by Jean Palmer | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Youth in the Parkside area of Portland performed an original theater piece on the evening of July 21st that they had created as part of MAAE’s Building Community Through the Arts (BCTA) program. The group of mostly immigrant and minority youth meet as part of...
by Jean Palmer | Jun 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
(Emily Bean, BCTA Bangor Community Committee Chair; Betsy Webb, Superintendent of Bangor Schools; Susan Potters, MAAE Director) MAAE’s Building Community Through the Arts (BCTA) program and Bangor High School’s new Visual and Performing Arts Academy were...
by Jean Palmer | Feb 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Excerpted from an article by Peter Alexander in the Coastal Journal: “I was in Boston on Jan. 31 where I attended the Berklee High School Jazz Festival. The festival, organized by the Berklee College of Music, was celebrating its 47th year and drew well over...
by Jean Palmer | Jan 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
We are happy to announce that MAAE’s group Facebook page is now the MAAE Student Arts Collaborative, a place where Maine high school students involved in the arts (any of the arts) can share their work, their thoughts and their questions with each other, with...
by Jean Palmer | Jan 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
For high school students involved in visual art and interested in exploring possibilities for college and beyond, the Maine College of Art in Portland, MECA, has been offering a three week intensive residential summer program. Now, MECA and Portland Stage have...
by Jean Palmer | Dec 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Maranacook Community School’s Bee Sculpture Project – a Student’s Voice “I didn’t like bees at all before creating this sculpture with my class. After learning about them and what’s going on with them, I definitely care more than I did before....
