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RWS Annual 6×6 Exhibit and Open Studios

Running With Scissors Artist Studios & Community 250 Anderson St, Portland, ME

The Running With Scissors Art Studios (RWS) annual 6x6 exhibit and open studios are happening in Portland, Maine during Maine Craft Weekend (MCW)!

Kick off your celebration of craft on Friday night from 5-8pm for an informal artist meet and greet and exhibit at Belleflower Brewing Co. (66 Cove Street). On Saturday and Sunday Explore the life and works of 80+ artists working with diverse mediums, artistic goals, backgrounds, ages, and experiences and wander over 16,000 square feet of private and open-air studios and communal work spaces in the clay, print, wood, and paint studios at 250 Anderson Street from 10am - 5pm on Saturday and noon - 4pm on Sunday. Support local artists and learn more about RWS at these family-friendly and free events! All visitors are asked to please wear a mask.

RWS’s goal is to help artists reach their independent creative ambitions by providing access to shared equipment, tools, information, and community. The 6x6 exhibit is a way to share members' diverse styles and talents in an accessible and unifying format (where each piece is 6" x 6" and up to 6" deep). The exhibit will be up through the end of November. RWS open studios happen only twice a year, during MCW and the RWS Holiday Market.

These events are a part of MCW, a statewide tour of Maine craft studios, businesses, and events. Running With Scissors is a proud 2022 Event Sponsor of MCW, which is produced by Maine Crafts Association, an organizational resident member at RWS. For more information visit rwsartstudios.com and follow @rwsartstudios on Instagram.

Bare Bones Handsewn – Open Shop

Bare Bones Handsewn 550 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ME

Bare Bones Handsewn a family owned and operated shoe manufacturer is participating in Maine Craft Weekend.
The first weekend of October we will open our shop to the public, and share our love of shoes, and leathercraft with all our visitors. Come see traditional talents craft leather into shoes and other handsome accoutrements.
BBH - Bringing Back Handsewn.

Rags2Riches open studio

Rags2Riches Studio 946 Dexter Rd., Cambridge, ME

Got a good sense of humor, and of adventure? My studio looks to some like an episode of Hoarders- stacks of (laundered) used clothing on the verge of toppling. Lots of finished upcycled pieces, or we can collaborate to create one while you’re here! See some on Facebook if you search for Rags2Riches Maine

Open Studio & PopUpCycler

Kim Bernard Studio 7 Laurel Street, Rockland, ME

Kim Bernard will open her studio and PopUpCycler the weekend, sharing her upcycled sculpture, wares and wearables: aprons, messenger bags, totes, yoga bags, pouches, napkins, hats, earrings and waxed food wrappers... all made out of local recycled materials. Kim will also demonstrate how her plastic recycling machines work. Bring a #2 milk, water or juice jug and transform it into sculpture yourself.

Open Studio @ Jamien St.Pierre Fine Furniture

Jamien St. Pierre Workshop/Studio 11 Clark Cove Rd, Bar Harbor, ME

Want to know how furniture is created from tree to finish? Ever wondered what those big shiny tools actually do? Stop by for a shop tour, to check out what projects are currently underway, or see some of my finished furniture and unique accent lights.

Woodcarving Workshop Open House and Demonstrations

Chrysalis Carvings 137 Mount Vernon Rd, Augusta, ME

Woodcarver Jonathan Leach will open the doors to his workshop to show guests how carvings are made from start to finish, and will provide hands-on basic instructions in carving wood for form and function. Jonathan will discuss styles of carving, tools, materials, and techniques.

First Open Studio!

Howarth Hill Studio 176 Route 236, Berwick, ME

You are invited to Howarth Hill's first ever open studio event! Stop in our humble 19th century barn to check out the pottery studio and new display room. Meet potter Lindsey Howarth, watch throwing demos, and shop our one-of-a kind and seconds sale. Hope to see you in Berwick Saturday Oct.1, 10am-5pm

Open Studio “Shop and Tour” @ C&M Ceramics!

C&M Ceramics 15 Holly street #104, Scarborough, ME

Come tour the small batch production space and one of a kind art studio @ C&M Ceramics!
--------Saturday ONLY 10-5pm ------------
*Shop the freshest work right out of the kilns in the Studio Retail Gallery
*Check out how this beautiful tableware is made from start to finish (including the work I make for area restaurants!)
*Learn about the unusual and awesome equipment I use everyday to make my work
*Snag a door prize or special giveaway!!

View our work online anytime at: https://www.cmceramicstudio.com/shop
Follow C&M on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cm_ceramics/

Please contact me with any questions. Excited to see you all!

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Open Peace House Studio

Peace House Studio 501 High St., Bath, ME

Peace House Studio will open its doors to the public from 10 AM to 2 PM on Oct. 1st and 2nd. Stop by and say "hello" to the makers and see how the clothing is made. Items will also be available for purchase.

Please park at Fisher Mitchell school and walk over, it's only a block away. The studio is atop a flight of stairs and is not handicap accessible.

