Last September Connie Carter, AWTT’s education director, and I had the opportunity to visit the Maine State Prison and share the documentary Truth Tellers with a group of prisoners. Connie and I previously wrote about the revelations of that visit. But there was an aspect of the event which I thought deserved more serious attention because […]
Through a collaborative effort, the Orono Public Library, the Town of Orono, and RSU 26 ( the Orono schools) brought an exhibition and presentation of the Americans Who Tell the Truth portraits to the Orono, Maine community, October 6-November 10, 2023. Thirteen portraits and the accompanying biographies were displayed in retail businesses, banks, offices and […]
AWTT artist Robert Shetterly joins The BET Center’s podcast series “Changed Climate.”
AWTT Education Director Connie Carter reflects on her conversation with Maine State Prison inmates.
The Town of Orono and RSU 26 will bring a community exhibition and presentation of the Americans Who Tell the Truth portraits, Oct. 2 through Nov. 8, 2023.
Eastport Arts Center, in partnership with Peavey Memorial Library, will present screenings of the documentary film Truth Tellers (2021), at noon and 7 pm on Saturday, July 15.
Waldo Theater, in Waldoboro, Maine. is featuring a Maine Artist Series this summer. The second film in the series, on July 20 at 7 p.m., is Truth Tellers, chronicling the lives of Americans fighting for peace, racial equity, environmental justice and indigenous rights through the eyes of Robert Shetterly, a long time activist and artist. […]
Did you miss Maine Public‘s broadcast of Truth Tellers in February? You have two more chances to catch this inspirational, award-winning film on Maine Public: Thursday, March 30 at 9:00 pm Saturday, April 1 at 2:00 pm Truth Tellers, a film chronicling the lives of courageous Americans fighting for racial and indigenous rights, peace, and […]
Artist Robert Shetterly wasn’t thinking about Black History Month when he began painting his most recent portrait subjects. Almost by coincidence, these three portraits were finished and added to the AWTT gallery this month. Perhaps this says something about the inevitable prominence of Black Americans’ contributions toward a more just society – every month in […]
Maine Public will host the second television broadcast of Truth Tellers February 23, 2023 at 9 p.m. This follows the broadcast premier of the film by Vermont Public on February 16. Truth Tellers, a film chronicling the lives of courageous Americans fighting for racial and indigenous rights, is a story of Maine artist Robert Shetterly’s […]