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Updated 10/10/2023

Mayo Street Arts

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Institution/Business Type: Arts Center

Mayo Street Arts (MSA) is a community focused performance and live events venue, celebrating multicultural and international cultures with music, dance, and puppet theater. The mission of MSA is to strengthen its neighborhood and community by providing a vibrant, safe, and inspiring center for the arts, and to engage neighborhood youths of diverse cultural communities in quality learning experiences in the visual, performing, and literary arts.

MSA's Summer Youth Programs include K-1 Morning Tutoring, the RAD! program, and the free lunch program. The goal is to provide a vibrant, safe and inspiring center of summer learning that helps children ages 5-11 reach grade reading level. The program engages youth in the arts, builds community in Portland's East Bayside and surrounding neighborhoods, and is accessible to low income families in the community.

 

Find Me

Katie Page (she/her)
Job Title: Program Manager
Phone: 207-879-4629
Address:
10 Mayo St
Portland, ME 04101

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Center

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

2009

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Center

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

2009

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Theater - Puppet

Additional Disciplines:

  • Music - Traditional

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Cultural Preservation
  • Funding
  • Venue Rental
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Residency - In School
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Network Gatherings / Events
  • Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
  • Community Arts
  • Exhibitions
  • Art Sales
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 300

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • Youth-At-Risk

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • County

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Paradox Teatro

Performing Group

Date: 09/2022-09/2022

MSA presented Mexican-American puppet theater company Paradox Teatro's "Migraciones/Migrations" as part of a New England tour with Sandglass Theater, Pontine Movement Theater, and Puppet Showplace. The performance was presented in collaboration with local organization Presente! Maine. Paradox Teatro also conducted a free sand drawing workshop for the MSA community.

Dafa Puppet Theatre

Performing Group

Date: 09/2022-09/2022

MSA partnered with Sandglass Theater to present "War Maker" by Czech Republic artists Dafa Puppet Theatre as part of Puppets in Portland 2022, a city-wide international festival of puppetry arts.

Krystal Puppeteers

Performing Group

Date: 09/2022-09/2022

MSA partnered with Sandglass Theater to present "Tears By The River" by Kenyan artists Krystal Puppeteers as part of Puppets in Portland 2022, a city-wide international festival of puppetry arts.

Bondeko

Performing Group

Date: 09/2022-08/2023

Bondeko received a 2022 MSA Mission Award for embodying the spirit of our organization. In addition to a $1,000 cash award, Bondeko received rehearsal space and we produced a release event for their first album, "One Minute Please!"

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • UNIMA-USA
  • Puppeteers of America
  • Association of Performing Arts Professionals
  • Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • UNIMA-USA
  • Puppeteers of America
  • Association of Performing Arts Professionals
  • Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient
  • New England Presenters (NEP) Member

Venues for Rent/Use

Mayo Street Arts
Venue Address: 10 Mayo Street Portland, ME 04101
Venue Phone: (207)879-4629
Venue Type: Auditorium
Stage Details: Black Box, Proscenium Theater
Venue Features: Dance Floor, Exhibition Walls, Light System / Track Lighting, Movie Screen / Projection Capabilities, Sound System, WiFi