The 25 artists were chosen from 900 submissions.
Bob Keyes
Bob Keyes writes about the visual and performing arts for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He appreciates that his job requires him to visit museums and attend plays and concerts across Maine, and most enjoys interviewing artists in their studios. He’s a New Englander by birth, and has lived in Maine off and on, most recently since 2002. He lives in Berwick with his wife, Vicki, and their son Luke.
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Artist uses photos to create sublime Maine scenes
Green Lion Gallery, formerly in Bath and now online, shows the photomontages of Lilian Day Thorpe.
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Maine legislators back unionization effort at Portland Museum of Art
The 40 lawmakers urge the PMA, which opposes the effort, to ‘not engage in any anti-union tactics’ before the employees vote in December.
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Exploring the men and motivations behind the Black Guards of Maine
A Maine Historical Society exhibit compiles photos, text and newspaper clippings about the experiences of Black soldiers sent to protect state sites during World War II.
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Maine Arts Commission director resigns to take job in Arizona
Julie Richard, who has led the organization since 2012, will direct the Sedona Arts Center.
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Portland Ovations hires Maine artists to create new work about home
The organization is commissioning five artists and a museum to create new performance pieces.
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Maine artists take national stage in Kennedy Center virtual event
The Kennedy Center is working with Portland Ovations and Indigo Arts Alliance for programs Thursday and on Nov. 30.
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In absence of ‘Stand Down,’ agencies step in to help Maine’s homeless veterans
The pandemic has forced the event, held annually at Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta, to take on a new form.
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Once bedridden, artist Amy Stacey Curtis is hand-delivering her new book
‘Amy Stacey Curtis: 9 Solo Biennials’ documents the installation of large-scale exhibits in empty Maine mill buildings over 18 years.
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Robert Indiana’s estate, art representative reach agreement
They’ve asked to put legal proceedings on hold as they work out the details, which they have not disclosed.