About the event

Join us for a guided nature exploration led by guide Dan Gardoqui, founder of Lead with Nature. Taking place at Surf Point in York, ME, this monthly event offers a unique opportunity to explore the diverse habitats on Surf Point's 42 acres of coastal land, from tidal pools to salt marshes. 

This event will take place outside, so plan to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. The terrain will include rocky beaches, dirt roads, and grass. Feel free to bring binoculars for birdwatching. This is not an opportunity to visit the Surf Point house. There are no public restrooms. Parking is available on-site.

This event is free and open to the public and current Surf Point resident artists and art workers. Space is limited; registration is required. Donations are welcome. 

Address and directions will be provided to registrants the day before the walk. If you need to cancel your reservation for any reason, please send a message to kenny@surfpoint.me.

About the event

Join us for a nature walk led by guide Dan Gardoqui, founder of Lead with Nature. Taking place at Surf Point in York, ME, this monthly event offers a unique opportunity to explore the diverse habitats on Surf Point's 42 acres of coastal land, from tidal pools to salt marshes. 

This event will take place outside, so plan to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. The terrain will include rocky beaches, dirt roads, and grass. Feel free to bring binoculars for birdwatching. This is not an opportunity to visit the Surf Point house. There are no public restrooms. Parking is available on-site.

This event is free and open to the public and current Surf Point resident artists and art workers. Space is limited; registration is required. Donations are welcome. 

Address and directions will be provided to registrants the day before the walk. If you need to cancel your reservation for any reason, please send a message to samantha@surfpoint.me.

Save the date for Community Day #10!

The day’s events will highlight Surf Point’s historic legacy and site with three alumni-led programs:

11:15 am - 12 pm: Art historian, independent curator and scholar Olga Herrera ‘22 will speak about her years-long work mining the Surf Point archives and what she has learned about Surf Point founders Beverly Hallam and Mary-Leigh Call Smart. 

12 pm - 12:30 pm: Lunch! Grab freshly made soup and bread from chef Lumine of Soupernatural - vegan and gluten-free options available, cash and Venmo accepted. Or bring your own picnic and explore the grounds.

12:30 pm - 2 pm: Artist iliana emilia García ‘22 will lead an all-ages monoprint workshop in the Beverly Hallam Studio. 

11 am - 2 pm: Carly Glovinski '21 will offer a plant sale of freshly divided perennials grown with love at Wild Knoll Foundation Garden.

Community Days are open and free to the public; please register for address and directions. For those who are able, we invite you to make a contribution to support our public programs.

About

iliana emilia García ‘22
Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1970, García received her AAS from Altos de Chavon/The School of Design in the Dominican Republic in 1989, and her BFA in Communication Design from Parsons The New School of Design in 1991. She is currently finishing her MA in Biography & Memoir at the Graduate Center in NY. Garcia works in big format drawings on canvas and paper, and escalating installations depicting her most iconic symbols: the chair and the written word. Her work has been written about in numerous art publications and exhibited at the Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, DC; BRIC, Brooklyn, NY; Exit Art, NY; The Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, DC; El Museo del Barrio, NY; and other venues. Her work is part of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art collection, El Museo del Barrio’s collection, and several private collections. She is a founding member of the Dominican York Proyecto Grafica (DYPG), a printmaking collective. Visit iliana’s website here.

Carly Glovinski ‘21
Carly Glovinski received her BFA from Boston University in 2003 and is represented by Morgan Lehman Gallery in New York. She has been awarded residencies at the Studios at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, Teton ArtLab, Jackson, Wyoming, and the Vermont Studio Center, and has received grants from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, and the Blanche Colman Trust. She has had solo exhibitions at Colby Museum of Art, Maine; Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York; Indianapolis Contemporary; and Carroll and Sons, Boston. Her work has been included in numerous group exhibitions including at the deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Boston Center for the Arts, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey. Her work has been published or reviewed in major publications such as New American Paintings, ArtMaze Magazine, Hyperallergic, Vice, and Maake Magazine. Carly currently lives and works in New Hampshire.

Olga Herrera ‘22
Olga U. Herrera is an art historian, independent curator, and scholar. She is currently Managing Director of the Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiative at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research focuses on the intersections of globalization, networks of cultural production, and circulation of modern and contemporary art of the Americas. She is the author of American Interventions and Modern Art in South America (University Press of Florida, 2017) winner of the 2018 SECAC Award for Excellence in Scholarly Research and Publication; Toward the Preservation of a Heritage: Latin American and Latino Art in the Midwestern United States (University of Notre Dame, 2008); and editor of the books Scherezade García: From This Side of the Atlantic (AMA, 2019), and iliana emilia García: The Reason/The Object/The Word (AMA, 2019). Her essays and interviews have appeared in publications of the International Center of the Art of the Americas, Archives of American Art Journal, MIT ARTMargins, Diálogo, Public Art Dialogue, Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas, and others. Herrera holds a Ph.D. in Latin American modern and contemporary art history and theories of globalization from George Mason University. She is the founder of Artista, a Latinx and Latin American women artist digital platform.

