Haystack offers one and two-week studio workshops to participants of all skill levels as well as the two-week, Open Studio Residency program, exhibitions, tours, auctions, artist presentations, and shorter workshops for Maine residents and high school students.
2025 SUMMER PROGRAMS
Information is now available for Haystack’s 2025 Summer Workshops, Open Studio Residency, and our new Square ONE program.
Applications for Summer Workshops, including Fellowships, Studio Assistant Fellows, and the General Application, open January 7.
Application for Square ONE opens January 7
Application for Open Studio Residency opens March 3.
Explore the programs by navigating to the program pages below, or download the 2025 catalog.
Programs at Haystack
SUMMER WORKSHOPS
Haystack’s core summer workshops include one- and two-week session in blacksmithing, ceramics, fiber, glass, graphics, metals, and wood. Workshops are open to adults 18-years or older of all skill levels—from beginners to advanced professionals.
SQUARE ONE
Square ONE is a session created expressly for beginners. While most of Haystack’s workshops are open to participants of all levels, Square ONE is intended to provide a space for beginners to a media or discipline to gather and learn together in a supportive environment.
FAB LAB
The Fab Lab at Haystack is a dynamic space where traditional craft meets digital fabrication, equipped with tools including 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC machines. It provides an environment for experimentation, enhancing the creative potential within studio programs.
OPEN STUDIO RESIDENCY
Haystack’s two-week Open Studio Residency kicks off our summer season. The residency fosters a dynamic exchange of ideas among peers and provides two weeks of studio time and an opportunity to work in a community of makers. Those selected attend for free.
VISITING ARTISTS
Haystack’s Visiting Artist Program extends our commitment to providing time and space for the development of new ideas in a variety of creative disciplines. Visiting artists augment summer workshop sessions with informal activities
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Haystack’s community programs promote the arts and contribute to the creative lives of Maine residents through local, regional, and statewide programming.