Calendar of Events & Artist Deadlines for Craft Shows, Galleries & Markets are now found at:
Maine Crafts Association 2024
December
Through Dec 6: CAP: Mentors + Apprentices: Work from the 2024 Craft Apprentice Program Capstone Exhibition on view in Concord, New Hampshire
Dec 6: Craft Apprentice Program 2025 Cycle application deadline
Dec 10: Maine Craft Artist Award ceremony at SPACE Gallery (6pm): Register Now!
Dec 31: MCA 2023 Membership Due: RENEW!
January
Jan 17 + 18: Craft Apprentice Program (CAP) 2024 finalist interviews
Jan 18: Co-op Ad Deadline, Maine Gallery + Studio Guide
Jan 15: MCA Membership Renewal Grace Period Ends: Join / Renew Now!
Jan 31: CAP 2024 participants announced
February
Feb 1: Co-op Ad Deadline: Down East Magazine – April Issue, Home & Gardens
Feb 8: Registration Opens at Noon: MCA Weekend Workshop at Haystack
Feb 28: MCA Institutional Membership cycle ends: Renew
March
March 1: CAP 2023 Craft Apprentice Program: Apprenticeships Begin
March 22: Co-op Ad Deadline: Maine Home + Design, June Issue
April
April 1: Maine Craft Artist Award Nominations Due
April 7: MCA Educational Workshop: Wildcrafted Basketry with Rebecca May Verrill
April 13: MCA Educational Workshop: Coptic Binding- Eclectic Artist Sketchbooks with Anna Low
May
May 9 – 12: MCA Weekend Workshop @ Haystack
May 25: Co-op Ad Deadline: Maine Home + Design – August Issue
June
June 6 – 9: Monson Artist Retreat: Print, Paper & Book Arts
June 13: STITCH: Maine Designers on the Runway (5-9pm)
June 27: Co-op Ad Deadline: Portland Monthly, September Art Annual Issue
July
August
September
Sept 1: Preferred Maine Craft Weekend event registration deadline (late fee applies to all registrations after this date)
Sept 22: Co-op Ad Deadline: Down East Magazine – December, Maine for the Holidays Issue
Sept 30: Craft Apprentice Program 2023 Apprenticeships conclude
October
Oct 4: Craft Apprentice Program Opening Reception: Mentors + Apprentices: Work from the 2024 Craft Apprentice Program Capstone Exhibition @ Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
Oct 4 – 29: CAP: Mentors + Apprentices: Work from the 2024 Craft Apprentice Program Capstone Exhibition
Oct 5 + 6: Maine Craft Weekend
Oct 7: Craft Apprentice Program 2025 Cycle application opens
Oct 8: Craft Apprentice Program 2025 Prospective Applicant Info Session #1: 1:00pm – 2:00pm RSVP!
Oct 17: Craft Apprentice Program 2025 Prospective Applicant Info Session #2: 5:30pm – 6:30pm RSVP!
November
Nov 8: CAP: Mentors + Apprentices: Work from the 2024 Craft Apprentice Program Capstone Exhibition, Opening Reception (5-7pm) at the Exhibition Gallery at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Headquarters, 49 South Main St, Concord, NH 03301
Nov 8 – Dec 6: CAP: Mentors + Apprentices: Work from the 2024 Craft Apprentice Program Capstone Exhibition on view in Concord, New Hampshire
Maine Crafts Association 2023 (past)
January
Jan 18: Craft Apprentice Program (CAP) 2023 finalist interviews
Jan 22: Co-op Ad Deadline, Maine Gallery + Studio Guide
Jan 22: MCA Membership Renewal Grace Period Ends: Join / Renew Now!
