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Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

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Phone
  
+1 207-761-0660

Founded
  
1973

Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Address
  
561 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101, USA

Similar
  
Maine College of Art, Space Gallery, Portland Museum of Art, Portland Adult Education, Portland Public Library

The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies (Salt) is a non-profit institution located in Portland, Maine.

Details

Founded in 1973, Salt focuses on educating and promoting responsible storytelling in documentary practices alternative to filmmaking. Salt offers accredited semester programs in radio documentary, documentary photography, or non-fiction writing.

The mission of Salt's experiential education programs is to “collect, communicate and preserve non-fiction stories about Maine people, culture and landscape that, as they relate to the larger world, foster community and celebrate the diversity and the commonality of humanity.”

In 2015, Salt signed a lease agreement with Baxter Academy for Technology and Science.

References

Salt Institute for Documentary Studies Wikipedia