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Indigo Arts Alliance, located in Portland, Maine is a non-profit organization committed to the artistic development of people of African descent and is a place where freedom of self-expression and personal transformation is exchanged.

Join us this Thursday, August 20, from 6–8 p.m. for the release party of “braiding circles”, a new podcast by verónica a...
08/19/2026

Join us this Thursday, August 20, from 6–8 p.m. for the release party of “braiding circles”, a new podcast by verónica a. pérez ’21 David C. Driskell Fellow. Visit the following link to register: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/braiding-circles-podcast-release-party 🔗

Inspired by the Braiding Circle events Pérez began hosting in 2021, the podcast grows from those gatherings that brought people together to braid, share, listen, and talk. What began as a practical response to the need for hundreds of braids for Pérez’s large-scale sculptures became something much more: a communal space for conversations about identity, colonization, joy, fear, love, and loss through BIPOC lenses.

Swipe through to see images from the braiding circle Pérez hosted at Indigo Arts Alliance in 2022.

Produced by Flo Edwards, “braiding circles” extends these gatherings into a podcast that amplifies and archives stories connected to the oral storytelling traditions of Black, Latino, and Indigenous cultures. The release party will feature excerpts from the series and an opportunity to meet folx featured throughout the podcast. Guests will also be invited to share homemade pozole prepared by Danielle Arroyo ’22 + ’26 Mentorship AiR.

Free and open to the public, the release party will take place at our Black Seed Studio, located at 71 Cove St. in Portland, ME.

08/16/2026

“I think it's important not to let hope tenderness and joy —— slip through our fingers” - Cinthya Santos Briones

Cinthya Santos Briones, 2026 Mentorship AiR, is an interdisciplinary artist, visual researcher, and educator of Nahua Indigenous heritage. Her practice explores migration, memory, spirituality, and resistance from a decolonial feminist perspective, using photography, archival research, text, and community-based textile practices.

Briones often investigates how forced migration transform bodies and affects collective ways of belonging. Through both personal and community-engaged projects, Briones creates living archives of diasporic knowledge that challenge dominant narratives of migration offer meaningful resources for communities navigating displacement and its ongoing effects. In her hands, documentation is a gesture of care, a political stance sustained through listening, reciprocity, and responsibility.

Visit the link in our bio to learn more about Briones and explore our archive of video artist profiles. 🔗
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Behind every Indigo Arts Alliance artist profile is a conversation, a creative journey, and a lasting contribution to our collective cultural record. Our growing archive celebrates contemporary Black and Brown artists while serving as a meaningful resource for our community. We hope their stories inspire you.

Support our Summer Sustainability Campaign through https://indigoartsalliance.me/donate/🔗 Your donation helps us continue to expand our archive, and ensure the voices and visions of artists like Cinthya Santos Briones continue to reach communities everywhere.

Where will August take you? We hope it's to Indigo Arts Alliance!Join us as we savor the last stretch of summer with our...
08/01/2026

Where will August take you? We hope it's to Indigo Arts Alliance!

Join us as we savor the last stretch of summer with our Artists in Residence (AiRs) and alumni. Swipe through for our August events, in and around IAA. Free and open to all, visit the following link to register and learn more: www.indigoartsalliance.me/event-schedule/ 🔗
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August 2 | 11 AM EST | Artist Talk
📍Indigo Arts Alliance
Our July Mentorship AiRs, Alison Croney Moses and Alisha B. Wormsley will give an intimate Sunday morning artist talk exploring the intersections of their artistic practices and the ideas currently shaping their work. Through socially engaged, craft-based, and sculptural work, Moses and Wormsley explore family, relationships, and the many dimensions of mothering. Together, they'll share how they imagine spaces where Black and Indigenous dreaming can flourish, and where care, safety, and visibility become acts of creative possibility.

August 7 | 5 PM EST | Exhibition Opening
📍82Paris
Presented in partnership with the artist run gallery 82Paris, “Scraps and Memories” is a new solo exhibition from Serafim Yssolo ’24 Mentorship AiR. Through paintings on canvas and works constructed from reclaimed materials, Yssolo invites viewers on a journey through matter, memory, and ancestry. Each piece uncovers the invisible threads that connect us to ancestral spiritualities, interrupted affections, and fragments of humanity that still pulse quietly beneath the surface.

