• You Should Have Seen It: A Discussion with Christina Schlesinger and Mike Henderson, Moderated by James Lowry

    Sunday, May 12, 2024
    3PM EST
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    Please note this meeting will not be recorded !
    Join Christina Schlesinger and Mike Henderson in dialogue about their respective relationships with activism and archives, using the destroyed fresco mural they made on campus in 1968 as a launching point as a connection to You Should Have Seen It zine.

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  • New Limited Edition in Collaboration with Ballroom Marfa by Donna Huanca

    The edition will launch at The Armory Show on September 6, 2023 and 100% of the proceeds will support both organizations.

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Founded by artists, for artists.

Skowhegan is an intensive nine-week summer residency program for emerging visual artists established in 1946.

Founded in 1946 by Willard “Bill” Cummings, Sidney Simon, Henry Varnum Poor, and Charles Cutler, Skowhegan’s founding artists were committed practitioners of traditional skills that formed the original curricular core. Yet, over time, their program design revealed a uniquely capacious and lasting vision: established artists working in a range of media served as faculty mentors; recruited the most talented emerging artists; provided scholarships; and developed relationships with schools and institutions beyond dominant art world centers.

From the outset, Skowhegan was committed to fostering a diversity of voices and practices within the campus community, and was inclusive of women and artists of color. This core tenet set the tone for its founding community of artists that included Ben and Bernarda Shahn, Annie Poor, William and Marguerite Zorach, Jacob Lawrence, Alex Katz and David Driskell, among many. These principles have guided the institution for more than 75 years.

Skowhegan is located on a 350-acre campus in central Maine. The nine-week summer program provides 65 emerging artists and 11 faculty artists with a collaborative and rigorous environment that is shaped by risk-taking, mentorship, and peer-to-peer exchange. Skowhegan does not consider financial ability or circumstances in its admissions process and, instead, focuses on an individual’s commitment to artmaking and inquiry. Founded by artists, for artists, the program provides an atmosphere in which participants are encouraged to work in contrast to market or academic expectations.

Program & Apply

For over seven decades, Skowhegan has offered artists the opportunity to engage fully with their studio practice, with their peers, and with distinguished faculty and mentors in its nine-week intensive & residential program.

Alumni Community & Connect

View projects and events organized by alumni and the Skowhegan Alliance.

Support

Gifts to Skowhegan sustain this once-in-a-lifetime experience and support the future of art-making. Affiliate groups including the Council, THE SPRING, and the Elms connect supporters and alumni while benefiting the next generation of artists.

Off-Campus Programs & Events

Skowhegan offers events and programs organized by our community of alumni, faculty, artists and friends. From our space in New York to virtual meet-ups and many places in between, find out where and how we’re connecting.

Contact & Information

Find ways to connect with Skowhegan staff, and learn about Skowhegan’s Boards of Trustees & Governors, and the Alumni Alliance.

Journals

  • 2023 Journal featuring:

    • A conversation between Candida Alvarez
    (A '81, F '23) & Ajay Kurian (F '23)
    • The Story Behind the Artist as Researcher
    Series - Chantal Lee
    • Roofs and Roots - Heather Cox (A '97)
    • Toasts to Sarah
    • Tribute to Pope.L

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  • 2022 Journal featuring:

    • Alumni Summer Session

    • CONFERENCE CALL Exhibition Series

    • 75th Anniversary Celebration, 2022 Award Dinner

    • Thanks to Supporters, and more…

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  • 2020-2021 Journal featuring:

    • Alumni Summer Session

    • Campus Master Plan Update

    • Bird Club

    • Ephemera Collection

    • Block Party

    • Thanks to Supporters, and more…

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  • 2015-2019 Journal featuring:

    • Tribute to Dr. David C. Driskell

    • Five Years of Alumni Summers

    • Off-Campus Programs

    • Campus Master Plan

    • Thanks to Supporters, and more…

    • Tribute to Dr. David C. Driskell

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  • 2014-2015 Journal featuring:

