StudioWorks Artist in Residence Program
Bridging Borders, Exploring Boundaries
Building Collections, Fostering New Works
Masonic Hall Project
Steward & Curator of Cultural Places
Bridging Borders, Exploring Boundaries
Located directly on the U.S./Canada border between New England and the Atlantic Provinces on traditional and continuing Passsamaquoddy homelands, the Tides Institute & Museum of Art weaves together a range of regional and international interests, resources, and initiatives to build critical mass, synergy and connectedness that contribute to the region's cultural and economic well being and links to the broader world.
TIMA Awarded Major NEH Challenge Grant
TIMA was recently awarded a prestigious Challenge Grant award of $400,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to help with additional redevelopment steps for Masonic Hall over the next several years. TIMA is required to match the award with $1.2 million in private funds. The full completion of the redevelopment of Masonic Hall will require additional funding as well.
Masonic Hall Project
TIMA’s vision for its historic virtually intact 1887 Masonic Hall is to allow TIMA to tell and preserve the story of the cultural legacy of this region for the first time through its remarkable collections with expanded and more appropriate exhibition and collection spaces along with a local foods cafe.
SW Artist-in-Residence Program
TIMA's StudioWorks Artist-in-Residence Program is now in its 11th year. Facilities include an 1887 downtown StudioWorks space, an 1819 North Church Project Space plus two historic buildings for artist housing. Since 2013, 90 artists from 21 different states (plus Washington, D.C.) and five foreign countries have participated in the program.
Collections
TIMA's collections represent the largest and most significant cultural collections along the eastern coast of Maine. From historical to contemporary, from the 18th century to today, the collections have a particular focus on art, broadly conceived, but also have strong interests with architecture and history. The collections focus on the U.S./Canada northeast coast with connections to the broader world.
Artsipelago
Launched in 2012, Artipelago serves as a annual cultural guide (in print and online) to the greater Passamaquoddy border region (20 adjacent communities in the U.S. & Canada). Join as an artist or cultural organization. Or become a supporter. A project of TIMA.
National ArtPlace Funding
TIMA received two awards from the national ArtPlace initiative based in New York City that was a partnership of 16 of the largest private foundations in the U.S.. In the ten years (2011-2020) of ArtPlace's existence, TIMA was the only institution in Maine to receive ArtPlace funding.