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2026 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Performing Arts Fellow

  • December 31, 2025

WEBSITE INSTAGRAM Kate Russell | Sedgwick, ME Artist Statement: Kate believes the creative impulse belongs to everyone and that...

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2026 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Media Arts Fellow

  • December 31, 2025

WEBSITE Bethany Engstrom | Belfast, ME Artist Statement: Bethany Engstrom's creative practice is embedded in a curiosity and a...

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2026 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Fine Craft Fellow

  • December 31, 2025

WEBSITE FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM James Macdonald | Burnham, ME Artist Statement: Jim Macdonald's marquetry compositions and wood art...

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2026 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Literary Arts Fellow

  • December 31, 2025

WEBSITE Mira Ptacin | Peaks Island, ME Artist Statement: Mira Ptacin is a first-generation proud daughter of a Polish immigrant, a...

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2026 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Visual Arts Fellow

  • December 31, 2025

WEBSITE Lihua Lei Farley | Cushing, ME Artist Statement: Lihua grew up in a small, rural village in Taiwan where her parents were...

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2026 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Traditional Arts Fellow

  • December 31, 2025

Sokhoeun Sok | Westbrook, ME Artist Statement: Born in Phnom Penh in 1979, Sokhoeun Sok's love of dance began at an earlyage. As a...

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Her Canvas/Women Only Art Exhibition 2026

  • December 29, 2025

Her Canvas invites women from around the world to showcase their unique visions, stories, and artistic talent. This competition is open to all...

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ALL ABSTRACT | Monthly Art Challenge (Early Bird: Free Entry)

  • December 18, 2025

ALL ABSTRACT | Monthly Art Challenge (Early Bird: Free Entry) Abstraction is the language of shape, gesture, texture, and emotion. If your work...

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BEHIND THE MASK | Monthly Art Challenge (Early Bird: Free Entry)

  • December 18, 2025

BEHIND THE MASK | Monthly Art Challenge (Early Bird: Free Entry) Host: Ten Moir Gallery Some stories are told straight on. Others live in what we...

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Maine Arts Commission Announces Statewide Arts in Health Roundtables

  • December 16, 2025

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

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Haystack Announces Summer 2026 Program Schedule: Studio Workshops, Open Studio Residency + SquareONE

  • December 16, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 15, 2025CONTACT: Kate Lochner, kate@haystack-mtn.orgVideo link: https://youtu.be/-NC-Z9p0oeE Haystack Announces Summer...

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Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Now Hiring: Seasonal Positions (May to October)

  • December 15, 2025

The Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts is seeking enthusiastic, motivated individuals for the following seasonal roles: Studio...

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Portraits Of Home: The Artist’s View

  • December 15, 2025

Portraits of Home' Opens Jan. 11 in North Conway Six New England Artists Explore the Meaning of Home NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — What does home mean...

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Waterfall Arts Now Hiring for a Facilities Manager

  • December 11, 2025

Waterfall Arts seeks a part-time Facilities Manager (25 hrs/week, $19/hr) to maintain our building, studios, and grounds; coordinate repairs; support...

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Call for Art: Water - Juried Online Art Competition

  • December 01, 2025

Deadline: December 31, 2025 Organized by: Ten Moir GalleryLocation: Online Exhibition (Open Worldwide)Entry Fee: $24 for 3 images Theme: WaterTen...

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TEMPOart commissions three Maine-based artists in 2026 for temporary public art projects

  • November 21, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TEMPOart commissions three Maine-based artists in 2026 for temporary public art projects November 20, 2025, Portland,...

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18th Annual Pascal Hall Art Show

  • November 19, 2025

18 Annual Pascal Hall Art Show Saturday, December 6, 3pm - 7pm and Sunday, December 7, 11am - 3pm The Annual Art Show will be held again this year...

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Maine Art Gallery hires Jacqueline Crucet as Gallery Manager

  • November 14, 2025

November 14, 2025 For immediate release Maine Art Gallery hires Jacqueline Crucet as Gallery Manager It's been a very good year for the...

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The King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin with Stephen Costanza

  • November 14, 2025

Join us at the Falmouth Memorial Library on Wednesday November 19 at 5:15 PM for Stephen Costanza's King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin!...

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The Great State of Maine in Illustration Art Exhibit at the Falmouth Memorial Library

  • November 14, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2025CONTACT:Kristi BryantCommunity Engagement LibrarianFalmouth Memorial...

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Screening: A Documentary Feature Film directed by Alan Kryszak

  • November 14, 2025

A Documentary Feature Film directed by Alan Kryszak Hungry Now Synopsis, Press Materials & Private Preview at FilmFreeway.comWe've all...

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Vibrant Colors Art Challenge 2026 | Free Entry for Early Entries

  • November 12, 2025

Let color speak!The Vibrant Colors Art Challenge invites artists to explore the language of color in its most expressive forms. Whether through bold...

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Haystack Celebrates End of 2025 Season and Looks Ahead to 75th Anniversary Year

  • November 07, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEIssued: November 5, 2025CONTACT: Kate Lochner, kate@haystack-mtn.org Download images: https://adobe.ly/4nB8XO2 Haystack...

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Book Covers Re-Imagined

  • November 06, 2025

Proposal: "Book Covers — A Group Exhibition of Graphic Arts in Maine" Opportunity: Developing a propsal for a collaborative exhibition...

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Call For Art - Brunswick/Topsham Bridge Art Show

  • November 04, 2025

CALL FOR ART WHAT? A non-juried exhibition of artwork celebrating the Frank J. Wood Bridge and Brunswick Falls WHERE? Curtis Memorial Library,...

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