2 min read

Maine Arts Academy students take part in Day of Caring by cleaning a courtyard at academy’s new location. Crouching from left are Isaish Clements, Lorenzo Cobb and Peyton Davis Standing, from left, are Nick Archibald (teacher), Echo Kast and Bunny Larrabee. Submitted photo

AUGUSTA — Maine Arts Academy recently completed the 2023-24 school year in its new building.

Dani Marquis singing during a school performance of the Maine Arts Academy. Submitted photo

This is the school’s 8th year of operation, serving 240 students grades 9-12. Students performed 26 times in various communities, at venues like downtown Augusta, the Maine Veterans Home, The Buker Center in collaboration with Augusta Adult and Community Education, Colby College Break, Build, Burn and “Of This Place,” The University of Maine at Augusta, The University of Maine at Orono, Kennebec Valley Coaching and several performances in the
school’s new location.

Maine Arts Academy received a $100,000 COPS Safety grant and $54,000 from the Department of Education for the Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative. The senior class, with 56 graduates, received over $250,000 in scholarship funds this year from colleges and universities.

Isaiah Clements during a Maine Arts Academy Foundation of Art class — architecture drawing. Submitted photo

For more information, visit www.maineartsacademy.org or call Diane Manter at 207-480-7917.

Emily Carlton as Truffaldino in a Maine Arts Academy theater performance of “The Servant of Two Masters” Submitted photo

 

Check out upcoming area events!