Inside the Studios Video Series

Earlier this year, curators at the Farnsworth Art Museum reinstalled the galleries and diversified the media and representation in the museum’s collection, in large part through the Lynne Drexler Acquisition Fund. As a result, there are more works by a wider range of living Maine artists on view than ever before. Some of these artists are our neighbors who are shaping our state right now.

In 2022, the Farnsworth received a transformative grant of $50,000 from IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) to produce a new series of filmed artist interviews that explore the creative goals of these artists. Rockland filmmaker Scott Sell—a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies and the Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism—and Farnsworth staff spent several months traveling across the state to interview these artists in their studios.

This summer, we are proud to share these videos with visitors on our digital platforms, so you can discover more about the creative practices of artists such as Elizabeth Atterbury, Gideon Bok , Séan Alonzo Harris , Daniel Minter, and Theresa Secord . Taken together, these videos present a splendid opportunity to learn about their unique perspectives, to get to know them as people and artists, and to celebrate the accomplishments of our vibrant and diverse arts community.