Alumni News (August ’26)
August 2026. Read the latest news from Hewnoaks Artist Residency alumni! This month’s featured image is courtesy of Jenny McGee Dougherty ’12, whose solo exhibition, YIELD, is on view at Artists & Writers in Camden, ME
Join the Hewnoaks Board: Our First Open Call for Members
Lovell, ME, August 3, 2026 — For the first time, Hewnoaks is opening up our Board Member application to the public. Learn who we’re looking for and how to apply by September 11, 2026.
Announcing Hewnoaks’ 2026 Artists-In-Residence
Lovell, ME, May 11, 2026 — Hewnoaks is honored to announce its invited artists for the 2026 summer residency season. Beginning in just a few short weeks, our cabins on the eastern shore of Kezar Lake in Lovell, Maine, will once again open their doors to a cohort of writers, visual artists, musicians, performance artists, and multidisciplinary practitioners – each arriving with their own questions, projects, and creative ambitions, and each given the unencumbered time and space to explore them.
Beth Given-Sorensen to Lead Hewnoaks Artist Residency as Executive Director
Lovell, ME, Jan. 6, 2026 — The Board of Directors of Hewnoaks Artist Residency is pleased to announce that Beth Given-Sorensen has been selected as the new Executive Director of the nonprofit artist residency. Beth Given-Sorensen is a seasoned nonprofit leader with over 15 years of experience in arts administration, fundraising, and strategic growth.
Creating Space for Black and Brown Artists: Indigo Arts Alliance Artists in Residence @ Hewnoaks
When Hewnoaks Artists Residency and Indigo Arts Alliance (IAA) formalized our partnership in 2022, it marked the beginning of a shared effort to create space where Black and Brown artists could build lasting relationships, experiment, and grow within Hewnoaks’ singular creative environment.
2022 Alumni news
Find out what some of our alumni are up to
Fall is for dreaming
What ideas do you have for Hewnoaks for 2020?
Call for Art
The 2019 Wild Light Art Exhibition will showcase new and original artwork …
Alumni news, 2021 and before
January/February, 2021 Portland’s TempoART has announced its 2022 project: Hewnoaks alum and Residency Manager, Pamela Moulton, has been commissioned to build an installation entitled Every Tree Tells a Story, four immersive trees sculptures whose metal armatures will be draped in accumulations of “ghost gear,” abandoned fishing net and bouys. Coming to a Portland park this summer! (Details […]
2018 Program report
We have a report for our 2018 season available to view here as a downloadable pdf.
