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The story about the Oral history

2009-09-16T09:26:00.003-04:00

I really liked the oral history class in the winter of 2009. We also interviewed each other upstairs in the back room with Andrew. The oral history is interviewing is where we work to see how long we have been here @ Spindle works & how many years we have been coming here. Andrew had brought in a DVD to show us about Sandy Ives the oral historian about people that work in the woods & he is also a professor @ the University of Maine @ Orono . We also did the video recording with the video camera. We used Oral history packets during the class. My favorite part was the writing questions
By, Nancy Scott

anniversary song (3) by jazz angel

2009-07-24T11:27:00.003-04:00

from a 5-part piece.

here is my music and listen to the superstars.
aa

If You Lose Your Way

2009-07-21T12:45:00.001-04:00

new song by wendy jordan.

Steals The Show / I Like To Dance

2009-07-06T14:13:00.001-04:00

new recording by wendy jordan:

fabric painting for soon to be announced secret project.

2009-06-19T09:33:00.001-04:00

kim, in a crochet hat by amy.

2009-06-01T13:42:00.002-04:00

kim's filing system / idea archive.

2009-05-21T13:31:00.005-04:00

click on the photos to see the amazing detail in a larger size.

emilie demonstrates her recently constructed glockenspiel.

2009-05-21T11:06:00.003-04:00

Cloudy Day / Why Did You

2009-05-05T13:59:00.000-04:00

new song by wendy j.

no more elephants.

2009-04-21T14:21:00.001-04:00

wendy j.'s song about elephant abuse.

i love my leather fashion designer.

2009-04-09T15:34:00.003-04:00

recorded by kim d. and alyce this afternoon.

jeannette demonstrates proper easter style.

2009-04-06T14:10:00.001-04:00

i challenge anyone else to pull off this look.

-alyce

"king charles brocade scarf" by emilie.

2009-03-23T11:20:00.003-04:00

mapmaking class!

2009-03-05T12:57:00.004-05:00

we're doing a series of classes on artists maps: memory maps, places where we live(d), maps of the heart, and so on. two books have helped us develop ideas for our work, you are here: personal geographies and other maps of the imagination and transit maps of the world. we also looked at a few websites, such as the map room.

newsletter by kim

2009-02-19T11:05:00.003-05:00

it's About The Halloween party And it's About the Music We Forgot The Happy Days OF The 60's Let's Rock Around the
Clock is That I'am Talking About All Ready. And We Are Still Doing Our RocK Music Video We Are Making Together Are
We Still Be True Friends. And I Decided To Choose For Dream Jobs is To Be A RocK Musician Video M
aking and I Really NeeD To Buy HannaH MonTana RocKSTAR T-Shirt AT WAL-mart MayBe On This Saturday
Morning. I Wish I HaD Mine Own Guitar From your Mom's House At BowDoiNHam and I CoulD Buy For your
Self A Brand New CD Of HannaH MonTana.

the jazz angel is wild beast.

2009-02-19T10:56:00.002-05:00

blog
the jazz@angel is wild beast
make"s lo"t of cd for the wild beast
and fanclub of jazz@angel music and lister
to my new music on the blog the back up
guess stars are quenn kelly and kim devrres
prodced by my music manger of roby moulton
jazz @angel@ are mitchell pfeifle an angela alderete

model making class.

2009-02-11T10:46:00.003-05:00

we are do model making class with paul model making class at spindleworks
with artist are mitchell anf angela melissa.
we are help with the model making class with paul
and take photo of us
make a model make class and we are do the spindleworks houses with a help with paul
new at spindlework too
we have a photo of us ask a artist with your new friends name paul m
on the blog on us too
artist by angela alderete
date 11/2009

my artwork.

2009-02-11T10:37:00.003-05:00

i make paintings, do weaving, make earrings. i do needlepoint.

a heart, made by needlepoint.

i am a board member for SUFU (speaking up for us). we help people speak out about rights. i teach other people to speak up for each other. give information. you can read it.

--amy

spindlework blog (show at berenberg gallery, boston. 11/15)

2008-12-29T11:19:00.003-05:00

we went to boston trip on my birthday 15/2008
we went to see art work
there
and see lo"t of friends
and picture.
and ride the train and back
ontime home
we make lo"t of fun there and
ake photo.
of friend there and have lunch
there the train
have lunch there the train
have food on the train
by angela alderete
dec 29/ 2008

our annual holiday potluck!