Soupernatural
Chef Lumine is on a quest to create delicious, hearty soups made from super natural ingredients.  As she developed a following of soup groupies, her customers began telling stories of the nearly magical properties her soup possessed- ‘comforting’, ‘healing’, and ‘tastes like love’.  Their extravagant claims inspired a whimsical, fairytale-themed collection of recipes that have become the heart of Soupernatural Food On The Fly. 

Drop in for a day of discussions with architect Illya Azaroff, Director of Resilient Design and Regenerative Planning at +Lab. We will be building upon our first discussion with neighbors, residents and community stakeholders on the culture of Surf Point and our collective climate future. Looking towards concrete next steps and strategies as we envision an adaptive, safer future for Surf Point that continues to center the artist experience. This event is intended to engage with community members with ties to Surf Point and/or the Seacoast region. Participants are welcome to drop in and out of the meeting as your schedule allows, though we recommend coming for the start if possible. If you have questions, please email Executive Director Yael Reinharz yael@surfpoint.me.

We also invite you to fill out our climate change survey. This information will be vital to us as we chart a path forward.

A discussion with neighbors, residents and community stakeholders on the cultural impact of Surf Point in communities near and far, our collective climate future, and the envisioning of an adaptive, safer future for Surf Point that continues to center the artist experience. Facilitated by Illya Azaroff, Director of Resilient Design and Regenerative planning with +Labs.

About the event

Join us for a nature walk led by guide Dan Gardoqui, founder of Lead with Nature. Taking place at Surf Point in York, ME, this monthly event offers a unique opportunity to explore the diverse habitats on Surf Point's 42 acres of coastal land, from tidal pools to salt marshes. 

This event will take place outside, so plan to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. The terrain will include rocky beaches, dirt roads, and grass. Feel free to bring binoculars for birdwatching. This is not an opportunity to visit the Surf Point house. There are no public restrooms. Parking is available on-site.

This event is free and open to the public and current Surf Point resident artists and art workers. Space is limited; registration is required. Donations are welcome. 

Address and directions will be provided to registrants the day before the walk. If you need to cancel your reservation for any reason, please send a message to samantha@surfpoint.me.

Listen in to “Seacoast Currents” with Kathy & Larry on WSCA 106.1 Portsmouth to hear Program Manager Samantha Butler and board member Titus Dawson Polo discuss everything Surf Point!

https://spinitron.com/WSCA/pl/19379287/Seacoast-Currents

About the event

Join us for a nature walk led by guide Dan Gardoqui, founder of Lead with Nature. Taking place at Surf Point in York, ME, this monthly event offers a unique opportunity to explore the diverse habitats on Surf Point's 42 acres of coastal land, from tidal pools to salt marshes. 

This event will take place outside, so plan to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. The terrain will include rocky beaches, dirt roads, and grass. Feel free to bring binoculars for birdwatching. This is not an opportunity to visit the Surf Point house. There are no public restrooms. Parking is available on-site.

This event is free and open to the public and current Surf Point resident artists and art workers. Space is limited; registration is required. Donations are welcome. 

Address and directions will be provided to registrants the day before the walk. If you need to cancel your reservation for any reason, please send a message to samantha@surfpoint.me.

Join us for Community Day #09

We are thrilled to invite you to our summer Community Day, featuring a temporary installation of sculptures by artist Tory Fair; a presentation reflecting on writer May Sarton and her beloved pets with Maine Women Writers Collection archivist Jefferson Navicky; tours of our live-work oceanfront residency building, and more.

The goal of our Community Day series is to raise awareness and funds for the work we do to 1) support diverse visual artists and art workers through our residency program; 2) steward our 46 acres of coastal and forested land; 3) host programs open to the public; and 4) promote and share research on our historic legacy.

We hope you can fit us into your summer plans! Read the full program of events below.

Schedule of Events

11am - 2pm
Self-guided tours of Wild Knoll Foundation Garden
A public art project by residency alum Carly Glovinski ‘21, inspired by writer May Sarton, and a short walk from the Surf Point building. The garden will serve as a stage for artist Tory Fair’s kinetic, life-sized sculptures of sunflowers in this one-day-only installation. Flower arrangements from the garden will be made throughout the day and available for a suggested donation of $15.