Open House, Studio & Showroom Tour

C.H.Becksvoort Furniture 186 Durham Rd, New Gloucester, ME

The big weekend to visit the C. H. Becksvoort studio. Examine the cherry Shaker and contemporary furniture, check out the shop, the books, and DVDs. Enjoy the cookies, donuts, and cider. A few pieces of furniture for sale at reduced prices, as well as wood, and tools. Something for everyone. We will also have cards and photos by Juniper Ledge Designs. Don't miss it, it's so worth the drive down our dirt road.

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Glass Pumpkin Patch

Atlantic Art Glass 25 Pine St., Ellsworth, ME

Glass Pumpkin Patch
Both days, Saturday, October 1 & Sunday, October 2 ┃10:00 am - 3:00 pm 

Every October we turn the hot glass blowing shop into a "Glass Pumpkin Patch".
For Maine Craft Weekend we will be pulling out all the stops to celebrate and share our love of glass and other crafts with you!!

Linda Perrin and her team of glassblowers delight in creating a hub of arts activities while they demonstrate their glassblowing craft to the public. Come to the warehouse to watch traditional glassblowing all day as they make glass pumpkins in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors!

Other local artisans will be showing and selling their crafts during the event. And Fogtown Brewery, located in the same building, will be slinging beverages and wood fired pizza too!

www.lindaperrinatlanticartglass.com
www.artsworth.org

The Red Door Pottery Studio Open House Sales and Demos

The Red Door Pottery Studio 44 Government Street, Kittery, ME

Come to the great neighborhood of Kittery Foreside to visit The Red Door Pottery Studio historic building where Elaine Fuller has been making pots for 15 years. Her Studio Assistant Hilary Rousselle will offer clay work demos. Their unique pottery will be on display and for sale. Refreshments will be provided. The seconds sale will benefit the local food pantry.
Enjoy your time with a visit to the art stops and great food establishments.

Doug Frati’s Open Studio

Doug Frati Studio 268 Square Road, Palmyra, ME

Studio gallery and barn will be open here in Palmyra for both days of the event.

Two Imagine Studios Open Studio and Gelli Print Demos

Two Imagine Studios 173 Mosher Hill Road, Farmington, ME

We I’ll be showing prints, greeting cards, handprinted fabrics, wearable art garments, and demonstrating the printing process. You will have an opportunity to try your hand at gelliprinting.

Open Studio @ Oyster River Joinery

Oyster River Joinery 182 Church St, Hope, ME

Open studio at Oyster River Joinery. Come visit and see the process from tree to final product.
Sales and refreshments.

Anne Alexander Sculptor’s Home & Studio

Anne Alexander, Sculptor 26 Main St, Windham, ME

Visit a sculptor's home and studio to see and purchase her nature theme sculptures created in clay, wood, and stone. You can also take lovely walks along The Presumpscot River along The Mountain Division Trail or The Hawkes Preserve.
Saturday and Sunday- Oct. 1 & 2nd 10 - 4.

Open Craft Studio (Fischer-Barberio Studio)

Fischer-Barberio Studio 269 Upper Hostile Valley Road, Liberty, ME

RUGS! RUGS! RUGS! , Baskets PLUS all shapes and sizes of unique BARREL-FIRED POTTERY. Joseph (potter) and I ((weaver) welcome you to our beautiful setting in the woods of Liberty where we live and produce our work. Our studio is a visual treasure trove waiting for you to explore. Additionally, I will have my tapestry loom set up on which I continue my work on the "Water and Wave" series of pictorial weavings. We hope you will stop in to see why we are so excited about what we make.

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Chaya Studio Jewelry Show + Live Demos @ The Hidden Gem

Chaya Studio- The Hidden Gem 90 Saco Falls Way Suite 201, Biddeford, ME

Join Chaya at the Hidden Gem (located in the Counting House Mill) for a personal tour of her studio, peruse her jewelry designs, enjoy some demonstrations and admire the gorgeous view of downtown Biddeford. She loves to talk shop, jewelry design, tools, gemstones - anything about jewelry and metal! Shop her unique designs and enjoy some complimentary refreshments. The studio will be open Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 5pm.

Tandem Glass Open House

Tandem Glass 6 Eagle lodge lane, Dresden, ME

Tandem Glass is a hand blown glass studio centrally located in Mid-Coast Maine. Saturday we will be firing up our new wood fired pizza oven for our visitors (suggested donation to MCA) enjoy a slice (as supplies last) or bring your own fixings. Sunday we will be serving muffins from the residual heat.
The hot shop will not be doing demonstrations this year, however the gallery space will be open. We follow CDC recommendations for open air exchange and ask visitors to space themselves according to capacity.
We will be open both Saturday and Sunday from 11:00am-5:00pm
More info can be found on our web site and social platforms as the event evolves.
www.tandemglass.com/events tandemglass on instagram & facebook

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Open Studios and Tides Rise Us All Exhibition at Engine

Engine 163 Main St., Biddeford, ME

The gallery at Engine in Biddeford with be open both Saturday and Sunday from 11 AM - 2 PM showcasing our Compass Project Boat building exhibition, Tides Rise Us All: 20 years of the Compass Project. Plus guests will be able to meet some of the artists and makers that call the Engine studios home. 

