Ethan Hamby 1-207-200-0822 ehamby@meca.edu
F.A.R.T. @ The Portland Post Gallery
5 Commercial St
Portland, Maine
Statement of purpose
Education is the foundational element to F.A.R.T. @ The Portland Post Gallery. The art center is structured around hands-on classes offered to people of all ages and abilities. In addition to classes held at the space, the center displays, promotes, and sells art of all mediums and media to the local and tourist communities. FART @ The Portland Post Gallery is a multifunctional community art center with unique educational programs and rotating shows in youth and adult arts, writing, music, and holistic living. Community service projects are continually interwoven into educational curriculum and the center’s commercial endeavors to show gratitude for local support and ensure that our mission is cultivated, maintained and abundant.
Ethan Hamby 1-207-200-0822 ehamby@meca.edu
F.A.R.T. (a community arts space) Farming. Art. Rehabilational. Training.
@ The Portland Post GALLERY
5 Commercial St Portland, Maine
Business Outline
Education+Commerce+Community Service
Education
Commerce
F.A.R.T. @ The Portland Post Gallery
5 Commercial St
Portland, Maine
Statement of purpose
Education is the foundational element to F.A.R.T. @ The Portland Post Gallery. The art center is structured around hands-on classes offered to people of all ages and abilities. In addition to classes held at the space, the center displays, promotes, and sells art of all mediums and media to the local and tourist communities. FART @ The Portland Post Gallery is a multifunctional community art center with unique educational programs and rotating shows in youth and adult arts, writing, music, and holistic living. Community service projects are continually interwoven into educational curriculum and the center’s commercial endeavors to show gratitude for local support and ensure that our mission is cultivated, maintained and abundant.
Ethan Hamby 1-207-200-0822 ehamby@meca.edu
F.A.R.T. (a community arts space) Farming. Art. Rehabilational. Training.
@ The Portland Post GALLERY
5 Commercial St Portland, Maine
Business Outline
Education+Commerce+Community Service
Education
- Kids
- Weekly Summer Camp
- M-F (after-school program)
- Weekend Workshops Walk-ins every 2 hours
- 4 week long sessions on weekends
- Weekly Summer Camp
- Adults
- M-F (afterwork program)
- Weekend Workshops Walk-ins every 2 hours
- 4 week long sessions on weekends
- M-F (afterwork program)
Commerce
- Special Exhibitions Gallery (monthly until winter)
- 4 Invitational shows (established artists)
- 4 Group shows (juried exhibitions of regional and emerging artists)
- 1 Regional Student Show in May (k-12 and College)
- 4 Invitational shows (established artists)
- Craft Gallery
- Austerely staged (100 local artists)
- Webstore App with excess inventory and online sales (1000+ art objects)
- Austerely staged (100 local artists)
- Post Office
- In-house independent contracting shipping service (facilitates purchase to delivery experience)
- USPS contract for small packages
- Professional Art handling for large items
- USPS contract for small packages
- DIGITAL mail geared towards computer illiterate audience
- Scanning services and guidance for digital interfaces
- Photos, books, 3D scanner
- Photos, books, 3D scanner
- Scanning services and guidance for digital interfaces
- In-house independent contracting shipping service (facilitates purchase to delivery experience)
- Public Space Art Projects (large sculptures, performances, and happenings throughout public parks in portland)
- Auction House (host fundraising events for local organizations)
- Free Visiting Artist Program (quarterly public school outreach)
- Free Art Book Library (repurposed from discarded library collections)
- Organic Food Pantry (local farm fresh produce)
- Military Family Discounts (classes and sales)