2008-12-18T09:45:00.002-05:00

It was nice to see all the volunteers come back and enjoy our holiday potluck luncheon. Thanks to Terry Grasse for starting this tradition again for us -- every year he makes a good vegetarian hubbard squash! Nice to have the volunteers come and help us with what we do and for everyone to get together, bring food, every year. Hope we have it every year. I like the volunteers have different things to show us and it's a wonderful day to come here and that's it.

Happy Holidays and New Year to all,
-Kim C.

the karate teacher hero

2008-12-17T13:44:00.002-05:00

went are take karate with a karate
teachers.he is nice and help us
with the lesson we need a side a side kick
behind the bad guy's we need super kick
hero are
mitchell @ angela they will save the day to come a super fly kick to
he is a red belt in karate i will come a yellowgreen belt
we will be a hero at spindlework com true
eye of the tiger and dragon are super hero of the 2009
draft thought spindlework we need no, stunit double we do it your self

angela alderete
dec 17/2008

the funk metal groovy rap and the black scorpio

2008-10-24T10:39:00.002-04:00

my friend"s kelly and angel are do heavy metal music video

with call funk metal groovy rap funky metal groovy

rap and punk kiss and the black scorpio

and with three stars "s are kelly and angel and kim

by artists angela

2008-10-09T11:04:00.003-04:00

I weave. I use the knitty noddy to make hats. I am a painter. I am making a book. My name is Gracie McKenna. My house is in Maine. I like it here. I'm good. I also work at the YMCA and I volunteer at the Red Cross. I am cleaner. I have two sisters and one brother. I like to go out, talk, and travel.

crazy jazz

2008-10-02T12:54:00.003-04:00

the name of the band is crazy jazz i turn it around and call the crazy jazz
i play a piano by my self, with little help.with the music of my sound effect"s
with crazy jazz.
i pick the name out the hat,
by artisit by angela alderete

grand city.

2008-09-25T11:40:00.004-04:00

it is big store and buy stuff there, many people like

to go there for shopping with friend of spindlework

too

it will close the grandy ciy i like it open too

grand city i will record it on monday. prod angela

dir mitchell and assistant ,alyce to help the other people

in public to and record video on monday

artisit by angela alderete

celebrate bowdoinham!

2008-09-18T13:05:00.005-04:00

Spindleworks had a table set up at last weekend's Celebrate Bowdoinham festival. The artists taught a clay workshop, sold their work, and talked up Spindleworks to the festival goers.

Here's Kim and John representing us!

what is up with spindleworks

2008-09-18T13:05:00.002-04:00

i am working on a warrior war movie with mitchell pfeifle and angela alderete

and make more music music for my camera music on monday

open i check the you tube on my movie and music jazz angel
by artist by angela alderete

my fellow americans

2008-09-11T11:18:00.003-04:00

the art show will be on friday and the shirts and paintings and videos about politics.

i am work on movie with mitchell and angela i am do more film and music soundtrack to
the music

i sale all my c.d. music around the whole world to my fanclub of jazz and angel mail club for the
jazz and angel we have lot's f the stars of spindleworks.

by the artist of angela alderete

MY STORY ABOUT MY ARTWORK

2008-09-04T11:35:00.002-04:00

This summer, I went on a field trip to Creative Trails with Spindle works in Portland. I also did a piece of artwork called mapping that has different pictures of different kinds of books with different pages in magazines & National Geographic magazines to cut-out & glue them down on a piece of white paper. I really liked the garden show here @ Spindle works & one of my pieces of artwork got sold. My favorite part of the art show was the art on the wall downstairs in the hall. I really like the lawn ornaments band. I like doing pottery with Sara in the clay studio. In August of 2008, I went with Spindle Works to go on a field trip to Louise's house for a end of the summer cookout. My favorite part was when Jonathan accidently set off the smoke alarm & it was quite funny when there was no smoke.

Summer work of Kim

2008-09-04T11:09:00.004-04:00

This summer I did a play called Circus D M I like it all and had fun. If you want some copies call Spindle works for it. I have a portfolo off my work and if anyone would like to look at and have a art studio and would like to show my work and if you can't come to see it I have a CD off my work and here is the number is 725-8820. thank you. I am making a shaggy rug too. I like to come here and it help me alot and it teach me how to do a lot off thing to. I did a movie called High Noon and you can see it on the website call youtube.com/Spindleworks

FLOCK

2008-07-24T10:51:00.004-04:00

For the last couple of weeks a bunch of us have been going down to Portland to collaborate with our friends at Creative Trails and Creatve Work Systems. This is the second annual get together, a follow up to MERGE. This year, we have been creating community by creating a huge FLOCK of birds in various media. Here, Anna is making a collage bird out of buttons and sequins.
The resulting work from this great meeting of the creative minds will be on display in the Creative Trails Fusion Gallery for the month of August. The opening reception is August 1st, as part of the Artwalk in Portland, 5-8pm, 369 Forest Ave.

