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Side x Side All Side x Side programs integrate multi-disciplinary classroom learning with intensive arts instruction.

Side x Side puts curiosity and engagement back into learning through innovative, arts-integrated in-school programs, professional development, and creative community art programs. Side x Side ignites academic excellence in education through comprehensive arts integration, bringing critical thinking, creativity and innovation into the classroom through arts-based programs. Side x Side recognizes th

e power of the arts to improve standards-based education and tie all instruction to Maine Learning Results and Common Core standards. Side x Side provides standards-based K-12 arts integration programs, a system of professional development, support for teachers and artists and assessments of overall impact on academic achievement, motivation, creativity and teacher confidence. Side x Side is supported by a US Department of Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination grant over four years.

Ever wish you could make more than one copy of your artwork? That’s the magic of printmaking! Join us for a week of Prin...
05/18/2026

Ever wish you could make more than one copy of your artwork? That’s the magic of printmaking! Join us for a week of Printmaking summer art camp: July 6–10 (ages 8+). In this camp, young artists will explore the world of prints, where bold marks and creative experiments can be multiplied, shared, and transformed. Perfect for kids with big imaginations and unique styles. Register today: https://sidexsideme.com/oss/summer-camps/

A recent report came out that notes student academic performance is worse than a decade ago by a substantial margin (NYT...
05/14/2026

A recent report came out that notes student academic performance is worse than a decade ago by a substantial margin (NYTimes: Why U.S. Test Scores Are in a ‘Generation-Long Decline’)
THE GOOD NEWS: Side x Side's in-school programs use the arts to help teach our schools' standard curriculum and have proven success in our classrooms including increased comprehension, collaborative skills, and well-being.
Side x Side is part of the solution. You can be, too.
Find out more: sidexsideme.com

**SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!** We have limited scholarships available for our Oak Street Studios Summer Art Camps in the fo...
05/13/2026

**SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!** We have limited scholarships available for our Oak Street Studios Summer Art Camps in the following sessions:
Week 3 - July 6-10: Printmaking
Week 6 - July 27-31: Animals All Around - Hat and Mask Making
Week 7 - August 3-7: 3D Arts
Week 8 - August 10-14: Cardboard Creations - Moveable Puppets
If interested, please inquire at [email protected]

Led by teaching artist Jill Osgood, 1st graders at Amanda C. Rowe Elementary School created papier-mâché bird sculptures...
05/12/2026

Led by teaching artist Jill Osgood, 1st graders at Amanda C. Rowe Elementary School created papier-mâché bird sculptures and drawings during a Side x Side program integrated with a literacy and science unit on Maine birds.

Beautiful Atlantic salmon sculptures created by 3rd graders at Amanda C. Rowe Elementary School during a Side x Side pro...
05/04/2026

Beautiful Atlantic salmon sculptures created by 3rd graders at Amanda C. Rowe Elementary School during a Side x Side program that helped to teach a Wabanaki studies unit called “Take Me to the River” through drawing and sculpture.

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