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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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
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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PublishedNovember 18, 2020
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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PublishedNovember 15, 2020
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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PublishedNovember 13, 2020
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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PublishedNovember 11, 2020
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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PublishedNovember 9, 2020
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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PublishedNovember 8, 2020
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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PublishedNovember 8, 2020
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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PublishedNovember 6, 2020
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.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
Colby College museum acquires Jacob Lawrence prints of Haitian revolutionary
The late artist, who documented the African-American experience, has been in the spotlight recently.
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