Opening Reception for ‘Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways’ | MECA&D

ICA at MECA&D 522 Congress St., Portland, Maine, United States

The opening night of the featured Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways exhibition at MECA&D's Institute of Contemporary Art. Find more information about the exhibition at meca.edu/traces   >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<

RECEPTION: IXNOS Opening

USM Glickman Library, Reading Room, 7th floor 314 Forest Ave., Portland, ME, United States

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 […]

Gallery Talk: “All Good Art is Protest Art”, Winslow Myers

Yvette Torres Fine Art 464 Main St., Rockland, ME, United States

When Will We Ever Learn? Yvette Torres Fine Art has gathered a group of artists whose work depicts the injustice and consequences of war, genocide and the resulting plight of refugees for an October exhibition. Their works spans the decades from 1952 - 2018. Artists include, Samuel Gelber, James Graham, Frances Kidder, Cynthia Motian McGuril, […]

FILM: Greek Migration Then and Now: Documentary Films

Luther Bonney Hall, USM Portland 85 Bedford St., Portland, ME, United States

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 […]

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 […]