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Garden Together Days at Wild Knoll Foundation Garden
Jun 10
Garden Together Days at Wild Knoll Foundation Garden
Community Day #11
Aug 2
Community Day #11
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Aug 7
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Sep 18
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Community Day #12
Oct 11
Community Day #12
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Oct 30
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature

Select Past Events

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Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Jul 3
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Beverly Hallam: Artist as Innovator | Talk with Carl Little at the York Public Library
Jun 7
Beverly Hallam: Artist as Innovator | Talk with Carl Little at the York Public Library
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
May 27
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
“Beverly Hallam: Chasing Light” Opening Reception at the York Public Library
May 13
“Beverly Hallam: Chasing Light” Opening Reception at the York Public Library
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Apr 10
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Feb 24
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Jan 16
Guided Nature Exploration with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Nov 7
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Community Day #10
Oct 26
Community Day #10
Climate Resilience Planning with +Lab #02
Oct 19
Climate Resilience Planning with +Lab #02
Climate Resilience Planning #01 with +Lab
Sep 7
Climate Resilience Planning #01 with +Lab
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Sep 5
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Surf Point on the Radio
Aug 15
Surf Point on the Radio
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Aug 8
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Community Day #09
Aug 3
Community Day #09
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Jul 11
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Surf Point NYC Reunion to Celebrate Dan Dowd's show, "Resurface", at Magenta Plains
Jun 1
Surf Point NYC Reunion to Celebrate Dan Dowd's show, "Resurface", at Magenta Plains
Surf Point Chicago Reunion (6/1/24)
Jun 1
Surf Point Chicago Reunion (6/1/24)
Community Day #08,
Apr 27
Community Day #08,
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui
Apr 11
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
Mar 13
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead With Nature
African Art in Diaspora - A Conversation between Daniel Minter, Kemi Ilesanmi '24, and Marcia Minter '21
Feb 28
African Art in Diaspora - A Conversation between Daniel Minter, Kemi Ilesanmi '24, and Marcia Minter '21
Walkthrough of JOJO ABOT's exhibition "A GOD OF HER OWN MAKING" at LA Louver in Los Angeles
Feb 27
Walkthrough of JOJO ABOT's exhibition "A GOD OF HER OWN MAKING" at LA Louver in Los Angeles

Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead with Nature
Feb 8
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead with Nature
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead with Nature
Jan 11
Nature Walk with Dan Gardoqui of Lead with Nature
ACTUVATION: Sonic Meditation by JOJO Abot '23
Dec 1
ACTUVATION: Sonic Meditation by JOJO Abot '23
Wild Knoll Visit followed by Nightingale Vocal Ensemble Performance of Work Inspired by May Sarton at York Public Library
Nov 18
Wild Knoll Visit followed by Nightingale Vocal Ensemble Performance of Work Inspired by May Sarton at York Public Library
Community Day #07
Oct 28
Community Day #07
Visit to Surf Point with New Art Dealers Association
Jul 23
Visit to Surf Point with New Art Dealers Association
Film Screening with Erin Johnson '21 at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art
Jul 6
Film Screening with Erin Johnson '21 at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art
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Community Day #03
Nov 17
Community Day #03
Community Day #02
Oct 20
Community Day #02
Community Day #01
Mar 23
Community Day #01

Press

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"Surf's Up," Decor Maine, June 2023
"Surf's Up," Decor Maine, June 2023

Profile of Surf Point Foundation by Allison Paige in Decor Maine’s June 2023 Art Issue.

"Diversity of contemporary art scene demonstrated by 3 shows," Portland Press Herald, May 2023
"Diversity of contemporary art scene demonstrated by 3 shows," Portland Press Herald, May 2023

Jorge Arango’s review of Surf Point Foundation’s first alumni exhibition, “SPF Selects: A More Human Dwelling Place” at the George Marshall Store Gallery, featured in the Portland Press Herald.

"11 Maine Residencies Where the Arts Thrive," Downeast, May 2023
"11 Maine Residencies Where the Arts Thrive," Downeast, May 2023

Surf Point Foundation featured in Downeast’s "11 Maine Residencies Where the Arts Thrive," May 2023.

Maine Artists Are Taking Their Legacies Into Their Own Hands
Maine Artists Are Taking Their Legacies Into Their Own Hands

Hallam and Smart were far ahead of the trend. Although the residency program didn’t begin operating until this fall, they created the Surf Point Foundation in 1988 with a vision of transforming their 6,000-square-foot seaside home and surrounding 44 acres into a residency for artists, art historians, architects, critics and designers after they were gone.