Portland-based artist Pigeon hangs portraits that members of the Buckfield High School Civil Rights Team drew of each other inside the school as part of his Mainer Project. Portland-based artist Pigeon watches as Buckfield High School senior Kaylee Martin applies a biodegradable adhesive to a portrait of her classmate. The school’s Civil Rights Team was […]
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‘Mainers’ mural restored in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The mural “Mainers” was reinstalled Monday on the wall of Java Joe’s Corner Cafe by street artist Pigeon. The weather and vandalism had taken a toll on the mural facing Church Street which celebrates diversity in our communities, said Sarah Maline, associate professor of art history/gallery director at the University of Maine at […]
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Pigeon at UMF artist talk Dec. 8
FARMINGTON — The UMF Art Gallery and the Arts Institute of Western Maine will present an artist talk and conversation with Bangor-based street artist and activist Pigeon at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, in Nordica Auditorium in the University of Maine at Farmington’s Merrill Hall. Also known as Orson Horchler, Pigeon recently installed his thought-provoking […]
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Artists gather for Water Bear Confabulum in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Artists will gather Saturday, Oct. 31, in the alleyways of downtown Farmington for the first Water Bear Confabulum. The festival takes place from 3 to 7 p.m. and includes a Trick or Treat Trail from 4 to 6 p.m. in the alleyways and businesses along Main Street and Broadway. The guest artist, Pigeon, […]
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Lost racing pigeon finds temporary home in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Four-year-old Kailee Parker ran her fingers down the sleek gray feathers of a racing pigeon her family found flying outside their house earlier this month. “It is soft,” Kailee said Friday. The family has named it Zazu after the hornbill in “The Lion King.” When her mother, Heather Gordon, placed the pigeon […]