DAWNLAND FESTIVAL OF ARTS and IDEAS

The Abbe Museum presents the DAWNLAND FESTIVAL OF ARTS and IDEAS premiere on July 12-14, 2024, at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. Join us for a Native Arts Market featuring leading artists from across the U.S. and Canada, conversations by Wabanaki and other Indigenous leaders on some of the biggest questions of our time, and featured performances from award-winning musicians and performers.

The Festival is FREE to the public and is being supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and the Maine Office of Tourism, along with a partnership with the College of the Atlantic. Among the speakers will be attorney and author Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot), James Beard Award-winning Chef Sherry Pocknett (Mashpee Wampanoag), and Native rights attorney Michael-Corey F. Hinton (Passamaquoddy). Musician Firefly the Hybrid (Penobscot) will also take the stage for a one-of-a-kind performance during the weekend. More than 50 leading Native American artists from across the U.S. and Canada will share artwork ranging from ash baskets, beadwork, textiles, painting, fashion, and pottery, representing the breadth and excellence of Indigenous art.

"Native arts and cultures cannot be separated from Native ways of knowing. The Dawnland Festival of Arts and Ideas continues to celebrate the Native creative economy on Wabanaki homelands while lifting up Indigenous thought leadership vital to the conversation on a healthy planet and society for us all."
Betsy Richards (Cherokee), Abbe Museum Executive Director and Senior Partner with Wabanaki Nations.

This event is supported in part by grants from the Maine Office of Tourism and the Henry Luce Foundation along with a partnership with College of the Atlantic.

2024 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2024 (College of the Atlantic)

6:30 pm - Reception, Gates Auditorium

8:00 pm - Featured Performance

9:00 pm - Close

SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2024 (College of the Atlantic)

9:00 am - Market Opens

9:30 am - Welcome

10:00 am - Market Performance

11:00 am - Panel #1

1:00 pm - Market Performance

2:00 pm - Panel #2

4:00 pm - Featured Performance

5:00 pm - Market Closes

SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2024 (College of the Atlantic)

9:00 am - Market Opens

10:00 am - Market Performance

11:00 am - Panel #3

1:00 pm - Market Performance

2:00 pm - Panel #4

5:00 pm - Market Closes

For more information about the DAWNLAND FESTIVAL OF ARTS and IDEAS, please visit https://www.dawnlandfestival.org