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 […]

October Open House: MFA + MAT Admissions

Maine College of Art & Design, First Floor 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

Come see first-hand why students are choosing to study in MECA&D's close-knit community and rigorous artistic programs.

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 […]

EXHIBITION: Seeing Otherwise

Colby College Museum of Art 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME, United States

Exhibition that confronts and explores representations of mobility in art. Curated by Catherine Besteman, Chloé Powers, and Caroline Webb.     Featuring work by: Romare Bearden, Phong Bui, Lalla Essaydi, Whitfield Lovell, Meleko Mokgosi, Richard Mosse, Fred Wilson, Leo Rubinfien, and Alfred Stieglitz. Gallery talk by co-curator Caroline Webb at 12 noon on Thursday, October 25th in the Landay Teaching Alcove.   >> Click here to return to Exhibition […]