Rescheduled: July 6 – Erin Johnson and Surf Point

Join Samantha Butler, Program Manager of Surf Point Foundation, and Erin Johnson, Chair of the Department of Film and Video at the Maryland Institute College of Art, for a discussion on artist Beverly Hallam and arts patron Mary-Leigh Call Smart, and for a screening of Johnson’s film inspired by them called “To be Sound is to be Solid.”

Samantha Butler, Program Manager of Surf Point Foundation

Samantha is an arts organizer and multidisciplinary artist based out of Biddeford, Maine. Samantha has a rich history of developing engaging, artist-centric programming, especially supporting emerging artists; she co-founded New System Exhibitions and has worked with Maine arts institutions including SPACE, Running with Scissors, and the Portland Museum of Art. Prior to her current role at Surf Point Foundation, Samantha was the manager of TEMPOart where she led the organization through its annual public art commission. Read about Samantha’s practice supporting creative communities in Maine Magazine. Samantha’s studio work spans various media in the visual and performing arts. She values collaborative and improvisational methods of making and has worked as a set designer and art director for theatrical and commercial video productions. Samantha holds a B.A. Cum Laude from Connecticut College where she studied the representation of gender and sexuality, American Studies, and Studio Art.