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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.

Looking for after-school art opportunities for your kids? We have you covered! Registration for the fall semester of Oak...
08/31/2026

Looking for after-school art opportunities for your kids? We have you covered! Registration for the fall semester of Oak Street Studios after-school art classes is open:
https://sidexsideme.com/oss/after-school-art-classes/
Mon, 4:30–5:30pm: Threads & Textures
Tues, 4:30–5:30pm: Creative Explorations
Thurs, 4:30–5:30pm: Drawing and Painting

Honored to be a part of the Maine Arts Commission's event, "Creativity Builds Connection: Arts, Health, Community and We...
08/31/2026

Honored to be a part of the Maine Arts Commission's event, "Creativity Builds Connection: Arts, Health, Community and Well-Being in Maine" last week at University of Southern Maine's Crewe Center for the Arts to welcome the National Endowment for the Arts to Maine!

Side x Side’s Beth Wilbur Van Mierlo joined NEA Chairman Mary Anne Carter, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, and artists, cultural leaders, community partners, and creative voices from across the state to explore how creativity and the arts can build healthier, stronger, and more connected communities.

During the event, Beth shared insights from Maine Creates, Side x Side’s recent professional development program exploring the intersection of creativity, connection, and health.

We are grateful to be part of this important conversation and are excited to keep building connections through the arts.

Join the Neal Street Brass Band for Play Music on the Porch Day!Saturday, Aug. 29 at 11:00am129 Neal St. (between Bracke...
08/26/2026

Join the Neal Street Brass Band for Play Music on the Porch Day!
Saturday, Aug. 29 at 11:00am
129 Neal St. (between Brackett and West Streets) in Portland's West End.
Busking donations are being generously donated to Side x Side!

This week, campers at Oak Street Studios Mixed Media summer art camp created artwork in response to a TEMPOart Portland ...
08/21/2026

This week, campers at Oak Street Studios Mixed Media summer art camp created artwork in response to a TEMPOart Portland installation, "Buoyancy" by MJ Arguedas, in Portland’s Old Port. Using interconnected threads and tissue paper inside cardboard frames, campers reflected on the topics of maps and memory to create their pieces.

Campers created cardboard masterpieces during last week's summer art camp at Oak Street Studios!
08/17/2026

Campers created cardboard masterpieces during last week's summer art camp at Oak Street Studios!

08/13/2026

Delighted to be featured in Portland City Lifestyle's August issue: "The Art of Belonging." Thank you Becca Abramson for the wonderful article!

Campers learned how to draw and paint what they see during a still life art project led by teaching artists Hannah Tower...
08/11/2026

Campers learned how to draw and paint what they see during a still life art project led by teaching artists Hannah Tower and Mena Eltahir during Side x Side’s Summer Art Camp at the East End Community School in collaboration with Portland Public Schools. Learn more: https://wp.me/p7qa4j-2jJ

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