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February News Share! hammers sheet metal charms. reflects on Chinese bakeries in Houston. erases romance... & more! -

February News Share Stasia Salvucci hammers sheet metal charms. Alana Dao reflects on Chinese bakeries in Houston. meg willing erases romance. Plus: February arts and events calendar.

2018. Six Maine-based artists respond to Maggie Nelson's words "make the brutal tender." Machias-based multidisciplinary artist Josey Stephen Cary kicks off this season with pieces that live in the liminal—haunting, ghostly, gilded. Read more about his work and his practice here:

MAKE THE BRUTAL TENDER : January : Josey Cary - CSArt Maine January, thought to be named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings, of gates and doorways, of transitions. Machias-based multidisciplinary artist JOSEY CARY works in this luminal space. Though collaged elements and ghostly figures, we enter a world between worlds. Here, he shares refl...

If you aren't following us on Instagram... you should be? We hang out there waaaay more and are introducing the six Maine-based artists who are making work around Maggie Neslon's words, "make the brutal tender" this season. Worth a visit, worth a lifetime.

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Lackluster lunch got you down? Fear not, we've got just the album to warm your soul:

Tuesday Lunch & Listen: Jackson 5 - CSArt Maine Snow, hot cocoa by the fire, your favorite local artist’s piece expertly hung by the mantle? But what’s this– there’s no music to be found anywhere in your humble abode? Fear not, local art collectors. We got you. Enjoy those lunches, and cop some artwork for your loved one tonight! Warm Coc...

"As an arts organization—and as artists and writers ourselves—we’ve been grappling with the purpose and place of art this year. How can art help us process the enormity of cultural shifts? How can art simultaneously speak to the chaos while serving our sanity? How can art connect us to—and remind us of—the deep well of our humanity?"

This year has spun us in to The Upside Down and we're getting the eff out of that dark space. A fresh perspective for the new year and six Maine-based artists who will "make the brutal tender" through their work. Read more:

CSArt Maine - New Ways to Purchase Local Art and Create Community Read more about changes at CSArt Maine like new ways to purchase local art and create community. Plus details about our upcoming season, Make the Brutal Tender.

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Sad about your day-and-a-half-old sandwich for lunch? Monk will set you free

Tuesday Lunch & Listen: Monk - CSArt Maine Ah, a light lunch dusting this afternoon in Portland, and always made just a little bit better with the company of some Theolonious Monk. And while on this lunch and listen break of yours, don’t forget to make some art and hashtag . It’ll be fun! Keep positive,

Lunch time, folks. The best time. Enjoy your tuna sammy with a nice, healthy does of vaporwave goodness. Treat yo' self.

Tuesday Lunch & Listen: Melancholic - CSArt Maine With so much unrest in the world lately, sometimes it’s necessary to just tune out, zone out and listen to some ethereal beat driven tunes. And so we bring you the Lunch & Listen series. Each Tuesday, another tight mix we’ve found on the interwebs. Note: best enjoyed with news feeds and social m...

Grateful for this beautiful write up by Amber Kapiloff from Daily Bulldog—helping to spread the good word of CSArt Maine in Franklin County!

CSArt brings Maine artwork straight to doorstep | Daily Bulldog FARMINGTON - Living in an agricultural community, many residents of Franklin County are familiar with the Community Supported Agriculture shares offered by local farmers - a weekly box of fresh produce that members sign up for at the beginning of the grow season. The box includes a variety of the .....

Eff! We forgot it's ! Want to give and get at the same time? Snag a Glimmer Post subscription. Proceeds go to orgs supporting things like social justice and you get some great art. (It's only $7 a month!) www.csartmaine.org/shop/glimmer-post