1+ day, 19+ hour 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…...

2+ week, 2+ day 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…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (396+ words) HODGDON, Maine " Still holding on to the first-place slot in her group, a Hodgdon teen is inching closer to being named America's Most Artistic Kid in the Bob Ross national competition." Delilah Seiders, 16, who started the process along with 40, 000 other…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (203+ words) Planning efforts are being led by Dylan Ouellette, UMPI ceramics instructor and Wintergreen board member, and Gretchen Violette, Wintergreen board member. Ouellette's beginning wheel-throwing ceramics class, as well as some of his intermediate/advanced ceramics students, are helping to make…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (562+ words) HOULTON, Maine " Vivid abstract lime green, orange and teal painted figures accented the more traditional birch bark shavings and woven indigenous creations in the new Wabanaki Cultural Exhibit designed to breathe life into the generational artistic story of the state's…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (225+ words) The County PRESQUE ISLE, Maine" Empty Bowls Aroostook is back for 2026! The event will be hosted at the Wintergreen Arts Center in the Aroostook Center Mall at 830 Main St. from 5-7 p. m. on Friday, April 10. This event is open to the public…...

2+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (825+ words) FORT KENT, Maine " Since opening in 2024, the Rivertown Community Arts Center in Fort Kent has continued to see steady growth. The facility moved to a larger location on Market Street last year, and just last week opened a second location…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (167+ words) PRESQUE ISLE, Maine " Wintergreen Arts Center recently received a $5, 000 Organization Operations Grant from the Maine Arts Commission. This grant provides general operating support for the 2026 fiscal year. "We are so incredibly grateful for this funding from the Maine Arts Commission,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (804+ words) MADAWASKA, Maine " Madawaska will raise a 20-foot sculpture of an Acadian star later this year, courtesy of welding students at the St. John Valley Technology Center." The sculpture itself will be created with pieces of the former international bridge that…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago  (583+ words) Local artist Dan Cayer has made a pitch to the town for a new 20-foot sculpture made out of materials from the nearly century-old bridge that once connected Madawaska to Canada " and they're on board. That old bridge has now…...