August 20 | 6 PM EST | Podcast Release Party
📍Indigo Arts Alliance
Spend evening celebrating, storytelling, and community with verónica a. pérez '21 David C. Driskell Fellow and producer Flo Edwards as they hold a release party for the podcast “braiding circles”. Attendees will meet folx featured throughout the podcast, experience excerpts from the series alongside live stories shared by community members, and share homemade pozole prepared by Danielle Arroyo '22 + '26 Mentorship AiR.

07/29/2026

This past weekend we revisited the Deconstructing The Boundaries for a special tour and toast. From 2023 to 2025, Indigo Arts Alliance partnered with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens on Deconstructing The Boundaries, centering histories, ancestral knowledge, and lineage that Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities have maintained with the land throughout the United States.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the gardens as we revisited the commissioned public artworks that were produced as a part of our multi-year partnership.

We are especially grateful to Daniel Minter, IAA Co-founder and Artist Director, Anna Tsouhlarakis, ’24 Mentorship AiR, and Arisa White, '22 Mentorship AiR who joined us to lead participants through their works, generously sharing deeper insights into the creative process behind each piece. Additional thanks to Gretchen Ostherr, CMBG Director and team for hosting us on this special gathering.

While the symposium has concluded, the experience of Deconstructing the Boundaries continues throughout the summer at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. We invite you to experience the work in person and visit https://indigoartsalliance.me/deconstructing-the-boundaries/ to learn about this partnership continues to inspire new models of resilience, interdependence, and community. 🔗
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Indigo Experiences offer rare, behind-the-scenes access to the artists, partnerships, and projects that make Indigo Arts Alliance's work possible across Maine. Every ticket purchased directly supports our Artist Residency Programs, sustaining opportunities for Black and Brown artists year-round.

Join us next at the Maine Maritime Museum for a curator-led tour of Re|Sounding. To learn more or reserve your spot, email [email protected].

07/27/2026

“If you love something and you have enough integrity for it, it'll take care of you. If you take care of it, it'll take care of you.” - Kevin Xiques

Kevin Xiques, 2023 David C. Driskell Fellow, is a painter whose work explores the essence of everyday human experience through expressive gesture, vibrant color, and intuitive form.

Xiques' practice embraces the idea that "less is more," deliberately utilizing a limited selection of materials so each canvas can develop through a process of call and response. Rather than beginning with a fixed idea, his paintings unfold naturally, shaped by instinct, with every mark informed by the emotions present in the moment.

While the process of making his work is deeply personal, Xiques intentionally leaves room for viewers to interpret each painting on their own terms, encouraging them to navigate its layers through their own memories, emotions, and lived experiences. With every encounter, new connections emerge, transforming his paintings into spaces for contemplation and invitations to pause, reflect, and imagine.

Visit https://tr.ee/r3yZrv to learn more about Xiques work and explore our archive of video artist profiles through the following link: https://tr.ee/eEwuQ4
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Behind every Indigo Arts Alliance artist profile is a conversation, a creative journey, and a lasting contribution to our collective cultural record. Our growing archive celebrates contemporary Black and Brown artists while serving as a meaningful resource for our community. We hope their stories inspire you.

Support our Summer Sustainability Campaign through https://indigoartsalliance.me/donate/

Your donation helps us continue to expand our archive, and ensure the voices and visions of artists like Kevin Xiques continue to reach communities everywhere.

07/24/2026

July has kept us on the move! From celebrations and exhibitions to community gatherings across the Maine coast, our team has spent the month soaking in the energy of the summer arts season with some of the artists and organizations that make this region shine bright. Take a peek at our July camera roll for a few favorite moments and familiar faces from the road. 📸

Now we’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back to Indigo Arts Alliance for our next public program: an Artist Talk with our July Mentorship AiRs, Alison Croney Moses (local) and Alisha B. Wormsley (visiting), on Sunday, August 2 at 11 AM ET.

Working across socially engaged, craft-based, and sculptural practices, Moses and Wormsley consider family, relationships, and the many dimensions of mothering. Their work envisions worlds where Black and Indigenous dreaming is nurtured, and where care, safety, and visibility become powerful creative practices.

This event is free and open to the public. Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/artist-talk-with-alison-croney-moses-and-alisha-b-wormsley

We’ve loved watching our July Mentorship AiRs, Alison Croney Moses (local) and Alisha B. Wormsley (visiting), settle int...
07/21/2026

We’ve loved watching our July Mentorship AiRs, Alison Croney Moses (local) and Alisha B. Wormsley (visiting), settle into their residency rhythm over the past few weeks. Alongside time in the studio, we recently welcomed curators and community members at their studios to connect and learn more about their work. Swipe through for a few glimpses of the afternoon.

