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Call for Citizen Storytellers to participate in The Hook Story Hour in Hallowell

The Hallowell Lyceum Series is calling for storytellers to participate in The Hook Story Hour on May 8, 2015 at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium. Based on the popular radio show “The Moth Radio Hour” heard on MPBN, The Hook Story Hour will be an evening of stories based on real life experiences in the Kennebec Valley told live in front of a supportive audience. The Hook is an old name for an area in the city of Hallowell.

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Ton Dubbeldam’s art

Ton Dubbeldam was born in the small town of Schoonhoven, Holland in 1957. His father was a musician and his grandfather a painter. As a boy his passion for art was fueled by trips to Paris and the French countryside where he was inspired by the works of Impressionist masters Van Gogh, Degas, Monet, and Klimt. I just had to […]

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River Arts Call to Artists: “Artists’ Choice”

River Arts in Damariscotta, is inviting artists to submit work for its upcoming “Artists’ Choice” Exhibition. We are seeking submissions of in any media, sculpture and fine crafts welcome. Work can be submitted during gallery hours anytime up to 4pm on Saturday, February 21st at 4 pm. The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, February 27, from 5-7. The exhibition will hang until March 26.

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Dahlov Ipcar’s children’s book: Animal Hide & Seek

Dahlov Ipcar’s book, Animal Hide & Seek. Ipcar’s illustrations are awesome and simple stories are compelling for kids. You probably know that Ipcar is an award-winning artist whose career spanned more than sixty years during which she wrote and illustrated more than thirty children’s and young adult books. Animal Hide & Seek was her first authored title, published in 1947. […]

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Happy Chinese New Year!

By Ramona du Houx in Maine Insights. February 19, 2015 marks the Chinese New Year, which is the longest national holiday in China, spanning a total of fifteen days. New Year’s Day is the most important date in the Chinese calendar. Children are given red envelopes filled with money to bring happiness and good fortune on New Year’s Eve. Some […]

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The Crossroads Project inspires people through art and music to combat climate change

A decade ago, physicist Robert Davies became intrigued by what was going on at Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute down the road from where he was working at the University of Oxford in England. After attending seminars at the Institute he became shocked by “the broad gap between what science understands about climate change, and what the public understands.” To help […]

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Four Maine artists bring state history alive with art in the Augusta Capital Judicial Center Courthouse

The work of four Maine artists will adorn the walls of the new Augusta Capital Judicial Center courthouse. The project was funded by the Percent for Art program. A committee of people from the Maine Judicial Branch, artists, the courthouse architectural firm and other people involved discussed what they’d like to see and then with the help of the Maine […]

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Hewnoaks Artist Colony opens residency applications

Applications for residency at the Hewnoaks Artist Colony on Lake Kezar at Center Lovell are open and will be accepted through March 8, 2015. This will be the third year of the residency, which gives artists a chance to spend one to three weeks concentrating on their work. The residencies are available for artists in many disciplines, including visual, literary and performing arts. They run June 27 through Sept. 19.

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Autus – A New Arts Collective in Bidderford, Maine

Biddeford and neighboring Saco are changing fast with the energy Maine’s creative economy inspires. The mills have become homes for creative entrepreneurs. Downtown there are more cafes, pubs, bookstores, restaurants, and other new businesses. That’s why a new Maine artist collective, Autus, choose the town for their base of operations.In Latin, Autus means growth. Autus formed late in 2014 and recently opened its first exhibition at Engine, a Main Street arts center and gallery. The recent Autus show, which includes the work of each member of the collective, Keiren Valentine, Sarah Baldwin Julie K. Gray and Tina Guays is up through March 21. They all studied art in college, have other jobs in fields related to their art, and all […]

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The art of Jos Ruks

Jos Ruks is a Dutchman, designer, artist, inventor, creator, entrepreneur, sailor, husband and grandpa. Since 2004 he has lived in Portland where he creates his amazing creations. He loves the abundance and variety of spacious Maine and the USA, but prefers the impressive coastline of the North Atlantic.

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