Thoughtful conversations with the people of Maine

Our fair is all about accessibility. Our price points start around $100. The cap for us is 10,000, but what we really focus on is price transparency, making sure that our visitors see the prices on the walls, that they're not deterred, thinking that they can't purchase something that has caught their eye, that they love.

Everyone wants to be in more diverse communities, the younger generation, that's what they're looking for. They want to be in communities that are diverse. And so we have to make sure greater Portland and Maine fits that, otherwise we're not going to attract people.

I think especially young artists, it's fragile in the sense that saying something that you might think is well meaning could set them off track and have them decide to just not do it. So I try to be really careful when I'm talking to him about his stuff.