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On the Home Front
Over twenty years ago, when AWTT artist Robert Shetterly began this portrait project to help himself cope with the United States’ bombing of Iraq, he

A Journey of Peace and Friendship
The Land Peace Foundation, founded by Sherri Mitchell Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset, is organizing a week-long walk, beginning on the banks of the Penobscot River and ending

Artist Robert Shetterly’s post-election interview in Atlantic City
In November 2024 – just days after the national election – AWTT artist Robert Shetterly was interviewed by journalist Steve Adubato in Atlantic City at

Enter MY HERO Project’s Student Portrait Contest
The MY HERO Project has opened its invitation to enter the 2025 Robert Shetterly Portrait Contest. Submissions are due by May 1, 2025. Students of

Why I Painted Joan Gussow: The Time Has Come For Local Agriculture
As we remember Joan Gussow, who died last Friday, March 7, we dusted off the statement that Robert Shetterly wrote when he unveiled his portrait

Teacher Caitlin Hutt and the Samantha Smith Challenge project receive AMLE award
The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) has announced Caitlin Hutt and the Samantha Smith Challenge project as the 2024 recipient of the Conrad Toepfer

AWTT Remembers Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards, who died today, was indeed a “model of courageous citizenship.” Richards began her political career at an early age, wearing a black armband

Going Local: Martin Luther King Day Celebration
About fifty area residents gathered at the Reversing Falls Sanctuary in North Brooksville, Maine, on Sunday afternoon, January 19, 2025, to celebrate the life and

Robert Shetterly on Maine Voices Live
On December 4, 2024, AWTT artist Robert Shetterly sat down with Judith Meyer, Sun Journal Executive Editor, to talk about the comprehensive exhibit of his