Mayo Street Arts

Mayo Street Arts is a community arts and performance venue in the East Bayside neighborhood of Portland, Maine. It was founded in 2010 after leasing the building which was formerly St. Ansgar Church.[1] Located next to Kennedy Park, a public housing development and close to many other public housing areas, it is known for its Children's Puppet Workshop, which incorporates Portland's professional artist community and many children of immigrant families which focuses on puppetry and story-telling.[2] Mayo Street Arts partners with a number of local organizations, including the East Bayside Neighborhood Association,[3] Learning Works and the Maine College of Art. The venue, which has seating for 110 people,[4] also hosts performances by local musicians who appreciate the building's natural acoustics.[5]

Mayo Street Arts

Mayo Street Arts first leased the building on Mayo Street from Roxanne Quimby's charitable foundation, which had owned the building since 2007.[6] It subsequently purchased the building in 2013, after receiving a donation of $250,000 from the Brook Family Foundation.[7]

Mayo Street Arts was supported the Virginia Somers Hodgkins Foundation in 2011,[8] and in 2018 received a Stand for the Arts award for accessibility improvements.[9]

References
  1. Parkhurst, Emily (January 11, 2011). "Bringing the arts to Bayside: Mayo Street Arts aims to involve community in its mission". The Forecaster. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. "Mayo Street Arts". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  3. Parkhurst, Emily (January 5, 2010). "Community arts center proposed for Portland's East Bayside". The Forecaster. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  4. Ponti, Aimsel (March 5, 2018). "Mayo Street Arts gets a little help from its fans". Maine Today. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. Dodge, Matt (February 11, 2011). "Mayo Street marks first year with silent auction". The Portland Daily Sun. Vol. 3 no. 7. pp. 1, 16. Retrieved 9 August 2020 – via Issuu.
  6. Bucklin, Kate (5 January 2010). "Community arts center proposed for Portland's East Bayside". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. Keyes, Bob (May 31, 2013). "Surprise donation pays Mayo Street Arts mortgage". Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on 2013-06-01.
  8. "Mayo Street Arts gets $10K grant". The Forecaster. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  9. Bridgers, Leslie (18 October 2018). "Mayo Street Arts awarded $10,000 for mission to make arts accessible". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2020.


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