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Monthly Themed Art Challenges | Free Entry for Early Entries

  • November 04, 2025

Monthly Themed Art Challenges | Free Entry for Early Entries Ten Moir Gallery's Monthly Themed Art Challenges celebrate artists who push boundaries...

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History of Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance

  • November 01, 2025

History of Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance When the Maine Arts Commission launched its Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program in 1990, it...

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Reflections from the 2025 Margaret Chase Smith Maine Town Meeting

  • November 01, 2025

Reflections from the 2025 Margaret Chase Smith Maine Town Meeting On October 28, 2025, the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan hosted its...

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Celebrating Creativity: Reflections on the Maine Employee Art Exhibition

  • November 01, 2025

Celebrating Creativity: Maine Employee Art Exhibition The halls and legislative chambers of the Burton M. Cross Building in Augusta were transformed...

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Artist Call: From Many, One | 2026

  • October 30, 2025

Call for ArtistsFrom Many, One: Visions of American Patriotism at 250Brick Store Museum | Opening May 2026 As the United States approaches its 250th...

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Go on “An Expedition of Wonder” with Maine artist Susannah Fisher

  • October 23, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Susannah Fisher studio@susannahfisher.com https://susannahfisher.com Go on "An Expedition of Wonder" with Maine...

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Call to Artists: Create an Exquisite Corpse

  • October 22, 2025

Create an Exquisite Corpse for display in the Camden National Bank Community Gallery at the Downtown Branch of the Portland Public Library. In...

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Mainers Learn Digital and Hand Craft at Haystack’s 2025 Open Door Program

  • October 17, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEIssued: October 16, 2025CONTACT: Kate Lochner, kate@haystack-mtn.org Download Images: https://adobe.ly/3KRnuaP Mainers Learn...

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Fifteen Never-Before-Seen Watercolors by Andrew Wyeth on View at the Farnsworth Art Museum Beginning

  • October 17, 2025
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Farnsworth Art Museum Celebrating Maine's role in American art 16...

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Let Me Grow Dark / one-weekend-only exhibition at a cabin in the woods

  • October 16, 2025

This Temporary Space x Little Death presents… Let Me Grow DarkOctober 25th / 3pm - 7pmOctober 26th / 11am - 3pm Let Me Grow Dark brings...

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Maine Arts Commission Publishes 2025 Arts Learning Summit Report

  • October 16, 2025

Maine Arts Commission Publishes 2025 Arts Learning Summit Report Inside: key insights, discussions, and recommendations from the 2025 Maine Arts...

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Vibrant Visions of Maine: Exhibition by Artist Colin Page Opens at the Maine State House

  • October 15, 2025

Vibrant Visions of Maine: Exhibition by Artist Colin Page Opens at the Maine State House Brown's Boatyard , oil on canvas, 30x40" AUGUSTA, MAINE...

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Christmas Concert

  • October 15, 2025

A family concert of Christmas music to celebrate the holiday season...

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Haystack At 75: Celebrating 75 Years of Programming

  • October 14, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 9, 2025 CONTACT: Kate Lochner, kate@haystack-mtn.org URL:...

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UMVA Final Exhibition of the Year at Craignair Gallery for the Holidays

  • October 14, 2025

News Release - for immediate release Contact: Katharine Cartwright - katharine_cartwright@yahoo.com - - (207) 593-9363 Ann Tracy -...

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Waterfall Arts Presents: Threaded Together: A Stitch Social Experiment

  • October 09, 2025

Waterfall Arts Presents: Threaded Together: A Stitch Social ExperimentOctober 4 - November 21, 2025 BELFAST, ME — Waterfall Arts is proud to...

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Maine Arts Commission Issues Call for Veterans’ Artwork for Fall 2025 Exhibition

  • October 08, 2025
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Augusta, Maine - The Maine Arts Commission is proud to announce the Call for Art for the Fall 2025 Maine Veterans Art Exhibition, offering Maine...

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Maine Historic Preservation Commission Opens Round 1 of the Historic Community Buildings Grant Prog

  • October 07, 2025

16 September 2025 For Immediate Release Maine Historic Preservation Commission Opens Round 1 of the Historic Community Buildings Grant...

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Maine Arts Commission Opens Call for Next State Poet Laureate

  • October 07, 2025

Open Call for Next State Poet Laureate Term: Five-year appointment begins July 2026 Application Deadline: December 5, 2025 (5:00...

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Maine Literary Events

  • October 07, 2025

JULY 2025 JULY 8 - Unnamed: A Conversation with Telling Room Author Margaret Hortonat Location: Merrill Memorial Library in...

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From Waste to Wonder: Reclaimed Art & Design Inspires in Freeport

  • October 06, 2025

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Suzanne WatsonExecutive Director, Meetinghouse Arts, 4o Main St. Freeport, ME 04032207.712.3016 |...

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Reflections from Rhodora

  • September 30, 2025

Reflections from Rhodora During our recent retreat in the Katahdin region, the Maine Arts Commission gathered at Rhodora, the historic homestead...

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Orange Art Competition & Virtual Exhibition

  • September 24, 2025

Orange Art Competition & Virtual Exhibition Deadline: November 1st, 2025 Entry Fee: $24 for 3 images Apply...

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Call for Art: Sky & Clouds – Juried Online Art Competition

  • September 24, 2025

Deadline: October 31st, 2025 Organized by: Ten Moir Gallery Location: Online Exhibition (Worldwide Entry) Entry Fee: $24 for 3 images Theme:...

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Maine State Gallery - Wiscasset

  • September 22, 2025

See Be A Goldfish and other work by Quinn Williams at the Maine State Gallery in Wiscasset, Maine. Made in Maine: Annual Members Show, August 28 -...

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