Jan 31: CAP 2022 participants announced
February
Feb 8: Registration for MCA Weekend Workshop @ Haystack
Feb 15: MCA Guild Level Registration Re-opens for 2023
Feb 28: MCA Institutional Membership cycle ends: Renew
March
March 1: CAP 2023 Craft Apprentice Program: Apprenticeships Begin
April
April 13: Deadline for Maine Craft Artist Award Nominations
May
May 11-14: MCA Weekend Workshop @ Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
May 20: Deadline – Maine Home + Design, August Issue Co-op Ad
May 20: MCA Educational Workshops: Fiber Brooms & Brushes
June
June 6: Webinar: Advance Your Business by Harold Alfond Center, 1pm (Zoom – no registration required)
June 8 – 11: Textile Makers Retreat @ Monson
June 11: MCA Educational Workshops: Lighting 3D Work for Photography
June 18: Deadline – Portland Monthly, September Art Annual Issue Co-op Ad
June 29: STITCH: Maine Designers on the Runway. Purchase Tickets Now!
July
August
September
Sept 1: Preferred Maine Craft Weekend event registration deadline (late fee applies to all registrations after this date)
Sept 26: Deadline – Downeast Magazine, December Issue Co-op Ad
Sept 30: Craft Apprentice Program 2023 Apprenticeships conclude
October
Oct 1: Submissions Due: The Ruby Jubilee – MCA 40th Anniversary Exhibition
Oct 2: Nominations Due: Maine Craft Artist Awards
Oct 5: Craft Apprentice Program 2024 Prospective Applicant Info Session #1: 1pm – 2pm RSVP!
Oct 6: Craft Apprentice Program Mentors + Apprentices: Work from the 2023 Craft Apprentice Program Captonse Exhibition opening reception
Oct 6 – 30: Craft Apprentice Program 2023 Capstone Exhibition
Oct 7 + 8: Maine Craft Weekend
Oct 17: Craft Apprentice Program 2024 Prospective Applicant Info Session #2: 5:30pm – 6:30pm RSVP!
Oct 23: Holiday Ornament Showcase Deliveries Due
November
Nov 3 – 24: The Ruby Jubilee exhibition @ Maine Craft Portland: Maine Crafts Association celebrates 40 years!
Nov 6 – Dec 31: Annual MCA Member Holiday Ornament Showcase
December
Dec 7: 2023 Maine Craft Artist Awards Presentation
Dec 8: CAP 2024 Application deadline
Dec 31: MCA 2023 Membership Due
Maine Crafts Association 2022 (past)
January
Jan 13, 5-6pm: New Member Meeting (Zoom): Learn More About Your New Membership and How to Get Involved in 2022 (registration required)
Jan 13, 12:00pm: MCA Weekend Workshop @ Haystack Mountain School of Crafts REGISTRATION Opens
Jan 15: MCA Membership Renewal Grace Period Ends
Jan 18: Craft Apprentice Program (CAP) 2022 finalist interviews
Jan 31: CAP 2022 participants announced
February
Feb 1: MCA Guild Level Registration Re-opens for 2022
Feb 28: MCA Institutional Membership cycle ends
March
March 1: CAP 2022 Craft Apprentice Program: Apprenticeships Begin
March 20: Deadline for Maine Magazine (July Issue) Co-op Ad
March 27: Educational Workshops: Pottery Wheel Introduction with Malley Weber
April
April 8: Deadline for 2022 Maine Craft Artist Award nominations
April 10: Educational Workshops: Wildcrafted Basketry with Rebecca May Verrill
April 26: Educational Workshops: Craft Show Booth Design + Planning with Sadie Bliss & Vicky Rodriguez
May
May 12-15: MCA Weekend Workshop @ Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
May 25: Educational Workshops: Felted Sunflower Landscape with Isabel Sterns
June
June 16: STITCH: Maine Designers on the Runway
June 18: Educational Workshops: Plaster Mold Making 101 with Keanne Petrie
July
August
September
Sept 1: Entry Deadline for The Clever Cup exhibition @ Maine Craft Portland
Sept 1: Preferred Maine Craft Weekend event registration deadline (late fee applies to all registrations after this date)
Sept 20: Deadline for Downeast Magazine (December Issue) Co-op Ad
Sept 30: Craft Apprentice Program 2022 Apprenticeships conclude
Sept 30: Craft Apprentice Program Capstone Exhibition Opening, 5-7 pm @ Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
October
Oct 1 + 2: Maine Craft Weekend
Oct 4: Prospective CAP Applicant Zoom Info Session #1, 12 – 1pm.
