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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 02:04:00

Maine's home for adventurous art was built inside a former Wendy's, and 500 people came to opening night. SPACE at 538 Congress Street in Portland, Maine opened on First Friday, 2 August 2002, founded by Jon Courtney and Todd Bernard as a volunteer-built contemporary arts centre in the historic Durant Block on the city's main downtown artery. The nonprofit model matured fast: 501(c)(3) status in 2003, purchase of its landmark 19th-century building through a 2015-16 capital campaign, and grants ...