Calling all artists! The 6th Annual Hearts for the Arts online auction will soon be underway. This increasingly-popular event serves as a key fundraiser for the Eastport ArtFests (including the Mermaid Festival and the Witches Festival, both of which are under EAC's umbrella this year) - along with providing artists with a great opportunity to earn money for their work! Participating artists can choose from a 70/30 split (keeping 70% of the proceeds), a 50/50 split, or a 30/

Submissions will open on February 1 for the 2026 Charles Moore Poetry Prize Competition sponsored by Eastport Arts Center (EAC). Now in its fourth year, the competition has seen a steady increase in the number of submissions from Maine and beyond. Submitted poems are collected into an annual anthology available for sale from the EAC, online, and from A Boatload of Books, with previous volumes being Of Woods and Waters , Connecting Nature  and Worklife, Lifework . Contributors

The Literary Arts Program of the Eastport Arts Center is excited to announce the Jay Skriletz Playwriting Initiative. This state-wide competition offers early-career Maine playwrights under 30 years of age a chance to receive production experience. The winning writer will receive a $1,000 prize and a week-long workshop at the Eastport Arts Center, culminating in a staged reading. Lodging will be provided and a meals and travel stipend are also included. To be eligible, writer

Jude Kempe in lighting booth, 2025 (Manuela Brice photo) Are you interested in the theater? If so, we’re interested in you! Stage East is looking for directors, producers, stage managers and crew capable of handling set design and set construction, set painting lighting, sound, costumes, and props. (Don’t worry if you have little or no experience as you will learn while doing and there will be somebody to guide you as needed.) Our interest is in cultivating theater in the ext

Jane Lanctot's Cambodian music show during 2024's Sunday Afternoon series was a big hit. One of the Eastport Arts Center's most popular ongoing series is Sunday Afternoons at the Arts Center, during which a presenter is welcomed to share information about an interesting topic - from local history to a travel adventure to a subject of their expertise. These informal, interactive presentations are always held on Sundays at 3 pm and are free to the public with donations accepted

Stage East is thrilled to announce a captivating lineup of plays currently in development for our 2026 season! The first theatrical production, “Noises Off”, is a three-act farce that emphasizes physical comedy, while the second, “The Savannah Sipping Society”, tells the story of four Southern women over 50 who meet during a hot yoga class. Local plays and a 10-minute play contest are also planned for this season (stay tuned for more info!). In “Noises Off” by Michael Frayn,

There’s still time to enter the Eastport Arts Center’s 2025 Prize for Poetry Competition! This year’s theme is “Work,” defined as broadly...

The Eastport Gallery will open at 109 Water Street for the summer season on Friday, May 30, with its annual Community Show.  The show...

Eastport Arts Center is delighted to announce receipt of a major grant from Maine Humanities Council for the Downeast Storytellers programming series, planned for June through October 2025, and presented through a partnership with Sipayik Museum and The Quoddy Tides . Storytellers from both Native and non-Native communities will share personal narratives during the five-month series, which will also include innovative, performance-based workshops. The series will be bookended

Despite the cold and gloomy weather (for June) lots of friends, family, patrons and artists gathered to celebrate the start of the summer...