Oct 6: CAP applications open
Oct 13: Prospective CAP Applicant Zoom Info Session #2, 5:30 – 6:30pm.
Thru Oct 24: Craft Apprentice Program 2022 Capstone Exhibition
November
Nov 18: Maine Craft Artist Award Presentation for Ayumi Horie, 5:30pm.
December
Dec 8: Deadline to apply for CAP 2023
Dec 31: MCA 2023 Membership Due
2021 (Past)
January
Jan 1-17: MCA Galleries Closed for January Break
Jan 10: Deadline for Maine Gallery Guide & Maine Home + Design co-op ads
Jan 15: MCA Membership Renewal Grace Period Ends: Join / Renew Now!
Jan 18: MCA Galleries reopen, Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm
Jan 19: New MCA Member Info Session RSVP
Jan 21: CAP 2021 Finalist Interview Day
Jan 27: Workshop part 1 of 2: Emergency Preparedness, online 3-4:30pm
Jan 29: 2021 Craft Apprentice Program participants announced!
February
Feb 10: Workshop part 2 of 2: Emergency Preparedness, online 3-4:30pm
March
March 1: CAP 2021 Apprenticeships Begin
March 8 – April 30: Hagstone Design: Handfelted Works by Emily Freeman
April
Apr 13: 5:30 – 6:30 MCA Member Meeting (Zoom)
April 1 – May 1: TS Mastro Enamels | Vitreos Enamel on Copper: Wall Art + Jewelry @ Maine Craft Portland
May
May 1 – 9: Mother’s Day Sale (in-store + online)
May 5 – May 31: TS Mastro Enamels | Vitreos Enamel on Copper: Wall Art + Jewelry @ Center for Maine Craft
May 6 – 9: MCA Weekend Workshop @ Haystack Cancelled
May 18: Virtual Workshop: Humanizing Social Media Strategies
May 31: Deadline to apply for Craft Makers Gambit: Call for Chess Inspired Work
June
June 3 – July 24: Wildlife Impressions on Paper & Copper: The Works of Chong + Judi Lim @ Maine Craft Portland
June 4 – July: 14 Carol Kainlor Solo Exhibition: Original Wood + Mixed Media Wall Art Pieces @ Center for Maine Craft
June 12: Seconds & Supplies Sale – Ellsworth Edition
June 18: East End Vend @ The Lot
June 18 – 20: Father’s Day Sale (in-store + online)
June 20: East End Vend @ The Lot
June 26: A-WOOOOLY Fiber Workshop + Book Signing @ Center for Maine Craft
July
July 2: East End Vend @ Congress Square Park
July 4: East End Vend @ The Lot
July 16: East End Vend @ The Lot
July 18: East End Vend @ The Lot
July 17 – Aug 29: Jean Hardy Solo Exhibition: Original Wood + Ceramic Reflective Wall Art Pieces @ Center for Maine Craft
July 23: MCA Guild Fine Craft Show: MDI Preview Party @ La Rochelle Mansion + Museum
July 23, 24 + 25: MCA Guild Fine Craft Show: Mount Desert Island
August
Aug 6: East End Vend @ Congress Square Park
Aug 6 – 29: Acid & Fire | The Work of Mike & Liz Marks Exhibition @ Maine Craft Portland
Aug 8: East End Vend @ The Lot
(Cancelled) Aug 13, 14 + 15: MCA Guild Fine Craft Show: Belfast
Aug 20: East End Vend @ The Lot
Aug 22: East End Vend @ The Lot
Aug 28: Portland Fine Craft Show 10am – 5pm, 110 Free Street Portland, Maine
September
Sept 1: Preferred Maine Craft Weekend event registration deadline (fee applies after this date)
