Who’s the Teacher Now?

I’m thinking about the students on college campuses today protesting the Israeli violence in Gaza. I’m thinking about what it means to be a teacher and a student.

Public Invited to Dr. Bernard Lown Portrait Unveiling

AWTT artist Robert Shetterly will unveil his latest portrait, Dr. Bernard Lown, at the Bates Mill atrium in Lewiston, Maine, on June 7, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.

Student Protests Over Gaza

It warms my heart and stirs my sense of righteous rebellion to see the proliferation of student protests on college campuses and in city streets, in opposition to the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza. It’s also dejá vu. Many folks my age took part in the campus protests of the 1960s and ‘70s over civil […]

Samantha Smith Challenge: 2024 Celebration!

The final event of AWTT’s Samantha Smith Challenge season will take place at Thomas College in Waterville, Maine, on May 22, 2024. Student groups from all parts of Maine will exhibit their projects. We will also be doing some fun, creative small group activities during the all-day event. Students will hear from AWTT artist Robert […]

Brewer Community School hosts AWTT exhibit

Brewer Community School in Brewer, Maine is hosting an exhibit of ten AWTT portraits from April 1 through May 3, 2024.

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha receives funding for Rx Kids Program

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.

Remembering Cecil Williams

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, […]

Samantha Smith Challenge countdown – and more!

Read about AWTT’s work with students this spring – culminating in the Samantha Smith Challenge celebration on May 22., 2024.

AWTT observes passing of supporter Bob Sargent

Reflections on the death of Bob Sargent

Shetterly, Stookey and Weil Celebrate The Solutionary Way

Join Robert Shetterly, Noel Paul Stookey and Zoe Weil for an evening of music and conversation, celebrating launch of Weil’s book The Solutionary Way.