People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction. – James Baldwin Years ago, in the 1970s, when I was first living in Maine, industrial logging, clear cutting, and aerial insecticide spraying by paper companies were contentious issues. The nascent environmental movement raised the alarm about the health ramifications of these practices […]
On the evening of April 30, 2026, whistleblower Erez Reuveni will be honored with the 2025 Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize, and AWTT artist Robert Shetterly will be unveiling his portrait of Reuveni.
The Plattsburgh Public Library in Plattsburgh, New York, will display posters of AWTT portraits during the month of April 2026.
The Brooklin School – a small elementary school in rural Maine – hosted eight AWTT portraits in March 2026. The “truth teller” portraits ranged from artists to civil rights leaders to scientists. AWTT artist Shetterly visited the students early in the month, introducing them to the portraits and engaging them in conversation about how committed […]
On March 25, 2026, Robert Shetterly unveiled his portrait of Lucy Meyer, an international advocate and spokesperson for young people with disabilities. The unveiling was a featured event of the Addison County Youth Citizen Summit, an all-day gathering in Middlebury, Vermont. Sponsored by the Addison Central School District and Middlebury College, the Summit brought together […]
Just a few weeks ago we removed the portrait of Noam Chomsky from the AWTT gallery because of his association with the sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. As far as we know Chomsky himself was not involved in sexual abuse of girls, but he assisted Epstein in protecting his reputation from negative exposure. Even though Chomsky […]
The Brewer Community School in Brewer, Maine will be hosting eight AWTT portraits during February and March 2026.
Please join AWTT and Narrative 4 for an online Story Exchange on Thursday, March 26th, from 6 PM-9 PM.
All my pretty ones?Did you say all? O hell-kite! All?What, all my pretty chickens and their damAt one fell swoop? – Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act IV, Scene 3 One of the hardest truths to understand about Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza is the deliberate targeting of children. Children and babies have been bombed, burned, mutilated—killed […]
The Saranac Lake Free Library in Saranac Lake, New York, will display posters of AWWT portraits during the month of March 2026.