11am - 12pm
Tours of the building
Check out Surf Point’s artist studios and living spaces. Meticulously planned by Surf Point co-founders Mary-Leigh Smart and Beverly Hallam in the late 1960s (and constructed in the early 1970s), the house features panoramic views of the ocean and is home to our year-round residency program for artists and arts workers.

12pm - 1:30pm
Coppa Magica Truck
Summery treats including gelato will be available from the Coppa Magica truck!

12:30pm - 12:40pm
Remarks by Surf Point Executive Director Yael Reinharz

12:40pm - 1pm 
Introduction by Carly Glovinski ‘21 and Artist Talk with Tory Fair
Tory Fair will talk about her installation in Wild Knoll Foundation Garden and share about her process. Tory writes, “My sculptures are direct casts of sunflowers and are made from dirt and silicone. They serve as both memories and as messengers. The mixture of dirt and silicone provides an aggregate that is in mutiny with its form as a flower. […] I view the sculptures as living memories of each flower I am able to harvest in various growing seasons.” 

1pm - 1:20pm
“May Sarton and Her Menagerie” with Jefferson Navicky
Renowned poet and author May Sarton published over fifty books of poetry, fiction, journals, and memoirs. At the invitation of Surf Point co-founders, she spent her last decades living at Surf Point’s Wild Knoll. Sarton cared deeply for animals, and they were often her companions in both life and her writing. In this brief talk, MWWC Archivist Jefferson Navicky will share a few anecdotes about Sarton’s pets, as well as a selection of her writing about the animals she so dearly loved. We will also point out one of her beloved pets’ gravestones on the property.

Other highlights:

• Local summery treats available to those who come!

• All are welcome, including dogs on leash (outdoors only)

• Support Surf Point by buying merch and alumni editions, with new items released on August 3!

• Walk the trails on our 46-acre property

• Explore tidal pools and oceanfront

• Visit Buoy Gallery, Corey Daniels Gallery, the Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMAA) and make a day of it!

Community Day is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Address and directions to our site in York, Maine will be sent to registered attendees several days before the event. Surf Point is able to host these programs thanks to small-dollar donations from the public.

About our collaborators

Tory Fair lives and works in the Boston area. Recent solo exhibitions and projects include presentations at A.D. Gallery in NY, ICA at MECA, Portland, ME; AreaCode Art Fair, Boston; Drive-By Projects, Watertown; and gallery VERY, Boston. Fair’s work has been included in several group exhibitions, including Paper Town, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA; You are Here, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA; The Intuitionists, The Drawing Center, NY; and Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City. Her work has been reviewed in publications including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Sculpture Magazine, and Boston Art Review, among others. She was a recent artist in residence at RAIR, (Recycled Artist In Residency, Philadelphia, PA), a featured artist in VoCA Talks (Voices in Contemporary Art), and has been the recipient of prestigious awards from the Joan Mitchell Foundation, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, LEF Foundation, and the Mass Cultural Council. She received her B.A. from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA and M.F.A. from the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA. Fair is Professor of Sculpture at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.

Carly Glovinski ‘21 makes work that explores the make-do, resourceful attitudes associated with domestic craft and a reverence for nature and the great outdoors. The elements of time and place are embedded in her work, measured by tides and seasonal flower blooms, and marked by labor and repetitive process. She received her BFA from Boston University and is represented by Morgan Lehman Gallery in New York. She has been awarded residencies at Surf Point Foundation in 2021, and the Canterbury Shaker Village in 2020, and grants from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, and the Blanche Colman Trust. Her work has been in major publications such as New American Paintings, ArtMaze Magazine, Hyperallergic, and Vice, and is held in collections including Colby Museum of Art, Fidelity Investments, and the Cleveland Clinic.

Jefferson Navicky is the Archivist for the Maine Women Writers Collection at the University of New England. He has given talks about MWWC authors Ruth Moore, Elizabeth Coatsworth, Kate Barnes, and about the diaries of everyday Maine women. He is also a poet, and has published four books, including Antique Densities: Modern Parables & Other Experiments in Short Prose, which won the Maine Literary Award for Poetry.

The Maine Women Writers Collection was founded in 1959 by Grace Dow and Dorothy Healy to preserve and make available the writings of Maine women who had achieved literary recognition. Today, we honor the terms of our name by carrying this spirit forward into its 21st-century form. Our holdings concern the Dawnland or traditional territory of Wabanaki people, the state of Maine, and the northern New England region. We collect the work of those who identify as female, femme, transfeminine, gender expansive, or nonbinary. And we hold both published work and unpublished material, such as letters, photographs, diaries, memorabilia, artwork, and other forms of creative work, by authors who may be world renowned, locally known, or anonymous.

