The SMCC Beacon

By Ryan Marshall The purpose of these interviews is to celebrate the efforts and ambitions of those who are about to embark on the grueling yet wholly rewarding cinematic journey that is SMCC’s annual Maine Mayhem Film Festival, and to shed some much-needed light on the school’s budding community of visual artists. For this issue,… Read more

By Daniele Amandolini On a cold Sunday night, just a few days before the winter break, Vincent Amoroso presented his art project for Charles Ott’s ARTS 290 Independent Studies class. While the snow-covered campus suggested snowboarding as the activity of choice, Vincent made us dream of summer with his ambitious and impressive skate-park project. Stepping… Read more

By Max Lorber Beacon207.com is a new creative collective that began at Southern Maine Community College. Max Lorber, a former art director for The Beacon and current Communications and New Media Major, began meeting artists on campus at the beginning of the semester, viewing their work and discussing their future plans. Olivia Orr, another Communications… Read more