The Compass Project was founded in 2002 in Portland Maine with the goal of engaging youth in hands-on, experiential, and cooperative learning through the building of wooden boats. In 2015, Engine adopted the Compass Project and partnered with local schools and colleges to bring boat building to their classrooms. In 2019 the Covid 19 pandemic forced a dramatic shift in how Compass classes were taught. Instead of in-person collaborative boat building, students were taught similar skills virtually through the building of model boats. In recent years, as restrictions have eased, we have returned to in person classes at Biddeford High School with renewed focus on helping youth develop a more meaningful relationship community and environment. Today, in addition to building boats, Compass students work on independent projects, exploring areas of personal interest, and work on projects for organizations within our Biddeford community, allowing students to see their contributions in the real world. Compass Project has brought together thousands of individuals and families through the joy of launching these vessels into the world. Tides Rise Us All is a celebration of the work completed by Compass students in the past year as we set a new course.

Featuring the work of many hands, this exhibition invites you to respond to the question, “What Anchors You?” and will seed a series of events and engagements with our 2022-2023 Compass Project Youth.

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Papermaking Open Studio

Share Studios 6 State Street, Ellsworth, ME

Come see the inner workings of a busy papermaking studio and learn all about the craft of handmade paper. Stephanie will introduce you to a variety of fibers and techniques while sharing the process of turning pulp into paper. Watch her form sheets from the vat using her collection of unique papermaking tools, and peruse a wide variety of finished papers available. Linocuts by her husband Peter Hedstrom will also be on display.

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The Creative Process Behind Kharris B Creative Studio

Kharris B Creative Studio 20 Webber Ave., Bath, ME

Come have a firsthand look at how Kharris B gathers her materials, organizes her workspace, and finds her inspiration!

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On Press Monotype Demonstration

Circling the Square Fine Art & Press 83 Dresden Ave, Gardiner, ME

Open studio all day. Circling the Square Fine Art Press member Kris Sader will be printing a 3-plate color monotype on press. This is an exciting way to develop original imagery and serial prints.

Open studio @ Dromore Grange

Dromore Grange 516 Main Road, Phippsburg, ME

Xenos Works jewelry studio, and the Dromore Grange where it is housed, are exploding with creative energy and handmade goodness. The open studio event will have live jewelry demonstrations, one of a kind custom jewelry pieces for sale and light refreshments.

Open Shop at Goldsmith Woodworks

Goldsmith Woodworks 88 STONEBRIDGE CIRCLE, Newcastle, ME

We welcome you to visit us at our woodworking shop here in Newcastle for Maine Craft Weekend. We love to talk shop, furniture building, wood species, tools and much more! Come see our new line of Farmhouse furniture which compliments our Shaker inspired line! We also have hardwood lumber for sale. Refreshments too! Saturday and Sunday, 9 to 5.

Open House @ Brant & Cochran – Maine’s Axe Makers

Brant & Cochran 110 Breakwater Annex, South Portland, ME

Come visit our shop and see how Brant & Cochran has revived the art of craft axe making in Maine. Our unique Maine wedge pattern camp axe - The Allagash Cruiser - was named one of the best axes being made in the world! You can kick start your holiday shopping with a one-of-a-kind gift for home hearth or camp.

Open Gallery at Lemont Block Collective

The Lemont Block Collective 150 Maine St, Brunswick, ME

Come explore the collective which features the work of 20+ Maine artists. Ceramics, jewelry, fiber, paintings, glass, woodworkers and more.

Maine Craft Weekend

Built By Osmond Studio 372 Little River Rd, Lebanon, ME

Built by Osmond is a MCA member takeing part in the annual Maine Craft Weekend-stop in and enjoy the products made from the beauty of wood.

Bare Bones Handsewn – Open Shoe Shop and Pop-up Market

Bare Bones Handsewn 550 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ME

Bare Bones Handsewn, a traditional handsewn shoe making factory will open their doors for the weekend. Providing workshop tours and shoe making demonstrations. The Bare Bones Handsewn makers market will be set up for moccasin purchases and offer the opportunity to place custom design or fit orders. We will have make-and-take custom jewelry making and leather cuff demonstrations. As well as a local artisan pop-up market featuring a few of our favorite makers.
Saturday and Sunday
9am - 3pm

Rick Osterhout Open Studio

Rick Osterhout Studio 64 Hymie Norton Rd, Farmington, ME

Maine Craft weekend is the opening of Rick Osterhout's new studio. Woodworker, sculptor, creator of Maine Rockers https://www.mainerockers.com , Rick is putting the finishing touches on the new studio/workshop at his home in Farmington. Made from wood and stone from the beautiful property it sits on, and many reclaimed materials, the small timber frame barn is a piece of art in itself. There will be sculptures on display, some Maine Rockers animals and various folk art for sale. Stop in on your way to or from Sugarloaf's Homecoming.

