Children ages 5 to 17 made jewelry, created artwork, painted rocks and baked sweets to sell Sunday as part of The Clever Kids Craft Expo held at Clinton Elementary School and hosted by the Clinton Parks and Recreation Association.
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‘261 Flower Sleeves’ art installation memorializes shootings in Lewiston
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New art installation commemorates victims of Lewiston mass shooting
A new art installation at Maine MILL, 35 Canal St. in Lewiston, commemorates the one-year remembrance of the mass shooting in Lewiston and runs from Oct. 16 through Sept. 6, 2025. Maine MILL commissioned local photographer Tanja Hollander and multimedia Deaf artist Miia Zellner to create an installation that uses all 261 plastic flower sleeves […]
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Mt. Abram High School art teacher proposes exclusive NYC field trip for 5-10 talented students
Mt. Abram art teacher wants to take five to ten students to New York City to explore the art scene in 2025.
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Maine artists’ works on display in Lewiston hospital gallery
The paintings of Elisabeth Salberg and Mariah Pfeiffer will be on display during the month of September in the Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Salberg began painting in 2013 after retiring from a 34-year career as a Registered Nurse. She is a member of Maine Women in […]
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Artist talk and reception planned for ‘Art as Medicine’ exhibition
An artist talk and reception will be held in conjunction with “Art as Medicine,” USM alumnus Michael Libby’s solo show, from 5:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Atrium Gallery at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston Campus. The reception will also feature a performance by local musician Greg Boardman. .”Art as Medicine,” on […]
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‘The Great State of Illustration in Maine’ exhibition shines in UMA gallery
The Illustration Institute, based on Peaks Island, brings their energetic, multifaceted exhibition “The Great State of Illustration in Maine” to its first educational venue: The Charles Danforth Gallery at the University of Maine at Augusta. A reception for the exhibition, which includes the work of more than eighty published Maine illustrators, will be held at […]
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Is the hive at work? These bees keep popping up around Portland
It’s not clear who is painting the bees, if it’s one person or many, or what their motivations are. Some Portlanders are delighted by the latest trend in street art, while others are worried about the cost of cleanup.
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Bethel artist paints working-class heroes
WEST PARIS — Bethel artist Ava Jackson recently completed a painting of a West Paris woodworker, Nicholas Kontos, outside of his home on Route 26, and she wants locals to enjoy it. “I spent over 250 hours painting this piece over the past four months,” Jackson said. “You sit alone, late at night, working on […]