First Name
Kate
Last Name
Anker
Business Name
Running With Scissors Studios
Partner Name
Carter Shappy, Devin McDonald, Bret Woodard
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Region
Greater Portland
Membership Level:
Supporting Institution
About
Running With Scissors Art Studios is a closed-door workspace inhabiting over 16,000 square feet in a muraled industrial building in the East Bayside neighborhood of Portland, Maine. A dedicated arts environment facilities include private studios, open-air studios, associate workspaces, communal areas, and shared equipment.
RWS comprises three main departments in print, clay, and wood. The studios are managed by a small staff of six, including a director, an administrator, department leads, studio technicians, and an event intern. Each department is managed and supported by a staff of artists working in their respective departments. Please visit our Staff page to learn more about our team.
Membership consists of over 80 fine artists and craftspeople working in a wide range of media including printmaking, ceramics, woodworking, painting, photography, metalsmithing, textiles, and more. Members possess varying degrees of education and experience and range from emerging to established. All members have access to communal spaces, equipment, and community. The studios’ objective is to help each member reach their independent creative goals.
RWS is owned and directed by Kate Anker who started as a member in 2006. Though it is a registered LLC, the business has a heavy social bottom line. That bottom line is the point.
RWS comprises three main departments in print, clay, and wood. The studios are managed by a small staff of six, including a director, an administrator, department leads, studio technicians, and an event intern. Each department is managed and supported by a staff of artists working in their respective departments. Please visit our Staff page to learn more about our team.
Membership consists of over 80 fine artists and craftspeople working in a wide range of media including printmaking, ceramics, woodworking, painting, photography, metalsmithing, textiles, and more. Members possess varying degrees of education and experience and range from emerging to established. All members have access to communal spaces, equipment, and community. The studios’ objective is to help each member reach their independent creative goals.
RWS is owned and directed by Kate Anker who started as a member in 2006. Though it is a registered LLC, the business has a heavy social bottom line. That bottom line is the point.
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