This annual gathering brings together designers, educators, and creative professionals from across Maine and beyond for a day of inspiration, dialogue, and networking. The 2025 program features presentations and panels by local and international voices working at the intersection of design, culture, and impact, including:
Anne Dittmeyer: Paris-based Creative Catalyst + Facilitator of Possibility, leading a workshop on Creative Connections through Mapping
Ryan Adams & Rachel Gloria Adams: Portland-based muralist and multimedia artist duo
Kirk Wallace & Adam Danielson: Illustrator and creative director team
Rebecca Brooker: Founder of Queer Design Club + Creative Director at Planthouse Studio
Andrew Elijah Edwards: Artist and Professor of New Media at SMCC
Part of AIGA Maine Design Fest 2025, a weeklong celebration of design statewide.