PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 22, 2022
The Portland Museum of Art on Friday announced six winners of the new Tidal Shift Award, created to recognize teens and young adults exploring climate change through their art. About 70 artists from all over New England submitted works, including sculpture, illustration, fashion design, metalsmithing and music, the museum said. Four of the six winners are from Maine. The awards were created as a collaboration between the museum and The Climate Initiative, a Kennebunkport-based organization focused on educating and empowering youth as they work toward climate change solutions. Maine winners included Ellie Bouman of Freeport, Benjamin Pochurek of Freeport, Hannah Slone of Kennebunkport, and Nicky Howard Rogers of Yarmouth.