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'Parish Maps: England to America, Building a Sense of Place through the Work of Common Ground' is a week-long series of workshops designed to engage local communities in the history, process and subsequent creation of their own parish/community maps. The workshops, presented by Common Ground co-founder Sue Clifford, will showcase the work of Common Ground, a UK organization, and their Parish Maps Project in Lubec, Calais, Pembroke and Dennysville, Maine, as well as St. Andrews, N.B. during the week of Aug. 9 to 14.

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Sample of parish map.

This is the first time that the work of Common Ground and the Parish Maps Project has been presented outside the United Kingdom and Europe, where it has been instrumental in informing public policy in the arts and environmental movements.

A parish map is created by a community (or parish in the UK) to demonstrate what people value in it - wildlife, history, work, landmarks, buildings, people and festivals. A map may take many forms and does not need to be cartographically correct, but illustrate local distinctive activities and features - a focus on the everyday things that make a place significant and different from the next.

The public is invited to attend thefree workshop at the Kingsbrae Garden Café, 220 King St., in St. Andrews, Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m.

In conjunction with Clifford's visit the Tides Institute and Museum of Art (TIMA), located in Eastport, Maine, hosts a display of parish maps created in England as visual inspiration and documentation.

TIMA serves as a U.S./Canada cultural institution and museum with interests along the northeast Atlantic coast and particular interests on the greater international Passamaquoddy region.

For more information visit the Tides Institute website: http://www.tidesinstitute.org, call (207) 853-4947 or email tides@tidesinstitute.org.

To reserve a seat for Tuesday's workshop call Kingsbrae Garden in St. Andrews at 529-3335, ext. 1, or visit www.kingsbraegarden.com.