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Guided Tour of the Angelrox® Design Studio

SUGER 5 Washington St #3, Biddeford, ME

Please join us at suger® (5 Washington Street, Biddeford) on Saturday, October 7th for a guided tour of our Angelrox® Design Studio located within the Pepperell Mill. We will offer three tours - 10a.m, noon, and 2p.m. You will see where our dedicated team of angels craft our versatile clothing designs with care and joy. We hand cut and stitch in our light filled mill space using traditional techniques. each piece is is sewn from start to finish by a single stitcher using American made machines that were invented in 1881 in New England.

Open Studio and Sale @ Elizabeth Benotti Ceramics with Briana Feola – Eliot, ME

Art On The Hill Kittery 78 Government St., Kittery

Step inside my pottery studio where I craft everyday porcelain wares. Joining me is special guest Briana Feola of Brainstorm. She will be showcasing her original paintings and works on paper. The studio will be open to the public Saturday 10 a.m - 4 p.m. where can experience the charm and chaos of a working pottery studio, learn about our creative processes, and indulge in a curated shopping experience.

Katharine Watson Open Studio

Katherine Watson Studio 100 Brentwood Street, Portland, ME

Come visit Katharine Watson's Portland studio, and get a chance to pull your own print! We will have our presses set up and ready to go; you can try printing, take a walk in the garden, and have a chance to shop directly in the studio. The studio will be open from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, October 7th, and we will have everything you need to pull your own print!

Open Studio at Autumn Cipala Pottery with guest Christine Peters Jewelry

Autumn Cipala Studio 15 Ross Ave, Thomaston, ME

Artists, Autumn Cipala and Christine Peters invite you to an open studio on Saturday, October 7, 10:00–4:00 at 15 Ross Ave, Thomaston ME. The doors to Autumn’s pottery studio will be open with handmade works by both artists on display and available for purchase.

Autumn Cipala creates luminous porcelain vessels with a truth to function. Soft, translucent glazes enhance the clean elegance of form and highlight fine details of surface embellishment.

Christine Peters will be visiting from her jewelry studio in Edgecomb, and exhibiting her sterling silver and gold, one of a kind jewelry. Christine has been creating jewelry since 1996 and uses her sculpture background to create these nature inspired art pieces.

The artists invite you to come see their newest artwork, shop for one of a kind pieces, and talk about the inspirations, processes, and techniques used to create each piece by hand.

Wendy VE Kaye Open Studio with Guest Artists Diana Coit and Martha LaMarche

Wendy VE Kaye Studio 2 Main Street, Building 18, Suite 110, Biddeford, ME

Please come on by Saturday, October 7th from 10-4 to get a peek into my studio. As an oil painter, inspiration comes to me from my surroundings here in Maine - the mountains, the sea and the industry it supports. Joining me are guests Diana M. Coit (dianacoit.com) and Martha LaMarche (marthalamarche.com). We will have our work, drinks and snacks to share with you.

Open Studio & Sale

Howarth Hill Studio 176 Route 236, Berwick, ME

Visit Howarth Hill in Berwick Maine. See inside our working pottery studio and shop in the newly updated showroom. Meet ceramicist Lindsey Howarth, see wheel throwing demos, and try your hand at the mini makers pottery wheel!
Saturday October 7th & Sunday October 8th, 10am-5pm

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Artisan Hub + Glass Pumpkin Patch at Artsworth

Artsworth Studios 25 Pine St., Ellsworth, ME

Maine crafts artists will gather at the downtown warehouse to demonstrate and show their work.  Artisans plan to fill the gallery and parking lot with autumn inspired work for sale. Artisans who make pottery, weaving, fiber art, house wares, painting and sculpture will be showing and demonstrating and discussing how they make their work. As usual at this annual harvest season event, you can watch the Atlantic Art Glass team create blown glass pumpkins. The studio of Atlantic Art Glass will be turned into a glass pumpkin patch as the molten glass is pulled from the furnace, blown and hand formed on the end of a blowpipe. The glass pumpkin patch charms visitors of all ages. Fogtown brewery located in the building, will be slinging wood fired pizzas and their delicious and creative brews including cider, beer, wine and seltzers.
artists in attendance;
Emit ito, weaver -https://www.emiito.com
Maeve Perry, multi media-https://maeveperry.com/bio/
Diane Abatemarco-@irrationaldress_mvmt
Mary Lou Reid, pottery-https://www.facebook.com/yellowchickadee
Susan Bushman, spinning, knitting, https://www.facebook.com/sue.bushman.10
Brier Rose Werner, glass blowier, @elsewernerglass

Chris Becksvoort Open Studio + Showroom Retirement Celebration

Chris Becksvoort Studio 186 Durham Rd, New Gloucester, ME

My studio and showroom will be open to celebrate my retirement. More than a dozen pieces for sale at over half off! Cookies, cider and donuts, plus good conversation and interesting people.

Juniper Ledge Designs, Peg's contribution, will have note cards and photos for sale. Stop by for an entertaining time, Saturday or Sunday. We look forward to seeing friends and customers , both old and new.