    • Alumni Summer Session

    • Hannah W. Blunt, Jennu Dubnau, Bernard Langlais, Sharon Madanes, Susan Metrican, Sreshta Rit Premnath, Tamara Zahaykevitch

    • skowheganBOX no.2

    • Thanks to Supporters, and more…

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  • 2013 Journal featuring:

    • Alumni Summer Session

    • Essays by Dan Levenson, Marie Lorenz, Park McArthur, Christopher Meerdo, Sheila Pepe, Carmen Winant

    • 136 West 22nd Street

    • Space Launch

    • Thanks to Supporters, and more…

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  • 2012 Journal featuring:

    • Alumni Summer Session

    • Jesus Benavente, Dike Blair, John Cage, Ash Ferlito, Maria Elena González, Heather Hart, Steffani Jemison, Park McArthur, Ian Page, Paul Pfeiffer, Marshall N. Price, Jina Valentine, and Marisa Williamsom

    • Exhibitions from the Archives

    • Oral History Project

    • Thanks to Supporters, and more…

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  • 2011 Journal featuring:

    • David Coggins, John W. Payson, Jonna Malinowska

    • Remembering Willard W. Cummings by Daphne Cummings

    • Thanks to Supporters, and more…

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  • 2010 Journal featuring:

    • Nicole Awai, Willard Boepple, Nancy Cohen, Ralph Helmick, Shoichi Kajima, Linda Molenaar, and Fred Wilson

    • Group exhibition by the Class of 2009

    • Thanks to Supporters, and more…

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  • 2009 Journal featuring:

    • Barrie Cooke, Ann Gund, Byron Kim, David Reed, Ruth Root, Janet Shafner, Clariss Sligh, Herman Verhagen, and Larry Warshaw

    • Thanks to Supporters, and more…

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View fullsize Help spread the word! The Henry Varnum Poor Foundation (@henryvarnumpoorfoundation) is in need of assistance to preserve the Crow House designed by Skowhegan founding artist Henry Varnum Poor. Read how to help below! ⬇️⬇️ The Henry Varnum Poor Fo
View fullsize We are truly appreciative of this stunning benefit print by Matthew Day Jackson (A '02) (@matthewdayjackson) in support of Skowhegan's program and its participants. This benefit print was produced in conjunction with "Against Nature", Matt
View fullsize We are excited to announce the release of "Heat", a special edition lithograph print by Odili Donald Odita (F '15) (@odiliodita) which was produced during Odili's residency at Flying Horse Editions/UCF (@flyinghorseeditions). Our sinceres
View fullsize Skowhegan mourns the loss of our dear friend, artist Yvonne Jacquette (F '77, '94), who passed away on April 23, 2023 at age 88. As one of Skowhegan's longest serving Governors (1978–2011). Yvonne was not only a member of our Skowhegan family,
View fullsize Mark your calendars for next month for @hard.return: 9 Experiments for this Moment conversation! Hosted with the @neubergermuseum, the conversation will take place at Skowhegan NYC’s office on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 6:30 PM. The conversat
View fullsize 💕 Heartbreakers and Heartthrobs! 💕 Join the Skowhegan Alumni Alliance for the Mended Hearts Valentine's Day Party on February 24. We will have sights and sounds by Freddie June a.k.a. Shala Miller @freddie.june (A '17), Cameron A. Granger @realtay
View fullsize The 2023 Application deadline is this Thursday, January 5 at 11:59 PM EST (UTC -5:00). Make sure you get your application in! Deadline: January 5, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST (UTC -5:00) Apply via the link in our bio.
View fullsize 2022 has been an immense year of support, community building and fun. We are excited for 2023 and look forward to finding ways to bring our community together. Thank you for all the love and support! 🎉 Image: "Christmas in July 2001", p
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View fullsize APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! It’s that time again…Skowhegan’s 2023 Program is on the horizon! We have some updated information about how the program will run in summer 2023. To read more about the updates and to apply, visit the link