Danny Gugger Creative Director / Designer I float between two worlds——aesthetics and practical ingenuity. My skills lie in distilling a business down to a core philosophy and telling the story that follows. 10 years of technical expertise across marketing, brand strategy, graphic design, website design, and photography give me a deep understanding of how to […]

I try to employ a kind of surrealism that draws upon the raw intimacy of the human body as well as the stubbornness of nature, while hopefully maintaining a sense of humor and whimsy. I experiment with different mediums. Lately I’ve been using light weight, quick dry spackle mixed with plaster of paris and acrylic […]

Emma is a native of the Portland, Maine area and currently living in Portland’s East End. She is a writer first and foremost, and has a BFA in Creative Writing from UMaine Farmington. Emma is also a film photographer, skier, dancer, surfer, sports fan, and avid foodie. She considers herself a British Mainer and has […]

Erin O’Toole founded Oterra Designs with a vision of creating unique, expressive, and high performing gear for the climbing community. Erin worked for many years as a product designer and developer in the outdoor industry where she honed her technical skills and fed her creativity on the side by making personalized chalk bags and buckets […]

GENIUS BLACK is a music producer, rapper, business entrepreneur and social innovator based in South Portland. GEM CITY is his brand of diverse humans who are telling a story of today’s culture, and who are all defined by the unmistakably quality of place that is, the Maine Coast. Genius represents a collaborative network of musical […]

BEAUTIFUL INSIDE MY HEAD FOREVER. My mother gave me two unique gifts—the tools, at age four, to sew, and the disregard for a ready-made pattern. She filled my head with empowering mantras and encouraged me to trust in the world I was creating in my mind. My work is an expression of the spiritual bliss […]

BIDDEFORD COMMUNITY GARDENS, led by Biddeford resident Holly Culloton, is devoted to building and sustaining a vibrant, healthy, and equitable community through the creation of safe green spaces where residents can grow food in a supportive and educational environment. The spaces created are not just gardens, they are meeting places where the diverse population and […]

Hi, I’m Jess. I help people make the world they imagine through transformative experiences in creative community. As an artist, educator and community builder, I have always been drawn to creation as pedagogy which, as an act of transformation, helps us better understand ourselves and each other. My current work includes leading Engine, a creative […]

Julie K. Gray is a Maine-based interdisciplinary artist. She earned her BFA in Photography from Rhode Island School of Design in 2005 and has since earned her MFA in Studio Art from Maine College of Art in 2012. Gray has exhibited widely in New England and has also exhibited in NYC, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, […]

Biography Kifah Abdulla is an artist, poet, writer, teacher, performer, environmental and social activist. Born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq. He teaches the art of Arabic calligraphy in contemporary art at Maine College of Art “MECA/CS”, former member of Portland Public Art Committee “PPAC”. Abdulla is involved in many cultural and artistic projects, he has […]