State of the Studio One of the Founders of the former ArtFellows Gallery in Belfast (local photojournalist, Richard Norton) always had the same question for the artists working around him, “What are you doing? What are you making?” This neighborly, over-the-fence question is a way of saying that what an artist does daily matters. The…Read More
Category: MAJ Theme and Call for Submissions
Quarterly themes for the current edition of the MAJ are described and Calls for Submissions for the next quarterly themes are outlined.
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Members’ Showcase Spring 2018 Theme and Invitation—Origin Stories
Our theme for the Spring 2018 Maine Arts Journal Issue is Origin Stories. What are the stories you tell of yourself, your family, and heritage? How do they —or do they at all—figure in your artwork, thoughts and memories? How do they relate to your cultural perspective? Does your familial country of origin influence your…Read More
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THEME FOR WINTER 2018 MAINE ARTS JOURNAL: InnerVisions
InnerVisions The romantic trope of the melancholic, or even crazy, artist distorts the very real tensions the artist experiences when engaging in content at the intersection of the cultural and personal, that zone where the artist lives and thrives. While making art, an artist may be dealing with anxiety, disappointments, insecurity, fear and/or desire, and…Read More