Sept 1 – 30: Hillary Hutton, Hutton Handwovens Cotton Rag Rugs Solo Exhibition @ Center for Maine Craft
Sept 2 – 26: Surf and Turf: Postcards From Maine L&S Cylinder Exhibition @ Maine Craft Portland
Sept 3: East End Vend @ The Lot
Sept 5: East End Vend @ The Lot
Sept 9: (cancelled) STITCH: Fashion Show @ Urban Farm Fermentory (Portland)
Sept 9: (cancelled) STITCH Style Market 12pm – 6:30pm
Sept 9:(cancelled) #MakeItBlue Indigo Dyeing Event 12pm – 5:30pm
Sept 18 + 19: MCA Guild Fine Craft Show: Scarborough
Sept 18: #MakeItBlue Indigo Dyeing Event 11-3 @ MCA Guild Fine Craft Show, Scarborough
Sept 19: #MakeItBlue Indigo Dyeing Event 11-3 @ MCA Guild Fine Craft Show, Scarborough
Sept 30: Craft Apprentice Program 2021 Apprenticeships conclude
October
Oct 1: Craft Apprentice Program Capstone Exhibition Opening, 5-7pm @ Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
Oct 2 + 3: Maine Craft Weekend
Oct 2: Artist Talk with Tim Christensen + Aidan Fraser, 2pm @ Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
Oct 3: Artist Talk with Lissa Hunter & Ashley Page, 2pm @ Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
Oct 1 – 30: Craft Apprentice Program 2021 Capstone Exhibition
Oct 1 – 31: Tom Fererro Original Paintings by Maine Craft Artist Awardee Tom Fererro Exhibition @ Center for Maine Craft
Oct 1 – 24: Bonnie Bishoff & J.M. Syron Exhibition: Wildflower Wall: Flora and Fauna Large and Small @ Maine Craft Portland
Oct 7: Craft Apprentice Program 2022 Application Opens
Oct 13, 12pm-1pm: Zoom, CAP Info Session for Prospective Applications REGISTER HERE (registration required)
Oct 19, 5:30pm-6:30pm: Zoom, CAP Info Session for Prospective Applications REGISTER HERE (registration required)
November
Nov 1 – Dec 31: Holiday Ornament Showcase @ the Center for Maine Craft
Nov 2 – Dec 31: Blue Moon Clay Carvers Original Paintings + Ceramic by Sue + Roger Bisaillon @ the Center for Maine Craft
Nov 4, 5-6pm: Current MCA Members Meeting (Zoom, registration required): Restructuring Update and Member Meet + Greet REGISTER HERE
Nov 5 – Dec 31: The Craft Makers Gambit Exhibition – MCA members create Chess-inspired work @ Maine Craft Portland
Nov 5, 5-8pm: The Craft Makers Gambit Exhibition Opening Reception @ Maine Craft Portland
December
Dec 2, 7pm: Lecture with WGM Sabina Foisor, 2017 US Women’s Chess Champion @ Maine Craft Portland REGISTER HERE
Dec 3, 5-9pm: Blitz (Speed Chess) with WGM Chess Champion Sabina Foisor REGISTER HERE
Dec 3, 5-9pm: The Craft Makers Gambit Exhibition First Friday Reception @ Maine Craft Portland
Dec 3 – 31: A (Cold) Season of Warmth: A Handmade Card Exhibition @ Maine Craft Portland
Dec 3, 5-8pm: A (Cold) Season of Warmth: A Handmade Card Exhibition Opening Reception @ Maine Craft Portland
Dec 3, 5-8pm: “Mailing Opening” First Friday Art Walk Event @ Maine Craft Portland
Dec 6: Maine Craft Content 2022 Raffle Drawing + Winner Announced
Dec 6: MCA Weekend Workshop @ Haystack Workshops Announced!
