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Blu Sky Artist Award | $1000 in Artist Grant

  • April 17, 2024

Introducing the Blu-Sky Artist Award (BSAA), your launchpad to art recognition and success. With an unrestricted grant that includes: $500 grant to...

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SACO RIVER THEATRE LAUNCHES NEW CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING FOR THE COMMUNITY

  • April 12, 2024

The series kicks off with 4 vaudeville shows on Sunday afternoons in May and June and continues with 2 one-week summer camps in August Saco River...

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Ten Bucks Theatre Variety Show

  • April 11, 2024

VARIETY SHOW SIGN-UP EXTENDED TO APRIL 12!!!! Ten Bucks Theatre Company invites you to participate in our first ever variety show on Saturday, April...

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Travis Baker LIVE: A Night of Theater Comedy

  • April 11, 2024

Falling Through the Trap Door - A Life in Theatre that Tried to Kill Me. Several Times! Travis G. Baker spent 45 years in the theatre crawling...

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DECEMBER SEVERE STORM & FLOOD

  • April 09, 2024

DECEMBER SEVERE STORM & FLOOD Incident Period: 12/17/2023-12/21/2023 Presidential Disaster Declaration (DR-4754) Date:...

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USM Spring Dance Concert: Reclaim

  • April 09, 2024

Choreography by USM Dance Faculty & Guest Artists To reclaim - one's space, one's movements, one's environment - is a powerful gesture that...

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paper.cotton.linen.silk

  • April 09, 2024

paper.cotton.linen.silk, an exhibition of new work by Ruthanne Harrison, will be on view at the Merrymeeting Arts Center, 9 Main Street, Bowdoinham,...

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Works in Watercolor by Randy Eckard A Solo Exhibition of Paintings

  • April 05, 2024

Richard Boyd Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of a solo exhibition of dry-brush watercolor paintings by nationally renowned,...

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2024 Artist In Residence | Brick Store Museum

  • April 03, 2024

MUSEUM SEEKS 2024 RESIDENT ARTIST KENNEBUNK - The Brick Store Museum is...

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Museum Photography Contest

  • April 03, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE Contact: Cynthia Walker FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...

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Vibrant Colors Art Competition

  • April 03, 2024

The "Vibrant Colors" theme invites participants to unleash their creativity and be bold. Experiment with intense colors and present a visually...

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Aroostook Creative Network Opens New Round of Micro-Grants

  • April 02, 2024

Micro-Grants for Artists ______________________________________________ Applications Open: March 20, 2024Deadline: May 31, 2024, at...

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Pádraig Ó Tuama Will Keynote The Second Annual Camden Festival Of Poetry on May 18, 2024

  • April 02, 2024

Pádraig Ó Tuama Will Keynote The Second Annual Camden Festival Of Poetry on May 18, 2024 The second annual Camden Festival of...

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Call to Artists

  • April 02, 2024

Arts Are Elementary is pleased to announce our 2024 Call to Artists requesting proposals for professional artist residencies for the Arts Are...

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"Here and There" Paintings from Maine and New York

  • April 02, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2024 Maine Artist Exhibits at New York Studio School April 11th - April 21st, 20248 West 8th Street, New York,...

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Maine Arts Commission Appoints Bob Keyes as New Chair

  • April 01, 2024

Maine Arts Commission Appoints Bob Keyes as New Chair AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine Arts Commission proudly announces the appointment of Bob Keyes as...

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The Elemental Landscape: Plein-Air Painting Workshop with Philip Frey

  • March 29, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2024Contact: Philip Frey | (207) 422-2008 | info@philipfrey.com | www.philipfrey.com The Elemental...

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Glass Artist Jason McDonald to Host Artist Talk and Studio Demonstration at Waterfall Arts

  • March 22, 2024

Glass Artist Jason McDonald to Host Artist Talk and Studio Demonstration at Waterfall Arts as part of Week-Long Residency Belfast, Maine - March 18,...

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The Dance Hall is hiring an Executive Director!

  • March 21, 2024

The Dance Hall is hiring an Executive Director to join our incredible team of Eric Klaxton, Artistic Director, and Emily Bowes, Operational...

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Aroostook Creative Network announces grant opportunities for County artists

  • March 21, 2024

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Aroostook Creative Network is pleased to announce the second round of micro-grants for individual artists who live and...

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LA Arts Presents Works by Contemporary Angolan Artist Serafim Yssolo

  • March 19, 2024
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LA Arts Presents Works by Contemporary Angolan Artist Serafim Yssolo Gallery Exhibition: February 23 - May 17, 2024 Lewiston, Maine (2/13/24) In...

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Honoring our Franco-American Roots

  • March 19, 2024
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I want to apologize for falling behind on my weekly updates — it's been a hectic few months in Augusta! However, this week we celebrated...

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Maine Arts Blog Highlights

 

Washburn dinner theater aims to keep August Festival going

  • March 19, 2024
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Courtesy of The County News WASHBURN, Maine — When costs outweighed income for last year's Washburn August Festival, the town's Rotary Club...

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CALL FOR ARTISTS! - Deering Building, Augusta Maine

  • March 18, 2024

CALL FOR ART! The Maine Arts Commission in partnership with the Maine Bureau of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources invites artists across...

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2024 Congressional Art Award Winners Announced

  • March 15, 2024
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2024 Congressional Art Award Winners Announced The Maine Arts Commission is delighted to reveal the winners of the 2024 Congressional Art...

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