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Alcove Jewelry

I make handmade jewelry with silver, copper, gems and found stones – when I can from wherever I am. I am inspired by botanicals, texture, shadow, movement, and so much more. After working for a jeweler and later studying for two months intensively in Mexico, my own studio practice began in Maine and has since […]

Ann Sloatman

Ann Sloatman is an artist, weaver and designer. She has worked as a Textile Product Design professional and an Interior Designer. She is a New Englander who was a Maine summer person as a child and lived many years on the West Coast as an adult. She has been living in Maine since 2013 and […]

Beehive Designs

Handmade glass beads creatively transformed into one-of-a-kind necklaces, earrings and bracelets. All beads and jewelry are hand made by the shop owner/designer, Susan Reardon, who strives to incorporate color, quality and creativity into every piece! https://www.etsy.com/shop/shopbeehivedesigns

Ben Nelson

Hello! I make all kinds of art but most of my commissions are of animal portiats or landscapes. I mostly use acrylic paint but I also create sculptures, jewelry, taxidermy, terrariums, and more. If you’re interested in commissioning me I can help you create anything we can possibly imagine together! My contact info is 207-229-4889 […]

Bill Giordano

Giordano is developing knowledge-to-action entrepreneurship collaboratives in Maine’s rural and peri-urban communities as part of a University of Maine Doctoral Fellowship put forward by artist, historian, social scientist and UMaine Intermedia luminary Dr. Owen Smith. Two current projects include an arts business incubator program in Biddeford in called “IGNITE” and an arts and engineering entrepreneurship […]

Bobby T Farrell

From Bobby T Farrell’s Artist Statement” “I love making art. Being creative helps me to express myself and my ideas. Art also helps me to re-invent ways we see places and spaces and for others to use their imagination. Work is one thing that inspires me to make art. I use to be a carpenter […]

Chrystina Gastelum | Dirigo Linum

Chrystina Gastelum (gas-TELL-um, she/her) lives and works in Biddeford, ME. She co-owns a therapeutic massage practice on Biddeford’s Main Street with her spouse, and fellow artist, Sean Hasey. They share a studio at Engine. In addition to participating in forums for local business and her work with Engine, she is also the chair of Biddeford’s […]

What people are saying about Engine...

Partnering with UNE, Engine has offered professional level gallery and classroom experiences for undergraduate and local students enrolled in arts classes as well as a venue to see art by both regionally and nationally recognized artists.
Stephen Burt
University of New England
Engine is and has been a focal point of downtown Biddeford for many years for so many artists and creative spirits. It is a go-to for me: a retreat, a destination, a source for connection and ideas and community.
Laura Dunn
Artist
Engine is a wonderful place to work surrounded by wonderful people who have infused so much love and light into the downtown of Biddeford. I cannot imagine a bright future in the town without this wonderful organization.
Savanna Pettengill
Artist & Arts Teacher
Engine fuels the creativity of our city, making it the hub for youth and adults alike to feed their spirits, expand their skills, and create a better future for all of us.
Stephanie Edwards
Community Action Committee