive into stencil silkscreening, reduction relief, and both hard- and soft-ground etching. Along the way, you’ll build skills in composition, explore a range of techniques, and get hands-on with professional tools—from etching presses and relief cutting tools to copper plate grounds and oil- and soy-based inks.

🗓 4/23 – 5/28
🕔 Thursdays, 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Register at the link in our bio!

#WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

We snuck into the final day of Printmaking I last week, and wow!

The energy, experimentation, and creativity coming out of the Print Shop never disappoints. We can’t wait to see what these artists create next week in Printmaking II… and there’s still room for you to join them.

Over six weeks, you’ll dive into stencil silkscreening, reduction relief, and both hard- and soft-ground etching. Along the way, you’ll build skills in composition, explore a range of techniques, and get hands-on with professional tools—from etching presses and relief cutting tools to copper plate grounds and oil- and soy-based inks.

🗓 4/23 – 5/28
🕔 Thursdays, 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Register at the link in our bio!

#WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

We snuck into the final day of Printmaking I last week, and wow!

The energy, experimentation, and creativity coming out of the Print Shop never disappoints. We can’t wait to see what these artists create next week in Printmaking II… and there’s still room for you to join them.

Over six weeks, you’ll dive into stencil silkscreening, reduction relief, and both hard- and soft-ground etching. Along the way, you’ll build skills in composition, explore a range of techniques, and get hands-on with professional tools—from etching presses and relief cutting tools to copper plate grounds and oil- and soy-based inks.

🗓 4/23 – 5/28
🕔 Thursdays, 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Register at the link in our bio!

#WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

It all starts THIS Saturday Program Director @Tingle is transforming the Clifford Gallery into a bold, immersive, interactive space inspired by street art, and you’re invited to be part of it.

Make Your Mark is alive, evolving, and shaped by YOU. Explore doodle walls, contribute to a collaborative installation, and respond to creative prompts throughout the space.

Don’t miss the powerful “Before I Die” wall inspired by artist Candy Chang. Add your voice, your dreams, your ideas. Every visit will be different. Every mark matters.

🗓 April 18 – May 29
🕐 Opening Reception: April 18, 1–3 PM

Come create something unforgettable with us. It's Your Turn.

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We’re thrilled to welcome @glendonrand this spring!

A longtime educator, coach, and lifelong photographer, Glendon’s journey spans decades—from shooting film since the 80s on the same trusty camera, to exploring digital, and back again to the magic of analog. Today, he restores vintage cameras (60+ and counting!) and creates striking black-and-white landscapes that reflect creativity, curiosity, and change.

Now he’s bringing that passion to Photo Walks & Film Darkroom Basics, a relaxed, social class designed for all experience levels. Join us for a guided photo walk through downtown Belfast, experiment with film (cameras + film provided!), and learn the fundamentals of exposure, composition, and light. Afterward, come together to view and discuss your images, and even dive deeper with a follow-up darkroom workshop.

🗓 Thursday, 4/23
🕒 3:00–5:00 PM

Whether you’re brand new or rediscovering photography, this is your chance to slow down, connect, and see what develops. And it's only $20!

Register at the link in our bio!

#Photography #Film #WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

We’re thrilled to welcome @glendonrand this spring!

A longtime educator, coach, and lifelong photographer, Glendon’s journey spans decades—from shooting film since the 80s on the same trusty camera, to exploring digital, and back again to the magic of analog. Today, he restores vintage cameras (60+ and counting!) and creates striking black-and-white landscapes that reflect creativity, curiosity, and change.

Now he’s bringing that passion to Photo Walks & Film Darkroom Basics, a relaxed, social class designed for all experience levels. Join us for a guided photo walk through downtown Belfast, experiment with film (cameras + film provided!), and learn the fundamentals of exposure, composition, and light. Afterward, come together to view and discuss your images, and even dive deeper with a follow-up darkroom workshop.

🗓 Thursday, 4/23
🕒 3:00–5:00 PM

Whether you’re brand new or rediscovering photography, this is your chance to slow down, connect, and see what develops. And it's only $20!

Register at the link in our bio!

#Photography #Film #WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo

We’re thrilled to welcome @glendonrand this spring!

A longtime educator, coach, and lifelong photographer, Glendon’s journey spans decades—from shooting film since the 80s on the same trusty camera, to exploring digital, and back again to the magic of analog. Today, he restores vintage cameras (60+ and counting!) and creates striking black-and-white landscapes that reflect creativity, curiosity, and change.

Now he’s bringing that passion to Photo Walks & Film Darkroom Basics, a relaxed, social class designed for all experience levels. Join us for a guided photo walk through downtown Belfast, experiment with film (cameras + film provided!), and learn the fundamentals of exposure, composition, and light. Afterward, come together to view and discuss your images, and even dive deeper with a follow-up darkroom workshop.

🗓 Thursday, 4/23
🕒 3:00–5:00 PM

Whether you’re brand new or rediscovering photography, this is your chance to slow down, connect, and see what develops. And it's only $20!

Register at the link in our bio!

#Photography #Film #WaterfallArts #ArtIsForEveryone #MindfulMaking #BelfastMaine #MaineArts #Art #Handmade #Printmaking #Letterpress #Clay #Ink #Glass #Photo