Maine Design Fest Conference

When

August 8, 2025    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Where

Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, 04101
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Join us for a full-day creative conference at the heart of Design Fest 2025, hosted by AIGA Maine at the beautiful Portland Museum of Art.

This event brings together designers, makers, and thinkers for a series of dynamic talks, collaborative sessions, and meaningful connections.

We’ll explore this year’s theme—connections—through the lens of creative collaboration, identity, ethics, and storytelling.

🎤 Sessions & Speakers:
  • Keynote: Balancing Connections for Teamwork
    with Illustrator & Art Director, Kirk Wallace (Bonehaus) and Creative Director & Brand Designer, Adam Danielson (Ducktail) on creative partnerships
  • Talk: Lines of Communication: Creating A Dialogue Through Collaborative Murals
    with Portland-based Artists Ryan Adams & Rachel Gloria Adams
  • Talk: Design Through a Queerer Lens
    with Portland-based Creative Director and Founder, Rebecca Brooker (Queer Design Club, Planthouse Studio)
  • Presentation: Get Your Creative Work Noticed Online
    with Community Relationship Manager, Jordan Dené Ellis (Adobe)
  • Workshop: Creative Connections Through Mapping
    with Creative Catalyst & Facilitator of Possibility, Anne Ditmeyer
  • Roundtable: AI Ethics in Design
    moderated by Professor of New Media, Andrew Elijah Edwards (SMCC)

Plus, opening remarks from the AIGA Maine Board, a delicious catered lunch, and a door prize drawing (including a free year-long Adobe CC subscription 🎉).

🍽 Perks:
  • Lunch provided
  • Swag and door prizes, including a 12-month Adobe CC subscription for one lucky winner
💡 Sponsors:
🅿️ Parking

Garage parking available nearby — details linked via Portland Museum of Art.