Indigo Arts Alliance
Cultivating the artistic development of people of Black and Brown descent.
Indigo Arts Alliance connects Black and Brown artists from diverse backgrounds to engage in their creative process as mentors and mentees—providing Maine-based artists of African descent access to practicing artists of color from around the world.
The Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival
Martin’s Point is a sponsor of Indigo Arts Alliance’s the Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival, providing financial and volunteer support for this annual event that features diverse stories by diverse writers and artists.
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Did you know?The Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival honors Black and Black Immigrant children's literature and its creators through media, engaging activities, and live book events.
The festival's annual giveaway of over 3,000 books to families across Maine helps celebrate local authors and promote literacy within the community.
Interested in learning more? Visit the Indigo Arts Alliance website at IndigoArtsAlliance.me.
To learn more about the Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival, visit the official website at BeautifulBlackbird.com.
“Thanks to the sponsorship of Martin’s Point, we’re providing books and learning materials to children, parents, and educators across Maine that focus on diverse stories by diverse writers and artists. These can have lasting effects—combatting childhood bias, building intercultural competence, fostering literacy, and supporting development of positive identity.”.
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