Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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[1] 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.”[2]
In 2015, Salt signed a lease agreement with Baxter Academy for Technology and Science.
References
- ↑ "Documentary Field Work: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies". Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Salt Institute". Salt.edu. 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
External links
- Official website
- Salt Institute loses entire four-person teaching staff Portland Press Herald, May 27, 2011
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