VKP Studio Pottery Sale

VKP Studio 37 Rockbound Lane, Surry, ME

Handmade functional porcelain ceramics. Colorful tableware and lamps.

J Schatz Open Studio

J Schatz Studio 378 Lakeside Dr., Boothbay Harbor, ME

Please join us for Open Studios at our ceramic studio located at Powder Hill Farm in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Tour our gallery, workshop, and stroll through the gardens to see our bird products in their natural environment. We create playful, glossy, and bright utilitarian objects and art that are engaging and fun; also work that is earthbound and primitive. Be inspired by our bird, lighting, objects & art, and tableware.

Our Mission: We create objects that are at home in an inspired life.

Our Vision: We animate objects with wonder.

About Us:
Jim Schatz and Peter Souza
We started J Schatz in 2004 as a place for playful, glossy, and bright utilitarian objects, art, and decor that were engaging and fun. Our handmade ceramics appeared as if they were machine made because of the methods we developed to create a precise, refined object that was glazed to mirror-finish perfection. The line was modern and many of the items have become design classics. Peter joined the company in 2014 and encouraged unique forms, textures, and finishes that were brutal, earthbound, and primitive.

Together we are fearless and in private we call our life together P&J's adventure. In search of an inspired spot to locate the studio they moved from upstate New York to Los Angeles then Providence and finally to Boothbay Harbor, Maine where we setup the studio in a barn located in a place known as Powder Hill Farm. A beautiful spot with birds, gardens, untamed forests, and a history rich with stories from the Revolutionary War. Definitely an inspired spot to continue the evolution of our work.

When
Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8 from 10 am - 6 pm.

Where
378 Lakeside Dr. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538.

Contact
Contact Us with any questions. We look forward to seeing you.

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Studio Tours

Brown Goldsmiths 11 Mechanic Street, Freeport, ME

The popularity of our April Spring Studio Saturday tours inspired us for this fall! Jump on this opportunity to visit our jewelers upstairs and see, firsthand, how our jewelry designs are created. Tours are 11am-3pm at the top of every hour (limited to 8 people).

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Open Jewelry Studio

Nisa Jewelry Studio 93 Main St, Ellsworth, ME

If you've ever wondered about how fine jewelry is crafted by hand, then please join me on Saturday, from 11am-4pm, as I open the doors to my private studio for Maine Craft Weekend! Nestled in the heart of downtown Ellsworth, my sunny, second floor studio is full of inspiring curiosities and countless in-progress jewelry creations. Come and observe me working at my bench, tour my studio and classroom, and view my shoppable collection of fine, one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry.

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Running With Scissors Open Studios

Running With Scissors Artist Studios & Community 250 Anderson St, Portland, ME

Saturday, October 7 | 11am - 4pm Open Studios at Running with Scissors Studios! 

We are happy to be opening our 16,000 sq ft fine art studio workspace housing Clay, Wood & Print departments as well as many other mediums serving over 80 artists Saturday in Portland's East Bayside neighborhood. Tour the workspace, meet the artists, watch demos, get interactive with Pottery Painting with Armstrong Pottery, and live t-shirt printing from woodblocks. Free and open to all. A great neighborhood to walk around in before or after. Full of artists, beverage artists, food trucks, and more. 

250 Anderson Street, Portland ME | Off-street parking is available.

Join us later that evening at Belleflower Brewing Co., located at 66 Cove Street, from 5 - 7 pm for an informal meet and greet and to view the annual RWS 6x6 Show. Each piece is 6” x 6” and up to 6” deep, an accessible and unifying format that showcases members' diverse styles and talents. The exhibit will be up through the end of November. 

Perry Home Naturals – Open Studio Event!

Perry Home Naturals 396 Main Street, Oxford, ME

Join me (Kim Napolitano-Perry, owner & artisan of Perry Home Naturals) during Maine Craft Weekend at my studio!
Discover aromatherapy, watch me create, sew, learn something new, shop, and explore my workspace. My doors will be open from 11 am-3 pm on both days.

Handwoven Tapestry, Felt, and Dye @ Old Point Comfort, Waldoboro

Old Point Comfort 28 Pitcher Rd, Waldoboro, ME

Handwoven tapestry rugs, wall-hangings, pillows, and guest artist Wayne Myers' felted shawls, in the gallery and in process in the studio. Dye garden and dye pots outside (weather permitting). Pre-owned weaving tools and accessories for sale. Saturday and Sunday, October 7 + 8 from 11 am - 4 pm.

Pickwick Open Studio!

Pickwick Independent Press 536 Congress St Second Floor, Portland, ME

Our first official MCW open to the public since 2019! Come take this rare opportunity to say hi, take a look at our awesome print shop and studio space and a stroll through our Corner Store, featuring diverse and dynamic prints by our members. If you're lucky, you just might see one of them printing!! We are open Saturday from noon-5 and Sunday from 10-3. We are up one flight of stairs in the Space Studio Building.

