Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
The Haystack campus is nestled in the beautiful Maine woods and reaches down to the water's edge.

General Application Procedures

and Selection Criteria

 

Please read carefully as some procedures and selection criteria have been updated.

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Applicants must be 18 or older and may enroll for one or more sessions, signing up for a single studio offering in each session. Except where noted in the course descriptions, workshops are open to all levels of students, from beginners to advanced professionals.

Enrollment in each studio is limited. In order to maintain a diverse student body, selections are based on the need to have:

  • a balance between first-time students and alumni
  • a broad geographical distribution of participants, and a wide range of students from varied backgrounds and skill levels – from beginners to advanced professionals – who have a clear sense of purpose as to why they want to take the workshop/s they've selected
  • Application is for an entire one-week or two-week session. When filling out the application form, please indicate your first and second workshop choices. Applicants who cannot be placed in their first choice frequently are placed in their second.

 

Scholarship Program Procedures and Selection Criteria - For More Information see Scholarships page

 

Other Information

All materials and supplies are the responsibility of workshop participants. Some supplies and equipment are provided in the studios (see shop fees above); most others may be purchased at the school store. A memo detailing the workshop supplies, and other personal items you will need to bring from home, will be sent after your application has been approved. Students are admitted to Haystack without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national or ethnic origin.

 

Academic Credit

Academic credit for workshops is available through arrangements Haystack has with the University of Southern Maine, and the Maine College of Art. Undergraduate or graduate credits are available through the University of Southern Maine, and undergraduate credits only are available through the Maine College of Art.

• University of Southern Maine undergraduate credit costs $281 per credit hour, and graduate credit costs $408 per credit hour, with three credits earned in a two-week session. The University has an additional graduate (non-matriculating fee) of $25 and an administrative fee of $35 per student.

• Maine College of Art undergraduate credit costs $200 per credit hour, with three credits earned in a two-week session.

Both schools will provide a transcript record. Credit costs are set by the respective institutions and are subject to change. If interested in applying for college credit, you must let Haystack know after your application has been approved, and preferably at the time of registration, which takes place on the opening day of a session.

 

Submitting an Application

To apply, please complete the application form and mail (with a complete copy of application and additional materials, if required) to:

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
P.O. Box 518
Deer Isle, ME 04627 USA
 
Please choose only one method to submit materials - either mail or email.

 

 

 

When sending applications via UPS, FedEx, or other nonpostal carrier, you must include Haystack’s street address as follows:

Shipping address from October 15 to May 15:

22 Church Street

Shipping address from May 16 to October 14:

89 Haystack School Drive

Contact Haystack anytime to ask about our Wait List and availability in workshops, even after deadlines have passed.

2012 Haystack Summer Workshops Application Form

 

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