Kay Stephens reporting for the Pen Bay Pilot, Monday May 25, 2020 BELFAST—The town of Belfast has come together to help the very artists, chefs, and creatives that give the town its vibrancy and life. During the COVID-19 crisis, the hardest hit economically has been Read More »
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A Message from BCC
In extraordinary times like these, we need extraordinary responses to the challenges we all face living through and coming out of the pandemic. We can’t pretend to know specifically how difficult this period has been for our creative community, but we are committed to learning and Read More »
Belfast Creative Coalition: Update COVID-19
Dear BCC community, As you know our artists, cultural organizations, and community members are the heart of BCC’s work and we are dedicated to helping during these trying times. You will soon hear from BCC’s program staff as we begin to assess the Read More »
The Artist Toolbox Talk tonight at Waterfall Arts 6:00-8:00 PM
The Artist Toolbox Talk introduces artists to the most critical skills they need to represent themselves and advance professionally in the changing dynamics of today’s arts and culture sectors. Creating a strong body of work is the most important part of being an artist, but Read More »
16th Annual Belfast Poetry Festival Announces Open Call
Seeking Poets, Performers, Artists, and More for Collaborative Works The Belfast Poetry Festival, now in its 16th year, seeks teams of poets, performers, and artists for its annual juried presentation of original collaborative works featuring poetry combined with art in other media. The festival will Read More »
CALL TO ARTISTS!
Maine artists, 50 years of age and above, are invited to enter one piece of their work in the 18th Annual Senior College Festival of Art, to be held at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast, June 4 thru June 7, 2020. Read More »
Come help make some Joyful NO!SE about what we all want, and how the power of arts can help us all do this….
A flash-mob of wildly diverse creatives, community organizers, arts advocates and compassionate comrades, will be belting out this song, February 8 at the Hutchinson Center on Saturday on February 8 at 3:00 to kick off this meeting. Does this sound like you? Then Read More »
Project Connect
Have you seen these boxes around town? Why are they there? Because on October 25th we’ll be creating a community mural in downtown Belfast, inspired by the designs and words inside these boxes. Use the boxes to express how you feel about the connections with Read More »
Special Auditions
Addiction Speaks Auditions AUDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF AN ORIGINAL THEATRE PIECE ADDRESSING OPIOID AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION IN MAINE, September 4th and 5th from 6-8pm at the Basil Burwell Community Theatre, 17 Court St., Belfast, ME. Looking to cast 2 men and 1 Read More »
Art in the City
ART IN THE CITY Art in Belfast City Hall (and beyond) Exhibits: Open Call for Artists Theme for 2019-20: Interdependence, Connection & Celebration The Belfast Creative Coalition issues an Open Call for visual artists to display work in Belfast City Hall (and beyond) . This Read More »
The Bar Harbor Music Festival at Belfast returns
The Bar Harbor Music Festival at Belfast returns for its 3rd season on Sunday, July 14, 4 pm in the Gammans Room at the Belfast Free Library with flutist Allison Kiger and Pianist Christina Spurling. Another performance will in the Gammans Room at the Belfast Read More »
Lost in Woonsocket
In 2005, while filming a documentary TV show in Woonsocket, R.I., Chester and his crew discovered two homeless alcoholics living in the woods who had been missing from their families for years. The filmmakers’ offer to assist the men in getting their lives back on Read More »
RAW | Community Conversations at the Bazz
RAW 4 CHANGE | art in action project MONTHLY COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS Connection – the opposite of – Addiction Join us for free discussions each month focused on The Power of Art and Justice and the Opioid Crisis. What role does Art play in making change, Read More »
Art in Action Project & Conference 2019
Belfast Creative Coalition & R.A.W Restorative Art Works in partnership with Presented the First Annual Arts in Action Project | Conference In Belfast on November 1, 2 & 3, 2019 Summon the power of the arts to address our opioid epidemic Using the tools of Read More »
Beautiful Boy film kicks off ART IN ACTION
Join us on Sunday, April 14th at 4- 6 pm award-winning film Beautiful Boy at the Colonial Theatre. This showing will kick off the outreach and fundraising for the RAW 4 CHANGE | ART IN ACTION PROJECT produced by Rural Art Works (RAW) in partnership Read More »