Join us on Sunday, August 2 at 11 AM EST for their Artist Talk. Through socially engaged, craft-based, and sculptural work, Moses and Wormsley explore family, relationships, and the many dimensions of mothering. Together, they imagine spaces where Black and Indigenous dreaming flourishes, and where care, safety, and visibility become acts of creative possibility.

This event is free and open to the public. Visit this link to register: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/artist-talk-with-alison-croney-moses-and-alisha-b-wormsley

07/19/2026

With “look after your heart” Arisa White ’22 Mentorship AiR, hold open a tender invitation into the multi-sensory world of her writing through poetry, sound, and place. Commissioned by Indigo Arts Alliance in partnership with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens for Deconstructing the Boundaries: Tending to Communities, the work is part of the final symposium in our multi-year collaboration centering Black, Brown, and Indigenous relationships with the land.

The site specific installation includes “revolution is ritual,” a mirror poem inlaid into the ground that reflects on belonging, safety, rootedness, compassion, and love while drawing connections to the plants growing throughout the woodland beds.

Accompanying the poem is the song, “grand revolve,“ created to evoke a deep sense of love and belonging. Lyrics by Arisa White are paired with an original score by cellist Robin Lane and vocals by Jazmin DeRice.

You can experience “look after your heart” on the grounds of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, throughout the summer season. To learn more about the work and Deconstructing the Boundaries, visit: https://indigoartsalliance.me/deconstructing-the-boundaries/ 🔗
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Join us on Sunday, July 26 at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens for a a curatorial tour of installations by IAA AiRs Anna Tsouhlarakis ‘24, Arisa White ‘22, and Daniel Minter, followed by a terrace toast, conversation and full Garden access. Limited tickets available to purchase through: https://tr.ee/0rUAX8 🔗

Let us meet this moment with courage, compassion, and the commitment to keep one another safe. You can support Johan's f...
07/17/2026

Let us meet this moment with courage, compassion, and the commitment to keep one another safe.

You can support Johan's family directly by contributing to their GoFundMe campaign: https://gofund.me/b8a7fe181

You can also make a gift to the Maine Solidarity Fund, which provides direct, immediate support to Trans, and Black and Brown immigrant communities throughout the state: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/maine-solidarity-fund

If you witness ICE enforcement activity in Maine, call the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition's Rapid Response Hotline at 207-544-9989.
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In light of the National Day of Action honoring Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero on July 18, we have decided to reschedule our upcoming Artist Talk with our July Mentorship Artists in Residence, Alison Croney Moses and Alisha B. Wormsley, from July 18 to August 2.

07/14/2026

Black is Beautiful. Uh Huh! 🧡
Ashley Bryan believed every child deserved to see themselves reflected in the stories they read. Today, on what would have been his 103rd birthday, we honor the life and enduring legacy of our dear friend and mentor. 🕊

As one of the first Black authors and illustrators of children's books, Ashley spent more than fifty years creating vibrant stories rooted in the beauty, history, and resilience of the Black diaspora. In doing so, he helped reshape children's literature and paved the way for generations of Black book creators to contribute to the literary cannon.

His unwavering belief that every child deserves to see themselves in the stories they read inspired Indigo Arts Alliance, I'm Your Neighbor Books, and Diverse BookFinder to create the Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival. Rooted in Bryan's vision, continues his legacy by helping Black children of all backgrounds build home libraries filled with books that affirm their lives, identities, and dreams.
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Visit www.BeautifulBlackbird.com to learn more about Ashley Bryan and stay tuned for the 7th Annual coming this fall! 📖
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The 2026 BBCBF is presented by Indigo Arts Alliance, I'm Your Neighbor Books, Diverse BookFinder with the 2026 partners: Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens , Colby College Museum of Art, Farnsworth Art Museum, Hello Hello Books, L/A Arts Lewiston Public Library, Maine Arts Academy, Maine Maritime Museum, Maine MILL Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance's Lit Fest, Portland Ovations, Portland Maine Parks, Recreation & Facilities Department , Saccarappa School, Strand Theatre - Rockland, Maine, Waterville Creates , and Waterville Public Library.
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