A preponderance of evidence demonstrates that when arts and educational organizations take a leadership role in rural community and economic development, they drive results in extraordinary ways. From defining regional identity, to attracting regional investments and expanding tourism, to fostering civic engagement from the schoolhouse to seniors, the arts play a critical role in creating vibrant, thriving communities. Snow Pond Center for the Arts (aka New England Music Camp Association) has embraced this leadership role in order to realize a vision of improving the quality of life for residents and visitors in Central Maine.
We have weighed the specific challenges of Maine along with those that other rural areas are facing against the inspiring potential we know this region possesses, and have developed a mission that describes our approaches to enhancing the quality of life in this region by leveraging the many gifts that the arts offer to all.
Snow Pond provides a variety of opportunities for all people, regardless of age or economic position for equal access to quality arts education, programming, and events
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Snow Pond provides innovative and quality education, inclusive of the arts, that supports academic achievement and cultivates the critical social and emotional skills for all students to reach their full potential
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Snow Pond is a unique arts and educational institution, tourism attraction, and community center that is a catalyst for community and regional economic development
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In pursuing this mission, we seek to pioneer approaches that are both innovative and replicable, and we continue to tap national networks for best rural practices to apply locally in support of creating systemic and sustainable change.
Snow Pond Director of Development, ext. 203
Christa brings a wealth of experience in the areas of marketing, public relations and event planning. She has worked for over 25 years in the field, including 9 years as the Vice President of Marketing for Sotheby’s Chicago. Christa is a visible and active participant in the events and culture of NEMC and Snow Pond and her responsibilities include: implementing annual campaigns; assisting with the cultivation of new prospective donors; overseeing marketing/communication efforts including website/social media; managing special events/fundraisers, and supervising the submission of grant request. She currently sits on the Board of the Reed Trust Fund and was recently nominated to the Board of the Viles Arboretum, in Augusta, Maine.
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Managing Director - Snow Pond Music Festival
NEMC Camp Co-Director, ext. 103
Matthew Wiggin is a graduate of College of Santa Fe with a BFA in Musical Theater and the University of Connecticut with a Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration and Cultural Management. At Snow Pond, Matthew is Co-Director of New England Music Camp and helps coordinate the summer music series. A member of Actors’ Equity, Matthew brings a career in theater to Snow Pond. Credits include the National Tour of Legally Blonde, as well as regional productions of Oklahoma!, Grease, Happy Days, Spamalot, The Wedding Singer, Pal Joey, A Chorus Line, A Christmas Carol, Anything Goes, Mame, and Hair. Choreography and Direction credits include productions of Spring Awakening, Sister Act, Legally Blonde, A Chorus Line, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Fiddler on the Roof, Little Women,The Miracle Worker, The Women and A Piece of My Heart. During the year, Matthew teaches Theater and Public Speaking as well as serves on the DEIB committee at Kingswood-Oxford School in West Hartford, Connecticut. He currently lives in Connecticut with his husband, Stephen, and their Basset Hound, Norman. He and Stephen, who is the founder of the Musical Theatre College Prep Intensive at NEMC, are proud to carry on the Snow Pond/NEMC legacy in generation four!
Kim Wiggin is a graduate of the Hartt School of Music with a Bachelor of Arts in voice and music education, and received a Masters of Arts in Special Education from the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut. She has taught special education in both public and private schools in Connecticut for over 30 years. In 2018 she retired as the Director of Academic Support at Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut, where she held the Kim Wiggin Chair in Academic Support, and managed the individualized academic programs for over 60 students. At Suffield, she also helped vocal coach the annual musical, and was responsible for the international travel and service programs to Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa. She returned to New England Music Camp in 1995 as the head counselor, and has been a director since 2004. She is also the secretary of the New England Music Camp Association.
Kim has been very involved in community service work at both the local level through the Episcopal church and local schools, and internationally. She recently completed building a home in Ghana in western Africa, where she now lives for part of the year. She also founded a non-profit educational and social welfare program for disadvantaged children in the Osu section of Accra. Her foundation, The Lilies Foundation, supports Lilies of the Field Academy, which provides after-school support, enrichment, and cultural programs for over 120 children. Plans are underway currently helping to build a new, state-of-the art primary school in 2021, which will serve the local community.
Business Sponsorship
Snow Pond Center for the Arts is privileged to have the support of community partners who make it possible for us to present the artistic and cultural programming that enriches the quality of life in central Maine.
Sponsors receive a limited number of complimentary tickets to a Snow Pond Summer Series Concert and may also elect to host a private reception at Snow Pond Center for the Arts, prior to or after a performance.
If you are interested in reviewing our sponsorship opportunities, please contact Christine Durgin at (844) 476-6976 ext. 804 or by email at . Sponsorships are available for a minimum of $100.
Please visit Snow Pond’s sponsors below.
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