60 Years of Independence!

It’s a big year for us. Independence Association is celebrating 60 years of work supporting adults and children with developmental disabilities in Maine, and Spindleworks is celebrating 50 years of being a nationally recognized progressive art studio for the developmentally disabled community!

So we are celebrating in a big way!

Kicking off with our annual RUN for Independence on Saturday, May 16th, we have many joyful events planned to celebrate inclusion, diversity, and how much we have done and are doing for the community we serve.

EVENTS

Friday, 5/15—Gardiner Spindleworks Art Walk “Portraits”, 5-8 PM 221 Water Street Gardiner, ME

Saturday, 5/16—RUN for Independence, 10 AM-3 PM IA Headquarters 3 Industrial Parkway Brunswick, ME

Wednesday, 5/20— “Celebrating Independence: Spindleworks 1976-2026” Art Show & Ice Cream Social, xx-xx PM Bowdoin College Museum of Art 245 Main Street, Brunswick ME

Saturday, 5/23— Viles Arboretum Lilac Festival featuring Spindleworks Artists, 10-4 PM 153 Hospital Street Augusta, ME

Friday, 6/8— Brunswick Spindleworks Art Walk “Now and Then”, 4-7 PM 7 Lincoln Street Brunswick, ME

Friday, 7/10— Brunswick Spindleworks Art Walk “Birthday Block Party”, featuring the Leopard Girls Band 4-7 PM 7 Lincoln Street Brunswick

Thursday, 7/16—IA & Spindleworks Poetry & Dance, 4:30-6 PM Bowdoin College Kresge Auditorium 239 Main Street Brunswick

Thursday, 7/23—IA & Spindleworks Film & Video, 4:30-6 PM Bowdoin College Kresge Auditorium 239 Main Street Brunswick

Thursday, 8/6—Celebrating Independence Spindleworks Art History lecture with Jonathan and Melissa XXXXX, 4:30-6 PM Bowdoin College Kresge Auditorium 239 Main Street Brunswick

Friday, 8/14 Brunswick Spindleworks Art Walk, “Past, Present, and Our Future” 4-7 PM 7 Lincoln Street Brunswick, ME

Friday, 8/14 Gardiner Spindleworks Art Walk, “Past, Present, and Our Future” 5-8 PM 221 Water Street Gardiner, ME

Friday, 9/11 Brunswick Spindleworks Art Walk, “Favorite Things” 4-7 PM 7 Lincoln Street Brunswick, ME

To get in touch with us about these events, contact Meghan Sterling, Marketing and Communications Coordinator: msterling@iaofmaine.org