"3 Morrison's curatorial endeavor upends the sacred space of the museum by including an array of performative actions from slam poetry, break dancing, and rap music, both inside and outside the corridors of the museum building, thus disrupting (and disturbing) the fine and popular art divide. The Issue Art has the power to tear down walls -'T. Morrison This issue consists of fifteen essays; including three peer-reviewed essays, one photo essay, a video of the performance, an audio interview between a descendant and a recent Maine transplant, and a series of reflexive statements by those who attended the event, I titled that segment of the issue, Bearing Witness. Acknowledgments Funding for this research endeavor was supported by the David Family Foundation, Creative Portland, Space Gallery, The Kindling Fund, The Andy ~Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Bates College & The Maine Coast Heritage Trust. 1 Note: quotes from Morrison in this essay derive from the film: R. Brown & Pingree, G.(Directors). United States: Video Project. 4 https://www.pbs.org/video/maine-experience-episode-103-2/ 5 http://www.malagaislandmaine.org/about.htm 6 https://www.pressherald.com/2018/07/22/food-from-the-past-words-from-the-present/ 7