April 2012 at the Abbe
10:00 - 3:00
Children ages 6 through 18 will learn how to weave a simple ash basket with a sweetgrass rim, known as a candy basket or trinket basket. Pam will start the baskets, and children will learn how to weave the ash around a mold, and create a rim. Children will leave with a basket of their own creation that will last them a lifetime. Participation is limited, and reservations are required. For more information please call 288-3519 or e-mail Raney Bench at educator@abbemuseum.org.
$30 for members, $40 for non-members
Location: Abbe Museum Downtown
Check back often to find out what is going on at the Abbe Museum. Workshops for kids and adults, demonstrations by Native artists, performances by Native musicians, lectures from noted scholars, exciting and fun events and learning experiences, happen throughout the year.
Location:
Exhibition Opening
2012 Waponahki Student Art Show
A Collaboration of Maine Indian Education
and the Abbe Museum
The Waponahki Student Art Show brings together a wonderful variety of art created by Native American students from early childhood education through high school. Using a wide array of media, these young artists incorporate traditional beliefs and values with the modern, multi-cultural world around them.
Exhibit runs through October 2012 in the Abbe Museum's Community Gallery.
Location: Abbe Museum Downtown