TEMPOart Portland

Meet the 2026 TEMPOart artists: Aquarius Funkk, verónica a. pèrez, and Arisa White ✨

Each artist is creating a public art activation for Portland, and we couldn’t be more excited! ✨ Stay tuned here for more information about the artists and their projects over the next few months.

Aquarius Funkk is an experimental and interdisciplinary artist based in Portland, ME. Their artistry weaves world-building, persona-making, and ritual actions into emotive images, live performances, experimental film & media, and immersive experiences.

verónica a. pèrez is an artist whose work is deeply rooted in the community, exploring themes of erasure/repair, identity, and interdependency through their personal work and their braiding circles workshops.

Arisa White is an associate professor of English and Creative Writing at Colby College. She is the author of “Who’s Your Daddy,” co-editor of “Home Is Where You Q***r Your Heart,” and co-author of “Biddy Mason Speaks Up.”

Artist Margarita Jane Arguedas has been creating something special for Old Port Square!

Help us welcome “BUOYANCY,” a new artwork in three parts to during November’s First Friday Art Walk. Taking over empty signage, the artist’s work with hand-deconstructed fabric is a reflection on past, present, and shared connection to the shore.

✨ Meet the artist between 6 and 7 PM at 46 Exchange Street on Friday, November 7 ✨

Thanks to photographer Alyson Peabody .moxie for the behind-the-scenes snaps!