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Quoddy Tides Foundation d/b/a Tides Institute & Museum of Art

Funding Received: 2014
Eastport, ME
$150,000
Funding Period: 1 year and 5 months

Eastport, ME is the easternmost city in the United States. The Tides Institute and Museum of Art (TIMA) is a previous ArtPlace grantee, whose work has contributed to the revitalization of the town, which, to date, has included the opening of a candy store, the imminent opening of a pharmacy, the return of small cruise ships docking in town, the creation of a new downtown welcome center, and the development of a downtown breakwater pier. TIMA proposes adding a third building to its campus; developing an international artist exchange program that builds on its location adjacent to the Canadian border; and leading a community mapping project that will present Eastport’s cultural and natural assets

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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project

press
Sep 9, 2016
We returned to Eastport, Maine in late August, nearly 3 years after our first visit, when we had become smitten with the tiny town of 1300 people. Read More