Partner
Do you love public art as much as we do?
We are always looking for ways to collaborate with our neighbors. Reach out to Laura at director@tempoartmaine.org to start a conversation.
Explore some of the ways we’ve partnered with community organizations across Portland:
East Brown Cow
Developers East Brown Cow partnered with TEMPOart for artist interventions at their Old Port Square property in downtown Portland. The first project was an artistic reinvention of abandoned bank signage. Margarita Jane Arguedas was selected through an invitational process and created BUOYANCY. The installation will be in place through fall 2027.
About the artwork:
Portland’s Old Port is host to dynamic ecosystems among a shoreline of memory, where tides carry stories reaching back to 11,000 BCE. This fabric installation is a reflection on its waters and the countless threads they have woven—wildlife tracing ancient migration patterns, vessels crossing in trade, and lives entwined across time... The work is both map and memory, a living fabric that stretches beyond centuries into what is still to come.
Portland Trails: Creative Paths
During summer 2025, TEMPOart partnered with Portland Trails to create a four month series focused on participants experiencing the outdoors in creative ways, drawing inspiration from Dancing for Joy by the Myth Makers and Winged Kelp by Gillian Christy. We featured additional partners Maine Audubon and Cultivating Community; and artists led events on the trails.
Portland Symphony Orchestra
We brought the sculpture, the PSO brought the music! We hosted a First Friday with the Symphony offering an auditory experience to match the wavy vibes of Winged Kelp.
Other organizations we’ve shared space with:
Side x Side
Love Lab Studio
The Telling Room
Palaver Strings
Maine Audubon
Cultivating Community
Mayo Street Arts
Indigo Arts Alliance
Chickadeeds