AIGA Maine

06/01/2026

Join us for our next round of Office Hours in Bangor!

A free, monthly coworking meetup for Maine creatives run by

• 🗓 EVERY FIRST THURSDAY - Next date is June 4 ‼️
• ⏰ 10AM-12PM
• 📍

Bring your laptop, grab a seat, and work alongside fellow designers, creatives, and independent folks. No agenda. No pressure. Just shared focus and community.⁠

05/30/2026

Poster Show Update ✈️

We aren’t done yet! After an incredible opening and exhibition in Portland, we are packing up the posters and getting ready for the summer at the Jesup library in Bar Harbor.

If you missed it the first time—or just want to see it again—this summer is your chance to visit!

📍 Jesup Library, Bar Harbor, MDI
🗓️ Opening June 6th, 2-4 PM

05/13/2026

We’d recognize our community member Robert Brochu’s work anywhere. 👀

Just in time for Maine’s June 9 primary election, check out the four posters he designed for the AIGA Design for Democracy campaign.

You can learn more about the campaign, submit your own designs, and download posters from other artists on the AIGA.org website.

05/12/2026

AIGA Maine is recruiting new board members for the 2026–2028 term.

We’re especially looking for support in:
• Communications
• Social media
• Sponsorship + fundraising
• Project management

Help shape programming and community initiatives for creatives across Maine.

Learn more and apply: https://forms.gle/Yzaq4WZVJrwG61Ha6

05/03/2026

The difference between good typography and great typography comes down to the details.

This month’s Practical Institute of Creative Survival features Ellen Lupton on the typographic decisions designers make every day—hierarchy, spacing, kerning, and type pairing.

Em dash vs. en dash.
Metric vs. optical kerning.

If you’ve ever second-guessed these, this one’s worth your time.

🗓 May 12, 1pm ET
AIGA members only (free member benefit)

Register → https://tbd.events/aigadsgn0526

04/30/2026

We’re incredibly grateful to our 2026 AIGA Maine Poster Show juror, Amy Hausmann, Executive Director of the Maine Arts Commission.

Amy volunteered her time to review 75 submissions and thoughtfully curate this year’s exhibition, a challenging task given the strength and range of the work.

Of the submissions, Amy shared: “The posters offer a vivid, layered portrait of Maine’s design community today. The work responds to this moment and to the shared experience of living in this place, reminding us how language can connect and challenge us, help us be heard, and teach us how to listen.”

Join us for the opening reception:
Friday, May 1, 5–7 PM
Flatiron Coffee Bar, Congress Street, Portland
Free and open to the public

The exhibition will remain on view through May in Portland, then travel to Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor this summer and Bangor Public Library this fall.

More info on our website: https://maine.aiga.org/events/aiga-maine-poster-show-2026

04/30/2026

04/19/2026

What does language look like?
Come find out.

AIGA Maine’s 2026 Poster Show opens May 1 during Portland’s First Friday Art Walk. Thirty designers take on this year’s theme, exploring language in all its forms, from literal to abstract.

🗓 Friday, May 1 | 5–7 PM (free & open to the public)
📍 Flatiron Coffee Bar, 594 Congress St

See the full show opening night, then catch it through May 30 before it heads upta to Bar Harbor and Bangor.

More info here: https://maine.aiga.org/events/aiga-maine-poster-show-2026/

Thank you to our sponsors, Jamra Patel, MinuteMan Press of South Portland, and Mohawk Paper.

04/06/2026

Join us Thursday with James Edmondson of at — tickets in bio.

04/01/2026

Type nerds, this one's for you 👀

James Edmonson of OH no Type Co. is coming to Portland for Fonts Are Easy, Books Are Hard — a candid look at typography, mentorship, and the realities of publishing creative work.

AIGA Maine is proud to co-host this event with Maine College of Art & Design, featuring a talk, audience Q&A, and book signing.

📍 Osher Lecture Hall at MECA&D
📅 Thursday, April 9 6:15-7:30 PM
🎟️ $10 (Free for AIGA members)

Tickets: https://fonts-are-easy-books-are-hard.eventbrite.com