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“Concepts of Creativity” unveiled in MSAD 44

Artist Randy Fein glueing mural

Randy Fein is a familiar name in many Maine schools. Randy is a ceramic sculptor, potter and art instructor who works in schools across Maine creating clay murals. This Spring MSAD 44 fourth and fifth graders had the opportunity to work with Fein as part of the Mahoosuc Arts Council’s annual artist-in-residence program.

Student work on three separate murals has been permanently installed in Andover, Woodstock and Crescent Park Elementary Schools in the Bethel area. Art teacher Tera Ingraham worked for over a year putting the program together for the 70 elementary students.

“Concepts of Creativity” is the theme Fein chose to inspire the students. Two of the works are created out of self-hardening clay and the third from a clay that needed the firing/kiln process. Each piece has been hand-painted by the students using acrylics.

Andover Elementary School mural

Along with residencies in schools, Fein teaches ceramic art at Unity College and owns Mountain Studios in Lincolnville and is part of Art Space Gallery in Rockland. She has been awarded more than 18 public art commissions to create mixed media and ceramic tile murals for libraries, colleges and other public gathering places.

The Mahoosuc Arts Council is a nonprofit organization that works to support and advance the arts and humanities in the adult communities and school systems of the Greater Bethel Area with the support of SAD 44, Gould Academy and local businesses and individuals. FMI please click here.