About the event

Join us for a nature walk led by guide Dan Gardoqui, founder of Lead with Nature. Taking place at Surf Point in York, ME, this monthly event offers a unique opportunity to explore the diverse habitats on Surf Point's 42 acres of coastal land, from tidal pools to salt marshes. 

This event will take place outside, so plan to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. The terrain will include rocky beaches, dirt roads, and grass. Feel free to bring binoculars for birdwatching. This is not an opportunity to visit the Surf Point house. There are no public restrooms. Parking is available on-site.

This event is free and open to the public and current Surf Point resident artists and art workers. Space is limited; registration is required. Donations are welcome. 

Address and directions will be provided to registrants the day before the walk. If you need to cancel your reservation for any reason, please send a message to samantha@surfpoint.me.

A Surf Point alumni reunion, hosted by Board Chair Myron Beasley.

Save the date for Community Day #8!

We are excited to invite you to join us for our spring Community Day, featuring:

11:30 am - 12:30 pm: An exploration of Surf Point’s coastal property, led by Liz Walworth, Stewardship Director of York Land Trust, which oversees Surf Point’s conservation easement. Liz will discuss the unique landscape of Surf Point, the conservation of the land, and the challenges of climate change.  

11 am - 3 pm: A collaborative artmaking workshop led by alum Meghan Brady ‘20. In this hands-on workshop, we will use a series of drawing prompts to forage for drawing tools and inspiration from the Surf Point landscape. Returning to the Beverly Hallam studio, we will translate our original drawings into larger-scaled components and then work collaboratively through collage and ink painting to make a wall-sized installation.
Participants can drop in and out of the workshop throughout the event. All ages and experience levels are welcome! In the meantime, check out Meghan’s work at Mrs. in Maspeth, NY, and Dunes in Portland, ME!

11 am - 3 pm: Self-guided tours of Wild Knoll Foundation Garden, a public art project by alum Carly Glovinski ‘21, inspired by writer May Sarton, and a short walk from the Surf Point building.

11 am - 3 pm: Pop Up Plant Sale! For a small donation, pick up some plant divisions from the Wild Knoll Foundation Garden. Proceeds will help support the coming growing season of this living work. A huge thank you to the Old York Garden Club volunteers for helping with garden cleanup and preparing plant divisions for this sale.

Other highlights:

• All are welcome, including dogs on leash

• Peruse the books in our 1,000 volume art library

• Walk the trails on our 46-acre coastal property

• Explore the tidal pools and oceanfront

• Visit Buoy Gallery, Corey Daniels Gallery, the Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMAA) and make a day of it!

Community Day is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Surf Point is able to host these programs thanks to small-dollar donations from the public. 

About the event

Join us for a nature walk led by guide Dan Gardoqui, founder of Lead with Nature. Taking place at Surf Point in York, ME, this monthly event offers a unique opportunity to explore the diverse habitats on Surf Point's 42 acres of coastal land, from tidal pools to salt marshes. 

This event will take place outside, so plan to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. The terrain will include rocky beaches, dirt roads, and grass. Feel free to bring binoculars for birdwatching. This is not an opportunity to visit the Surf Point house. There are no public restrooms. Parking is available on-site.

This event is free and open to the public and current Surf Point resident artists and art workers. Space is limited; registration is required. Donations are welcome. 

Address and directions will be provided to registrants the day before the walk. If you need to cancel your reservation for any reason, please send a message to samantha@surfpoint.me.

About Dan Gardoqui

Dan Gardoqui is a mammal, like you :) For over 30 years, he's been sharing his passion and knowledge of the more-than-human-world. Naturally curious and playful, Dan enjoys mimicking bird sounds, asking questions and challenging assumptions about nature. His specialty areas are nature-connection mentoring, wildlife tracking and bird communication. Dan runs Lead with Nature, where he consults, mentors and educates individuals and businesses. Dan is well-known for his "Learn a Bird" series on YouTube & Instagram TV. His certifications include: Registered Maine Guide, Wilderness First Aid and Wildlife Tracking.

About the event

Join us for a nature walk led by guide Dan Gardoqui, founder of Lead with Nature. Taking place at Surf Point in York, ME, this monthly event offers a unique opportunity to explore the diverse habitats on Surf Point's 42 acres of coastal land, from tidal pools to salt marshes. 

This event will take place outside, so plan to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. The terrain will include rocky beaches, dirt roads, and grass. Feel free to bring binoculars for birdwatching. This is not an opportunity to visit the Surf Point house. There are no public restrooms. Parking is available on-site.

This event is free and open to the public and current Surf Point resident artists and art workers. Space is limited; registration is required. Donations are welcome. 

Address and directions will be provided to registrants the day before the walk. If you need to cancel your reservation for any reason, please send a message to samantha@surfpoint.me.

