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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 <<
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
