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317 Main is a music education nonprofit based in Yarmouth, founded in 2004 on the idea that music, if made truly accessible to all, can strengthen community fabric. Guided by this vision, they offer a variety of music education and community enrichment programming in which students of all ages, backgrounds, and musical abilities can feel a sense of belonging. 317 Main accomplish this with a distinct teaching philosophy, which emphasizes accessibility, encouragement, and fun.
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Acorn Productions’ mission is to invigorate the community of performing artists in Southern Maine. Acorn seeks to nurture new performance pieces, develop artist collaboratives, train new talent, and make the arts accessible to a wide spectrum of the general public. Acorn also offers educational programs, including acting classes and workshops, and offers fiscal sponsorships to grassroots organizations or individual artists seeking to become more active members of the performing arts community.
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The BPC is an artist-run, 501c-3 non-profit, self-service, photographic center located in Portland, Maine. We support, teach and inspire artists in all stages of their careers with our state of the art analog and digital facilities, educational programs and lecture series. The collective consists of photographers working in fine art, documentary, alternative processes and commercial photography who share a passion for making photographs come to life in the physical form of prints.
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The Bowdoin International Music Festival is Maine’s largest annual gathering of classical musicians. Each summer, 275 students, 100 faculty, 20 seasonal staff, and 10,000 audience members travel from nearly every state for six weeks of education and performance. The organization is an independent non-profit and receives no financial support from Bowdoin College.
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Since our founding in 1976, the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine staff and Board have worked to create a community resource devoted to supporting children’s healthy development through experiential learning and play, utilizing educational exhibits and programming. Together with parents, caregivers, and diverse partners, they offer a strong foundation of educational support for children and families across Maine.
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Since 1972, ChoralArt has been dedicated to advancing the art of choral singing through public performance and community engagement. Their 100 adult, auditioned singers participate in one or more of three ensembles: Masterworks (90 voices), Singers (50 voices), and Camerata (16 voices). Led since 1979 by Dr. Robert Russell, ChoralArt has become one of Maine’s leading choral organizations presenting public performances of major works, commissions of new works, and innovative, creative partnerships.
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The mission of the DSQF is to cultivate the appreciation of the art of the string quartet through distinctive performance and educational outreach. Now in season 31, the Quartet’s repertoire spans the entire history of music, from seventeenth-century works on original instruments to cutting-edge contemporary quartets.
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Mad Horse produces high-quality theatrical performances in our intimate 45 seat black box theater on Mosher Street in South Portland. In addition to their company we employ an average of 30 additional actors, designers, stage mangers, directors and support positions to create four fully produced plays each season. The majority of their organizational tasks outside of the performances are completed on volunteer time by the company, board, volunteers, supported by a few contracted professionals.
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In 1815, the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association formed to support Maine’s creative community: they were blacksmiths, coopers, artists, innovators and creators. Between 1857 and 1859, they built Mechanics’ Hall in Portland – a communal gathering space with a lending library at its center. Today, Mechanics’ Hall celebrates that rich history through literary arts programs, music, performance and more while working to restore their landmark building as a vibrant cultural resource.
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The mission of MSMT is to offer engaging, live, professional performances and outreach opportunities that entertain, educate, and enrich lives with power and passion. Founded in 1959, MSMT is a nationally acclaimed CORST theatre, one of few Equity houses in country exclusively producing musical theatre. MSMT produces a 12-week summer season producing 4 main stage shows, 3 concerts, 3 TYA offerings, a large free open-air Concert on the Mall, co-productions with Portland Stage and/or Public Theater, as well as countless fee outreach educational series and opportunities for those underserved or disadvantaged.
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The MWPA works to enrich the literary life and culture of Maine. We bring together writers and literary professionals at all stages of their careers to sharpen craft, create community, and celebrate great writing. We host free, public book events and annually facilitate the Maine Literary Awards, an awards competition showcasing the best writing coming out of Maine. We offer statewide writing workshops, bring workshops to under-resourced communities, and connect writers with opportunities.
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Mayo Street Arts (MSA) was founded in 2009 in an 1890s church with a long history of artistic and social activism since the original Danish Lutheran congregation departed in the 50s. In the 60s, the neighborhood was razed for the Kennedy Park public housing project, which is a destination for a diverse immigrant and refugee population, while other parts of the city have gentrified. Today, MSA is known as a welcoming venue for performances of music, theater, puppetry, and dance, and visual art.
