FY2027

Grant Awardees

This page lists Maine Arts Commission fiscal year 2027 grant awardees announced to date. Fiscal year 2027 runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Additional awardees and grant programs will be added as awards are announced. Each listing includes the awardee’s name, community and county, and a CreativeGround profile when one was provided.

Creative Communities Grant FY2027

  • 82Parris
    Portland, Cumberland County

  • ArtVan
    Brunswick, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Atlantic Black Box
    Portland, Cumberland County

  • Bluegrass Music Association of Maine
    Ripley, Somerset County

  • Clifford Arts and Student Center
    Unity, Waldo County

  • Ellsworth Community Music Institute
    Ellsworth, Hancock County
    CreativeGround profile

  • The Hill Arts
    Portland, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance
    Bar Harbor, Hancock County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Strand Theatre
    Rockland, Knox County
    CreativeGround profile

  • H.O.M.E. Inc.
    Orland, Hancock County

  • Intercultural Community Center
    Westbrook, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Leaps of Imagination
    Rockport, Knox County

  • Mad Horse Theatre Company
    South Portland, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Maine 4-H Foundation
    Bridgton, Cumberland County

  • Maine Street Skowhegan
    Skowhegan, Somerset County

  • Maine Youth Empowerment Services
    Auburn, Androscoggin County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Ocean Park Association
    Ocean Park, York County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Palaver Strings
    Portland, Cumberland County

  • Portland Intown Contra Dance
    Portland, Cumberland County

  • Scarborough Public Library
    Scarborough, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Schoodic Arts for All
    Winter Harbor, Hancock County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Seguinland Institute
    Georgetown, Sagadahoc County

  • Springvale Library
    Springvale, York County

  • The Waldo Theatre
    Waldoboro, Lincoln County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Town of Livermore Falls
    Livermore Falls, Androscoggin County

  • Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Coalition
    Passadumkeag, Penobscot County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Westbrook High School
    Westbrook, Cumberland County

Artist Project Grant FY2027

  • Stacey Adams
    Thomaston, Knox County

  • Brian Shankar Adler
    Portland, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Rachel Alexandrou
    Rockland, Knox County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Trevor Andrews
    Lincoln, Penobscot County

  • Jorge Arango
    Portland, Cumberland County

  • Rafael Cristian Baeza
    Camden, Knox County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Isabel Ball
    Portland, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Geneviève Beaudoin
    Brunswick, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Christina Belinsky
    Andover, Oxford County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Katherine Cart
    Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County

  • Matthew Cumbie
    Hallowell, Kennebec County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Corinna D'Schoto
    Islesboro, Waldo County

  • Joan Dempsey
    New Gloucester, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Gabrielle Doane
    Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Lynn Duryea
    South Portland, Cumberland County

  • Ian Ellis
    Portland, Cumberland County

  • Katherine Emery
    Mount Desert, Hancock County

  • Danny Fisher-Lochhead
    Bar Harbor, Hancock County

  • Brian Fitzgerald
    Portland, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Brianna Gerrish
    Presque Isle, Aroostook County

  • Michael Gorman
    Palermo, Kennebec County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Elyse Grams
    Portland, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Eliza Guion
    Portland, Cumberland County

  • Penny Guisinger
    Trescott Township, Washington County

  • Bobby Haskell
    Bar Harbor, Hancock County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Anne Hebebrand
    Bath, Sagadahoc County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Alanna Hernandez
    Union, Knox County

  • April Keezing
    South Portland, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Lamia Lazrak
    Portland, Cumberland County

  • Olivia Maday
    Portland, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Shuab Mahat
    Auburn, Androscoggin County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Coleman Leland Martin
    Starks, Somerset County

  • Madison McClintock
    Orr’s Island, Cumberland County

  • Michael Menes
    Buckfield, Oxford County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Candice Methe
    Morrill, Waldo County

  • Pamela Moulton
    North Bridgton, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Liz Mulkey
    Portland, Cumberland County

  • Leila Christine Nadir
    Farmington, Franklin County

  • Elaine K. Ng
    Hope, Knox County

  • Stephen Oliver
    Bridgton, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Dylan Ouellette
    Presque Isle, Aroostook County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Jennifer Pictou
    Freedom, Waldo County

  • Hannah Rosengren
    Scarborough, Cumberland County

  • Tal Rothstein
    Portland, Cumberland County

  • Chloe Sailor
    Bangor, Penobscot County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Lynn Shattuck
    Falmouth, Cumberland County

  • Dan Sonenberg
    Portland, Cumberland County

  • Adam Steinberg
    Pembroke, Washington County

  • Robert J. Sylvain
    Portland, Cumberland County

  • Lynn Szymanski
    York, York County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Holly Taylor
    Portland, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Sally Wagley
    Brunswick, Cumberland County
    CreativeGround profile

  • John Weise
    Biddeford, York County
    CreativeGround profile

  • Suzanne Theodora White
    Appleton, Knox County

  • Lark Wicinas
    Portland, Cumberland County

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It is the policy of the Maine Arts Commission not to discriminate on the basis of disability. The Commission is dedicated to making our programs accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities and assisting individuals with disabilities in connecting with resources for access to the arts. All programs funded by the Maine Arts Commission must also be accessible.