$8,000 supporting Four projects across Maine

This round of Mini Grants includes a partnership to engage at-risk young members of the immigrant and refugee community, the revitalization of an ancient Wabanaki celebration, and more.

Cobscook Institute

Iota Short Forms – Expanding Access to Deep Literary Engagement

Trescott Township

$2,000

Nibezun

Green Corn Ceremony and Festival

Old Town

$2,000

Somali Bantu Community Association

Stipends to Support Somali Bantu Youth Participation in Maine Inside Out Theater Programming

Lewiston

$2,000

University of Southern Maine Art Gallery

Of Sibyls and Source: Artists’ Voices and the Maine Landscape

Gorham

$2,000

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