Community Calendar

Rebecca Hayes ‘From Maine With Love’
New Paintings Inspired by Vintage Scenes

Through her stunning photo-realistic paintings, artist Rebecca Hayes takes us on a journey through Greater Portland history finding forgotten moments and cherished memories. In collaboration with historian Paul Ledman, author of “Walking Through History: Portland, Maine on Foot” and “Portland, Maine: Connections Across Time”, Hayes has brought her sharp brush work and eye for color to iconic locations including Harbor Fish Market, Red’s Dairy Freeze, and Congress Square. Each painting will be accompanied by text from Ledman for historical context.
Additional paintings of contemporary paintings of Greater Portland will be on view in the gallery.

Rebecca Hayes is an artist based in Portland, Maine. She grew up in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Opening Reception: Thursday August 8th, 5-7pm

Philadelphia-based choreographer Shannon Murphy premieres her latest work, a performance journey titled, “To enter we have to be okay with leaving.”, Labor Day weekend at Subcircle Residency in Biddeford, ME. Audiences are invited to walk through the forest behind the residency, illuminating connections between the erosion and deposition of soil with human relationships. Using dance, music, puppetry, and poetry, Murphy and her collaborators explore the transitional spaces between love and grief - life and death.

This is a site specific work, original to a patch of wilderness in Biddeford. Murphy has choreographed dances and puppetry within the woods and created a sound score from original poetry, field recordings, interviews and music - all designed to evoke our imagination and notice the cycles of the forest and the cycles of our lives. What builds up and what wears away are central themes of the show. Because the Performance Journey takes place in an unmanicured part of the property (a wooded trail and mowed field path), audiences should be aware of inherent risks associated with being out in this kind of natural environment (ie: fallen/falling branches, trip hazards, and insects). Each small group of 10 people will be accompanied by a docent(s), guiding them along the walking loop to each performance site. Audiences will gather at the time stated on their ticket and view a visual art installation created by Murphy before embarking on their journey which takes approximately 50 min to complete. The work is sometimes silly and fantastic, at other times reflective and mournful. Murphy and her collaborators steward you on a journey like no other, sure to have you re-orient yourself to the pace of soil.

This presentation was made possible with support from Onion Foundation and Horizon Foundation, Inc.

Join participants and faculty at the end of each summer workshop session for a Walk-Through of the studios and campus!

Visit all the Haystack studios and view the work created during the session’s workshops.

A Silent Auction will be open throughout the duration of the Walk-Through. A Live Auction will begin at 5:00 PM. Auction proceeds benefit Haystack’s fellowship programs and studio improvements.

Note: Studio Walk-Throughs are free and self-guided.

Christine Murray, a Maine Master Naturalist, will lead this urban birding experience. We’ll gather at the Museum and begin our hour-long walk from there. Please wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes, and bring water. A limited number of binoculars will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, so we encourage you to bring your own if you have them.

In celebration of our 25th season, Barbara Prey Projects unveils a bold new collection of monumental paintings by acclaimed American artist Barbara Ernst Prey in her latest exhibition, Numinous

Rebecca Hayes ‘From Maine With Love’
New Paintings Inspired by Vintage Scenes

Through her stunning photo-realistic paintings, artist Rebecca Hayes takes us on a journey through Greater Portland history finding forgotten moments and cherished memories. In collaboration with historian Paul Ledman, author of “Walking Through History: Portland, Maine on Foot” and “Portland, Maine: Connections Across Time”, Hayes has brought her sharp brush work and eye for color to iconic locations including Harbor Fish Market, Red’s Dairy Freeze, and Congress Square. Each painting will be accompanied by text from Ledman for historical context.
Additional paintings of contemporary paintings of Greater Portland will be on view in the gallery.

Rebecca Hayes is an artist based in Portland, Maine. She grew up in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Opening Reception: Thursday August 8th, 5-7pm

Philadelphia-based choreographer Shannon Murphy premieres her latest work, a performance journey titled, “To enter we have to be okay with leaving.”, Labor Day weekend at Subcircle Residency in Biddeford, ME. Audiences are invited to walk through the forest behind the residency, illuminating connections between the erosion and deposition of soil with human relationships. Using dance, music, puppetry, and poetry, Murphy and her collaborators explore the transitional spaces between love and grief - life and death.

This is a site specific work, original to a patch of wilderness in Biddeford. Murphy has choreographed dances and puppetry within the woods and created a sound score from original poetry, field recordings, interviews and music - all designed to evoke our imagination and notice the cycles of the forest and the cycles of our lives. What builds up and what wears away are central themes of the show. Because the Performance Journey takes place in an unmanicured part of the property (a wooded trail and mowed field path), audiences should be aware of inherent risks associated with being out in this kind of natural environment (ie: fallen/falling branches, trip hazards, and insects). Each small group of 10 people will be accompanied by a docent(s), guiding them along the walking loop to each performance site. Audiences will gather at the time stated on their ticket and view a visual art installation created by Murphy before embarking on their journey which takes approximately 50 min to complete. The work is sometimes silly and fantastic, at other times reflective and mournful. Murphy and her collaborators steward you on a journey like no other, sure to have you re-orient yourself to the pace of soil.

This presentation was made possible with support from Onion Foundation and Horizon Foundation, Inc.

In celebration of our 25th season, Barbara Prey Projects unveils a bold new collection of monumental paintings by acclaimed American artist Barbara Ernst Prey in her latest exhibition, Numinous

Rebecca Hayes ‘From Maine With Love’
New Paintings Inspired by Vintage Scenes

Through her stunning photo-realistic paintings, artist Rebecca Hayes takes us on a journey through Greater Portland history finding forgotten moments and cherished memories. In collaboration with historian Paul Ledman, author of “Walking Through History: Portland, Maine on Foot” and “Portland, Maine: Connections Across Time”, Hayes has brought her sharp brush work and eye for color to iconic locations including Harbor Fish Market, Red’s Dairy Freeze, and Congress Square. Each painting will be accompanied by text from Ledman for historical context.
Additional paintings of contemporary paintings of Greater Portland will be on view in the gallery.

Rebecca Hayes is an artist based in Portland, Maine. She grew up in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Opening Reception: Thursday August 8th, 5-7pm

In celebration of our 25th season, Barbara Prey Projects unveils a bold new collection of monumental paintings by acclaimed American artist Barbara Ernst Prey in her latest exhibition, Numinous