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Experience the World Premiere of FIRE! – Presented by ChoralArt

  • March 10, 2025

ChoralArt is excited to announce the world premiere of FIRE!, its most ambitious commissioned work to date, on March 22 and 23, 2025, at Woodfords...

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Wintergreen Arts Center was awarded an Organization Operations Grant

  • March 06, 2025

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine—Wintergreen Arts Center recently received a $7,500 Organization Operations Grant from the Maine Arts Commission. This grant...

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Millay House Rockland Writer-in-Residence program

  • March 03, 2025

Millay House Rockland, in partnership with the Ellis Beauregard Foundation, is pleased to announce our open call for two, one-month, juried...

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Maine’s Top Student Reciters Take the Stage for Poetry Out Loud State Finals

  • February 27, 2025
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Maine's Top Student Poets Take the Stage for Poetry Out Loud's 20th Anniversary State Finals WATERVILLE, MAINE - As Poetry Out Loud celebrates its...

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Maine Arts Commission Announces Organization Operation Grant Recipients

  • February 26, 2025

Organization Operations Grant Awards Announced The Maine Arts Commission is pleased to announce awards for the 2025 Organization Operations...

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Still Life 2025 Art Competition

  • February 18, 2025

Ten Moir Gallery invites artists and photographers to explore the timeless beauty of "Still Life" in our upcoming online art exhibition. This call...

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Behind the Mask 2025 Art Competition

  • February 18, 2025

Ten Moir Gallery invites artists and photographers to explore the theme "Behind the Mask"—delving into hidden truths, layered identities, and...

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Morrison Releases 'Sprinter Runs the Marathon'

  • February 10, 2025

Poet Dave Morrison is releasing his 18th book of poems, Sprinter Runs the Marathon - Poems For Those Who Think Differently (Rain Crow Press 2025)....

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2025 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Literary Arts Fellow

  • February 07, 2025

Lynne Schmidt Artist Statement: Lynne Schmidt (she/they) is the queer, neurodivergent grandchild of a Holocaust survivor, and a...

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The American Landscape A Group Exhibition Of Visual Art

  • February 06, 2025

Stop in Richard Boyd Art Gallery in April to see a wonderful annual exhibition of landscape paintings. Visual art portraying landscapes has been...

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2025 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Visual Arts Fellow

  • February 05, 2025

WEBSITE INSTAGRAM Ian Trask | Topsham, ME Artist Statement: The direction of Trask's work is heavily influenced by the waste...

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2025 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Belvedere Craft Fellow

  • February 05, 2025

WEBSITE INSTAGRAM Addison de Lisle | Stonington, ME Artist Statement: Addison de Lisle explores the evolution of formal craft...

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2025 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Traditional Arts Fellow

  • February 05, 2025

WEBSITE FACEBOOK Maurice Habimfura | Falmouth, ME Artist Statement: Maurice Habimfura is a traditional dancer, choreographer,...

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2025 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Performing Arts Fellow

  • February 05, 2025

WEBSITE Mali Obomsawin | Old Town, ME Artist Statement: Mali Obomsawin is one of Grammy.com's "top ten Jazz Artists to Watch this...

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2025 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Media Arts Fellow

  • February 05, 2025

WEBSITE Anita Clearfield | Litchfield, ME Artist Statement: Anita Clearfield's installations, videos, and paintings are figurative...

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2025 | Maine Artist Fellowship | Fine Craft Fellow

  • February 05, 2025

WEBSITE GALLERY Libby Schrum | Camden, ME Artist Statement: Libby's work embraces an aesthetic that marries her enthusiasm for...

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Maine’s Poetry Out Loud Regional Finals Set to Celebrate 20 Years of Student Poetry Recitation

  • February 03, 2025

Maine's Poetry Out Loud Regional Finals Set to Celebrate 20 Years of Student Poetry Recitation The Maine Arts Commission is thrilled to announce the...

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2024 Maine Artist Fellowship - Visual Arts

  • February 03, 2025

Veronica Perez | Westbrook, ME Instagram: @veronica_a_perez Artist Statement: Veronica Perez is a sculptor who uses hair and textiles to focus...

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2024 Maine Artist Fellowship, Fine Craft

  • February 03, 2025

Autumn Cipala | Thomaston, ME Photos by artistInstagram: @autumncipala Facebook: Autumn Cipala Ceramics Artist Statement: Autumn Cipala aspires...

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2024 Maine Artist Fellowship - Traditional Arts

  • February 03, 2025

Peter Neptune | Perry, ME Artist Statement: Peter Neptune is a Passamaquoddy basket maker and cultural bearer. He is part of a long lineage...

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2024 Maine Artist Fellowship - Performing Arts

  • February 03, 2025

Antonio Rocha | Gray, ME Instagram: @antonio.rocha.storytellerYouTube: Antonio Rocha Storyteller Artist Statement: Antonio Rocha's work as a...

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2024 Maine Artist Fellowship - Media Arts

  • February 03, 2025

Genius Black | South Portland, ME Instagram: @realgeniusblackPodcast: Maine's Black Future Artist Statement: Maine's Black Future podcast...

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2024 Maine Artist Fellowship, Belvedere Craft

  • February 03, 2025

Julie Morringello | Deer Isle, ME Photos by Dan Rajter Instagram: @modernmaine Artist Statement: I consider my lights to be fundamentally...

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2024 Maine Artist Fellowship | Literary Arts

  • February 03, 2025

Kendric Chua | Portland, ME Photos: Amanda Huebner Photography Artist Statement: Kendric is most in his element when he writes from the...

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Escape Winter Blahs at Meetinghouse Arts Art & Blooms!

  • January 28, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Stacey Lodato, 207-939-9187gallery@meetinghousearts.orgDATE: 27 January 2025 Escape Winter Blahs at Meetinghouse...

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