Dec 8: Deadline to apply for CAP 2022
Dec 16, 5-6pm: Future Members, Learn More and Decide if MCA Organization, Membership and Benefits are Right for You REGISTER HERE (registration required)
Dec 17, 12-2:30pm: Book Signing “Take it Easy, Portland in the 1970’s” with author John Duncan
Dec 17, 12-3pm: Book Signing “Chowder Rules!” with author Anna Crowley Redding
Dec 31: MCA 2022 Membership Due
2020 MCA Calendar
January
Jan 2: Maine Craft Portland CLOSED for inventory day
Jan 3: Hidden Ladder Collective exhibition opens at Maine Craft Portland
Jan 7: Artist residency Words Into Wool begins at Center for Maine Craft
Jan 7: Panel Discussion: Preparing for a Wholesale Show 5:30 @ Mechanics Hall in Portland, ME
Jan 15: 2020 Membership GRACE PERIOD Renewal Deadline
Jan 15: Deadline to advertise with us in Maine Gallery + Studio Guide
Jan 15: MCA Guild Level Membership Application opens – rolling deadline
Jan 16: 2020 CAP In-Person Interview Day @ Maine Arts Commission
Jan 17: SNOW DATE: 2020 CAP In-Person Interview Day @ Maine Arts Commission
Jan 24: Resident Artist Sara Palumbo Demo Day @ Center for Maine Craft
Jan 25: Photo Styling Workshop with Basha Burwell
Jan 31: Application Deadline: 2020 Portland Fine Craft Show
February
Feb 1: Registration for 2020 MCA Guild Fine Craft Shows opens
Feb 2: Hidden Ladder Collective exhibition closes at Maine Craft Portland
Feb 7: Joseph Webster Glassworks solo exhibition opens at Maine Craft Portland
Feb 15: Late application Deadline: 2020 Portland Fine Craft Show
Feb 28: Submission Deadline for Dirigo 2020: Maine Bicentennial Exhibition of Craft
Feb 29: Words into Wool Winter Artist Residency Closing Reception @ Center for Maine Craft
March
March 1: Registration opens for Saturdays at the Center (Still on Schedule!)
March 1 – Sept 30: Craft Apprentice Program apprenticeship period
March 1 – Deadline to advertise with us in Downeast Magazine (Cancelled)
March 6: Member’s Invitational Exhibition “The Clever Cup” opens at Center for Maine Craft (Gallery Closed)
March 12: MCA Retail Jury @ The Center for Maine Craft | 2-5pm (Gallery Closed)
March 20: Deadline to advertise with us in Portland Monthly (Summerguide) (Cancelled)
March 28: Joseph Webster Glassworks solo exhibition closes at Maine Craft Portland (Gallery Closed)
March 29: Workshop: Learn Sgraffito with Tim Christensen
March 30: Submission Deadline: Dirigo: A Maine Bicentennial Exhibition of Craft
April
April 1: Deadline to advertise with us in Artscope Magazine (Cancelled)
April 3: “Have a Seat” Invitational furniture exhibition opens at Maine Craft Portland (Cancelled Gallery Closed)
April 18: MCA Retail Jury @ Maine Craft Portland | 12-3pm (Gallery Closed)
April 26: “Have a Seat” Invitational furniture exhibition closes at Maine Craft Portland (Gallery Closed)
April 27: Member’s Invitational Exhibition “The Clever Cup” closes at Center for Maine Craft (Gallery Closed)
May
May 1: “Hey Handsome!” men’s jewelry & accessories exhibition opens @ Maine Craft Portland (Cancelled)
May 1: Jean Hardy solo ceramics exhibition opens at Center for Maine Craft (Cancelled)
May 3: Deadline to advertise with us in Downeast Magazine (Cancelled)
May 7: Yoga for Craft Artists
May 12 & 17: #togetherapart Intaglio Workshop
May 2-10: Mother’s Day Sale @ Center for Maine Craft (cancelled)
May 7-10: MCA Weekend Workshop @ Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (Cancelled)
May 21: MCA Retail Jury @ The Center for Maine Craft | 3-6pm (Cancelled)
May 30: Seconds & Supplies Sale – Ellsworth Edition! (Postponed)
June
June 7: Jean Hardy solo ceramics exhibition closes at Center for Maine Craft (Cancelled)
June 4: STITCH: Maine Designers on the Runway @ Urban Farm Fermentory, (Cancelled)
June 12: Dirigo 2020: Maine Bicentennial Exhibition of Craft opens at Center for Maine Craft and Maine Craft Portland (closes July 28) (Cancelled)
June 19-21: Father’s Day Sale @ Center for Maine Craft
