Join Maine Media for a lecture from celebrated photographer and instructor Craig StevensJoin us for the final event in our 2023 Arnold Newman Lecture Series! We'll hear from celebrated photographer and instructor Craig Stevens about his work and his experience in the art world, and end the evening with a Q&A with the audience.The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available on campus.Craig Stevens is a photographer, printmaker and educator. He has taught, written and lectured extensively on the subjects of art and education and is Professor Emeritus of Photography at Savannah College of Art and Design, and has been teaching at Maine Media since 1974!In 2013 Craig was awarded the... Read more »

Join Emmy-winning documentary storyteller Amanda Pisetzner to explore the surprises, challenges and rewards of doc and nonfiction writing.In our first Alumni Lecture of the Fall 2023 season, Emmy-winning documentary storyteller Amanda Pisetzner will explore the surprising, challenging, and rewarding aspects of documentary and nonfiction writing. From preparing for unpredictable moments to building rapport with characters, Amanda draws from personal experience to share best practices from each stage of the production process. Taken together, these experiences reveal the subtle but powerful ways documentaries are written and shaped —long before scripting ever begins.Header Image: VICE on SHOWTIME , supervising producer Amanda PisetznerAmanda Pisetzner is an Emmy-award winning Producer, Emmy-nominated writer, and documentary storyteller. She has worked on... Read more »

Join the founder of The Maine Photographic Workshops (now Maine Media) for a version of his inspirational Monday Morning Creativity lecture.We are all creative, but some people are more creative than others. Who are the really creative people? How can you tell how creative you are, and what can you do to be more creative? David has been researching, writing and lecturing about creativity and the creative process, for more than 40 years. His Monday Morning Creativity lecture during the 35 years he was The Workshops’ director has inspired tens of thousands of career professionals. The Workshops provided a unique laboratory for this research and the discoveries he made. But, it has been his own... Read more »

Join pioneering film producer Alexis Alexanian for this inspiring exploration of how to make your visions real.The Alumni Lecture Series takes place online, via Zoom.Film producer Alexis Alexanian knows all about how to go the distance with a vision. She helped to pioneer an innovative start-up, produced highly-acclaimed independent films on micro-budgets, and has worked with creative visionaries for much of her career. Through it all, it always comes down to one question: how do you align a creative goal with the resources it takes to achieve it? How does an artist develop an entrepreneurial spirit in the quest for creative independence and fulfillment? Join her for this inspiring exploration of how to make your... Read more »

Join Cig Harvey and Maine Media for an evening of celebration at Dowling Walsh Gallery and The Strand Theatre in Rockland.Please join us to celebrate our 2023 Visionary Award Honoree, Cig Harvey! All are welcome to attend for an evening of art, conversation, and festivities. The evening will kick off at 5pm with a cocktail reception at Dowling Walsh Gallery, where Cig's new exhibit FEAST will be on show: a wonderful opportunity to mingle and to see Cig's newest work.Then, we will collectively make our way to The Strand Theatre at 6:15pm for a screening of her film Eat Flowers by River Finlay, featuring words and images by Cig. The screening will be followed by... Read more »

Join artist Diana Bloomfield as she discusses her work in antique printing and photographic techniques."As a native North Carolinian, I come from a long line of storytellers. I can still see those stories in my mind's eye. And so, for almost 40 years, I have told my own stories visually-- always linking that ever-shifting past to the present. In this talk, I'll explore why I choose antique printing techniques and hand-built creations to weave my own contemporary narratives." –Diana BloomfieldHeader image: Ribboned Water  by Diana Bloomfield, tri-color gum bichromateDiana H. BloomfieldAn exhibiting artist for almost forty years, Diana has received numerous awards for her images. She was named a Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist in... Read more »

Richard Renaldi will talk about his newest series and contextualize the work in relation to the recurring themes throughout his career.Join photographer Richard Renaldi as he discusses his newest series Disturbed Harmonies and contextualizes the work in relation to the recurring themes that have emerged in his thirty-five plus years of making photographs. Header image: Work from Richard Renaldi's series Disturbed HarmoniesView the entire Fall 2023 Alumni Lecture Series here.Richard Renaldi was born in Chicago in 1968. He received a BFA in photography from New York University in 1990. He is represented by Benrubi Gallery in New York and Robert Morat Galerie in Berlin. Five monographs of his work have been published, including Richard Renaldi:... Read more »

Join artist, Afrofuturist, and educator Granville Carroll as he shares his project In the Finite, Infinitely.Join artist, Afrofuturist, and educator Granville Carroll as he shares his project In the Finite, Infinitely. Dive into the creative and imaginative world where matter and energy coalesce into celestial corporeal forms. Experience the universe unfold and reform through transformational cycles of creation and destruction.Header image: Unfolding, 2020 by Granville CarrollView the entire Fall 2023 Alumni Lecture Series here.Granville Carroll is a visual artist, educator at Arizona State University, and Afrofuturist working with digital technology, poetry, and alternative processes to conjure new worlds. Carroll’s artwork explores photographic representation and vision to understand the process of existence and interpretation. Simultaneously, he... Read more »