EXHIBITION: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado
A selected exhibition of photographs by photographer Sebastião Salgado. >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<
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Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways
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EXHIBITION: Everyday Maine
An exhibition featuring over 190 photographs from 74 Maine photographers. Curated by Bruce Brown, the exhibit features a joyous collection of Maine’s diversity across ability, economics, gender, geography, national origin, race, sexual orientation and work. “Our goal is to show in these times in our state, there is no ‘us’ and ‘them,’ there’s ‘we,’ said […]
EXHIBITION: Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways | Maine College of Art & Design
Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways exhibition at MECA&D's Institute of Contemporary Art. Migration, mobility, and displacement is the story of our era. Fears about human mobility and border crossers are reshaping politics; climate change promises to cause massive displacements; global leaders are scrambling to reconfigure and secure borders; people everywhere are moving to find […]
EXHIBITION: Home: Reflections on Place
Home: Reflections on Place is an art exhibit of work created by New Mainers. Home brings together artists who are first-generation Americans to explore the idea of personal residence or refuge. Leaving one’s home and finding another, assimilating ideas of family, culture and community in a new place are part of the immigrant experience. […]
EXHIBITION: Dorothea Rabkin: Tragedy to Transformation
Dorothea Rabkin & her sister Rose Dorothea Rabkin (1921-2008), fled post-war Berlin with her twin sister, Rose. They had been hidden throughout World War II by brave families who risked themselves to give shelter to “hidden children” and thereby saved their lives. Landing in New York City by boat, Dorothea found her new country to be open-minded, welcoming […]
EXHIBITION: IXNOS
IXNOS (which means “trace” in Greek) will focus on Lesvos, one of the most significant locations involved in the current worldwide movement of migrants and refugees. This year Portland celebrates its 15 year anniversary of its sister-city relationship with Mytilene, Lesvos. The island is also a major world center for bird migration. The exhibit will consist of […]
EXHIBITION: Out of the Fog: Retracing the Path to Greenland
Pairing Iceblink, a project by artist Carrie Scanga, with the archival source materials from Marie Peary Stafford’s papers that inspired Scanga’s work, this exhibit explores the personal and societal projections of spiritual aspirations onto the Arctic landscape. Stafford’s return to the land of her birth as an explorer in 1932 is documented in her journals […]
EXHIBITION: Flight | Alison Hildreth
Alison's sources are often derived from literature and history. In her current body of work she has been combining disparate ideas concerning migrations, refugees, medical drawings, astronomy, architectural traces, and more. Visual representations of these interests appear as a shape shifting progression where one image morphs into another, changes but still holds the prior imprint. […]
EXHIBITION: Peter Turnley: Refugees | Bates College Museum of Art
Peter Turnley (American, b. 1955) is a photojournalist known for documenting the human condition and current events. Over the last thirty years, Turnley has photographed some of the world’s most significant conflicts including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the 2003 war in Iraq. This exhibition, which is drawn from the permanent collection, focuses on one of […]
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LECTURE: Ranu Mukherjee | Maine College of Art & Design Visiting Artist
LECTURE: Ranu Mukherjee | Maine College of Art & Design Visiting Artist
Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways featured artist Ranu Mukherjee will talk about her practice and work in the exhibition at MECA&D's ICA. The talk will be hosted in MECA&D’s Osher Hall. >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<
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PANEL: Legacy and Influences of Immigration in Maine
PANEL: Legacy and Influences of Immigration in Maine
Join us for a panel discussion about Legacy and Influences of Immigration in Maine hosted by Portland Press Herald reporter, Megan Doyle. Panelists will talk about advocacy and programs to support Maine immigrants. Panelists TBA. Find more information at Portland Public Library. >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<
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FILM: Human Flow by Ai Weiwei
FILM: Human Flow by Ai Weiwei
Human Flow is director and artist Ai Weiwei's detailed and heartbreaking exploration into the global refugee crisis. More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war, the greatest displacement since World War II. Filmmaker Ai Weiwei examines the staggering scale of the refugee […]
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FILM + FOOD: Recipe Film Screening and Community Dinner | hosted by Maine College of Art & Design
