Hutchinson Center to co-host arts conference focused on opioid epidemic, The Free Press reports

The Free Press reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, Belfast Creative Coalition and R.A.W. Restorative Art Works will host the first annual Arts in Action Project and Conference Nov. 1–3 in Belfast. The conference, titled “What’s Art Got to Do with It?” is intended to “summon the power of the arts to address our opioid epidemic,” the article states. Events slated for the conference include an opening keynote and a performance from the play “Chasing the New White Whale — Harpooning Addiction” on Nov. 1, and a day of “artivism” workshops at the Hutchinson Center on Nov. 2. More information is available online or by calling 218.1144.