Looking For Instructors!

STRIVE Studios currently offers ceramics, painting, sewing, screen printing, beading, digital photography and more. Have another offering you’d be interested in teaching? We’d love to hear about it! 

Work-trade Teaching Options!

STRIVE Studios offers a Work-Trade opportunitiy for our volunteer instructors! You are welcome to use the studios as you wish when classes are not in session. The equipment is there for your use. We just ask for respect, honesty, cleanliness of the space, and that you use your own materials. 

STRIVE Studios

STRIVE Studios is a dedicated visual art and movement program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, that focuses on being in the community, building artistic skills, and encouraging new ideas. Projects incorporate technical skills and personal interests to further develop individual artwork, with support from staff as needed. Our small groups offer experience in painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, photography, sewing, digital artwork, visiting local museums and galleries, dance, yoga, music, and more.  

We also welcome volunteers and community partners for one-time specialty lessons and weekly groups. Our partnerships have included the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Danceability, Sea Change Yoga, 317 Main Community Music Center, and University of Southern Maine. 

STRIVE's Tuesday Studio Series

STRIVE’s Tuesday Studio Series offers a variety of artistic classes designed to explore different mediums and foster creativity. These classes are for artists ages 15-24 with intellectual and developmental disabilities and are held every Tuesday evening from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Class takes place at STRIVE Studios, 202 Warren Ave in Portland.

Participants will have the opportunity to work on projects in painting, ceramics, drawing, digital art, and more. Each 8-week session focuses on a specific art form, with support from STRIVE staff to help guide each participant’s artistic journey. 

Registration for the Tuesday Studio Series is a commitment to an 8-week session. The price of each full session will vary depending on the topic and necessary supplies. 

For more information, contact STRIVE Studios Coordinator, Liam Rademacher at lrademacher@pslstrive.org

See our next offering below- Painting in Acrylic! 
Join us for our first Tuesday Studio Series, Painting in Acrylic!

 This series will run from 6-8pm every Tuesday night, starting Tuesday, March 4th-Tuesday, April 22nd. Class takes place at STRIVE Studios, 202 Warren Ave in Portland. Class is for students between the ages of 15 and 24. 

 Our first session, Painting in Acrylic, will feature the following lessons:

-Still Life

-Portraiture

-Landscape Painting

 The cost for this series is $60 per student. This price is for the full 8 weeks and also covers the cost of materials. 

*Registrations are on a first come, first served basis. The number of students in class will be capped at 10. 

 

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Interested in Teaching

Do you already know that you’d like to teach a class?
Please complete our Volunteer Instructor Application below:

Upon application approval, PSL Services/STRIVE will complete an additional Background Check. Completed applications can be done online, or returned to PSL Services/STRIVE’s Program Director Whitney Wildes, at wwildes@pslstrive.org or brought to STRIVE located at 28 Foden Road, South Portland. 

For More Information about STRIVE Studios

Contact vpottie@pslstrive.org or 207-774-2979