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Welcome to Art Coast Maine |
Visiting New England? Maine's midcoast region is a destination that delights the senses. Amid the natural wonders of coastal Maine, you will find a myriad of offerings to satisfy every art-related desire: museums, galleries, art classes, music, dance and theater, working foundries, pottery makers and crafters of fine furniture, writing workshops.
The homespun mingles with world class sophistication!
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Maine's Midcoast Region and the Arts Take a video tour of Art Coast Maine!
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ART COAST MAINE NEWS:
- NEW! Art Coast Maine Store: You can now support Art Coast Maine by purchasing one of our many high quality items on our web store (click here)
- Recent developments: Since our successful second symposium, we have been working on many of the action items discussed. We are proud to report that we have completed a solid business & marketing plan and submitted a grant proposal in December. We are on track to make a big push toward marketing Maine's midcoast region as a unique art destination and to tell the entire world about it! If you want to contribute to this effort, please let us know.
> Membership renewals & New Members: We would like to remind our 2006 & 2007 members to renew their subscriptions for 2008. We would like to invite all midcoast artists & art organizations to join us in our effort to promote our spectacular region! Your contribution ($25 per artist or $100 per organization) will help us tell the story of the importance of the Arts in midcoast Maine! (To renew or become a 2008 member, click here)
> You asked for it! Try our simple to use new & user-friendly guest book to post comments on this website (see column at left "Guest Book"). Feel free to post comments about past or future events, ask questions, make suggestions, etc.
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ART COAST MAINE currently comprises over 80 art organizations & artists located in Maine's spectacular midcoast region. Our mission is to further promote our region as a major arts destination. We created this website to offer a place for visitors to learn more about our vibrant art community and for our members to exchange ideas and resources.
Become a member today [here] or login if you already have a user ID and Password. By doing so you will be able to post events and access otherwise restricted information.
Art Coast Maine Announces Membership Opportunities
for artists and arts organizations in the Midcoast
Local artists and arts organizations have pulled together to market Midcoast Maine as a significant arts destination. The name of this new lightly-held organization is Art Coast Maine, and it is now seeking members ( YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE).
The creative economy is the fastest growing sector in Maine, and the arts are an important component of the creative economy. Art Coast Maine is spreading the word about the cultural assets that exist in this treasured space on the map.
With an energetic steering committee, the group has launched a website and has already held several successful networking events this winter. It is now is the process of putting together the definitive calendar of arts and cultural events in the region.
We are using the networks of our members to generate and place editorial, articles in the media that reach targeted audiences. Presentations to the hospitality industry in Maine as well as to the area’s realtors are in the works. Co-operative advertising in addition to this website, is also being looked at. Concerted advocacy initiatives with government agencies, on behalf of the arts in Maine is high on the agenda.
Membership in the organization includes a descriptive listing on ArtCoastMaine.com, posting of events and openings on the Art Coast Maine calendar, and invitations to frequent gatherings of like-minded individuals. Members will be linked to a broad spectrum of cultural institutions, art-related businesses and individual artists and craftsmen through the website forum and will be part of the ongoing dialogue shaping the future of the Art Coast.
Membership is open to those individuals artists as well as arts and cultural organizations in the broader Midcoast region. Annual membership is $25 for individuals and $100 for organizations.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us.
Best regards, David Patrick Stucky
Any Questions? Please e-mail or call David Patrick Stucky at 207-596-6457 ext 115
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Art Coast Maine: Live Guest Book on Art Coast Maine |
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You asked for it during our last symposium!
Try our new and user-friendly guest book to post comments live on this website (see left column "Guest Book")
You do not need to be a registered member to post your comments. We currently set the limit to 200 caracters per message but let us know if you would like us to increase this limit.
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Art Coast Maine 1st 2008 Potluck |
Dear Art Coast Maine members, Midcoast Artists and Art Organizations,
Come Celebrate our 1st 2008 Potluck/Networking Events so that we can report the progress we've made on your behalf in promoting the Midcoast as an Arts Destination.
We have a business plans, we have submitted grant proposals, we have a website, a press kit and a e-newsletter!
Prepare to join in the fun!
Save the Date:
March 24, 2008
6 pm to 8
Waterfall Arts ( www.waterfallarts.org ) in Belfast, Maine.
Any Questions? Please e-mail or call David P. Stucky at 207-596-6457 ext 115 or Thierry H. Bonneville at 207-433-0212 |
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