Tag: social justice

Social justice photo exhibit explores the meaning and evolution of the Take-A-Knee gesture

The Kneeling Art Photography Project (thekneelingartphotography.com), under the direction of Portland artist Titi de Baccarat, will open their first exhibit at SISTERED Gallery, 525 Danforth St., Portland, from 5 to 8 p.m. June 4. The community social justice art project explores the meaning and evolution of the Take-A-Knee gesture by having Maine photographers turn their […]

CMCA to host ‘For Freedoms’ billboard

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art is once again partnering with For Freedoms, a national platform founded by artists Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman, this time as part of their 2020 Awakening initiative, which uses art as a vehicle to build greater participation in American democracy. Timed to coincide with the national elections on […]