THE RESTORATION of the TIMA building is a costly and difficult project, but one that is essential for the safe and secure housing of our collections, for the display of rotating exhibitions, for the development of our printmaking facilities, and for public events. The restoration includes the development of the Passamaquoddy Room displaying the names of the various communities of the greater Passamaquoddy region.

EVERY EFFORT is being made to ensure that the restoration work meets national standards as reviewed by the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. The restoration is made all the more important as the building, shortly before our purchase of it in 2002, was threatened with destruction and was placed on Maine Preservation's Most Endangered Buildings in Maine list in 1998.

OPPORTUNITIES abound in our Bold Step campaign, at a variety of levels, to contribute to the successful restoration of the TIMA building. Gifts of all sizes make a difference. Please consider sending your contribution today to: Tides Institute & Museum of Art, P.O. Box 161, Eastport, Maine 04631. If you would like more information, please contact us at this address, call us at 207.853.4047 or email us at tides@tidesinstitute.org or use this link: Email.