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The Maine Media Workshops (formerly the Maine Photographic Workshops) in Rockport, Maine is an international non-profit educational organization offering year-round workshops for photographers, filmmakers, and media artists.
Former names | Maine Media Workshops + College |
|---|---|
| Established | 1973 |
| Accreditation | New England Commission of Higher Education |
| President | Michael P. Mansfield[1] |
| Provost | Elizabeth Greenberg[2] |
| Address | 70 Camden St. Rockport, ME 04856 , , , |
| Campus | Rural, 20 acres |
| Nickname | Maine Media |
| Website | www |
Students from across the country and around the world travel to the harbor village of Rockport to attend courses at all levels, from absolute beginner and serious amateur to working professional. The Young Artists Program offers creative course opportunities for high school students. Professional certificate and MFA programs in photography, film, and multimedia are available through Maine Media College.
The school's curriculum honors historical forms and practices of image making while embracing new technologies and modes of creative expression.
The Workshops edit
The Maine Media Workshops offer over 400 workshops and master classes in the fields of photography, filmmaking, and multimedia. Each year it attracts over 2,000 students, from professionals to beginners. Workshops range in length from a single weekend to a seven-week work-study program and a 12-week summer residency.
Alumni of the filmmaking workshops include Alejandro González Iñárritu, Laura Poitras, Rodrigo Prieto, Michelle MacLaren, and John Leguizamo.
Maine Media College edit
The Maine Media Workshops are organized through Maine Media College, which offers both a 30-week Professional Certificate program and a low-residency Master of Fine Arts program. Areas of study include photography, filmmaking, and multimedia.
Transition edit
On August 24, 2007, The Workshops announced its approval by the Internal Revenue Service as a non-profit organization. The transition entailed the merging of the Maine Photographic Workshops and the International Film and Video Workshops together into The Maine Media Workshops. Rockport College became Maine Media College.
Faculty includes edit
- Sam Abell
- Amy Arbus
- Wayne Beach
- Marcus Bleasdale
- Richard Blanco
- Alice Brooks
- Dan Burkholder
- Russell Carpenter, ASC
- Keith Carter
- Chuck Carter
- George DeWolfe
- Jill Enfield
- Steven Fierberg, ASC
- Mo Flam
- Mick Fowler
- John Goodman
- Brenton Hamilton
- Doug Hart
- Cig Harvey
- Ron Haviv
- Gregory Heisler
- Judy Herrmann
- Judith Hole
- Bill Holshevnikoff
- Henry Horenstein
- Ryszard Horowitz
- Doug Jensen
- Brian Kaufman
- Douglas Kirkland
- Mark Kohl
- Antonin Kratochvil
- Bob Krist
- Bobbi Lane
- Susan Lipper
- Jay Maisel
- Constantine Manos
- Taylor Mali
- Daniel Marracino
- Norman Mauskopf
- Jack McDonald
- Bill Megalos
- Rexford Metz
- Andrea Modica
- Karen Moncrieff
- Alan Myerson
- Richard Newman
- Alessandro Pavone
- Derek Poore
- Michael Pressman
- Barry Primus
- Kate Raisz
- Mark Raker
- Janet Roach
- Louise Rosen
- Jan Rosenbaum
- Grant Rosenberg
- Bob Sacha
- DeWitt Sage
- Stephen Sheppard
- Sandy Smolan
- John Stanmeyer
- Craig Stevens
- Jon Weiman
- Paul Taylor
- Joyce Tenneson
- George Tice
- Peter Turnley
- Mark Ulano
- Vincent Versace
- Peter Werner
- Steve Wright
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Keyes, Bob (26 September 2019). "Ogunquit Museum director leaving for Maine Media Workshops". Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ "Elizabeth Greenberg". Maine Media Workshops + College. Retrieved 2020-06-28.