About Dan Gardoqui

Dan Gardoqui is a mammal, like you :) For over 30 years, he's been sharing his passion and knowledge of the more-than-human-world. Naturally curious and playful, Dan enjoys mimicking bird sounds, asking questions and challenging assumptions about nature. His specialty areas are nature-connection mentoring, wildlife tracking and bird communication. Dan runs Lead with Nature, where he consults, mentors and educates individuals and businesses. Dan is well-known for his "Learn a Bird" series on YouTube & Instagram TV. His certifications include: Registered Maine Guide, Wilderness First Aid and Wildlife Tracking.

February 28th, 5:30 pm
Indigo Arts Alliance, 60 Cove St, Portland, ME, and on live stream!

RSVP HERE: For In-Person Ticket or Virtual Zoom Link

Join us for the first event co-presented by Indigo Arts Alliance and Surf Point

On the heels of recent travels throughout a combined 11 countries in Africa, speakers will discuss the importance of the Art of the African Diaspora, also referred to as the Black Diaspora, whose global impact on culture and society around the world can no longer be denied. You are invited to listen in as our three scholars share observations about both traditional and contemporary art in Africa - art, food, music, and business innovation, which are creating a cultural tsunami on the continent and abroad. 

About the speakers

Kemi Ilesanmi | Cultural Strategist, IAA Circle of Advisors, Surf Point February 2024 Resident

Marcia Minter |  IAA Co-Founder, IAA Chief Officer of Strategic Growth and Innovation, Surf Point AiR Alum 2021

Daniel Minter | IAA Co-Founder, IAA Artist Director, Visual Artist

About the event

Join us for a nature walk led by guide Dan Gardoqui, founder of Lead with Nature. Taking place at Surf Point in York, ME, this monthly event offers a unique opportunity to explore the diverse habitats on Surf Point's 42 acres of coastal land, from tidal pools to salt marshes. 

This event will take place outside, so plan to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. The terrain will include rocky beaches, dirt roads, and grass. Feel free to bring binoculars for birdwatching. This is not an opportunity to visit the Surf Point house. There are no public restrooms. Parking is available on-site.

This event is free and open to the public and current Surf Point resident artists and art workers. Space is limited; registration is required. Donations are welcome. 

Address and directions will be provided to registrants the day before the walk. If you need to cancel your reservation for any reason, please send a message to samantha@surfpoint.me.

About Dan Gardoqui

Dan Gardoqui is a mammal, like you :) For over 30 years, he's been sharing his passion and knowledge of the more-than-human-world. Naturally curious and playful, Dan enjoys mimicking bird sounds, asking questions and challenging assumptions about nature. His specialty areas are nature-connection mentoring, wildlife tracking and bird communication. Dan runs Lead with Nature, where he consults, mentors and educates individuals and businesses. Dan is well-known for his "Learn a Bird" series on YouTube & Instagram TV. His certifications include: Registered Maine Guide, Wilderness First Aid and Wildlife Tracking.

About the event

Join us for a nature walk led by guide Dan Gardoqui, founder of Lead with Nature. Taking place at Surf Point in York, ME, this monthly event offers a unique opportunity to explore the diverse habitats on Surf Point's 42 acres of coastal land, from tidal pools to salt marshes. 

This event will take place outside, so plan to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. The terrain will include rocky beaches, dirt roads, and grass. Feel free to bring binoculars for birdwatching. This is not an opportunity to visit the Surf Point house. There are no public restrooms. Parking is available on-site.

This event is free and open to the public and current Surf Point resident artists and art workers. Space is limited; registration is required. Donations are welcome. 

Address and directions will be provided to registrants the day before the walk. If you need to cancel your reservation for any reason, please send a message to samantha@surfpoint.me.

About Dan Gardoqui

Dan Gardoqui is a mammal, like you :) For over 30 years, he's been sharing his passion and knowledge of the more-than-human-world. Naturally curious and playful, Dan enjoys mimicking bird sounds, asking questions and challenging assumptions about nature. His specialty areas are nature-connection mentoring, wildlife tracking and bird communication. Dan runs Lead with Nature, where he consults, mentors and educates individuals and businesses. Dan is well-known for his "Learn a Bird" series on YouTube & Instagram TV. His certifications include: Registered Maine Guide, Wilderness First Aid and Wildlife Tracking.

