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New Report from the National Endowment for the Arts Shows the Arts Can Be Significant Tool in Fight

November 23, 2020

New Report from the National Endowment for the Arts Shows the Arts Can Be Significant Tool in Fight Against Opioid Abuse Washington, DC—In...

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New work by Carol Eisenberg

November 23, 2020

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Residency Open Call, Deadline December 13 – Arquetopia Foundation, Mexico & Peru

November 23, 2020

Arquetopia Foundation & International Artist Residencies Puebla, Mexico - Oaxaca, Mexico - Cusco, Peru All Residency Programs for Artists,...

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Residency/Workshop

CMCA Virtual Exhibition | Shelter (Earth, House, Body, Spirit)

November 23, 2020

NEW Virtual Exhibition | Shelter (Earth, House, Body, Spirit) Online November 20, 2020 - February 20, 2021 CMCA is pleased to announce the launch of...

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Pop-up Holiday Art Show

November 23, 2020

Meetinghouse Arts Pop-Up Holiday Art Show The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Freeport (ACAF) is presenting a pop-up Holiday Art Show December 11...

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Jocelyn Lee | Visual Arts Fellow 2021

November 17, 2020

Jocelyn Lee | Maine Arts Fellowship - Cape Elizabeth, Maine Bountiful, 2020 Artist Statement I have made portraits of women and girls for over...

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Tim Whitten | Belvedere Craft Fellow 2021

November 16, 2020

Tim Whitten | Maine Arts Fellowship - Deer Isle, Maine Statement - Work, Philosophies, Maine Connection I identify my area of work as...

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Michael O. | Performing Arts Fellow 2021

November 16, 2020

Michael O. | Maine Arts Fellowship - Portland, Maine I am a singer, songwriter, performer and producer who harnesses my personal and cultural...

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Alex Marzano-Lesnevich| Literary Arts Fellow 2021

November 16, 2020

Alex Marzano-Lesnevich | Maine Arts Fellowship - Portland, Maine Artist Statement: Living in Maine has been transformative for my work. There is...

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Gabriel Frey | Traditional Arts Fellow 2021

November 16, 2020

Gabriel Frey | Maine Arts Fellowship - Orono, Maine About me and my work: My business name is Gabriel Frey Baskets. And I'm Passamaquoddy from...

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Sarah Haskell | Fine Craft Fellow 2021

November 16, 2020

Sarah Haskell | Maine Arts Fellowship - York, Maine Artist Statement The Buddhist concept of impermanence is at the core of my work. Exploring the...

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Julie Richard Resigns as Executive Director of the Maine Arts Commission

November 13, 2020

Julie Richard Resigns as Executive Director of the Maine Arts Commission AUGUSTA, MAINE--The Maine Arts Commission announced today that Julie...

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Holiday Offerings- Ringing in the New Year

November 09, 2020

(Portland, ME) To help ring in the New Year, Richard Boyd Art Gallery opens an annual exhibition on January 1st at 10:00 a.m. comprised of smaller...

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Brunswick Maine artists receive award in Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show

November 06, 2020

44th ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW 2020 ONLINE CRAFT SHOW AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT Philadelphia, PA and nationwide — The Craft...

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Call for Art: STORYLINES

November 06, 2020

Gallery 263 invites artists to submit work that tells stories of overlooked narratives to "STORYLINES." This regional exhibition is juried by James...

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Opportunity

Open Art Teachers Studio | Every First & Third Wednesday

November 04, 2020

Open Art Teachers Studio This fall, the Maine Arts Leadership Initiative, a program of the Arts Commission, is reigniting the Open Art Teachers...

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Maine Humanities Council hiring Associate Director

November 03, 2020

The Maine Humanities Council is searching for an Associate Director, a new senior leadership position for the Council. The Associate Director will...

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Employment

$20,000 Grant Opportunity: NEA Big Read

November 03, 2020

Arts Midwest is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Program, and we'd appreciate your help...

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Opportunities

THUMP-THUMP. THUMP-THUMP.

October 30, 2020

Husson University's New England School of Communications (NESCom) is celebrating the 11th anniversary of its annual live Halloween radio broadcast...

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Opportunities

Goose River Press is pleased to announce the publication of Summons

October 30, 2020

Goose River Press is pleased to announce the publication of Summons by Union, ME resident Linda Shepard. The official publication date is set for...

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CMCA Appoints New Executive Director & Chief Curator

October 30, 2020

CMCA is pleased to announce the appointment of Timothy Peterson as the museum's next Executive Director & Chief Curator, effective January 18,...

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OBITUARY: Maine poet Lee Sharkey

October 29, 2020

Maine poet, activist and mentor Lee Sharkey dies at age 75 She published many books of poetry and was an influential editor and mentor. By Bob...

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SERENITY - 2020 Nov. 1-29, 2020

October 26, 2020

With so much happening this November from planning new ways to celebrate the holidays, voting in presidential and local elections, and navigating our...

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