The Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor is presenting the first Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas from July 12-14, 2024, at the College of the Atlantic (COA). This unique multi-day event is an evolution of the famous Abbe Museum Indian Market (AMIM) and Native American Festival that featured invitation-only Native arts markets and performances.

The Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas includes those elements but will also spotlight conversations by Wabanaki and other Indigenous leaders on some of the biggest questions of our time, including climate, democracy, and food systems. The Festival will be free to the public and is being supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and the Maine Office of Tourism, along with a partnership with College of the Atlantic. Speakers include 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 perform and 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. Visit Dawnland Festival.