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PHOTO: Annadeene Fowler and Ashley Megquire created the first of five art crosswalks in Belfast in May. (Zach Schmesser photo)
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund is accepting proposals from nonprofits for grants of up to $10,000 for arts organizations and arts-based programs in Maine serving rural communities and/or Black, indigenous, and other people of color, particularly in areas with limited access to the arts.
The deadline for grant applications is Sept. 15. An online application, guidelines and a list of recent grants are available at www.mainecf.org.
Recent grantees include:
Maine Forestry Museum, Rangeley, to promote, expand and preserve the folk art traditions of clogging, bluegrass/folk music, and childhood oral lore
Our Town Belfast, to add artwork to the city’s downtown crosswalks, increasing visibility and safety while creating visual interest
University of Maine Foundation, Hudson Museum, Orono, to create and promote a virtual Wabanaki Winter Market, including educational content and a Wabanaki Artist Directory.
The Maine Expansion Arts Fund is a collaborative effort of the National Endowment for the Arts, Lillian M. Berliawsky Charitable Trust, Maine Community Foundation, and Maine Arts Commission to strengthen and ensure the future of artistic traditions in Maine. Additional funding has been provided through the Elizabeth Laughlin Anderson Memorial Fund at the Maine Community Foundation and a significant gift in 2021 from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett.
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