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EXHIBITION: VR Pop-up: At the Periphery | Maine College of Art & Design

Maine College of Art & Design 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

Virtual reality filmmakers Daniel Quintanilla and UnitedYES, working with the Yarn Corporation, will be in the gallery to share At the Periphery, a virtual experience that explores the often paradoxical idea of "visibility" as it relates to the immigrant experience. In this virtual journey, one is transported to spaces occupied temporarily or permanently by immigrant […]

CONVERSATION: “What do I do?” Strategies for Bystanders Workshop

Auburn Public Library 49 Spring St., Auburn, ME, United States

Co-hosted by Museum L-A and Green Dot L/A. Green Dot L/A partners with a nationally recognized violence and harassment prevention program to offer bystander trainings, at no cost, to local organizations and groups. Presentations can range from short introductions to longer skill-building trainings, each tailored to the groups needs. We have all felt it...that impulse […]

EXHIBITION: Freeing the Captive: The Work of Kifah Abdullah

Beth Israel Congregation 291 Main St., Waterville, ME, United States

Painting by Kifah Abdullah Come for an opening at 5 pm to see the work of Kifah Abdullah displayed at Beth Israel Congregation, and a night of poetry, song, and dance.   >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<  

EXHIBITION: New Mainers

Ocean House Gallery 299 Ocean Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States

Photographs by Jan Pieter van Voorst from New Mainers: The Portrait of Our Immigrant Neighbors by Pat Nyhan andJan Pieter van Voorst, with a foreword by Reza Jalali. Hosted by Ocean House Gallery. Opening reception Friday, October 12th, 5-7pm. Photograph by Jan Pieter van Voorst   >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<

EXHIBITION: Barça/Barzak: The immigrant’s hope | Papa Mendy

SPEEDWELL 630 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME, United States

Hosted by SPEEDWELL Projects, Barça/Barzak is a pop up shop featuring furniture by Senegalese artist Papa Mendy in conjunction with Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks, and Pathways. Each piece is handcrafted and made one-of-a-kind from repurposed wood sourced from traditional West African boats.   The canoe is legendary. Noah used it to save humanity. Westerners used it […]

EXHIBITION: VR Pop-up: A Shared Space | Lewiston | Daniel Quintanilla + UnitedYES

Center for Maine Contemporary Art 21 Winter St., Rockland, ME, United States

A Shared Space | Lewiston by Daniel Quintanilla, Shuab Ahmed Mahat, and Hilowle Aden is a pop-up immersive 360° virtual reality experience inviting all of us to ask questions about the physical and social spaces we inhabit and what we lose when we are out of contact with one another. A Shared Space tells the […]

FOOD: Community Garden Potluck

Boyd Street Urban Farm 5 Boyd Street, Portland, ME, United States

Please join Sister Makings & Cultivating Community for a community potluck in one of the most creative and diverse growing spaces in Portland. All are welcome, please bring a dish that you love, or from your cultural heritage to share. Sister Makings seeks to co-create sanctuary that promotes equitably shared learning experiences, we co-create space […]

RECEPTION: Barça/Barzak: The immigrant’s hope | Papa Mendy

SPEEDWELL 630 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME, United States

Barça/Barzak: The immigrant's hope | Papa Mendy Exhibition On View: October 13 - 21, 2018 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 13, 6-8PM Hosted by SPEEDWELL Projects, Barça/Barzak is a pop up shop featuring furniture by Senegalese artist Papa Mendy in conjunction with Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks, and Pathways. Each piece is handcrafted and made one-of-a-kind from repurposed […]

MUSIC: Okbari Middle Eastern Ensemble

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

The Okbari Middle Eastern Ensemble presents music from the richly varied contemporary and historic cultural traditions of the Middle East including Ottoman Turkish Classical compositions, rural Turkish folk and devotional songs, Arabic classical and folk music, and dance music from the Armenian and Turkish immigrant diasporas. Tickets are available here.     >> Click here […]