ACTUVATION: Sonic Meditation with JOJO ABOT
Friday, December 1, 2023, 4-6pm
At Surf Point

Offering pieces from her opera “A GOD OF HER OWN MAKING” as well as recently channeled meditations, interdisciplinary artist JOJO ABOT ‘23 invites us into a sonically immersive journey that serves as a portal to personal expansion, presence, reflection, connection, mindfulness, gratitude, expansion, oneness, love and so much more. As JOJO ABOT explains: “A collective meditation is only as powerful as we call and allow it to be, knowing that we are the light, the hope, and salvation we hope to see. Join us…”

Tea will be provided, feel free to bring your favorite mug. Please wear something comfortable and be prepared to sit on the floor or in a chair. Bring your own blankets or yoga mat. A few blankets or chairs will be available for those who need them. No prior experience of meditation is required. This is an immersive sonic experience. This is not an opportunity to visit the entire Surf Point facility. This event will take place in the Beverly Hallam studio. Parking and bathrooms are available on-site. Kids are welcome but this is a seated performance.

This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited, so registration is required. Donations are welcome. Address and directions will be provided to registrants on Thursday, November 30.

About JOJO ABOT

JOJO ABOT is an interdisciplinary healer exploring evolving themes of spirituality, identity and community through music, film, fine art, fashion, photography and various other expressions. Committed to a philosophy of "Message Over Medium", the artist aims to provoke larger conversations and actions towards collective elevation, healing and harmony. An Ewe woman born in Ghana and currently based in LA, JOJO ABOT offers intimate invitations into the practice of true freedom, love and re-membering through sacred ceremonies of togetherness, reflection and transformation engaging the self as the starting point to unity, universal connection and ascension. Serving as a bridge between the physically and metaphysically, her offerings invite us into a spiritual dance that allows for a coming together of ancestry, traditions and global cultures.

Visit JOJO ABOT’s website here.

About Surf Point

Surf Point is a nonprofit organization that supports visual artists and art professionals with a year-round, nomination-based residency program on the coast of York, Maine.

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Schedule of events:

11:30am - 12:30pm - Wild Knoll Foundation Garden Visit at Surf Point featuring artist talk by Carly Glovinski ‘21.

1:00pm - 2:30pm - Nightingale Vocal Ensemble Performance at the York Public Library

The Nightingale Vocal Ensemble will perform the Maine premiere of Andrew List's vocal quartet, clarinet, and piano cycle titled "Journey of Seasons" for its 2023-24 concert season here at York Public Library. The Massachusetts premiere will be held on November 16 at the Berklee College of Music. Featuring poetry by Queer, Belgian-American writer, May Sarton, "Journey of Seasons" uses the image of a garden as a metaphor for the self amidst life's seasons. In tandem with the performance, we will invite a modern poetry scholar to present on Sarton and her impact on 20th century American literature.

May Sarton lived the last twenty-two years of her life in York, Maine at her "house by the sea" she called Wild Knoll. Although she increasingly experienced multiple challenges during this time, her writing continued strong which resulted in several volumes of poetry and journals as well. Her last volume of poems "Coming Into Eighty" was published in 1994. May Sarton died in York, Maine, in July of 1995 at the age of 83. Read more about Wild Knoll HERE. 

THOSE WHO REGISTER FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL INVITATION TO VISIT THE Wild Knoll Foundation Garden  BEFORE THE CONCERT, ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 11:30AM TO 12:30PM. This gorgeous site alongside the ocean is typically open to the public by appointment. This is an optional activity available to program registrants only, but not a required part of the program.

Read more about the event here.

COMMUNITY DAY #7

Saturday, October 28, 12pm-3pm

We are thrilled to host our 7th Surf Point Community Day on Saturday, October 28, with several exciting ways to participate:

1-2pm: Join Surf Point alum and art historian Olga Herrera ‘22 for a talk about Surf Point’s founders and history based on archival research. (Among her many impressive achievements, Olga has curated “Maria Luisa Pacheco: Geographies of Abstraction—Madrid, La Paz, New York” at the Art Museum of the Americas, opening Thursday, October 19.)

12-3pm: Watercolor painting in Beverly Hallam’s light-filled, spacious studio. Examples of Hallam’s floral paintings will be on view, and a simple bouquet & vase will be set up for you to paint from observation. Surf Point alum Tessa Greene O'Brien '22 and other Surf Point alumni will be there to gently guide. Watercolors and paper will be provided; feel free to bring your own! Kids welcome.

12-3pm: Self-guided tours of Wild Knoll Foundation Garden, a public art project by alum Carly Glovinski ‘21, inspired by writer May Sarton, and a short walk from the Surf Point building.

12-3pm: Plant sale! The end of October and first week of November are still a great time to get herbaceous perennials in the ground. For a small donation, pick up some plant divisions from Wild Knoll Foundation Garden. Proceeds will help support the next growing season of this living work.

