New work created during the apprenticeship period of the Maine Craft Association’s Craft Apprentice Program will be on view from Friday, Oct. 6, through Monday, Oct. 30, in the 2023 Craft Apprentice Program capstone exhibition at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts.
The opening reception of the Mentors + Apprentices: Work from Maine + New Hampshire’s 2023 Craft Apprentice Program is free and open to the public from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at Watershed’s Barkan Gallery on 103 Cochran Road in Edgecomb, according to a news release from the association, based in Gardiner,
The program developed and offered in partnership with the Maine Arts Commission & the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, provides mentor craft artists and apprentices the opportunity to learn, create and connect. The program is designed to advance and expand the apprentice’s craft studio practice and professional experience.
Nine mentor artist + apprentice pairs were selected for the 2023 program cycle (six from Maine, three from New Hampshire) and have worked side by side for seven months. Apprenticeships focused on natural dyeing & hand weaving, book arts, wood instrument creation, printmaking, leather working, pottery foundational skills, Nerikomi ceramics, tile making and more.
Gallery hours are 1:30-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by appointment, for the duration of the exhibit.
For more information, email MCA Program Manager Lizz Brown at [email protected].
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