Wintergreen Arts Center recently received a $2,800.00 Organizational Development grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Maine Arts Commission will conclude its Maine Arts Iditarod, a statewide information and listening tour, with a community meeting at the Wintergreen Arts Center on Tuesday, February 21, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm,. This meeting is free and open to the public.
This week, the Maine Arts Commission has launched its 2017 Arts Iditarod, a long (and undoubtedly snowy) information and listening tour from York to Winter Harbor to Presque Isle.
Adult learners aged 55 and up will have a unique opportunity to learn about expressive drawing this spring thanks to a $1,600 matching grant from the Maine Arts Commission and the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
Maine has the largest per-capita Franco-American population in the U.S.. The population of northern Aroostook County is predominantly Franco-American and Acadian. Cities like Lewiston-Auburn have a population that's 60-percent Franco-American. Other regions have retained a distinct cultural identity rooted in Franco, Quebec, and Acadian tradition.
Maine Franco Arts aims to serve as a comprehensive