Other highlights:

• All are welcome, including dogs on leash

• View works by Surf Point alumni from our recent (reviewed) exhibition at the George Marshall Store Gallery, checklist with prices here.

• Peruse the books in our 1,000 volume art library

• Walk the trails on our 46-acre property

• Explore the tidal pools and oceanfront

• Visit Buoy Gallery; George Marshall Store Gallery; and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMAA) and make a day of it! On view in Ogunquit are a portrait of SPF co-founder Mary-Leigh Smart and a painting by her mother, artist Mary B. Call.

Community Day is free and open to the public. Please complete this form to register. Address and directions to Surf Point will be emailed to registered participants on Friday, October 27. Email info@surfpointfoundation.org with any questions or if you would like to volunteer.

Olga U. Herrera is an art historian, independent curator, scholar and a A Surf Point Resident in September 2022. Currently she is the Managing Director of the Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiatives at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research focuses on the intersections of globalization, networks of cultural production, and circulation of modern and contemporary art of the Americas. She is the author of American Interventions and Modern Art in South America (University Press of Florida, 2017) winner of the 2018 SECAC Award for Excellence in Scholarly Research and Publication; Toward the Preservation of a Heritage: Latin American and Latino Art in the Midwestern United States (University of Notre Dame, 2008); and editor of the books Scherezade García: From This Side of the Atlantic (AMA, 2019), and iliana emilia García: The Reason/The Object/The Word (AMA, 2019). Herrera earned a Ph.D. in Latin American modern and contemporary art history and theories of globalization from George Mason University. Her upcoming co-curated exhibition Maria Luisa Pacheco: Geographies of Abstraction—Madrid, La Paz, New York will open at the Art Museum of the Americas on October 19, 2023.

AND…save the date for SURF POINT COMMUNITY DAY #8:

Saturday, April 27, 2024!

Explore the grounds of Surf Point Foundation— Maine’s most coveted oceanfront artist residency program—with Executive Director, Yael Reinharz.

5pm - 7pm at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMAA), 543 Shore Rd, Ogunquit, ME 03907

Join Samantha Butler, Program Manager of Surf Point Foundation, and Erin Johnson, Chair of the Department of Film and Video at the Maryland Institute College of Art, for a discussion on artist Beverly Hallam and arts patron Mary-Leigh Call Smart, and for a screening of Johnson’s film inspired by them called “To be Sound is to be Solid.” 

This talk and screening are free with admission to OMAA and free for OMAA members. Click here to join as a member.

Erin Johnson, Chair of the Department of Film and Video at the Maryland Institute College of Art 

Erin Johnson (b. 1985, US) is a visual artist and filmmaker based in New York who was recently named one of
the 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine. Her short films and immersive installations explore notions of collectivity, dissent, and queer identity. In her shape-shifting videos, constellations of artists, biologists, and film extras address the imbrication of science and nationalism. Johnson received an MFA and Certificate in New Media from UC Berkeley in 2013, attended Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in 2019, and recently completed residencies at Pioneer Works (Brooklyn, NY), Jan van Eyck Academie (Maastricht, NL), Lower Manhattan Community Council (LMCC), Hidrante (San Juan, PR), Lighthouse Works (Fishers Island, NY) and Surf Point (Maine). Her work has recently been exhibited or screened at Sanatorium (Istanbul), REDCAT (LA), MOCA Toronto (Toronto), Munchmuseet (Oslo), Times Square Arts (New York), deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum (Boston), and Billytown (The Hague). She is represented by Galleria Eugenia Delfini (Rome) and is Chair of the Department of Film and Video at the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Samantha Butler, Program Manager of Surf Point Foundation

Samantha is an arts organizer and multidisciplinary artist based out of Biddeford, Maine. Samantha has a rich history of developing engaging, artist-centric programming, especially supporting emerging artists; she co-founded New System Exhibitions and has worked with Maine arts institutions including SPACE, Running with Scissors, and the Portland Museum of Art. Prior to her current role at Surf Point Foundation, Samantha was the manager of TEMPOart where she led the organization through its annual public art commission. Read about Samantha’s practice supporting creative communities in Maine Magazine. Samantha’s studio work spans various media in the visual and performing arts. She values collaborative and improvisational methods of making and has worked as a set designer and art director for theatrical and commercial video productions. Samantha holds a B.A. Cum Laude from Connecticut College where she studied the representation of gender and sexuality, American Studies, and Studio Art.

Saturday, June 24: Community Day at SPF

10am: All-levels yoga with Nikki Yanok, designed to open channels of creativity and energize the body. Bring a mat, blanket/towel, props you like. No previous experience is necessary. Please register.

11am: Outdoor guided meditation with Nikki Yanok on the Wild Knoll terrace to ground the body and stimulate the mind.

