The AWTT exhibit of all 275 portraits opened on November 15, 2024 at the Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston, Maine. Artist Robert Shetterly was moved by the visual effect of all of his portraits on display in the beautifully renovated Bates Mill Complex atrium and credited Kevin Callahan for designing and hanging the show. In […]
AWTT is looking forward to meeting with large gatherings of educators over the next two month. First, on November 7-8, 2024, AWTT artist Robert Shetterly, education director Connie Carter, and director of strategic engagement Kristie Gonzalez, will be attending the New Jersey Education Association Conference in Atlantic City. They will be presenting a workshop and two […]
On September 21, 2024, International Day of Peace, Robert Shetterly unveiled his most recent portrait: Doug Rawlings. The event took place in the Peace and Social Justice tent at the annual Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine. Rawlings is a Vietnam War Veteran and a co-founder of the national and […]
Heather Cox Richardson reminded us this morning of the rich history of the labor struggle in America: “Almost one hundred and forty-two years ago, on September 5, 1882, workers in New York City celebrated the first Labor Day holiday with a parade. The parade almost didn’t happen: there was no band, and no one wanted […]
On the evening of August 8, 2024, Americans Who Tell the Truth (AWTT), Bethel Area Arts & Music (BAAM) and The Gem theater hosted the unveiling of artist Robert Shetterly’s portrait of Bethel, Maine resident, Inaugural Poet, and Poet Laureate Richard Blanco. Another highlight of the evening was Blanco reading selections of his poetry. Blanco […]
AWTT’s Director of Education Connie Carter and Troy Howard Middle School teacher Caitlin Hutt will present a joint session at the 2024 Maine Middle Level Institute Conference at the University of Maine on June 25. Their session, Bring Content Alive with Americans Who Tell the Truth, will share how AWTT makes content come alive. They will feature interdisciplinary resources […]
On Friday evening, June 7th, 2024, in the atrium of the Bates Mill in Lewiston, Maine, we honored Dr. Bernard Lown by unveiling his new AWTT portrait on what would have been his 103rd birthday.
As we look back over another year of the Samantha Smith Challenge program, we are encouraged by the focus, talent and courage of these middle school and high school artist/activists. Their topics are their own – always new and varied: architectural design in public places; addressing eating disorders; how to address depression and anxiety; many […]
Discovering and demanding a remedy for the contamination of Flint’s water supply was only the beginning for AWTT portrait subject Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha.
AWTT joined San Franciscans and the nation this week in honoring the life of Cecil Williams, who served for sixty years as pastor of Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. When AWTT artist Robert Shetterly painted Williams’s portrait, he chose this evocative quote: “Death isn’t the greatest thing to be feared for it homogenizes everyone, […]
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