AIMe
Artivism in Maine (AIMe) combines the power of art and activism to inspire change and address social, economic, and environmental justice issues across Waldo County and beyond. AIMe will take part in the event on July 24.
ArtVan
ArtVan is a nonprofit based in Midcoast Maine that brings mobile arts therapy and creative programs to youth in under-resourced communities. The organization will take part in the event on July 9.
Crystal McLain Creative
Crystal McLain Creative offers resources to transform overwhelm into resilience through Creative Self Care—simple, sustainable practices that harness your innate curiosity and creativity to create an empowered, fulfilling life. It is participating in the August 2 event.
DanceMaineia
DanceMaineia is a vibrant dance institution based in Waldoboro, offering a variety of dance classes for all ages and skill levels, including ballet, jazz, hip hop, and contemporary styles. The organization takes part in the July 9 event.
Education at The Waldo
A program of The Waldo Theatre, Education at The Waldo offers inclusive theater arts programs for all ages, from after-school classes and in-school residencies to adult workshops and storytelling events, fostering creativity, confidence, and community connection. They participate in the July 9 event.
EmbodyDance
EmbodyDance is a vibrant, heart-centered, intergenerational community originally founded in Santa Fe, NM, that celebrates connection with all of life through conscious movement. A new EmbodyDance hub is now forming in Midcoast Maine and will be part of the August 2 program.
Fernald’s Country Store
Fernald’s Country Store in Damariscotta is a locally owned community hub that welcomes all generations. The store serves as a gathering space for youth, offering a sense of belonging beyond school and home. The cohort of teens who gather there take part in the July 9 event.
Freedom & Captivity
Through exhibitions, performances, podcasts, and public conversations, Freedom & Captivity invites Mainers to imagine a future without prisons and to explore abolitionist ideas and practices, and are a partner in the event on July 24.
Fund to Support Historic Alna
The Fund to Support Historic Alna is an Alna-based nonprofit dedicated to preserving and activating Alna’s historic spaces. It supports festival programming at the Puddle Dock Village School and the Alna Meetinghouse.
Hardy Girls
Hardy Girls is a Maine-based nonprofit that partners with girls and nonbinary youth to ignite curiosity, promote critical thinking, build coalitions, and challenge the status quo. The organization will take part in the event on July 9.
Healthy Kids
Healthy Kids is a nonprofit that supports children and families in Lincoln and Knox counties through education, resources, and prevention programs. The organization will participate in the event on July 9.
Hearty Roots
Hearty Roots is a nature-based resilience program that supports youth in building confidence, connection, and emotional wellbeing through outdoor experiences. The organization will participate in the event on July 9.
HIIT
Helping Incarcerated Individuals Transition (HIIT) is a community of justice-impacted individuals using art, theater, music, and film to support successful reentry and build connection. HITT partners on the event on July 24.
Landing Place
Landing Place is a youth program of Homeworthy in Rockland, Maine, providing support, connection, and basic needs for teens and young adults facing adversity. The organization will take part in the event on July 9.
Live from Love Center
Live from Love Center in Bremen is a wellness and community space dedicated to healing, connection, and creative expression. The center is a planning partner for the event on August 2.
Main Street Music Therapy
Main Street Music Therapy in Damariscotta provides clinical and community-based music therapy services to people of all ages and abilities. It is a partner for the July 30 and August 2 events..
MPAC
The Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (MPAC) works to advance justice, dignity, and systemic reform for incarcerated people and their families in Maine. MPAC will share artwork by justice-impacted individuals at the July 20 event.
MERN
Maine Reentry Network (MERN) is a statewide nonprofit organization focused on providing peer support and connecting individuals returning to Maine communities from prison, jail, and treatment courts with the resources they need to successfully reintegrate. MERN is supporting the events on July 20 and July 24.
Maine Youth Thriving
Maine Youth Thriving (MyT) is a statewide, research-informed organization that helps communities create positive experiences, relationships, and environments so that every young Mainer can thrive. MyT is co-organizing and facilitating the event on July 9, and will be screening a brand new public service announcement on youth mattering.
The Peace Gallery
Founded to honor and support veteran artists and their stories, The Peace Gallery in Damariscotta is a community-centered arts space committed to fostering connection, creativity, and healing through the arts. It hosts three events for the Puddle Dock Village Festival.
Reentry Sisters
Reentry Sisters is a Maine-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting women who have been impacted by incarceration and are transitioning back into their communities. They will take part in the event on July 20.
Right Here Wellness
Right Here Wellness provides onsite holistic wellness services for workplace wellness, events, and wellness equity, and are proud co-presenters of WellFest Maine.
South End Teen Center
The South End Teen Center in Waterville, a program of the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program providing a safe and welcoming environment for local teenagers and offering various programs and activities, take part in the July 9 event.
Spark Inclusive Dance
Spark Inclusive Dance is a nonprofit organization that aims to dissolve barriers between people with and without disabilities, serving communities by offering classes, trainings, workshops, and performances throughout Maine. It takes part in the July 9 event.
Speak About It
Speak About It is a Portland-based nonprofit that uses theater and dialogue to empower students to give and get consent, build healthy relationships, and make positive changes in their communities. The organization takes part in the July 9 event.
Valo
Valo is a Maine-based non profit with a mission to cultivate a culture of connection by creating spaces where youth can step away and practice transformational ways of being that support their mental health. The organization is participating in the July 9 event.
Waterville Alternative High School
Waterville Alternative High School offers a supportive educational environment focused on personal improvement and excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and extracurricular activities for students seeking alternative learning pathways. Student work is on view as part of the July 9 event.
Waterville Creates
Waterville Creates is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing community life by supporting and promoting high-quality, accessible arts and cultural programs in Waterville, Maine. The organization will take part in the event on July 9.
Youth-LED Justice
Youth-LED Justice is a youth-led restorative justice program that works with young people who are in trouble with the law, school, or community to be diverted and supported. It envisions a community where all youth are valued, supported, and empowered. It takes part in the July 9 event.
Volunteers
The Puddle Dock Village Festival is made possible only because of the hard work and commitment of many community partners working behind the scenes – individuals not affiliated with any particular organization or program but who help on everything from envisioning events to being a part of them: It takes a village to build a festival.
Puddle Dock Village Festival is a Studio B Project
Studio B uses arts and humanities to support community justice and wellbeing. We seek to empower marginalized and isolated populations through art experiences, exhibitions, and community programs that address pressing social issues, while also highlighting our shared humanity. Learn more about Studio B here.