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Meetinghouse Arts is a Town of Freeport designated Local Arts Agency, occupying the historic meetinghouse in the heart of Main St. downtown and offering community arts outreach. Our gallery hosts local artist shows and national exhibitions. We host performances of both seasoned regional and emerging local talent on our stage and in the surrounding community. Working with local partners, we offer free summer outdoor park concerts, workshops, lectures, rehearsal and community conversation space.
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One Longfellow Square is a non-profit performing arts and concert venue, offering an intimate atmosphere for live music, performing arts, and community events. OLS presents upwards of 150 performances, supports over 500 artists, and reaches 12,000 audience members each year. Key strategic goals include increasing access to our programming and expanding our reach beyond our walls through Community Access Initiatives (CAI) such as free outdoor concerts and free tickets for Portland Public Library cardholders.
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Palaver Strings is a Maine-based musician-led string ensemble and nonprofit organization. Palaver ensemble members share artistic and administrative leadership, guided by a passion for engaging new audiences, addressing social justice issues, and amplifying underrepresented voices. Palaver presents a full season of live concerts and serves hundreds of of students each year at Palaver Music Center.
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The girls in Pihcintu have fled from countries besieged by political turmoil and poverty. Pihcintu not only provides music, performing arts and English education to immigrant and refugee youth, but travels to perform in Washington DC, NYC, MA, VT, NH and ME – approx. 30 concerts per year, spreading a message of social justice and hope. Since the chorus was founded in 2003, performances have been seen by about 400,000 people live and viewed by millions via broadcast, print, and the internet. Pihcintu's mission is to stimulate dialogue through story and song around refugee/immigrant issues, while welcoming immigrant children from around the globe, helping them to restart their lives.
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Portland Chamber Music Festival connects, inspires, and celebrates community through the uniquely intimate
power of chamber music. The intimacy of chamber music allows walls to be broken down, connections to be made, and experiences to be shared between artist and audience, and among listeners. All of PCMF's programs are thoughtfully designed to support and enhance these unique attributes. Founded in 1994, PCMF's core summer Festival consists of four main stage concerts, special events, artist showcases, stage talks, composer interviews and more.
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The PMA is committed to promoting Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusivity through exhibitions and programs that work toward making the museum a welcoming place for all members of our community. Founded in 1882, the PMA presents art through diverse exhibitions and renowned collections, provides free educational programs for K-12 students, and works to reflect and engage our community as it changes. The PMA also owns and maintains Winslow Homer’s studio at Prouts Neck.
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Portland School of Ballet is home to the leading classical training in Maine. Our goal at PSB is to create a healthy environment for all students to learn the art of ballet. We are determined to help our dancers set and reach goals, while at the same time assisting with the development of their artistry. Portland School of Ballet follows a Vaganova-based curriculum; Vaganova is the Russian training system which creates a connected sense of movement and an expressive range. As they progress through PSB’s divisions, students develop an understanding of correct posture and placement, musicality, coordination, and artistry.
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Portland Stage is one of Maine’s largest fully professional, non-profit theaters. They are committed to providing the finest productions for audiences in a broad region of Northern New England. Portland stage offers a variety of programming that is designed to meet the needs of a broad cross-section of the population. Each production is created specifically for their audiences. Portland Stage takes pride in the theater and actively engages in its wide range of first-rate productions and transformative programs.
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Side x Side believes that arts integration provides a framework for students to rigorously investigate ideas by asking questions and grappling with complicated concepts. It involves learning disciplines within the arts that provoke inquisitive engagement, experimentation, interaction with peers, evaluation, and dissemination of knowledge. We believe that arts integration creates opportunity and equity in the classroom.
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SPEEDWELL promotes the creative work of women who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to their artistic practice; we support women of all races, ethnicities, sexualities, gender identities, classes, and abilities through exhibitions, residencies, publications, and documentaries. We seek to redress gender inequities of the art world by providing time, space, and financial support to incubate ideas, experiment, collaborate, problem solve, and bring to the global community the fruits of these endeavors.
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TEMPOart animates Portland’s public spaces through temporary art installations, engaging residents and visitors, enriching its community and enhancing Portland’s reputation as a world-class city. The only nonprofit public art organization in the City of Portland, TEMPOart provides opportunities for artists to experiment with new mediums and actively engages a public audience. Each artwork is commissioned for a different public space in Portland and is accessible to all without cost.
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