The late artist’s estate, which planned to sell works at auction in October, has agreed to give the foundation oversight.
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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Anonymous donor gives $200,000 to Maine community theaters
Twenty theaters statewide will benefit from the gift, while six Maine arts organizations are receiving money from the New England Foundation for the Arts.
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Art dealer, foundation reach agreement in Robert Indiana case
The Maine Attorney General’s Office also took part in negotiating the agreement, which signals a new legal front in litigation of the rights to the artist’s work and control of his legacy.
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Bar Guide: Have your apple a day, and drink it too
Enjoy the fruit of fall in liquid form.
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A theater sprouts in a field in central Maine
South Road Farm in Fayette will host “Anne of Green Gables, Part 1,’ on Saturday
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A juried exhibition returns to Portland Museum of Art
The show, which the museum insists is not a return to the biennial, is intended to explore the turmoil of our times.
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When is the best time to visit the Portland Museum of Art?
During the pandemic, the total number of people allowed inside at once is 100, and the maximum attendance in the large first-floor gallery that houses traveling exhibitions is 35.
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During dark times, midcoast photographer makes images of hope
Carol Eisenberg shows colorful digital photographs at Carver Hill Gallery in Camden.
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Camden artist reimagines original passport to reflect present times
Anneli Skaar’s art book has been placed in the Library of Congress and the library of the United Nations in Geneva.
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Theater companies feel shut out of state relief program
They say guidelines for the $200 million grant program for small businesses and nonprofits make them ineligible and reward organizations that have lost the most money.