Guild member and artist Sam Finkelstein leads a workshop off-site in partnership with the Langlais Art Preserve on how to think through making sculpture as a collaboration with the natural environment.

The launch reception for the 2025 Rockland Stone Symposium. Will include some remarks from Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership and the Maine Stone Workers Guild.

Light refreshments will be available.

Learn how to carve a mortar and pestle with Maine’s local stone. Tools, safety equipment, and material are available for rental. Please inquire if you would like an equipment list to purchase items in advance.

This one-hour workshop is being offered for $50. If cost is a barrier, please email mainestoneworkers@gmail.com for our sliding scale policy.

Learn how to carve a birdbath with Maine’s local stone. Tools, safety equipment, and material are available for rental. Please inquire if you would like an equipment list to purchase items in advance.

This three-hour workshop is being offered for $150. If cost is a barrier, please email mainestoneworkers@gmail.com for our sliding scale policy.

Learn how to split and trim granite into blocks with expert stone cutter Norman Casas

This two-hour workshop is available for $100. If cost is a barrier, please email mainestoneworkers@gmail.com to learn about our sliding scale options.

An excursion to Hurricane Island for a tour led by MSWG founder, Norman Casas, to learn about the history of the company town that founded the island, see remnants of equipment left behind, and a site-visit to the quarry.