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Between 2017 and 2020, the New Commons Project received nearly 300 nominations from individuals throughout Maine. These submissions encompassed dozens of genres, styles, and eras. These are the 24 final selections (chosen by a committee of community members, students, and faculty) around which programming will be scheduled in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Click each work for event videos, teaching resources, and more.

David Simon, The Wire (2002-2008)
David Simon, The Wire (2002-2008)
Banksy (1974-present)
Banksy, (1974-present)
John Coltrane, "Alabama" (1963)
John Coltrane, “Alabama” (1963)
Jane Austen, Persuasion (1817)
Jane Austen, Persuasion (1817)
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. (2017)
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. (2017)
Thanhha Lai, Inside Out & Back Again (2011)
Thanhha Lai, Inside Out & Back Again (2011)
The Fedco Seed Catalog (1978-present)
The Fedco Seed Catalog (1978-present)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 (1808)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 (1808)
The Canoe (8200 BCE-present)
The Canoe (8200 BCE-present)
Cheryl Savageau, Dirt Road Home (1995)
Cheryl Savageau, Dirt Road Home (1995)
Matt Groening, The Simpsons (1989-present)
Matt Groening, The Simpsons (1989-present)
James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time (1963)
James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time (1963)
George Orwell, 1984 (1949)
George Orwell, 1984 (1949)
Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons (1974-present)
Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons (1974-present)
Solange, A Seat at the Table (2016)
Solange, A Seat at the Table (2016)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892)
Andrew Wyeth, Christina's World (1948)
Andrew Wyeth, Christina’s World (1948)
David Bowie, "Life on Mars?" (1971)
David Bowie, “Life on Mars?” (1971)
Jordan Peele, Get Out (2017)
Jordan Peele, Get Out (2017)
Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman (1949)
Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis (2000, 2004)
Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis (2000, 2004)
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
Helen and Scott Nearing, Living the Good Life (1954)
Helen and Scott Nearing, Living the Good Life (1954)
Fannie Merritt Farmer, The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (1896)
Fannie Merritt Farmer, The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (1896)

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