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2026 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Performing Arts Fellow
- December 31, 2025
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Kate Russell | Sedgwick, ME
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Kate believes the creative impulse belongs to everyone and that...
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2026 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Media Arts Fellow
- December 31, 2025
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Bethany Engstrom | Belfast, ME
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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
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James Macdonald | Burnham, ME
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Jim Macdonald's marquetry compositions and wood art...
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2026 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Literary Arts Fellow
- December 31, 2025
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Mira Ptacin | Peaks Island, ME
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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
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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
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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
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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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