The “Mountain Street Pottery” Studio of Peter Jones in Camden, Maine

Mountain Street Pottery 80 Mountain Street (Rte 52), Camden, ME

Peter has been a potter in Maine for 51 years and forty of them in Camden. His pottery showroom and two days of a chance to watch him make his wares in the studio will take place at 80 Mountain Street (Rte 52) at the foot of Mount Battie on Maine Craft Weekend. Take a trip to beautiful Camden, climb a mountain if you wish and watch what Peter has loved doing for more than half a century. Yikes, 51 years! I still love it, and hope to see you here on the weekend.

Everyday Wares @ Camden Hills Studio

Camden Hills Studio 202 Beaucaire Avenue, Camden, ME

Camden Hills Studio has a new showroom with functional and decorative ceramic wares for a gift or your home. 

Visit 202 Beaucaire Avenue, Camden

Hours: Saturday, October 5: 9 am-5 pm | Sunday, October 6: 9 am-12 pm
See @camdenhillsstudio 

Open studio and Sale @ Collated Craft

Collated Craft 1053 Forest ave, Portland, ME

We will host a time for people to see our studio and potentially buy work set up in a section of the studio. We will give tours and give visitors a glimpse into what we are working on.

Craft event at Camden Library with Mountain Street Pottery at the event.

Camden Pubic Library 55 Main St., Camden, ME

Potter Peter Jones will be exhibiting at the Camden Library Art Festival during the Oct 5, 6 weekend downtown in Camden. His studio is just 3/4 mile up the road from downtown at 80 Mountain Street. Come see the event on that Saturday or Sunday to learn more about his 54 years as a potter!

Elizabeth Benotti Ceramics Open Showroom – Kittery, ME

Art On The Hill Kittery 78 Government St., Kittery

Discover a curated collection of handmade porcelain pottery at Elizabeth Benotti Ceramics' showroom, located in the charming Art on the Hill building in Kittery. Each piece, crafted with care in her Eliot, Maine home studio, combines elegance with practicality, making them perfect for everyday use.

Pickwick Independent Press Open Studio!

Pickwick Independent Press 536 Congress St Second Floor, Portland, ME

Join us for an open studio and check out our Corner Store - chock full of original and unique prints by our 25 independent printmakers!
Pickwick is a community print studio located in the SPACE Studios building at 536 Congress Street: a hub for professional artists in southern Maine.

We are a group of printmakers that share space and equipment to make our work, educate and activate our communities, and serve as a platform for our members to become or continue professional careers as artists.

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Open Studio and Artist Collaboration

Out of My Head Designs 202 Brunswick Ave, Gardiner, ME

Join us at our home studio for a special sale of our handcrafted sewing and jewelry collection. Located in a rambling old Victorian home in a beautiful Gardiner neighborhood near our gorgeous Gardiner Common and thriving downtown. You can make a day of it and check out Gardiner's other restaurants, shops and incredible waterfront, too!

Chris Becksvoort Final Open Studio Tour + Sale

C.H.Becksvoort Furniture 186 Durham Rd, New Gloucester, ME

This is my last open studio sale and showroom clearance. Tables, lamps, clocks, music stands, shelves and cabinets will be reduced for two days only. No more orders taken, this will be the last chance to own a Becksvoort original. There will be cider, donuts and cookies. Even a few books (signed) and tools. Also cards and photos form Juniper Ledge Designs. Well worth a trip down a dirt road in New Gloucester.

Open Studio and Art Market – Puzzle Mountain Glassworks

Puzzle Mountain Glassworks 1029 Bear River Road, Newry, ME

Step into our annual Open House event's colorful world of stained glass! Discover the artistry behind each vibrant piece, meet our fellow talented artisans, and learn about the techniques that bring glass and other mediums to life. Whether you're just passing through Western Maine, or live locally, this is a rare chance to interact with the artists and browse our work. Located along the Grafton Notch Scenic Highway, this is a great opportunity to pause during leaf peeping, shop, meet the makers, enjoy a snack, and browse all the colorful and handcrafted pieces.

Turning Studio Show @ ChaliceWorks Turning

ChaliceWorks Turning 64 Rockland Ave, Portland, ME

Pop up outside display and demonstration of turning design and tool use. Shop tour option available including brief lathe demonstration of off center turning. Open 10-3 on Saturday and Sunday.

Wood-Fired Train Kiln Opening and Pottery Sale @ Buckland Ceramics in Bridgton

Buckland Ceramics 184 N High Street, Bridgton, ME

Come witness the opening of the 5th train kiln firing in Bridgton! The train kiln is a wood-fired kiln that takes 35-45 hours to fire and 5 days to cool. The kiln will be opened at 10 am on Saturday the 5th with work from multiple artists. Work will be for sale directly out of the kiln.

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Maine Craft Weekend at Artsworth

Artsworth Studios 25 Pine St., Ellsworth, ME

A weekend of open studio activities! Artsworth annually creates this "hub" of fine arts activities in the building we share with our glassblowing neighbor, Atlantic Art Glass. It's a grand celebration of creativity by local makers, and you can find many of them here in one dynamic location.

