AWTT in Atlantic City for NJEA Convention

Join us at the NJEA Convention in Atlantic City, November 5-6, 2026.

We Want More History!

Join us for an outdoor gallery walk at the John Brown Farm, September 25-27, 2026.

Ground Truth: Writing Towards Justice

AWTT portrait artist Robert Shetterly will be joined by other writers and editors, reading from their recently released collection of essays Ground Truth: Writing Towards Justice.

Wendell Berry  1934-2026

When I heard the news of Wendell Berry’s recent death at ninety-two years old, the image that came to mind was of American history as an enormous circus tent, the center pole of which had just collapsed. This battered tent, besieged by corruption, dishonesty, greed and cruelty—infested with clowns—had lost a mainstay of environmental sanity, decency, […]

9/11—Twenty-five Years Later

Perhaps you, like me, have been reading the histories, reminiscences, and what-ifs of twenty-five years ago. Remembering when an act which seemed incomprehensible sliced like a polished knife through the time of our lives. Trauma arrives like that, driving at the brain stem and backbone, nearly cutting you in half with fear and awe, confusion. […]

Our Real Work

Our Real Work It may be that when we no longer know what to dowe have come to our real work,and that when we no longer know which way to gowe have come to our real journey.The mind that is not baffled is not employed.The impeded stream is the one that sings. – Wendell Berry  […]

AWTT at the Every Teacher a Leader Conference

AWTT Education Director Connie Carter, along with teachers Caitlin Hutt and Samantha Maheu, will be presenting at the “Every Teacher a Leader Conference” on July 30 at Thomas College in Waterville, Maine. The theme of their session is “Use Your Voice to Make a Difference.” Session Description The question is not “How can you, one […]

Tinder Hearth: Pizza, Portraits, Perennials

Delicious food, inspiring art – in the barn at Tinder Hearth, Brooksville, Maine, July 15 – August 29.

From Grassroots to Governance: How Maine Women Shape Policy and Community

Special portrait viewing and panel discussion in downtown Ellsworth on August 11, 2026.

The New Deal at Work: Frances Perkins, Labor Reform and the Continuing Legacy

Join us for a historic talk in Ellsworth, September 15, 2026, 6:30 p.m., Heart of Ellsworth.