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Recurring Classes


Open Studio for Members!

Every Sunday, 1pm-4pm

and

Every Tuesday, 5pm-8pm

Which Stitch? A Circle of Needles!

Every Sunday, 1pm-4pm

Zen Meditation

Every Wednesday, 6pm-7pm


Figure Drawing

Every Thursday, 12pm-3pm

No Instructor, Live Model!


Ballroom Dance Salon

Third Sunday of Each Month with David Lamon

April 16th

6pm-7:30pm

Community Peace Flags

Third Sunday of Each Month with Children, Families, and Communities 501 (c)(3)

April 16th

12pm-1pm



Upcoming Classes and Workshops

Upcoming events

  • Zen Sitting, Zen Living: Drop-In Group 2023

    • 11 Jan 2023
    • 1 Nov 2023
    • 43 sessions
    • ArtWaves Dance Studio
    • 41
    Register

    Zen Meditation: Drop-In Group 2023

    Wednesdays from 6:00pm to 7:00pm 

    Registration is not required. Please arrive a few minutes early to park and settle in.

    The way of Zen is very simple: how one keeps one's mind, moment after moment after moment. It is not "tuning out" or creating a “blissed out” state. Instead Zen encourages us to "tune in" and realize the miracle of being alive right in this moment, whatever it holds.

    Our weekly sessions are Zen practice stripped down to the basics. There is no chanting or ritual, just seated and walking meditation, followed by a short teaching sharing the wisdom of ancient and contemporary Zen Masters (including the Buddha himself).

    All levels of experience, including none, are welcome, and instruction is enthusiastically offered to beginners. Meditation cushions and chairs are provided. (If you are new, please come a few minutes early so we can help you get set up).

    COST:

    Sessions are offered in accordance with the Buddha’s practice of dana (generosity). Donations of any amount are received with gratitude and help support the teaching and our practice space at ArtWaves.


    INSTRUCTOR BIO:

    Laura Bonyon Neal is an ordained Zen Buddhist priest, authorized  Zen teacher, and  Dharma heir of the late Most Venerable Wonji Dharma. Whether teaching, meditating, cooking, gardening, or drawing at ArtWaves, Laura holds Zen’s great question “What Is This?” at the forefront in order to keep her mind moment after moment after moment. And she really likes cats.


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  • Figure Drawing in March

    • 2 Mar 2023
    • 30 Mar 2023
    • 5 sessions
    • ArtWaves
    Register

    Thursday Figure Drawing

    Thursdays in March

    12:00pm -3:00pm 

    Where the model is the star, no instruction, but plenty of easels, horses, paper, charcoal and fellow friendly artists. 

    18 and over, under 18 allowed with parental attendance!

    $15 per week or members can register with $25 per month at a significant discount! 

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  • Open Studio-Sundays in March

    • 5 Mar 2023
    • 26 Mar 2023
    • 4 sessions
    • ArtWaves MDI
    Register

    ArtWaves members can come by and use the studio to start, continue or finish projects on one or more Sunday's in March.

    Please register so we can tell the studio monitor how many people to expect to come in.

    Payment is by donation onsite by check or cash in the black box or online at artwavesmdi.org. Whatever amount you want to contribute in exchange for use of the space, tools and materials is fine.

    Suggested donation: $10-20 per Sunday.

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  • Which Stitch? A Circle of Needles-EVERY SUNDAY

    • 5 Mar 2023
    • 26 Mar 2023
    • 4 sessions
    • ArtWaves MDI
    Register

    Join Paige Collins and Nikki Moser every Sunday, 1pm-4pm!

    Participants can bring current, knitting, crochet, sewing, embroidery, weaving, felting, all things fiber and needle projects and work in conversation with each other. Special guests will introduced new techniques.

    New to all this? We will provide supplies, beginning instruction and materials for you to try.

    Free for members and by donation for non-members!
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  • Fun and Funky Line Dance with David Lamon

    • 6 Mar 2023
    • 27 Mar 2023
    • 4 sessions
    • ArtWaves MDI Dance Studio
    • 4

    No partner?  No problem!   Line dancing is a great way to have fun while dancing with others in a group.  This class will focus on dances from a wide genre of music, including contemporary pop, blues, jazz and more. 

    No street shoes allowed in the studio, please bring a pair of clean, non-marking shoes for dancing.  Masking is encouraged, but optional.

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  • Open Studio-Tuesdays in March

    • 7 Mar 2023
    • 28 Mar 2023
    • 4 sessions
    • ArtWaves
    Register

    ArtWaves members can come by and use the studio to start, continue or finish projects on one or more Tuesday nights in March.

