AIGA Maine

The best way to experience a city is through the stories written on its walls. 🎨🚶‍♀️☕️

Join artists Rachel Gloria Adams and Ryan Adams for a guided walking tour of East Bayside's murals, public art, installations, and creative spaces. Along the way, we'll explore how art shapes neighborhoods, builds community, and transforms the everyday.

We'll start and end at Coffee By Design, where attendees can stick around to connect with fellow creatives over coffee.

📍 August 1, 11am–2pm
📍 Start and end at Coffee By Design, Portland

Free for youth (0-21), space is limited. Tickets at MaineDesignFest.com

Art, algorithms, and playful experimentation 🤖🎨🔮

For Khyati Trehan curiosity is both a creative practice and a design tool. As a Design Lead at Google Creative Lab, she develops visual systems and experimental technologies while exploring the possibilities of emerging tools through her own artistic practice.

From global brands and publications to self-initiated experiments, Khyati's work pushes the boundaries between art, design, and technology—and asks what new forms of creativity might emerge along the way.

We're thrilled to welcome Khyati to the Maine Design Fest '26: Curiosity Conference. Join us August 7 at the Portland Museum of Art — tickets available at link in bio.

What happens when curiosity becomes a creative business? 🧼💡🎨

Join Linda and John Meyers of Wary Meyers for a conversation about art, design, entrepreneurship, and building a brand with personality. Hosted by Stacy Mitchell at Bold Magazine Shop, this intimate gathering offers a chance to hear from two of Maine's most distinctive creative voices.

📍 August 2, 2–3pm
📍 Bold Magazine Shop, Portland

Space is limited, tickets at MaineDesignFest.com

Creative activism, custom kicks, youth champion 🎨✊👟

For Eamon White, creativity is a way to challenge perspectives, build community, and imagine something better. From graphic design and large-scale artwork to hand-painted sneakers and youth mentorship, his work demonstrates how design can spark conversation, connection, and change.

We're thrilled to welcome Eamon to the Maine Design Fest '26: Curiosity Conference. Join us August 7 at the Portland Museum of Art. Tickets available at MaineDesignFest.com.

Meet the speakers of the 2026 Maine Design Fest Conference.

On Friday, August 7 at the we'll gather for a day of talks and conversations inspired by this year's theme: Curiosity.

Featured sessions include:

• The Minds Behind the Hearts with Josh Lane () and Burke Cherrie ()
• A Conversation with Alexander Widener ( ), interviewed by Danielle Devine ()
• Finding Common Ground with April Boucher and Meg Gammon ( ), Maeve O'Regan, and Samuel Bartlett (), moderated by Amy Hausmann ()
• Khyati Trehan (), Google Creative Lab
• Eamon White (), My Cause My Cleats
• Pame Chévez (), OYEH! Design

Tickets are on sale now. Visit the link in our bio to learn more, explore the full week of Maine Design Fest events, and reserve your seat."

The full schedule for Maine Design Fest 2026 is here! 🎉

Join us August 1–7 for a week of talks, workshops, studio visits, mural walks, social events, coworking sessions, and our annual conference at the Portland Museum of Art

Whether you’re a designer, illustrator, strategist, student, educator, marketer, community builder, or simply curious about creativity, we hope you'll join us.
Centered around this year’s theme, Curiosity, Design Fest explores how asking questions, seeking new perspectives, and making unexpected connections can spark creative growth and strengthen our communities.

Swipe through to explore the lineup and start building your Maine Design Fest week. From free community events for all ages to hands-on workshops, there’s plenty to discover.

Space is limited; tickets are available now at MaineDesignFest.com.

Poster Show Opening No. 2 🎨

Big thanks to the newly re-opened Jesup Memorial Library () and for everyone who stopped by and said hello.

The posters will be up the whole summer, so make sure to check it out when vacationing or visiting Acadia 🏝️ Tell your friends!

Thanks to everyone who came to the opening of our Poster Show #1 earlier this month in Portland 🎉

A special shoutout to for hosting our exhibition and our wonderful sponsors for their support , &

📸 Images courtesy of Amy Parker () - Thank you!

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.⁠

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