How can creativity help us carry grief and grow through adversity? Spend an afternoon with artists, musicians, and writers sharing art, music and writing shaped by struggle.
PROGRAM:
3:00-3:10 – Welcome and introduction from Peter Bruun, Executive Director Studio B.
3:10-4:00 – Laetitia Brundage, Cody Mower, Keith Plummer, QueenEarth, and Maya Williams each process challenges and trauma through their art. With 10 minutes each, they share their art, music or writing, and briefly share their stories of art for healing.
4:00-4:45 – The five presenters join one another on stage for a conversation with the audience moderated by Peter Bruun.
4:45-5:00 – Visit the presenters at their merch tables, stop by the resource tables, then head to the Puddle Dock Village School for the Keith Plummer closing reception.
Free and open to the public.
About the artists:
Laetitia Brundage (she/her) is a music therapist and teacher, and yoga instructor, who explores life’s complexities through songwriting, using creativity and vulnerability to process themes of grief, trauma, and spirituality.
Cody Mower (they/he) is the author of "Stranger in My Own Skin," a memoir on community and self-love, and advocates for veterans and the LGBTQIA+ community through their writing.
Keith Plummer (he/him), a self-taught artist from Damariscotta, Maine, creates sculptures from wood, bone, and metal that are part of his healing from trauma. His work is featured in the July 5-13 exhibition.
QueenEarth (she/they) creates work blending original music, digital art, and storytelling for racial justice and equity.
Maya Williams (ey/they/she) is a Black multiracial nonbinary suicide survivor who served as Poet Laureate in Portland, ME. from 2021 to 2024.
Visit puddledockfestival.com for details.
You may also like the following events from Puddle Dock Village Festival:
- Next Wednesday, 9th July, 10:00 am, Thrive Together: How Creativity & Connection Build Youth Resilience in Alna
- This month, 24th July, 03:00 pm, Reentry & Redemption: Voices of Experience in Alna
- This month, 27th July, 03:00 pm, Sound Bath: Jim Doble, Maleine Gargurevich & Forest Weston in Alna
Also check out other
Arts events in Alna,
Literary Art events in Alna,
Music events in Alna.