    Please register so we can tell the studio monitor how many people to expect to come in. 

    Payment is by donation onsite by check or cash in the black box or online at artwavesmdi.org. Whatever amount you want to contribute in exchange for use of the space, tools and materials is fine.

    Suggested donation: $10-20 per Tuesday.

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  • Ballet for Kids (Princess Themed Soundtracks)

    • 11 Mar 2023
    • 15 Apr 2023
    • 6 sessions
    • 0
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    Princess Ballet is suitable for ages 2.5 to 4 years old!

    Join Kasey Berzinis-McLaughlin for SIX weeks of ballet! 

    Students will learn learning the basic skills of dance styles, class etiquette, and self-confidence!


    Instructor Bio: Kasey Berzinis-McLaughlin comes to us with fifteen years experience as a dancer, and two years as a dance teacher. Growing up in the Portland Area, she studied hip hop, jazz, contemporary, and musical theatre. She has taught ballet, tap, hip hop, lyrical, and flamenco but enjoys teaching hip-hop, and princess ballet the most. After a break from teaching during the pandemic, she is excited to be teaching dance again!


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  • Introduction to Making Movies on an iPhone

    • 25 Mar 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • ArtWaves MDI
    • 6
    Register

    This class is designed for adults and adolescents who are unfamiliar with iMovie. You will learn how to start a project, import clips and photos to the timeline, trim clips, adjust audio, add a VoiceOver, add titles, and export the finished movie. 

    Participants need to bring a fully charged iPhone along with the iMovie app which is available for free from the app store. You will need to film six to twenty five short horizontal videos (clips) that you can use to construct a short 30-120 second video. Most of the clips I shoot for my videos are 15 seconds or less, Nothing should be shorter than 5 seconds. Most clips in my timelines are trimmed to between 1 and 5 seconds. 

    Think of a theme, and then illustrate it with your clips using a variety of angles. Include some photos, and be sure to shoot with your phone in the horizontal position.


    A few examples from my iPhone:

    Sand Beach in the Winter:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHwf7D-U0YE

    A Stormy Day on Ocean Drive

    https://youtu.be/s5hQoZy7QSI

    Going with the Flow

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_LF-KMrOz0

    Other examples can be found on the Galen Lowe 2 YouTube channel. Some were edited on my mac:

    https://www.youtube.com/@galenlowe2531/videos


    Instructor Bio:

    Galen Lowe, a retired video teacher from MDIHS, suggests documenting a walk, a family gathering, or your dog a play. Keep a general storyline in mind, and try to end with something interesting. You may already have clips on your phone to use - just remember, we are making short videos, and the output will be horizontal.

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  • Rediscovering the Collective Body: Improvisational Forms

    • 25 Mar 2023
    • 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    • ArtWaves MDI Dance Studio
    • 10
    Register

    Beginning with the proposition that we are already inherently connected, we will use improvisational movement structures to deepen our understanding of how this connection can affect and be affected by our bodies––how we interact and inform, share and navigate space, create ecologies of movement.

    Instructor Bio:

    thorne weaver
    pronouns they/agma

    I am a white nonbinary transdisciplinary artist and teacher from unceded Peskotomuhkate (“Passamaquoddy”) and Panewapskek
    (“Penobscot”) land. my current research engages self as nexus and gravity as consciousness––how we can cultivate a movement
    practice that is gentle, sustainable, kind, and ecologically informed? how does movement and our experience thereof change when
    we appreciate our fundamental nature as congealed expressions of gravity and energy? pulling from linguistics, cognitive science,
    chemistry, holistic herbalism, metaphysics, and various movement techniques, i aim to demonstrate and illuminate connectivity, and
    move towards a verbal way of living, rather than a nominal one. i am grateful to have learned from such considerate movers as
    Ishmael Houston-Jones, Miguel Gutierrez, Susan Sgorbati, Kieth Hennessey, Tommy DeFrantz, Deborah Black, Kathleen
    Hermesdorf, Cassils, and many others. my practice is heavily informed by my chronic illness, queerness, and neurodivergence, and
    is deeply rooted in healing through anti-colonialism and reindigenisation.

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  • Sew the Bucket Bag of Your Dreams

    • 26 Mar 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • ArtWaves MDI
    • 4
    Register

    Join Nikki Moser to create one of her world famous Bucket Bags on Sunday, March 26th!

    Students will cut and sew a reversible Bucket Bag from a pattern!