12pm: Artist talk with Carly Glovinski and Acadia Tucker at Wild Knoll to learn more about the Wild Knoll Foundation Garden commission.

1pm: Tour Surf Point’s building and learn about our program and history with Director Yael Reinharz and Program Manager Samantha Butler.

Other highlights:

• Bring family, friends, dogs (leash and pickup)

• Peruse the books in our library

• Walk the trails on our 46-acre property

• Explore the tidal pools and oceanfront

• View works by SPF alumni from our recent (reviewed) exhibition at the George Marshall Store Gallery, checklist with prices here.

• Visit Buoy Gallery; George Marshall Store Gallery; and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMAA) and make a day of it! On view in Ogunquit are a portrait of SPF co-founder Mary-Leigh Smart and a painting by her mother, the artist Mary B. Call.

• Contact us if you would like to volunteer!

Community Day is free and open to the public. Please complete this form to register. Address and directions to Surf Point will be emailed to registered participants on Friday, June 23. Email info@surfpointfoundation.org with any questions.

ARTIST TOOLBOX | RESIDENCY PANEL + NETWORKING

NOVEMBER 30 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Wednesday, November 30 | 6:00-7:30pm | In-person at CMCA + streamed on Zoom
Admission to this event is free. Zoom registration link below. RSVP for in-person attendance. 

Join the CMCA for a panel discussion and networking event with three representatives from artist residency programs around the state. Chantal Harris (Monson Arts), Leith MacDonald (Monhegan Artists’ Residency), and Yael Reinharz (Surf Point Foundation) will engage in a discussion moderated by CMCA’s Executive Director and Chief Curator, Tim Peterson. The event will include light refreshments served in our lobby and a public reception where attendees are encouraged to ask questions and network with the residency representatives.

If attending in person, please RVSP to rromanski@cmcanow.org

Monson Arts is a residency and workshop program in Monson, Maine. An initiative of Maine’s Libra Foundation, Monson Arts began programming in 2018. Monson, the last town before the 100 Mile Wilderness on the Appalachian Trail, was the home of photographer Berenice Abbott, painter Carl Sprinchorn, and was a center for slate quarrying and furniture making. Monson Arts’ mission is to provide time and space for creative work. This is done through a combination of residencies, workshops, community/school programs and initiatives, and exhibitions.

The Monhegan Artists’ Residency provides free comfortable living quarters, studio space, a stipend of $150 per week, and time for visual artists to reflect on, experiment, or develop their art while living in an artistically historic and beautiful location. Each summer they offer three residencies for artists with strong connections to Maine: two 5-week sessions, and one 2-week session specifically for K-12 visual art teachers.

Surf Point Foundation provides time, space and support for members of the visual arts community to think, connect and create. In keeping with the vision of our founders, arts patron Mary-Leigh Smart and artist Beverly Hallam, Surf Point offers nominated artists and art professionals three-week live-work residencies in a boldly Modernist home on the coast of York, Maine.

The Artist Toolbox is made possible by major support from the Roxanne Quimby Foundation.

As the air gets crisp and the leaves begin to change, we are thrilled to invite you to register for our fall open house on October 23, 2022.

About this event

On Sunday, October 23, we are hosting our final open house of 2022, Community Day #5.

Guests will have the opportunity to meet Surf Point Foundation board, staff, and alums; explore the trails and the Wild Knoll Foundation Garden by Carly Glovinski '21; and view a sneak preview of Surf Point Foundation’s upcoming fundraising piece: artwork by Bryan Graf ‘19.

Cole Caswell ‘22 will be on-site offering tintype portraits commissions. Prices range from $50 - $180. Registered guests will receive an email with with instructions on how to reserve a spot.

Seasonal snacks and treats will be available.

Registration required: Space is limited due to parking - registration is required for one of two sessions.

When: Sunday, October 23, 2022. Session one: 12p - 1:15p; session two: 1:45p - 3p.

Where: Surf Point Foundation, York, Maine (address and parking information provided to registered guests before the event. Carpooling is encouraged).

Notes: Residents will not be in session. Vaccinations and masks are required indoors.

Tour with Boston Friends of Art and Wellesley Club of Maine

Schedule of events

1:00p. The event begins at Surf Point Foundation. 

1:30p. Remarks by Board Chair Lisa Fischman and Executive Director Yael Reinharz.

1:40p. Presentation on the Wild Knoll Foundation Garden by artist and Surf Point Foundation alumna Carly Glovinski. Guests have the option of joining Carly for a tour of the garden. Please note that the walk to the garden is about 1/8 mile on a combination of grass and dirt road.

2:15p. Guided tours of the Surf Point Foundation house.

3:00p. Event concludes.