Celebrate #PrideBiddeford in creative community
We are celebrating #PrideBiddeford at this month’s ArtWalk, this Friday June 17 from 5:30-7:30PM in downtown Biddeford, ME! This event is free and open to the public thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, funders & partners. In addition to the stellar artists and makers showing their work throughout downtown, Curbside Queens
Evangelists of the Obvious opens this weekend
Evangelists of the Obvious opens this weekend in the Engine gallery and is on view through July 16. Join us for an opening reception Saturday June 4 from 4-6:30PM. Evangelists of the Obvious features three artists whose work aims to elevate objects and ideas that have been drained of all emotion
2022 ArtWalk kicks off this weekend!
BIDDEFORD ARTWALK 2022 KICKS OFF THIS FRIDAY MAY 20, 5:30-7:30PM! Want to experience the Biddaissance for yourself? Come down and see what Conde Nast has been raving about! @cntraveler The Biddeford ArtWalk is a free open to the public event celebrating local arts and creativity! 5:30-7:30PM Third Friday of the month,
RUMPUS 2022 on view April 1 – May 13
All ages. All skill levels. All are welcome! RUMPUS, meaning a noisy disturbance, commotion, hubbub, uproar, or fracas, is Engine’s annual non-juried event, back for its 8th year after a two year hiatus. Featuring 150 artworks by artists of all ages, all skill levels. All are welcome! Newly formed Hydra
IGNITE Launched: Apply by Jan 17 2022
To our creative community, We are thrilled to launch IGNITE, Engine’s new Arts Business Incubator, as a resource for local artists and makers looking to become creative entrepreneurs. As we start to understand what the new, post-pandemic normal looks like, the important role cultural and social leadership plays in helping to drive
December events @ Engine
Dear Engine supporters, Thank you for filling our space with your energy and vibrancy last weekend! We were blown away by your enthusiasm, engagement, and excitement around art and creativity in our community. Two exhibitions opened, In the Dirt in our Main Gallery, and a solo exhibition by bobby T
Reflections on teaching boat building, virtually
As the distant learning aspect of the school year is coming to an end this week, I’d like to share my experience as a virtual instructor for Engine’s Compass Project at Biddeford High School for the year of 2020-2021. For the past seven months, I’ve been logging onto Zoom at
First 2020 Biddeford ArtWalk to Go Virtual
Engine, the coordinator of the Biddeford ArtWalk, is moving its 2020 season kickoff on May 15 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm to a virtual event due to COVID-19 and the staged re-opening of business in Maine. “We believe that most people won’t feel comfortable gathering even in small groups for a
Engine launches free Cultural Exchange Box program
In response to Governor Mills’ mandate to Stay Home, Stay Healthy due to the pandemic, Engine is adapting its Cultural Exchange Program that had launched just prior to Biddeford Public Schools shuttering. Understanding that human basic needs are of the utmost priority, we are planning to adopt a CSA model–community
CALL FOR SCRIPTS
Actor Luke Crory, Director Mentor Michael Nickles, and Student Director May Winter discuss a scene. The foundation of cinema and television is now and always will be the written screenplay. Project AWARE, a youth-led filmmaking program run by Engine, presents a Call for Screenwriting Submissions for aspiring area youth seeking