A federal judge dismissed 4 claims by the late artist’s estate case against the Morgan Art Foundation.
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.
Ashley Bryan and Daniel Minter win national youth book awards
The American Library Association acknowledges the work of the Maine artists at annual awards in Philadelphia.
Why you can’t see Maine’s most iconic painting
The Museum of Modern Art has taken the Andrew Wyeth painting ‘Christina’s World’ off view, upsetting many in Maine, including the painter’s son Jamie Wyeth.
PSO’s next season to include classics, neglected gems and Noel Paul Stookey
Lucas Richman, the music director of the Bangor Symphony, will make his first guest-conducting appearance in Portland in the fall.
Maine artists are taking their legacies into their own hands
The state has more private artists’ foundations per capita than any other, an enduring trend among creative residents to shape their endowments and the ways in which their work survives.
Space Gallery awards grants to 15 art projects aimed at change
This is the sixth year that Portland’s downtown art space has funded individual projects.
Evidence of deleted emails muddies fight over Robert Indiana’s estate
In a motion filed in New York, a lawyer for the art dealer suing the famed ‘LOVE’ artist’s estate calls the missing emails ‘the most important evidence’ in the case.
Large-scale stone sculpture installation planned for Eastern Prom
TempoArt, a privately funded art agency, commissions artist Jesse Salisbury to create and install a granite-and-basalt piece this spring.
The decade in Maine arts and culture
During the past 10 years, new venues changed the state’s entertainment scene while our artists showed the world their abundant talent.
Freezing rain brings slick commute around the state
Minor slide-offs and a few major crashes made for dangerous travel Friday morning, and more foul weather may be on the way.