June 20: Deadline to advertise with us in Portland Monthly (Art Annual)
June 27: “Hey Handsome!” men’s jewelry & accessories exhibition closes at Maine Craft Portland (Cancelled)
June 27: Saturdays at the Center: Event TBA
July
July 3: Emily Diaz Norton solo ceramics exhibition opens @ Maine Craft Portland (Cancelled)
July 11-25: Saturdays at the Center (Cancelled)
July 15: Peter Asselyn Exhibition: Sabbathday Lake Maple Shaker Bowls | Opens @ Maine Craft Portland
July 24: Maine Craft 2020 Gala and MCA Guild Fine Craft Show MDI Preview Party, Camp Beech Cliff, Mount Desert, ME (Cancelled)
July 24-26: Guild Fine Craft Show: Mount Desert Island (Cancelled)
July 28: Dirigo 2020: Maine Bicentennial Exhibition of Craft closes at Center for Maine Craft and Maine Craft Portland (Cancelled)
August
Aug 1: PrintCraft: Lisa Pixley solo exhibition and installation | @ Center for Maine Craft (Cancelled)
Aug 1-22: Saturdays at the Center (Cancelled)
Aug 14-16: Guild Fine Craft Show: Belfast, United Farmers Market of Maine (Cancelled)
Aug 14: LAUNCH! East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 3pm-7pm
Aug 16: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 9am – 1pm
Aug 21: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 3pm-7pm
Aug 22: Portland Fine Craft Show 10am-5pm, Free Street Portland Maine (Cancelled)
Aug 23: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 9am – 1pm
Aug 25: “The Holy Grail: Miraculous Items of Power” | Opens @ Maine Craft Portland
Aug 28: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 3pm-7pm
Aug 30: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 9am – 1pm
September
Sept 3: Second annual Fall Fiber Exhibition | Opens @ Maine Craft Portland
Sept 4: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 3pm-7pm
Sept 6: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 9am – 1pm
Sept 6: Deadline to advertise with us in Downeast Magazine
Sept 11: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 3pm-7pm
Sept 13: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 9am – 1pm
Sept 13: MCA Retail Jury @ Maine Craft Portland | 12-3pm
Sept 18: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 3pm-7pm
Sept 20: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 9am – 1pm
Sept 19-20: Guild Fine Craft Show: Scarborough (Cancelled)
Sept 25: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 3pm-7pm
Sept 26: Big Ink Prints @ Center for Maine Craft (Submission deadline postponed, date TBA)
Sept 27: East End Vend: Artists + Farmers + Foodies 9am – 1pm
Sept 29: DEADLINE to REGISTER for: Get Ready with CERF Plus: How to Protect Your Career from Emergencies – Workshop
Sept 30: Workshop Series Part #1: 12pm – 1pm Get Ready with CERF Plus: How to Protect Your Career from Emergencies – Workshop
October
Oct 3-4: Maine Craft Weekend
Oct 16: Craft Apprentice Program Capstone Open House | @ Maine Craft Portland 10am – 5pm
Oct 22: MCA Retail Jury @ The Center for Maine Craft | 2-5pm
Oct 24-25: Guild Fine Craft Show: Brunswick (Cancelled)
Oct 25: “The Holy Grail: Miraculous Items of Power” | Closes @ Maine Craft Portland
Oct 28: Craft Apprentice Program Information Session #1
Oct 31: Wolfe Editions exhibition | Closes @ Center for Maine Craft
Oct 31: HALLOWEEN East End Vend @ Urban Farm Fermentory: Register
November
Nov 4: Craft Apprentice Program Information Session #2
Nov 8: Transformit Installation & Holiday Showcase opens at Center for Maine Craft
Nov 14: MCA Retail Jury @ Maine Craft Portland | 12-3pm
Nov 17: MCA Member Meeting | 5-6pm
December
Dec 1: Center for Maine Craft Annual Holiday Ornament Showcase | Opens (through Dec 31)
Dec 9: Craft Apprentice Program 2021 Application Deadline (application opens October 2020)
Dec 15: Call for Designers | Preferred Deadline for STITCH 2021
Dec 31: MCA 2021 Membership Due
Dec 31: Maine Craft Portland closed for physical inventory