Welcome to the ACAF Kiosk

Arts and cultural heritage enliven and enrich our lives and our community.

This “virtual kiosk” is your online portal to events and resources of, for and by locals. Arts & Cultural Alliance of Freeport (ACAF) is working to raise the visibility of the artistic and cultural activities our area has to offer, support the work of artists and cultural organizations, and to work with the whole community to implement the Freeport Cultural Plan. Check here often to find ways to enjoy, participate in and support local arts and cultural activity.

Art at the Library: RSU5 FHS students mixed media

Freeport High School returns to the library this April with an explosion of color and form. The library will be filled with approximately 100 student works that fall into one of four categories: drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography. This exhibit includes the works of 9th– to 12th-grade students from a variety of studio art courses…. [Read More]

Community News

Freeport Historical Society acquires Soule portraits The portraits of the Honorable Rufus Soule and his first wife Susan Mitchell Soule have come home to Freeport. The portraits along with 19th-century photographs of the portraits were purchased at Skinner Auctioneers in early March. These two oils are attributed to famed 19th-century Maine folk artist William Matthew… [Read More]

The History of the Appalachian Trail

Few know the full story behind the creation of Appalachian Trail. The proposal to create it could have died in the pages of a journal had it not been for the efforts of many people and two, in particular: Benton MacKaye and Myron Avery. While the two men shared a common goal, their vastly different… [Read More]

Auditions: One-Act Showcase

Freeport Players is holding open auditions for their summer production, a collection of quirky short and one-act plays directed by Linda Duarte. Roles for adult men and women, aged 20-55, more or less. Details about the plays, roles and production schedule are posted at www.fcponline.org/auditions/. Performances in July at Freeport Performing Arts Center.