Art Program

Lesia Socher is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art. She has shown her work in galleries throughout New England and Upper New York State. She, along with three other artists, founded the first gallery in Belfast, Maine, back in 1979: "The Art Fellows." It generated an outlet for a multitude of creative works for close to a decade.

Lesia was also co-founder and director of The Art Annex, a studio school for youth and adults in Belfast, Maine, during the mid- to late-1990’s. She has recently illustrated two children’s books with Down East Publications, The Cat of Strawberry Hill and A Moose’s Morning, which will be out in the fall of 2006. Through an exploratory approach, using various mediums and subject matters, Lesia hopes to elevate the students’ awareness into new ways of seeing and expose them to the infinite possibilities of creative expression.

Ironwood Residential Treatment Center Unveils Behind The Mask: Into the Mind of a Modern Teen
Presented by Ironwood Residential Treatment Center in Maine, Behind The Mask is a collection of experimental arts created by teens from all over the country. This exhibition proudly made its debut on January 10, 2008 at The New York Public Library's Muhlenberg Branch, located on 23rd Street near Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. The exhibit was on display until March 31, 2008. As part of the installation, 30 masks were on display, each a product of the art therapy component employed by Ironwood Residential Treatment Center.