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Updated 9/28/2023

BEARNSTOW

  • M

    ME

Institution/Business Type: Arts Camp / Institute (short-term experience)

A historic Maine summer camp dedicated to the nourishment of the creative arts: theatre, dance, poetry, music, and graphic arts, and to healthy physical activities. We offer week-long multidisciplinary workshops and residencies (retreats) for artists to develop their practice while enjoying the inspiring natural environment of Bearnstow. 

We welcome individual artists and small groups of collaborative partners in any discipline to submit proposals to our Artist Retreat program. We provide a place for in-depth creative exploration amid a prisĀ­tine, wooded lakeside setting, rich with natural beauty and a spirit of camaraderie.

Workshops at Bearnstow are intimate and rigorous, with ample space for exploration and play. Workshop schedules vary based on the instructor but typically include a morning and afternoon session with lab and recreation time planned in throughout the week. Sessions are held both indoors and outdoors. Classes are small (a max of 14 students) allowing for personal attention from instructors and a strong group dynamic.

Find Me

Molly Hess (She/Her)
Job Title: Director
Phone: 207-293-2280
Address:
84 BEARNSTOW ROAD
Mount Vernon, ME 04352

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Additional Content:

  • Bearnstow Interactive Video Map

    Site specific dance/perfomance films created at Bearnstow, click the bells to see different parts of Bearnstow come to life through artistic expression

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Camp / Institute (short-term experience)

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1946

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Camp / Institute (short-term experience)

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1946

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - General

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Residency - Production / Development
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - Community
  • Community Arts
Seasons Active: summer
Events Per Year: 10

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Artists
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Bates Dance Festival

Cultural Series Organization

Date: 05/2014-08/2023

Collaborated on personnel resource sharing. Hosted artists from Bates.