EXHIBITION: With the heart and the reason | Titi de Baccarat

Railroad Square Cinema 17 Railroad Square, Waterville, ME, United States

I don't do politics, but I do practice art. My artistic creation is both poetic and social. I create because I dream. I believe things move only if we dream. But it is not just works of art that create change; change is created by the reflections, questions  and emotions that art arouse.  Dedicated to justice […]

FILM: Black Girl at Railroad Square

Railroad Square Cinema 17 Railroad Square, Waterville, ME, United States

Join Railroad Square Cinema for a screening of Black Girl. Black Girl, directed by Ousmane Sembene, is a celebrated classic that tells the story of a Senegalese woman named Diouana who moves to France from Dakar with the family for whom she works. Frustrated by her limited role as a maid, Diouana is repeatedly reminded of her […]

FILM: Maineland

Frontier Café and Cinema 14 Main St., Brunswick, ME, United States

Chinese teenagers from the wealthy elite who have big American dreams settle into a boarding school in small-town Maine. As their fuzzy visions of the American dream slowly gain more clarity, their relationship to home takes on a poignant new aspect.   Screenings at 3pm and 7pm at Frontier Café and Cinema in Brunswick. Ticketed […]

LECTURE: Solving The “Refugee Crisis”: Displacement, Mental Health, and Durable Solutions by Nadia El-Shaarawi

University of Maine Orono, Memorial Union, Bangor Room Memorial Union, Orono, ME, United States

Drawing on her research with migrants and refugees in Jordan, Egypt, and along the Balkan Route, Nadia El-Shaarawi, Assistant Professor of Global Studies at Colby College, will discuss the mental health effects of displacement and uncertainty.   >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<

FILM: Maineland

Frontier Café and Cinema 14 Main St., Brunswick, ME, United States

Chinese teenagers from the wealthy elite who have big American dreams settle into a boarding school in small-town Maine. As their fuzzy visions of the American dream slowly gain more clarity, their relationship to home takes on a poignant new aspect.   Screening at Frontier Café and Cinema in Brunswick. Ticketed event.   >> Click here […]

FILM: Between Two Worlds: Identity and Acculturation

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

Screening of The New Americans Episode 1: The Nigerians by Steve James. In this series, Steve James, co-producer of the acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams, turns his camera on the struggles of the Nwidor family, Nigerians forced to flee their home due to military oppression. Israel, a former chemical engineer, his wife Ngozi and their two children have been waiting […]

FILM: Maineland

Frontier Café and Cinema 14 Main St., Brunswick, ME, United States

Chinese teenagers from the wealthy elite who have big American dreams settle into a boarding school in small-town Maine. As their fuzzy visions of the American dream slowly gain more clarity, their relationship to home takes on a poignant new aspect.   Screenings at 3pm and 7pm at Frontier Café and Cinema in Brunswick. Ticketed event. […]

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 […]

Traces | Exhibition: VR Pop-up: At the Periphery | @ MECA&D

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 […]