ArtWaves MDI

ArtWaves MDI ArtWaves - The Community Arts Center on Mount Desert Island with 3 studios-Fine Arts, Crafts, & Dance We believe art should be engaging, approachable and fun.

ArtWaves is the member-supported, Community Arts Center in Maine's DownEast & Acadia Region. We're focused on making art accessible to all through events, workshops, and classes. Online, outdoors, and in our 4 spacious studios experience paint, charcoal, fiber, wax, ink in traditional and innovative ways. We have the only sprung floor dance studio on the island available to the community. Locate

d next to the Town Hill Market, ArtWaves facilitates the coming together of teacher and student, artist and observer, in an attempt to blur the lines between them. Gift possibilities and skills that can last a lifetime! Don’t just observe art, engage it! Opportunities are available to honor special people by supporting the arts. Artwavesmdi.org

06/05/2026

Join returning Guest Artist Rainey Rodriguez for a two-part workshop on soft pastels!

Explore layering, blending, color harmony, and more in this beginner-friendly setting -- teen artists are welcome, as well!

Register now: artwavesmdi.org/event-6637027

06/03/2026
06/03/2026

Stained glass. Mosaics. Quilting. Bookbinding. Painting. Graphic design.

Patch Anderson loves exploring creative ideas through a variety of mediums. An artist and lifelong learner, she is curious about how things work and believes art and creativity bring people together.

Originally from the West Coast, where she attended art school, Patch came to Mount Desert Island as a student at College of the Atlantic and soon became part of this island community.

An ArtWaves student and volunteer herself, she loves being part of a creative collective of people learning, experimenting, and growing. Having taught artists of all ages, she enjoys helping students build confidence while learning new skills.

Patch's favorite part of teaching is helping people discover something new, get their hands messy, and feel pride in what they create. She's excited to welcome students of all backgrounds to ArtWaves. Whether you're trying something for the first time or returning to a favorite craft, Patch encourages curiosity over perfection and can't wait to see you in her next workshop Friday June 5!
There is something magical about a birch grove. Maybe it's the sense of light, maybe the texture, or even the distinctive black and white patterns. Imagine the WOW factor when you add in the coast or mountains and put it all together in stained glass.

Here is your chance to work with ArtWaves' glorious assortment of glass colors and textures! Learn to design, cut, grind, and go home with a finished stained glass mosaic piece. Connect and create while you nip the glass and watch it all come together.

All materials and tools are included, with step-by-step instructions and a touch of merriment. No experience necessary - perfect for beginners, and professional artists.
Another option is this workshop is also available for your group- colleagues, families, friends at a time convenient for you-- consider your own art party! $36 members discount. $49 non members Contact [email protected] to schedule.

06/01/2026

We couldn't be happier to welcome Jess back to the ArtWaves dance studio this summer for more Ecstatic Yoga!

Join us on select Friday nights for Ecstatic Yoga -- a playful fusion of Yoga and ecstatic dance that rides a bell curve or wave of energy to a mindfully crafted playlist.

All are welcomed and encouraged to join in -- no experience necessary!

artwavesmdi.org/events-6698732

Explore improv through games, scenes, and collaborative storytelling! 🎭No experience necessary!Starting Thursday, June 1...
06/01/2026

Explore improv through games, scenes, and collaborative storytelling! 🎭

No experience necessary!

Starting Thursday, June 11th at 5:30 pm.

artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311

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1345A State Highway 102, Village Of Town Hill
Bar Harbor, ME
04609

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