Name: Le petit rassemblement des artistes franco-américains
Start: 2025-11-01T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-11-01T16:00:00-04:00
Location: L/A Arts

$Le petit rassemblement des artistes franco-am\u00e9ricains$

The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine invites you to join us at LA Arts, 168 Lisbon Street in Lewiston on Saturday, November 1, 2024 at 1 pm for a half day event featuring a panel discussion of Franco-American creatives led by Charles Gargiulo, Abby Paige, Robert Perreault and Susan Poulin. To begin the event, Dr. Paul Buck from the University of Maine Fort Kent will present a talk on borders and boundaries. The event is free and open to the public, thanks to our generous sponsors, Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch, Schooner Estates, TV5MONDE, and the Quebec Delegation in Boston.
Dr. Buck’s presentation will open the event at 1 pm. Following the presentation there will be time for a Q&A as well as a break to mingle and enjoy refreshments. At 2:30 pm, the panelists will present about their creative processes and how their Franco-American identity and heritage informs their craft, and about crossing cultural, linguistic and other borders and boundaries in their writing.
Paul Buck is a Professor of History and Education at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. He has a doctorate in U.S. and Canadian history from the University of Maine. He is proficient in English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, and Wolof. Paul will speak about different perspectives of Maine statehood and of Maine culture as seen through the prism of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, which definitively established the boundary between British North America and the United States. Paul will explore the treaty and its impact on the singular Acadian and Francophone community of the St. John Valley, which found itself split into two countries. Paul will give historical context as well, most certainly commencing with the long-standing Maliseet and Mi’kmaq communities of the region, along with Scots-Irish and, by the 1820s, of Maine Yankee residents.
This event will be held at LA Arts’ downtown Lewiston venue on Lisbon Street. Parking is available on the street or in the Canal Street Garage, the Centerville Garage, or the Oak Street Garage. The event will be recorded, and those unable to join us in-person can do so online. Email Anna for more information.
For in-person attendance, registration is required. Here’s a link to the registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScznBDZPixKwDpogceCLSbaOrfE5KM5GMXGq8gaTbmg3JfIqA/viewform?usp=header
We ask that you RSVP one week ahead of the event!
For more information or to register for this event, contact the FAC archivist, Anna Faherty at [email protected] or by phone (207) 753-6545. If you have questions about disability access or need to request disability accommodations (e.g. sign language interpreters, materials in electronic format, etc.), please contact Anna. Requests should be made as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for the accommodation process.