EXHIBITION: Peter Turnley: Refugees | Bates College Museum of Art

Olin Arts Center, Bates College 75 Russell St., Lewiston, ME, United States

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 […]

MUSIC: Hiroya Tsukamoto

Mayo Street Arts 10 Mayo Street, Portland, ME, United States

Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one of a kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. Hiroya takes you on an innovative, impressionistic journey filled with earthy, organic soundscapes that impart […]

PANEL: Welcoming the Stranger in Maine and in the Jewish Culture

Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

The discussion will relate to the history of Jews welcoming the stranger, giving refuge to immigrants as an act of love. The topic will be: "Why give refuge? Why is […]

THEATER: Refuge Malja ملجأ

Portland Stage 25 Forest Ave., Portland, ME, United States

When a Jewish-American war photographer feels compelled to assist a young refugee who steps in front her camera, she calls an old friend to translate but hesitates to reveal why […]

Migrations: Poetry at SPACE

SPACE Gallery 538 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

A diverse collection of poets who live in Maine read and perform work that tracks the traces, paths, and pathways of various kinds of migration. All of the participating poets […]

LECTURE: Piro Rexhepi | Colby College

Diamond 343, Colby College 4000 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME, United States

Piro Rexhepi | Geopolitical Whiteness: Euro-Atlantic Integration and the Postsocialist Assembling of Race and Sexuality to Control Migration in the Balkans As the final integration of the Western Balkans into […]

RECEPTION: Open Studios at Monson Arts Center

Monson Arts Center N Main St., Monson, ME, United States

Stop by the Monson Arts Center from 3-5PM to see what’s been happening in the studios during the October residency session. Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways featured artist Maria Patricia […]

Eric Gottesman: Visiting Artist Lecture

Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

Since 1999 he has been working in and around the Middle East and Africa collaborating with communities to produce photographs and videos that often challenge preexisting images and perceptions of a culture and/or place as well as the concept of singular artistic authorship