In this graphic series, artist Nina Elder reinterprets archival photographs of the River Valley to look past its industrial development.

Media artists Steve Norton & N.B.Aldrich capture the relationship of the River Valley’s infrastructure and environment.

In a series of watercolors, artist Tom Leytham documents the industrial ruins of this working-class community.

Aaron Cayer revisits the architectural history of the paper mill and the ways in which the mill building has long dominated and organized the River Valley.

Kerri Arsenault collects the health stories of River Valley residents to make visible the mill’s toxic legacies.

Aaron Cayer describes the River Valley’s long history of worker protests and strikes.

Our bodies form the base unit for action, empowerment, freedom, and joy, writes literary critic John Freeman.

Aaron Cayer and Kerri Arsenault introduce Maine’s River Valley, its natural beauty, and the paper mill that has long-defined this community.

Caroline Filice Smith argues that the state should begin to view its land as a critical infrastructure.

Rebecca Kiger shares a photographic essay documenting urban farm Grow Ohio Valley.