Summer at Alfred 2026 provides experiences in lovely coastal Maine

A wide range of arts-focused workshops and pre-college packages are being provided throughout Summer Arts at Alfred, which welcomes artists and artwork educators to the Alfred University campus and past as a part of Summer at Alfred 2026. One spotlight of Summer Arts program is a pair of workshops set in opposition to the gorgeous seascape of coastal Maine.

In the June 1-5 workshop, “Body, Landscape, and the Creative Process in Coastal Maine,” taught by Colleen Wahl, affiliate professor of dance in Alfred University’s Performing Arts Division, members will expertise an immersive residency-workshop set on the coast of Maine.

Each morning begins with guided somatic motion apply to attach physique and thoughts. Afternoons invite reflection and inventive work — writing, drawing, dancing, or portray — impressed by excursions into the area’s breathtaking panorama. “Through embodied awareness, participants will unlock new insights in their creative process and return home with fresh inspiration and renewed energy,” based on this system description.

Wahl is a somatic motion educator, writer, and dance artist. She directs Integrated Movement Studies, a graduate certificates program in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies. Author of “Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies: Contemporary Applications,” she integrates motion, nature, and reflective apply to information others in inventive renewal and embodied exploration.

Carole Volpe, director of communications for the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, will instruct a workshop, “Seeing Light: Manual Photography Intensive in Coastal Maine,” Aug. 3-7.

Participants will immerse themselves within the gorgeous landscapes of coastal Maine throughout this hands-on images intensive.

Designed for photographers desirous to take full inventive management of their cameras, this workshop explores the artwork of capturing in guide mode — mastering shutter pace, aperture, and ISO to seize the proper publicity. According to this system description, “Daily excursions along the coast offer endless inspiration, while guided lessons help participants refine their eye for light, composition, and storytelling through imagery.”

Volpe is a Rochester, NY-based portrait, life-style, and sports activities photographer whose work celebrates genuine connection and journey. The proprietor of a studio in Avon, NY, Volpe brings a long time of expertise behind the lens. Her curiosity and love of exploration infuse her images with heat and vitality. 

Alfred Summer Arts 2026 options Summer Arts workshops in a wide range of media designed for members of all ranges—together with artists, educators, highschool college students, visiting professionals, and group members—in addition to a lot of pre-college artwork packages. Spend a day, every week, or a complete month immersed in hands-on experiences in our famend studios and amenities working with our superb college.

Specialized workshops—open to anybody over the age of 18—present a singular alternative to discover the landscape-inspired artwork. A 3-week artist residency will probably be provided in studio amenities at Alfred University’s M.F.A. portray program in Düsseldorf, Germany. This program is open to artists with BFA/MFA levels; {and professional}, rising, and mid-career artists. Emerging and mid-career artists working within the subject of portray are welcome to use.

A 25-percent low cost is obtainable to native residents collaborating in Summer Arts 2026 workshops. Other reductions accessible: 50 % for Ok-12 lecturers; 25 % for Alfred University alumni; for Alfred University college/workers, 25 % for one week of programming and 50 % for 2 weeks of programming.

In addition to the Summer Arts packages, Summer at Alfred additionally provides a lot of pre-college packages, sports activities clinics, and engineering brief programs.

Pre-College Programs present college students the chance to have interaction in a bunch of immersive studying experiences. Alfred University provides greater than 25 pre-college packages and sports activities clinics, a spread that ensures that there’s something of curiosity for each highschool scholar. These packages present distinctive alternatives for college students to discover their passions and achieve hands-on expertise in state-of-the-art amenities with our college and coaches.

Alfred University provides a $100 low cost off tuition for Summer at Alfred packages for college students whose main residence is inside a 50-mile radius of Alfred, NY. The low cost additionally applies to youngsters of Alfred University alumni and returning college students from any Pre-College Program at Alfred University.

For data on Summer Arts packages, please contact Faith Houy, administrative supervisor/coordinator of operations to the dean of School of Art & Design/Performing Arts Division, at [email protected]. For extra particulars and knowledge on Pre-College Programs, please contact Isaac Matson, Pre-College Programs coordinator, at [email protected].