Maine Film Association  Winter Film Challenge Deadline 02-02-2022 The 2022 MFA Winter Film Challenge, presented by p3, is the Maine Film Association’s first-ever weekend-long filmmaking celebration, providing a platform for Maine filmmakers to challenge themselves creatively and showcase their skills and talent. Teams of filmmakers from across the state will have 72 hours to write, shoot, and edit a short film. All events associated with the competition will accommodate in-person (as COVID allows) and virtual attendees through a hybrid format. We hope this will enable interested creativ ..read more

Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance - Maine Lit Fest Fellowships Call  Deadline 01-15-2022 The Maine Lit Fest Fellows will play a vital role in planning, promoting, and hosting the Maine Lit Fest, scheduled for the fall of 2022. Lit Fest Fellows will connect and build relationships with underrepresented groups, spread the word about Lit Fest authors, drum up interest, and invite community members to participate. For instance, a Lit Fest Fellow connected with Portland Adult Education might visit classes to read work by a Lit Fest visiting author and engage students about what question ..read more

Telling Room Creative Writing Contest for ages 10-18 Deadline 01-31-2022 The Telling Room’s annual creative Writing Contest allows youth from all over Maine, ages 10-18, to show off their writing chops! This theme-based, statewide contest runs from mid-December through January each year. A panel of professional writers selects one grand prize winner. Submission Guidelines Entrants must live in Maine. Entrants must be between the ages of 10 and 18. All submissions must be related to the annual THEME  THIS YEAR'S THEME This year's theme, Mystery, explores the fun, spooky, and some ..read more

Woodlawn Museum, Gardens and Park seeks Education & Programs Manager Deadline 01-15-2022 Exempt, Salary, 40 hours per week, Salary/Wage: 45,000-55,000. The Education & Programs Director is primarily responsible for developing, implementing, and reviewing the Museum’s educational and community programs. Responsibilities: Develop and implement a year-round education plan that reaches learners across generations, including, but not limited to: K – 12 school field trips to Woodlawn   Evaluate, review and revise programs to maintain alignment with state education standards As ..read more

National Endowment for the Humanities -Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication Deadline 04-20-2022 The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication program. The purpose of this program is to support individual scholars pursuing significant humanities projects that require digital expression and digital publication. NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication provide recipients time to conduct research, prepare publications, and develop and incorporate multimedia components using ..read more

Patten Free Library seeks a Development Director  Deadline open until filled  The Patten Free Library, located in Bath, Maine is a private non-profit library that serves the City of Bath and the Towns of Arrowsic, Georgetown, West Bath, and Woolwich.  (Total population served is approximately 15,000.) This full-time salaried, professional-level position is responsible for organizing, developing, and implementing the fundraising activities of the Patten Free Library. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Library Director with wide leeway to exercise independen ..read more

Penobscot Theatre Company seeks Artistic Director (Bangor)  Deadline 01-28-2022 Full time, $60,000-$75,000 Start Date: June 1, 2022 The board of directors of Penobscot Theatre Company has launched a national search for the company’s next artistic director, a proven leader to advance the organization’s mission of inspiring lifelong passion for the theatrical art form in the heart of Maine and beyond. As the only year-round professional theatre in Northern Maine, the company occupies a vital niche, serving as a cultural cornerstone and significant economic driver. The company’s primary ..read more

National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellowships Deadline 04-13-2022 Maximum award amount $60,000 ($5,000 per month) Open to Individuals Expected output Book; Critical Edition; Digital Material and Publication; Other Scholarly Resource; Peer-reviewed Article; Translation with annotations or critical apparatus Period of performance Six to twelve months The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Fellowships program. The purpose of this program is to support individual scholars pursuing projects that embody excepti ..read more

PortFringe Artist applications   Deadline 01-31-2022 Artist applications are officially open for the June PortFringe Festival. PortFringe is committed to bringing uncensored, original, strange, wild, genre-defying art to Maine’s largest small town. PortFringe is run by volunteers, which means that 100% of the ticket revenue goes directly back to the artists. Art is hard work, risky art is the hardest work, and we believe that risky art moves communities forward. We are committed to paying artists in their pursuit of something new.  Maine-based dancers, theater makers, painters ..read more

Maine Humanities Council - The Big Question Event  Event Date 01-18-2022 This year's Big Question will jump-start our multi-year engagement with Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism with two weeks of guided invitations, prompts, and curiosity-sparks delivered to your email inbox all springing from the question: What if …?  Curiosity-sparks delivered to your email inbox! Recordings created by our amazing guides just for this. Engage at your own pace! All the content will be accessible from our website for at least a year Attend a culminating live Zoom on Thursday, February 3! Meet the ..read more