(photo by Amanda Kowalski)

emilie on crocheting, knitting, tatting.

2008-07-18T10:14:00.001-04:00

the latest fashion

2008-07-02T09:00:00.000-04:00

Mitch is modeling the latest creation by Angela--a woven jacket with satin lining! On view at The Little Dog Coffee Shop, 87 Maine Street in Brunswick.

Quick Draw

2008-06-19T10:07:00.000-04:00

A great show in the gallery this month...fresh drawings from a year's worth of drawing classes. pencil sharpeners, accordians, tools, silverware, animals...you name it.

Diane's commission

2008-06-19T09:54:00.000-04:00

throughout the year, artists at Spindleworks get commissioned to do certain works. There have been large wooden screens painted, curtains woven, and superhero sculptures created. Indeed the spindleworks artists are well known in the Maine community! This spring Diane got a commission to do a LARGE painting, bigger than anything she had done before (other than her 4 panel wooden screen). The interested customer had seen her work on the Berenberg Gallery website and hoped to purchase something really BIG of hers, so Jonathan built her a 3 x 4 foot canvas! working from a smaller sketch, Diane transfered the idea to the canvas, first in pencil, then oil pastel, and finally acrylic. Voila!

Spindleworks art: It's SMASHING!

2008-06-09T10:51:00.001-04:00

Working in the ceramics studio, "Senter Place" (named after a grant from the Senter Fund), is a highlight of the summer on Lincoln street. Unfortunately this spring when we opened the doors to the studio we were met by a substantial mold problem and have not been able to access the space. Nonetheless, we are forging ahead with clay related projects. Today in advance of our recyling show in July the artists have been smashing old clay works to be remade into mosaics. Its hazy, hot and humid but there's nothing like weilding a hammer to make it all ok.
(in this picture, Donald, Kim and Diane smash old clay pieces to bits under the safety of an old wool blanket)

Sara and Terri sort through the pieces...

Art Mystery Tours

2008-06-04T10:30:00.001-04:00

With the return of kinder weather, Art Mystery Tours have returned to the Spindleworks program. Several times during the month we set off on adventures to visit local artist studios, gallerys and other destinations for inspiration. This month we visited the weaving studio of Michael Patterson. He kindly invited us into his small, packed studio on pleasant street and talked about his work to a handful of Spindleworks weavers. Here Michael shows Grace one of his pieces.

(photo by Amanda Kowalski)

spring has sprung into summer!

2008-06-02T12:17:00.001-04:00

Oh my, its been so busy at Spindleworks we have not posted for months! But busy is good, and there are so many exciting projects and adventures going on. One of the great victories of this spring is that Earl has finished his car (a two year project)! Watch out Brunswick, here we come!

(photo by Amanda Kowalski)

new recording from mitch.

2008-03-26T12:34:00.000-04:00

mitch created this audio piece today with staff artist alyce. harmonica, flute, vocals = cowboy music.

blast from the past.

2008-03-13T11:44:00.000-04:00

spindleworks is celebrating our 30th anniversary this year. our kickoff event is taking place on april 4 at frontier cinema + cafe in fort andross, brunswick, maine. we'll be screening a short documentary made by local filmmaker nikolai fox about the history of filmmaking at spindleworks. screenings take place at 6 and 8 pm!

many of the original spindleworkers who began the program with founder nan ross back in 1978 continue to make work here. here's a look back at a few old images from our archive:

Holidaze

2007-12-14T10:54:00.000-05:00

Southern Maine has been treated to an early blanket of snow this year, and any time it starts to get dirty, the sky refreshes the coating. It is most magical... The artists have been SO busy this fall getting ready for the "gift giving season", and we have many wonderful new things to show for it. The following is really only a partial list of all of the great things we have on hand....