Linda Perrin's team of glassmakers will demonstrate traditional glassblowing all day as they make glass pumpkins of all shapes, sizes, and colors! Atlantic Art Glass's studio will be turned into a glass pumpkin patch as the molten glass is pulled from the furnace, blown, and hand-formed on the end of a blowpipe. There are bleachers set up, and refreshments will be provided for your comfort as you watch demonstrations. The glass pumpkin patch charms visitors of all ages!

Artsworth is considered an MCA HUB. Local artisans will share their work at the 25 Pine St. Warehouse—fine jewelry, prints, pottery, fiber art, and more! Everyone will be showing, selling, demonstrating, and discussing how they make their work.

Come one, come all! Artsworth prides itself on being welcoming to all people and focusing on building community one event at a time. We want to see you out for this fabulous weekend—see you there!

Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Dragon’s Breath Pottery

Dragon's Breath Pottery 191 Depot Rd, Warren, ME

Dragon's Breath Pottery is a well-known Staple on the Coast of Maine. Bridgette makes a wide variety of functional dishware and sometimes sculptural pieces, as well as full dish sets. A Stoneware pottery open shop with guest artists and pottery wheel demos throughout the weekend. Full Shop with plenty of pottery and other Maine-made products as well. New pots are brought into the shop every few weeks.

Sale at Kremer Glass Studio

Kremer Glass Studio 621 Sligo Road, North Yarmouth, ME

In North Yarmouth Maine, come by and be wowed by the works of the award winning Glass Artist Martin Kremer and his students.

The influence of architecture, quilts, Maine scenery, Native America, and more can be seen in these glass works. Glass is a fascinating medium. Some pieces come out exactly as planned while others send us in a whole new direction!

Stop by, browse, buy, and enjoy Cider and cookies!

Maine Craft Weekend at The Red Door Pottery Gallery and Studio

The Red Door Pottery Studio 44 Government Street, Kittery, ME

Join us at the Red Door Pottery Gallery & Studio for our Maine Craft Weekend Open House and Studio Sale.

We’ll be hosting hands-on workshops, and demos, and light refreshments will be served. Make your own figurine, pumpkins, ghosts, or tiny animal.
All ages are welcome.

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Glass Torchworking Artist Demonstrations at Mainely Gallery + Studio

Mainely Gallery & Studio 181 Searsport Avenue (route 1), Belfast, ME

Join us Maine Craft Weekend to watch Belfast glass artists create in our on site working studio. Want to try making a glass bead yourself? We will be offering walk-in beginner experiences for the weekend, and can lead you through a beadmaking process. Visit our gallery shop building also which has over 30 local artists in different mediums including glass, ceramic, wood, metal, fiber, painting & wood.

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Pottery Demo @ Keyes Pottery, 107 Church St. Belfast

Keyes Pottery 107 Church Street, Belfast, ME

We will be demonstrating how our large vessels and vases are made using hand-building techniques. In addition, we will be demonstrating throwing on the wheel and giving visitors the opportunity to try it out for themselves.
The gallery will also be open for shopping.
10-4pm Saturday and Sunday

KIT CLARK FURNITURE

Kit Clark Furniture 173 Milliken Rd., North Yarmouth, ME

Stop by the studio/shop to enjoy something to drink and snack on while enjoying a sneak peek at my latest work. I'll also have a large portion of my inventory available for purchase at sale prices in honor of Maine Craft Weekend! 10am-4pm on the 5th & 6th. See you here!

Tandem Glass Open House + Guest Artist Pop Up!

Tandem Glass 6 Eagle lodge lane, Dresden, ME

Join Tandem Glass and guest artists/vendors as we celebrate Maine Craft Weekend! Enjoy snacks from our wood-fired oven (weather permitting) and the work of:

- Terrill Waldman + Charlie Jenkins of Tandem Glass 
- Jon White of Odd Inc.
- Scott & Lisa Cylinder of Chickenscratch Jewelry 
- Rose of Dippermouth Sewing & Printing will be in our sweet little cabin
- Barbara Coburn will doing some painting demonstrations. She works in Watercolor and Tempura
- Lisa Jones of Ember Grove
- Manon Whittlesey- painting
- Mary K Spencer of The Potters House
- Hannah Niswonger - Ceramics
- Marpa Nursery will be joining us Sunday 

For the latest information about vendors visit: https://www.tandemglass.com/events

Jody Johnstone Pottery Open House

Jody Johnstone Studio 135 Webster Rd, Swanville, ME

Please join me for kiln and studio tours, open showroom and refreshments. Open Saturday Oct. 5 and Sunday Oct. 6, 10 - 4.

Homeport Pottery and Artisan Gallery

Cathie Cantara Studio 131 Beachwood Ave, Kennebunkport, ME

Come visit a full time working pottery studio and browse our showroom and Backdoor Gallery filled with unique handcrafted works created by Maine Artisans. There will be ongoing pottery demos throughout the weekend. Guest Artist Susan Collier will be here with her paintings and block prints and guest Artist Susan Wallack will have her wonderful jewelry for sale. Light refreshments will be provided.

