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Magazine
Title
Salt Magazine X: Number 40, December 1990
Year
Dec 1990
The December 1990 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on artist communities, the Tate and Tyng Street neighborhood in Portland, and potato farming.
Type
Multimedia
Title
René
Year
2018
This short profile piece highlights René Goddess Johnson and her journey of self-discovery through art from South Africa to Portland, Maine.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Abundance of Energy: Videoprofile of Beatboxer Ben Toppi
Year
2015
Dealing with ADHD made it difficult for Ben Toppi to listen in school. Mette Lutzhoft profiles how Toppi turned all of his energy towards beatboxing to help him deal with his condition.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Heart of Metal
Year
2014
As a blacksmith, Andrew Leck forges metal into pieces of art. Erin Birney profiles Leck's work with metal and becoming a blacksmith.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Edwige Charlot: Printmaker and Artist
Year
2014
Based in Portland, Edwige Charlot is an artist and printmaker. Greta Moran profiles Charlot as she makes prints and discusses her Haitian-French-American heritage and how art helps her make sense of her identity.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Intended Words
Year
2012
Through writing and poetry, Gaelle Robin explores the topic of gender. Kelly Shetron profiles Robin's art and how she uses it to express herself.
Type
Multimedia
Title
The Road is Paved
Year
2012
As a hip-hop artist, Sarah Violette explores the topics of gender, identity, and the path of an artist. Heidi Sistare provides a profile on Violette and her craft.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Bret Labelle
Year
2014
By spray painting walls in Portland, Bret Labelle is able to practice with different art mediums. Camila Kerwin profiles how Labelle wants to continue producing larger images.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Against the Wall
Year
2014
Coming back from the Army with PTSD due to sexual trauma, Lesley Corbett uses art as a way to cope with what happened to her. Dana Bialek documents Corbett's story of being stalked and harassed by her superior, and how her PTSD affects her world today.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Figures of Speech: Puppets as Metaphor
Year
2013
Through the use of puppets, John and Carol Farrell attempt to shed light on larger human truth. Megan Detrie provides a profile on how they use puppets for metaphor.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Elements of Style
Year
2013
Behind all of the graffiti and tagging in Portland, there is a complex and exclusive subculture. Steven Jackson highlights how the members of this community are artists dedicated to their artform and its governing rules.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Heartbeat of our Nation
Year
2014
Two artists in the Penobscot Nation attempt to bring community together through an art project that integrates language, land, and time. Sean Edwin documents the work that James Francis and Dominic Polchies put into their New Moon Drum project.
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