Spindleworks top 10 gifts for the holidays
1. groovy woven belts! ($25 each)
2. "the curse of the new york yankees", a book by Helen Warren ($9)
3. a package of art pins and art cards by your favorite artists ($2-$6)
4. extra groovy woven wallets! ($16)
5. small framable picture from our $5 wall
6. a subscription to our fantastic zine, the Almost Maine Street News ($10/year)
7. a unique ceramic mug (~$12)
8. necklace, bracelet or earrings (~$10)
9. a signature woven scarf ($30-$50)
10. one of our new long or short sleeved tshirts with your favorite artist's designs ($18, $22)

the beginning of winter at spindleworks.

2007-12-03T11:12:00.001-05:00

we had our first big snowstorm here in coastal maine today.

it's a quiet day here at spindleworks, since only 2 of our usual 29-person group of monday artists were able to make it in.

we recently had to say a sad goodbye to our staff madeline gielow. while we know we'll see her when she visits, and fills in as relief staff, we already feel the loss and miss her greatly! here are a few pictures from the goodbye party we held for her.

we're gearing up for the holiday season and have lots of great new works of art for sale. we'll be open on friday december 7 until 8p and on saturday december 9 from ten to five, and we'll have a table at space gallery (538 congress st, portland) on wednesday december 12 for their shopadoo event. stop bye and say hello!

interview by kelly and anna.

2007-11-01T11:22:00.000-04:00

music difference
living together in a habitat for hummnity
house being roommates
we did one song

you can listen here.

kelly caton and Anna Mc Dougal

transformation

2007-10-28T20:03:00.000-04:00

Its been a very busy month at Spindleworks, inside and out. This week Jonathan and Earl built a fence on the far side of our new patio, using antique barn boards donated from Michael Perkins out on Durham Road. Meanwhile, Lowes has stepped up once again to help Spindleworks. This week they came with plants, a new grill, a bench, and bags and bags of mulch. 7 volunteers from Lowes plus friends Karen Stevenson, and Hannah Trowbridge set out to planting and mulching. It took the morning to plant the multitude of perenials donated by Lowes, and by lunch Spindleworks was transformed!!! Please come by and see the amazing new landscaping. We are so grateful to our friends at Lowes, and all of our volunteers this past year who have helped to make this garden possible, including of course Ann Kearlsey, our volunteer landscape architect. Next spring we will have a proper garden party, so stay tuned!

new pins.

2007-10-26T09:47:00.000-04:00

one of the new items we'll have for sale this holiday season are 1" pins featuring a whole variety of spindleworks art. we're selling them in sets by artist, and will probably have a mixed set as well. here's a sample -

regal.

2007-10-16T12:55:00.000-04:00

anna is talking about her job at regal cinemas, brunswick

Some people think about and has diversity of stero types About people with Disabilties and how they can't handle Another
job but i can i worked at Regel cinema 10 for two years.

some projects today...

2007-10-02T11:32:00.000-04:00

visiting artists...

2007-09-19T18:08:00.000-04:00

This summer we have been graced by a wonderful ceramics mentor, Kara Kowalczyk. She has taught twice a week for the summer in exchange for using our studio, and the artists have benefitted from her quiet and wise presence. Here, Emma gets a lesson in blending glazes as she works on finishing projects before it gets too cold to work in the studio.

Dancing the summer away! We had two different dance classes this august: modern with Sarah McCormick, and Hip Hop with Tiffany Glidden. They both stretched us out and made us sweat!

2007-08-31T09:37:00.001-04:00

the dog days of summer

2007-08-18T13:08:00.000-04:00

just another day at spindleworks....staff and artists working alongside each other

Alyce working behind the scenes to hand print CD covers for the latest album by "Jazz Angel"

Spindleworks welcomes back (with great joy) to the staff our founding director, Nan Ross (here with her friend, one of the original Spindleworks artists from 30 years ago!--Steve Mann)

new projects.

2007-08-16T13:19:00.000-04:00

grace finished her latest hat today:

and sold it two days later!

the band jazz angel is hard at work on packaging their debut release, coming out shortly on portland's l'animaux tryst label:

and introducing emilie, who has been producing some fine pieces of writing:

summer at spindleworks.

