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The Secret Garden Art Challenge 2026 | Ten Moir Gallery

March 03, 2026

What's hiding in your secret garden? A wild tangle of botanicals, a single perfect bloom, mossy shadows, tangled vines, or a quiet animal watching...

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Maine Arts Commission Announces March Grant Support Sessions for Artists and Communities 

March 02, 2026

Maine Arts Commission Announces March Grant Support Sessions for Artists and Communities  Free virtual sessions will help applicants explore the...

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True Blue Art Challenge 2026 | Ten Moir Gallery

February 26, 2026

What does blue feel like in your hands? Quiet and airy, electric and loud, deep as midnight, or soft as morning light? Ten Moir Gallery invites...

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new artists

February 25, 2026

The Peace Gallery is currently looking for 3 new veteran paint artists, the Peace Gallery is a veteran gallery and community space. if interested...

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Maine Arts Blog Highlights

Maine Arts Commission Announces Statewide Arts in Health Roundtables

February 20, 2026

Maine Arts Commission Announces Statewide Arts in Health Roundtables Augusta, ME — The Maine Arts Commission, in collaboration with the...

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50 Years of Common Ground: Common Ground Country Fair Poster Exhibition

February 19, 2026

50 Years of Common Ground: Common Ground Country Fair Poster Exhibition A Visual History of Maine's Organic Movement January 30, 2026 —...

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TÖGAL: Cross the Threshold

February 13, 2026

Six Theatre Artists take Five Days to create Two World Premieres in One Beautiful Sanctuary… CounterCurrent Collective's "TÖGAL: Cross...

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Additional Make + Take Workshops Added to Haystack’s Winter Programs Schedule

February 10, 2026

MEDIA ALERT - Issued: February 10, 2026CONTACT: James Rutter, fablab@haystack-mtn.org Download Media:...

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Morrison Releases Already Home Poetry Collection

February 09, 2026

Poet Dave Morrison is publishing his nineteenth collection of poems titled Already Home (JukeBooks) on April 1, 2026. Since his first collection...

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Maine Students Shine at Poetry Out Loud Northern Regional Finals in Presque Isle

February 06, 2026

Maine Students Shine at Poetry Out Loud Northern Regional Finals in Presque Isle Winner to Advance to State Finals at the Waterville Opera...

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Zillman Art Museum (ZAM) announces 2026 Winter Exhibitions

February 05, 2026

PRESS RELEASE Zillman Art Museum - University of Maine February 4, 2026 Contact: ...

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Maine Arts Commission awards organization operations grants

February 04, 2026

MAC awards organization operations grants Reached record share of applicants Ryan Leighton, Marketing & Communications...

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Aroostook students to take the stage in Poetry Out Loud finals

February 04, 2026

Aroostook students to take the stage in Poetry Out Loud finals by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli | Bangor Daily News - February 1, 2026 Spoken-word...

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The Bangor Art Society Annual Juried Show

February 04, 2026

The Bangor Art Society is having its' Annual Open Juried Show at The Bangor Public Library March 30-May 25, 2026 There will be awards in 6...

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Maine Arts Commission Announces 2026 Craft Apprentice Program Artists

January 31, 2026

Maine Arts Commission Announces 2026 Craft Apprentice Program Artists AUGUSTA, MAINE — The Maine Crafts Association (MCA), in...

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Maine Arts Commission Awards Organization Operations Grants, Reaching Record Share of Applicants

January 31, 2026

Maine Arts Commission Awards Organization Operations Grants, Reaching Record Share of Applicants AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Arts...

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Maine Wicked Burn 2026 RFP

January 29, 2026

Wicked Burn 2026 Art Grant - Request for Proposals RFP Release Date: January 29, 2026 Proposal Deadline: February 14, 2026 (11:59 PM ET)...

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Art Under the Elms

January 28, 2026

On Saturday, July 25, 2026, the town of Castine will celebrate a day of Art & Creativity by hosting Art Under the Elms. The event will take place...

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Highlights

Maine Wastewater Film UNLESS SOMETHING GOES TERRIBLY WRONG comes to the Colonial Theatre

January 22, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2026 Contact: Meg Fournier, Executive Director meg@colonialtheatre.com Cam Howard, Program...

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Highlights

Longfellow Days 2026: Finding Your Voice

January 21, 2026

LONGFELLOW DAYS 2026: Finding Your Voice In this, our 22nd year of honoring the legacy of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, we continue to offer poets,...

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Maine Arts Commission Names 2026 Maine Artist Fellowship Recipients

January 20, 2026

Maine Arts Commission Names 2026 Maine Artist Fellowship Recipients AUGUSTA, Maine — Across studios, stages, workshops, and writing desks...

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Ten Bucks Theatre Presents Pride and Prejudice

January 16, 2026

Ten Bucks Theatre Company Brings Jane Austen's Classic Pride and Prejudice to the University of Maine's Cyrus Pavilion Theatre ORONO, ME - Ten...

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Hawthorne Arts Collaborative and the Colonial Theatre Welcome Cam Howard as New Program Director

January 14, 2026

Hawthorne Arts Collaborative and the Colonial Theatre Welcome Cam Howard as New Program Director Belfast, Maine Hawthorne Arts Collaborative, the...

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Highlights

Waterfall Arts Presents: Homegrown: 2026 Denizen Exhibition

January 14, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Katherine Devereux | Director of Institutional AdvancementEmail: katherine@waterfallarts.orgPhone: 207-338-2222 ext....

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