FILM + FOOD: Recipe Film Screening and Community Dinner | hosted by Maine College of Art & Design
A short screening of recipe films created by MECA&D students in the Public Engagement class Animation Exchange in collaboration with cooks from In Her Presence, a not-for-profit serving women from various immigrant communities in Maine through English classes, self-advocacy tools, and a variety of workshops. Community dinner featuring recipes from In Her Presence contributors to […]
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PANEL: Identities in Migration: On Being Somali-Mainers
PANEL: Identities in Migration: On Being Somali-Mainers
A panel of Somali-Mainers discuss the historical context in which they migrated to the United States, what it means to be Somali in Maine, and how their identities have been shaped by migration. Hosted by the World Affairs Council of Maine. >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<
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FILM: REASON 4369
FILM: REASON 4369
*** Note date change due to inclement weather*** Reason 4369 is directed by Zamzam Elmoge, produced by the GENZ team. The film focuses on giving a platform for Lewiston kids to tell their stories and break the stereotypes they hear about themselves every day. Click here to watch the trailer. This is a free event. Refreshments provided. […]
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WORKSHOP: I_Legal Demonstration and Action | Maria Patricia Tinajero
WORKSHOP: I_Legal Demonstration and Action | Maria Patricia Tinajero
I_Legal (2018) explores paper “as the first technology” that allowed for global mobilization of ideas, a kind of global immigration that explores the connections between art, history, politics and the environment. I_Legal (2018) devotes attention to the process of fermentation that acts as a source of energy and as a metaphor for free mobilization. The fermented plant fibers become […]
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CELEBRATION: AFRiCAN DUNDADA presents “A Celebration Of Culture”
CELEBRATION: AFRiCAN DUNDADA presents “A Celebration Of Culture”
AFRiCAN DUNDADA and the Portland Public Library presents “A Celebration of Culture” an event that celebrates Portland’s culture and diversity. Come and enjoy free Yoga, Meditation and an Afro Beat Dance class by Veeva and Miss Holmes before we start the night with original poetry by Isaac Kinzambi, stand up comedy by Maine’s own (Mr. Funny […]
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CONVERSATION + FOOD: The History of Chinese in Maine | hosted by Maine College of Art & Design
CONVERSATION + FOOD: The History of Chinese in Maine | hosted by Maine College of Art & Design
While there has been a relatively small population of Chinese residents of Maine over the years, those who have settled here have made their mark, dating back to the first Chinese immigrant who came in 1857. Come hear some stories about these early Chinese Mainers, and also enjoy some Chinese tea and snacks, sponsored by […]
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Gallery Talk by MMV Artist Yu-Wen Wu | Maine College of Art & Design
Gallery Talk by MMV Artist Yu-Wen Wu | Maine College of Art & Design
Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks, & Pathways featured artist Yu-Wen Wu will discuss her artwork in the galleries, describing the research processes and community practices that contribute to her work. This event will be hosted in the Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA&D. >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<
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LECTURE: Les Sénégalais d”Amérique: The “Push Pull” of Senegalese Emigration, Professor Linda Beck
LECTURE: Les Sénégalais d”Amérique: The “Push Pull” of Senegalese Emigration, Professor Linda Beck
Professor of Political Science/Director of International and Global Studies has a MA and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin; 1991 MA University of Wisconsin. Her areas of expertise are Political Science: Comparative Politics (Africa, Muslim World), Environmental Politics, Political Philosophy. Since joining the faculty in 2006, Linda Beck has developed several new courses that reflect her […]
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LECTURE: Les Sénégalais d’Amérique: The “Push Pull” of Senegalese Emigration, Prof. Linda Beck
LECTURE: Les Sénégalais d’Amérique: The “Push Pull” of Senegalese Emigration, Prof. Linda Beck
Les Sénégalais d'Amérique: The “Push Pull” of Senegalese Emigration Professor of Political Science/Director of International and Global Studies has a MA and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin; 1991 MA University of Wisconsin. Her areas of expertise are Political Science: Comparative Politics (Africa, Muslim World), Environmental Politics, Political Philosophy. Since joining the faculty in 2006, Linda […]
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MUSIC: International Open Mic
MUSIC: International Open Mic
A night of community through music and performance, sponsored by the Maine Immigrant Musical Instrument Project, Jenny Van West Music, and Mayo Street Arts. Featuring a diverse and international lineup of local musicians. >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<