2007-08-08T14:07:00.000-04:00

so many things to say.

new garden!

we have been installing a new patio/garden/outdoor gallery space in our front yard, with many thanks to the support of the brunswick/topsham community and landscape architect ann kearsley.

new shows up! cultivate / small on the wall

come visit us during this month's second friday artwalk in brunswick (8/10, 5-8p). we have two shows this month - 'cultivate' in the whatnot gallery and 'small in the hall' in, you guessed it, our front hallway. 'cultivate' celebrates our new patio and everything that grows outdoors, featuring work in ceramics, fiber, and painting. 'small on the wall' is made up of tiny works by your favorite spindleworks artists for only $5 a piece. these shows run august 1 - 31.

merge!

we recently collaborated with three other programs (creative trails, shalom house, and creative work systems) on a project entitled 'merge', now showing until august 31 at creative trails in portland. stop by their gallery at 369 forest avenue to see work in sculpture, installation, and mixed media.

wearables!

we have so many new wearables in our store - handwoven ponchos, shawls, belts, and bags; screenprinted and hand-drawn tshirts, knit and handwoven scarves (get ready for winter!), beaded jewelry, and more. come by our place for one of a kind items.

summer people we like!

this summer marks the return of our program for local highschool artists, facilitated by scott minzy. here's ted wearing a recently created ceramic mask -

we were lucky to have jennifer bastian as a visiting photographer/archivist for the month of july. jennifer is a 2002 graduate of the school of the art institute of chicago and is currently in the mfa program at the university of wisconsin - milwaukee. many thanks to jennie for her hard work and great energy!

new music video

created by angela, for her band jazz angel (also featuring mitch). look for their upcoming debut on portland's l'animaux tryst field recordings.

have a great august, everyone.

t-shirt designer.

2007-06-28T11:11:00.000-04:00

kim's workspace for the day.

salt institute for documentary studies.

2007-05-25T14:24:00.000-04:00

students from the salt institute in portland, maine have created two radio pieces featuring spindleworks artists over the past year.

'the sonic world of nancy scott', by sam greenspan, is about nancy scott's exploration of sound as an artistic medium.

and colleen iudice recently completed 'the art of family', which
features john joyce and his 94 year old mother, doris.

COMING SOON

2007-05-21T14:40:00.000-04:00

the full-length debut of JAZZ ANGEL, artful noise-damage courtesy of angela and mitch.

"the faces of george w. bush" by kelly weingart.

2007-05-11T13:06:00.000-04:00

graphite on paper, 5/11/07.

DRAGON DEMONS

2007-04-30T11:25:00.000-04:00

my friends is mitchell pfeifle he a dir dvd and costumes and wig
and me angela alderete her is a producation of the dvd army fashion 3000
and work at spindlewrks
we like to wear made up and draw and music and and with a soundtracs to our movie
we will film the movie this weedned to
we like to act on stage and dance and style and the dragon demons army fashion 3000
by
mitchell pfefle is a dir and a superhero to all the good people
angela alderete is a procation of the dvd is come out on the 2007 znd
next dvd is come in the 2008,
the photo of mitchell pfeifle
and angela alderete

the spindleworks garden.

2007-04-20T09:38:00.000-04:00

Since the beginning of the year, the Spindleworks artists have been working with Landscape Architect Ann Kearsley to design a garden at Spindleworks. Each week an eager and determined group meets with Ann to discuss ideas, look at different garden styles, and draw ideas for what will undoubtedly be a very creative garden! With Ann's help, we now have a schematic plan for the Spindleworks garden.

But how do we pay for this garden? The artists have already thought about this and have decided to have a can and bottle drive. As it turns out, we are well on our way. With cans and bottles collected over the past year, we have established a healthy start to our garden fund. But we need more help. The artists of Spindleworks invite the community to donate money from their redeemed cans and bottles to our project. For greater ease, you may redeem bottles at either The Beverage Rack, 48 Cushing Street, Brunswick or Topsham Redemption Center, 125 C Maine Street, Topsham where an account has been set up for us. If you would like to make an additional donation towards this project, please contact us. We will also be looking for volunteers to implement the planas well as the following: Plants, Tools, Lumber, Mulch and loam, Fencing material, Gate, Paving material and stone, Containers (oversized pots), Garden furniture, Grill, Umbrella, Pump for a water garden, Hardware, Hanging baskets.... If you have any of these items, please contact us!

'bird sightings' show at usm-l/a.

2007-04-12T13:01:00.000-04:00

Danielle Philippon's work is included in the show 'Bird Sightings' at the University of Southern Maine (Lewiston/Auburn campus, Atrium Gallery). The show runs April 22 - June 15.

danie with her drawing of a red bird that is in the show.

"my patriotic creative kool carnival treats list", by kim devries.

