Maine Agricultural Mediation Program Calendar
Call for Artists – 2025 Maine Agricultural Calendar
The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) invites Maine-based artists to submit works for next year’s annual calendar on or before May 20, 2024 – anything received after this annual deadline date will be considered for next year’s calendar (rolling submission). Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process for resolving disputes where a neutral intermediary helps conflicting parties have a conversation. Our mediation program offers conflict resolution support to the wide array of agricultural communities across Maine and is a service of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The theme of the calendar is an appreciation of nurturing the land, growing food, and fishing loosely defined as “farming and tending to the land and sea throughout the seasons.”
MAMP Agricultural Calendar – Art Submission Guidelines
See PDF below for full details and art dimension requirements.
- We invite multiple mediums (except photography)
- Scanned high-quality images of 300 dpi or greater – please no photographs of artwork!
- 2:1 aspect ratio = final printed image will be 4 inches high by 8 inches wide.
- Artwork must be in a file size no larger than 25 MB and submitted via our program e-mail, maineagmediation@maine.edu.
- Submissions must include the artist’s name, title of work, and description of the medium, and can also include a brief statement about the story of the piece.
- Artists’ submissions are limited to two (2) entries that are the artist’s original work and idea.
- MAMP has the right to use submitted artwork on the calendar but must ask permission of the artist to use submitted artwork in any other projects.
- Each artist selected for the calendar will receive up to 3 free copies of the calendar.
- There is no other award for participation except for the potential use of submitted work in the 2025 calendar.
MAMP reserves the right to not accept submissions that do not meet technical requirements.
The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) released its 2024 wall calendar in late Fall of 2023, featuring original artwork by Maine-based artists. MAMP is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Mediation Program and is managed locally by University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
The 2024 calendar features beautiful images created and generously shared by Maine-based artists. Each month features an image that reflects the theme: “Farming and Tending to the Land and Sea Throughout the Seasons.”
The calendar features wire binding and measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Price is $6.50 and includes shipping.
Featured Artists and Gallery of Calendar Images by the Month
(Click on the image to enlarge.)
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- January: “Field of Long Shadows,” Maggie Daigle
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- February: “Amish Ice Harvesters,” Cathy Conn
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- March: “Reporting for Moo Duty,” Robin Swennes
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- April: “Growing Season,” Maggie Daigle
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- May: “Hay,” James Lagasse
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- June: “Lobstering in ME,” Djamal Maldoum
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- July: “The Delicate Balance of Our Blues,” Robin Swennes
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- August: “Buoys from the Sea,” Bruce McMillan
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- September: “Barrel,” James Lagasse
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- October: “Apple Picking,” Martha Baum
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- November: “Heading Out to Work,” Ken DeWaard
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- December: “Every Creative Endeavor,” Mary Beth Morrison
MAMP supports farmers and families in discussions surrounding priorities, goals, and decision-making as it relates to changes in the future of the farm, immediate markets, and relationships with lenders. Mediation is voluntary and confidential. It can help resolve conflict around topics that include agricultural loans, conservation programs, wetland determinations, pesticides, family farm transition, lease issues, neighbor disputes, and worker/employer disagreements.
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