The Milford Arts Council. Contributed photo.
The Milford Arts Council has announced new campaign called “The MAC: Recreated,” a slate of online and outdoor events. The programs are aimed at providing the same quality arts experiences and opportunities the organization has sponsored in the community for nearly 50 years, presented in ways that recognize the new realities caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
“We have been working hard to navigate our new circumstances and to reimagine and re-create the MAC within our new world,” said Paige Miglio, the MAC’s executive director. “We’ve spent the last few months listening to the needs and desires of our artists, patrons, and community so that we could reshape the MAC in a way that serves as many people as possible.”
Some of the new programs include: “Homebound with Eastbound,” one-act plays that are presented online once a month by Eastbound Theatre; “Explore Your Inner Creative,” online and outdoor classes and tutorials that enrich the creative spirit; artist-to-artist sessions that provide a safe and supportive place for artists to share life and art with each other every Tuesday evening by Zoom; movement classes Monday through Friday with tap, tango, nia, body art and dance exercise online; and open mic online every second Wednesday of the month restarting in the fall.
The MAC Summer Popup series premiered in June, offering a spontaneous visual or performing arts experience in a surprise natural setting on Saturdays at 11 a.m. The community can look out for location clues all week long as to the surprise setting of the event at milfordarts.org, Milford Arts Council Facebook, or milford.arts on Instagram.
The MAC’s wildly popular Sandsculpt Contest will happen online as well. The MAC will feature sandsculpt creations on their website and social platforms during the months of July and August, continuing the 43-year-old tradition.
Virtual exhibits are also available on the MAC website already. The Color Exhibit: RED is online now, and “The Story of Women” exhibit is ramping up for the fall in celebration of the 100-year anniversary of women’s right to vote.
The MAC is planning Arts Cruise-Bys in late summer during which people can get in their cars and take a leisurely drive by various music, dance, theatre and visual arts presentations around Milford.