2007-03-27T13:53:00.000-04:00

the wizard of oz kevin babine michael

2007-03-22T11:43:00.000-04:00

dacula bat of wolf dog story wofl man ghost frankenstein lon chaneywolfm] man van
helsing universal monsterdracula of life is the315 talbot castle story folkiore
bath street500 742 1931 18 98 18 32 secret diary legace of dracula novel the mummies
1971 trmb 1234 dracula be 500 vad tepes 72 the vin heising is dvd novel bats 4 of diary ghost 3 20 07 universal seret diary life kevin liz video vsh on one
8 the wiard of oz retarns march 25 the big screen 207 774 2200

elephant in the woods, by nancy b.

2007-03-19T14:49:00.001-04:00

a few photos from today.

2007-03-15T17:30:00.000-04:00

SOUNDS

2007-03-14T12:00:00.000-04:00

I LIKE MY WEAVING. I LIKE DRAWING & PAINTING. I LIKE DOING STUFF WITH SOUND & MAKE THEM INTO A COLLAGE & PUT THEM THROUGH THE COMPUTER. IT MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY THAT I AM A SOUND EXPERT. A STUDENT FROM THE SALT INSTITUTE INTERVIEWED ME ABOUT MY SOUNDS & HIS DOCUMENTARY CALLED "THE SONIC WORLD." MY SOUND PIECES WERE PLAYED ON WBOR @ BOWDOIN COLLEGE & WMPG @ THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE IN PORTLAND. I HAVE SOLD MANY SOUND CDS @ BULL MOOSE IN BRUNSWICK & STRANGE MAINE IN PORTLAND. I ALSO SOLD MY SOUND CDS @ THE SPINDLEWORKS HOLIDAY FAIR IN 2006.

MY VIDEO IS ABOUT "THE SOUND BAND" I ALSO DID A PRESENTATION FOR THE MAINE ARTS COMMISSION @ BOWDOIN COLLEGE'S MOULTON UNION. I ALSO DID A SPOKEN WORD ABOUT "THE SQUEAKING CART."

BY,NANCY SCOTT

the wizard of the rock and roll of the 19"77

2007-03-13T12:36:00.000-04:00

lady and getelman

my name is angela ann lucky alderete

i do a dvd and with my best mitchell he is a dir of the dvd vidou music of the 1977
he has a costume and wig and made up by mitchell

my best friends seth is a made up artsits for the dvd of the 1977
dvd call was the wizard of the rock androll of the 1977

i do all fame people on the computor and look them up on the compuor
and do arts and actress am a producation of the dvd music and zine book
and take lo"T of photo by my self and do paint fame people and dance
and music
by angela alderete
from spindlework artists
march 13/ 2007

kevin babine & john joyce.

2007-03-12T13:47:00.000-04:00

eait mey nut, kevin babine.

the daily planet building, john joyce.

about us.

2007-03-12T13:31:00.000-04:00

HANDICAP, I HEARD OF IT BUT I AIN'T GOT IT NOW

This is probably one of the most famous lines written/spoken at Spindleworks, and so telling of the outlook of the artists at Spindleworks who break down stereotypes with their unique and wonderful view of the world and their expression of their place in it.

Over 35 artists work in a variety of mediums, including painting and drawing, ceramics and woodworking, weaving and other fiber and fabric arts. In addition, the artists write poetry and stories, and express themselves through acting, video, sound, and other performing arts. Their work has been exhibited widely, and they are well known and respected members of Maine's artistic community.

Spindleworks is a non profit art center for adults with disabilitiesa and a program of the Independence Association of Brunswick Maine, whose mission is to help children and adults with disabilities achieve full and inclusive lives in their chosen community. Artists in the Spindleworks program come from surrounding communities including Bath, Topsham, Bowdoinham, Portland, Westbrook, Auburn, Lisbon Falls, Richmond, and Freeport.

Artists attending the program receive supplies, studio space, and guidance as needed. Their work is exhibited in the Whatnot Gallery and Store at Spindleworks as well as in shows both locally and nationally. The artists receive 75% of the sale price of their work, with 25% returning to the program to purchase supplies.

Nestled in downtown Brunswick, Spindleworks is located in walking distance from numerous galleries, as well as the Curtis Memorial Library, the Theater Project, the Walker Art Museum, Pickard Theater, and the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College.

For more information on any of the artists, to see new work, or to inquire about purchasing work, please contact us at (207) 725-8820 or visit our website: www.spindleworks.org