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Indigo Arts Alliance acquires its HQ in Portland’s East Bayside
Laurie Schreiber June 3, 2025The arts-and-culture nonprofit acquired the purpose-built studio building it’s occupied since 2019.
Laurie Schreiber June 3, 2025
Fly the flag for Maine in state-sponsored contest
Renee Cordes May 30, 2025Submissions for the Maine Atlas Project are due by Wednesday, July 9.
Renee Cordes May 30, 2025
Maine College of Art & Design partners with Falmouth recording studio
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 30, 2025Seeking to grow beyond commercial services and serve a wider community of emerging artists, the college partnership with provides musicians with tools, space and mentorship.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 30, 2025
Arts group leases Portland space to showcase work of Maine artists and illustrators
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 2, 2025“Maine is a land of hidden treasures and one of the treasures we’ve unearthed is the sheer amount of illustrators who currently make Maine their home either full-time or part-time.”
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 2, 2025
On the Record: Music entrepreneur Chris Brown is targeting clients ‘with artistic and career momentum’
Renee Cordes Updated: June 2, 2025After three decades with Bull Moose, Chris Brown left the music and entertainment retailer to start a music consulting business called Chris Brown 33.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 2, 2025
Maine’s newest national monument to host inaugural celebration
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 22, 2025The Frances Perkins homestead will open as a national monument this summer. Perkins was an advocate for workers' rights was a key architect of the New Deal in the Roosevelt administration.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 22, 2025
Artist-run pop-up gallery finds a more permanent home in Portland
Tina Fischer Updated: May 21, 2025Maine Art Collective has been running two short-term galleries in Portland and Ogunquit, and has now signed its first three-year lease to operate a second Portland location.
Tina Fischer Updated: May 21, 2025
‘Textile reuse’ shop doubles footprint in Westbrook
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 19, 2025The “creative reuse center” offers secondhand and new textile craft supplies, classes and community events.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 19, 2025
Portland Museum of Art hires education specialist who offers 'vision, creativity and inclusive leadership'
Alexis Wells May 13, 2025The Portland Museum of Art hired Sarah Timm as the head of education for the Peggy L. Osher Art Study and Collection Committee conference room.
Alexis Wells May 13, 2025
Farnsworth Art Museum expands campus with Rockland acquisition
Laurie Schreiber Updated: April 28, 2025The 12,000-square-foot building will enhance the museum's retail store and public programs. The mid-19th century building includes vintage wood floors and tin ceilings.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: April 28, 2025
Historic preservation completed for a midcoast music school’s permanent home
Laurie Schreiber Updated: April 22, 2025Sound isolation and acoustics between studios were paramount considerations, involving tightly constructed ductwork weaving through historic trusses.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: April 22, 2025
After winning appeal, Portland Museum of Art to move forward with planned expansion
Laurie Schreiber Updated: April 18, 2025Greater Portland Landmarks said it wouldn’t pursue further legal action opposing the plan, which includes razing an existing building for the museum’s expansion.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: April 18, 2025
From legends to Lady Gaga: World’s first digital lobster museum is a love letter to Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: April 16, 2025The Maine Lobster Museum, set to open its digital doors on May 8, will offer visitors a virtual tour of all things lobster from biology to culinary traditions and Lady Gaga’s famous bejeweled headpiece.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 16, 2025
Judge rules art museum can demolish 142 Free St. for expansion
Tina Fischer March 31, 2025Greater Portland Landmarks has lost it lawsuit to prohibit the Portland Museum of Art from razing the former home of the Children's Museum & Theater of Maine.
Tina Fischer March 31, 2025
An Aroostook County town's plan for cultural center wins key grant
Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 26, 2025The town of Van Buren's plan to create the Acadian Arts Center received a boost as the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority’s first grant awardee.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 26, 2025
This year's shortened Oscars season gets mixed reviews from Maine movie houses
Renee Cordes Updated: February 18, 2025While movie houses typically have seven weeks to promote Oscar-nominated films before the awards ceremony, this year that window has shrunk to five because of the L.A. wildfires.
Renee Cordes Updated: February 18, 2025
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In this post-pandemic world, people are feeling stretched thin with overbooked calendars and a never-ending list of events to attend.
In the past couple of years, new events have been added to the must-attend list, including Northeastern University's Roux Institute, which teamed up with the Maine Technology Institute for a new event series, "Breakthrough Maine."
Other upcoming business events in Portland include "Eggs & Issues: Seriously, Another Hotel?!" on Oct. 16, hosted by the Portland Regional Chamber, Maine Community Bank's 2025 LaunchPad Live Event on Oct. 21 and the "13th Annual Gateway Cities Innovation Summit" on Oct. 28.
And don't forget the 2025 Mainebiz 40 Under 40 celebration on Nov. 6.
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