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Marcie Jan Bronstein: Open Studio + Sale

Marcie Jan Bronstein 39 Homestead Close, Belfast, ME

Unique sculptural/functional ceramics. The studio is located in a reconstructed barn just 3 miles from the Penobscot Bay and the beautiful town of Belfast. 10 am-4 pm, October 5 + 6, 2024. Homemade biscotti as well!

Open Studio and Sale @ VKP Studio

VKP Studio 37 Rockbound Lane, Surry, ME

Colorful handmade porcelain tableware and lamps at a charming display shed on Newbury Neck in Surry.

Open Studio + Sale @ Howarth Hill Pottery

Howarth Hill Studio 176 Route 236, Berwick, ME

Visit Howarth Hill in Berwick Maine for studio tours, sale, and demos! Guest artists to be announced
Saturday 10/5 & Sunday 10/6 10am - 5pm

Open Studio + Art Sale at Loveline Baskets with AP Curiosities + Ellipsem Jewelry

Loveline Baskets 22 Main Street, Topsham, ME

Gallit Cavendish of Loveline Baskets invites you to tour her new studio for a day filled with art and exploration featuring guest artists
Brooke Knippa of AP Curiosities & Molly Rose Hearn of Ellipsem Jewelry

October 5th, 2024 11 am - 4 pm 22 Main Street, Topsham, Maine

At Loveline Baskets, we invite you to explore our vibrant collection of hand-dyed cotton Rope Baskets, Rope Totes, and exquisitely crafted hand-turned Wood Lids. Immerse yourself in a realm of ingenuity and artistry, where each piece is a testament to our dedication to creativity and precision. Loveline Baskets are made to be used and enjoyed daily, combining aesthetic appeal with practical functionality.

AP Curiosities is a joyful collection of ceramics and jewelry, lovingly hand-crafted by Brooke Knippa. Spring, summer, and autumn inspiration coalesce into her collection offered during this pop-up. She will have a variety of her signature ceramics (mostly mugs alongside some tumblers and bud vases) with creatures nestled into nooks as well as a small trove of wearables.  

Ellipsem Jewelry is high-quality handmade jewelry designed to be worn and lived in for many years. It explores dimensionality and rests between function and sculptural form. Its designs are often textured and geometric, hammered and curved, and always made to be worn. The Ellipsem Jewelry studio is currently located in Dover New Hampshire.

Bonnie Chase Open Art Studio and Historic Barn Gallery

Bonnie Chase Studio 256 Oak Hill Rd, Bar Harbor, ME

Mixed media artistry, incorporating natural dyes, botanical prints, handmade paints and inks, natural fibers, hand stitching and local found objects. Joining us will be pop-up artists displaying hand forged metal work, turned wooden bowls and unique hand made lamps designed from found and vintage materials. The arts and crafts will be displayed in our historic 1810 barn gallery, working studio and workshop. Demonstrations on solar dying techniques using local plant and garden materials grown on the farm will be on going.

Fiber Show and Sale at Old Point Comfort – Sara Hotchkiss + Wayne Myers

Old Point Comfort 28 Pitcher Rd, Waldoboro, ME

Weaver Sara Hotchkiss and felter Wayne Myers open their studio and showroom, showing work for sale and to admire. Demos include their weaving, felting, and yarn dyeing processes. Sara weaves rugs and home items on her looms including 10' and 12' Swedish rug looms and upright tapestry looms. Wayne creates beautiful wearable nuno felted shawls from silk saris and wool fleece.

Open House at Tear Cap Workshops

Tear Cap Workshops 22 Hampshire St, Hiram, ME

Join us at Tear Cap Workshops in Hiram for an Open House on October 5, noon to 5 pm, featuring artisan demonstrations, open studios of our resident artisans, live music, food, and children's hands-on craft activities. Watch a Bell HIll Forge blacksmith Ryan Adams at work, and visit luthier Alex of Edney Guitars. Take a tour of our community Rent-A-Bench woodworking shop and the historic John Hammond & Son millyard.

Kimberley Harding Open Studio

Kimberley Harding Studio 20 Pamela Rd, Portland, ME

Visit fiber sculptor Kimberley Harding in her studio and learn about her process of creating works with found objects, foraged fibers, natural fibers and other materials. She'll be demonstrating weaving in 3D throughout the day. Sculptures, jewelry and ornaments will be available for sale.

MOUNTAINESS HANDMADE

Moutainess Handmade 139 Baker Rd, Albany Township, ME

My little home studio has been creating soap, balms, deodorants, and soy candles for 11 years with local and home grown ingredients. Mountainess Studio has shared our artisan skin care through the bethel farmers market, maine specialty food and gift shops, and craft shows. i am thrilled to Open the Studio for Maine craft weekend and share the space i create in!

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oUTSKIRT STUDIO Open House

oUTSKIRT STUDIO 328 Goodwins Mills Road, Lyman, ME

Open house, studio tours and art sale!!