6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (884+ words) FORT KENT, Maine – When a Fort Kent arts center announced last month that it needed financial help to stay afloat, the town and surrounding communities stepped up to save it. The Rivertown Arts Center has been a popular fixture in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (637+ words) Reed Art Gallery presents ‘A Lasting Legacy — Art from the Zillman Estate’ The County PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Reed Art Gallery at the University of Maine at Presque Isle will present “A Lasting Legacy – Art from the Zillman Estate”, an…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (253+ words) The County PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Aroostook Creative Network has awarded micro-grants to 15 artists from across Aroostook County, providing funding to support new creative projects, professional development and career-building opportunities. “Wintergreen has been honored to partner with the Maine Arts…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (755+ words) VAN BUREN, Maine — The century-old Gayety Theatre was a thriving community hub for the northern Maine border town of Van Buren for more than six decades before it closed. Brothers Jason and Dayton Grandmaison, both Van Buren natives, bought it…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (600+ words) Students at the St. John Valley Technology Center just finished a project unlike any other: a 20-foot metalwork Acadian star made out of the former international bridge. Artist Dan Cayer of Grand Isle, the designer, said it resembles an open-armed…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (281+ words) The County PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Wintergreen Arts Center and the Common Gallery will feature the work of multiple Aroostook County artists. Each gallery has its own theme, “fractured” for Wintergreen and “music” for Common Gallery, and each artist will complete…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (225+ words) PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Art Gallery will present an exhibition from Maine-based artist Norajean Ferris, titled “Global Scream: Voices within Oppression”, from Friday, June 5 through Friday, Aug. 7. An opening reception will be held…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (384+ words) Crafted from pieces of the former international bridge that once joined Madawaska and Edmundston, the sculpture will blend the region’s past and future....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (332+ words) The Aroostook Creative Network has opened its fourth round of micro-grants for artists living and working in Aroostook County. PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Aroostook Creative Network has opened its fourth round of micro-grants for artists living and working in Aroostook…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (183+ words) thecounty.me PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Wintergreen Arts Center is featuring a variety of artists in April for the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States of America. The opening reception for their show will be held at the Wintergreen…...