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 Award for the Civic Engagement of Middle School Students. “Since 2018, Caitlin has used the Samantha Smith Challenge to provide her students with a collaborative educational experience that builds bridges […]
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 to school, in protest of the Vietnam War. In seventh grade, she and some friends started a recycling program in their neighborhood. Richards also took a lead from her politically […]
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 work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s an annual event and often features some of AWTT artist Robert Shetterly’s paintings. Shetterly lives just down the road and knows most […]
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 276 portraits at the Bates Mill Complex atrium in Lewiston, Maine. Shetterly described his 23 years of portrait painting as a “therapy project” and a period of intense self-education. Although […]
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 […]