Clay Date
Getting to know ceramicist/activist Ayumi Horie through eight (or so) objects in her Portland, Maine, home.
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Punked in Maine
Portland, Maine comic artist Liz Prince sets aside autobiography to take on gender stereotypes and more in her new book, Coady and the Creepies.
Aesthetic Optimism
Hilary Irons and Stephen Benenson have made Able Baker Contemporary one of New England’s smartest galleries. Here’s how.
Heart/Land
Amanda Hawkins uses the power of place to unlock emotion in her abstracted landscapes inspired by the New England coastline.
Run Away with Me
Circus Maine provides an educational and performance space for contemporary circus artists at Thompson’s Point in Portland.
If You Build It
Artist Ethan Hayes-Chute creates installations that are odes to self-sufficiency, self-preservation and collaboration.
Raising the (Chocolate) Bar
Kate McAleer’s bean-to-bar chocolate is raising the bar for confection in Midcoast Maine with Bixby & Co. chocolates.
Playfully Connected
Working with malleable materials like clay, Jackie Brown creates immersive sculptures that explore living forms and structures.
Five Finds Around Scarborough, Maine
Not sure what do when you’re around Scarborough, Maine? Take has five finds you won’t want to miss when you’re in town.
Take Q&A: Laura Freid, MECA President
Pushing empathy, vitality, and getting paid, Maine College of Art President Laura Freid helps Portland artists leave the cocoon.