    Students can bring their own fabrics. The bag requires roughly two yards of canvas, or upholstery weight fabric. Lighter fabric can be used for the inside of the bag.

    Precut bags parts will be available for purchase $25.00!

    Bring your own sewing machine or use one of ours!


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  • Pysanky with Liz Cutler

    • 28 Mar 2023
    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • ArtWaves MDI
    • 7
    Register

    Here's your time to learn the art of pysanky, Ukrainian egg decorating.

    All Ages Welcome! 

    At ArtWaves Kaleidoscope studio, the table is set with candles, beeswax, local eggs, kistkas, vibrantly colored dyes and we all step by step instructions. 

    I began this with my children and their friends decades ago and the tradition continues. We will be using the same tools and methods that have been used for hundreds of years.

    Gather with family or friends to batik - dipping in dyes and applying warm wax over the areas you want to keep, to make colorful elaborate designs.

    Try out the electric version of a kistka, or combine techniques. Follow traditional patterns, or create your own designs!

    Fun for both kids and adults, although younger kids will need adult supervision.

      


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  • Open Studio-Sundays in April

    • 2 Apr 2023
    • 30 Apr 2023
    • 5 sessions
    • ArtWaves MDI
    Register

    ArtWaves members can come by and use the studio to start, continue or finish projects on one or more Sunday's in April.

    Please register so we can tell the studio monitor how many people to expect to come in.

    Payment is by donation onsite by check or cash in the black box or online at artwavesmdi.org. Whatever amount you want to contribute in exchange for use of the space, tools and materials is fine.

    Suggested donation: $10-20 per Sunday.

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  • Which Stitch? A Circle of Needles-EVERY SUNDAY

    • 2 Apr 2023
    • 30 Apr 2023
    • 5 sessions
    • ArtWaves MDI
    Register

    Join Paige Collins and Nikki Moser every Sunday, 1pm-4pm!

    Participants can bring current, knitting, crochet, sewing, embroidery, weaving, felting, all things fiber and needle projects and work in conversation with each other. Special guests will introduced new techniques.

    New to all this? We will provide supplies, beginning instruction and materials for you to try.

    Free for members and by donation for non-members!
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  • Fun and Funky Line Dancing with David Lamon

    • 3 Apr 2023
    • 24 Apr 2023
    • 4 sessions
    • ArtWaves MDI Dance Studio
    • 12
    Register

    No partner?  No problem!   Line dancing is a great way to have fun while dancing with others in a group.  This class will focus on dances from a wide genre of music, including contemporary pop, blues, jazz and more. 

    No street shoes allowed in the studio, please bring a pair of clean, non-marking shoes for dancing.  Masking is encouraged, but optional.

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  • Beaded Feather Earring Workshop with Martha Newell-Bassett

    • 4 Apr 2023
    • 5 Apr 2023
    • 2 sessions
    • ArtWaves MDI
    • 12
    Register

    Join accomplished beadwork artist Martha Newell-Bassett (Passamaquoddy/Penobscot) to create beautiful feather earrings!


    During this workshop, participants will learn peyote stitch beading and create their own colorful feather earrings to take home!

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  • Open Studio-Tuesdays in April

    • 4 Apr 2023
    • 25 Apr 2023
    • 4 sessions
    • ArtWaves
    Register

    ArtWaves members can come by and use the studio to start, continue or finish projects on one or more Tuesday nights in April.

    Please register so we can tell the studio monitor how many people to expect to come in. 

    Payment is by donation onsite by check or cash in the black box or online at artwavesmdi.org. Whatever amount you want to contribute in exchange for use of the space, tools and materials is fine.

    Suggested donation: $10-20 per Tuesday.

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  • Adult Beginner Hip-Hop Dance

    • 4 Apr 2023
    • 25 Apr 2023
    • 4 sessions
    • ArtWaves MDI Dance Studio
    • 12
    Register

    The first four weeks I’m going to go with a 90s/2000s theme and introduce basic concepts and popular hip hop dance moves. 

    Classes will have a structure of warm up, cardio through dance, ab work, stretching, and then we will work on learning a short dance combination that we will do all 4 weeks!


    Instructor Bio: Kasey Berzinis-McLaughlin comes to us with fifteen years experience as a dancer, and two years as a dance teacher. Growing up in the Portland Area, she studied hip hop, jazz, contemporary, and musical theatre. She has taught ballet, tap, hip hop, lyrical, and flamenco but enjoys teaching hip-hop, and princess ballet the most. After a break from teaching during the pandemic, she is excited to be teaching dance again!