TEMPOart announced late last year that it has selected three Maine-based artists for its 2026 season of temporary public art installations. Last year marked a major milestone for the organization’s 10th anniversary – along with this milestone comes a new, expanded approach to commissioning public art in Portland. The 2026 cohort includes Aquarius Funkk, Veronica
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Transcendence is a week-long poetry festival in Maine that celebrates, amplifies, and archives trans and nonbinary poets and artists through workshops, open mics, showcases, panels, poet receptions, and multimedia collaborations. WORKSHOP – Intertextual Freak: Pushing the Lyric “I” Through Found Text, 12:00-2:30 PM, LA Arts, Lewiston Combining Audre Lorde’s redefinition of the “erotic” with found
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A 3-Day Restorative Experience with Arisa White, Melissa Small Cooper, and Isabel Saez Friday, August 21 – Sunday, August 23, 2026 The Garrison Institute, New York Registration Link: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/event/the-unburdening-an-expressive-arts-retreat/ Cost: $785 The Unburdening retreat offers those who identify as BIPOC women of color, a chance to reconnect with themselves and remember that our imaginations hold
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Friday, May 1, 2026 Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street; Camden, ME 04843 Doors open at 5:30 PM, show starts at 7:00 PM Get tickets here: https://camdenoperahouse.thundertix.com/events/262029 Join Wayfinder Schools for their 6th annual Finding Our Way live storytelling event! This popular night of storytelling features Wayfinder grads and other notable Mainers sharing funny, poignant,
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Saturday & Sunday, January 24-25, 10 AM – 1 PM Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance Mechanics’ Hall 519 Congress Square Portland, ME $120 members/$175 nonmembers Register here: https://www.mainewriters.org/calendar/writing-the-erotic When I speak of the erotic, I’m referencing Audre Lorde’s essay, “Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power,” where she defines the erotic as “a resource
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Indigo Arts Alliance is an organization focused on supporting contemporary Black and Brown artists and opening doors to artists of color worldwide. It’s doing all of this from its home in an unlikely place: Maine. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Watch the video segment here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/maine-arts-residency-gives-black-and-brown-artists-a-platform-to-develop-their-craft https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/maine-arts-residency-gives-black-and-brown-artists-a-platform-to-develop-their-craft
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Sept 18, 5:30 – 7:30 pm | Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME Cost: $35; $30 for members | Register at https://www.farnsworthmuseum.org/event/manor-reflections/ In this evening performance uniquely designed for the Farnsworth Museum’s Momentum exhibition series and crafted in response to paintings by Anne Buckwalter, Manors Reflections brings an immersive live art experience to the museum gallery
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Created by Colby professor Arisa White (librettist) and composed by Jessica Jones, Post Pardon: An Opera in Concert is a bold new work that blends avant-garde improvisation, soul-stirring melodies, and a jazz-informed palette of sound. Conducted by Mazz Swift and musically directed by Marshunda Smith, the dynamic cast is led by three outstanding vocalists: Ashley
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