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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PublishedJuly 24, 2018
Watch video: Patrick Dempsey talks about Hollywood and life in Maine at MaineVoices Live
The actor was a guest on Monday night.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2018
Foul play ruled out in death of Robert Indiana, but the saga is far from over
The artist’s death is ruled ‘undetermined’ and works covering decades are moved out of his Vinalhaven home, but legal showdowns lie ahead over fraud, missing art and whether Indiana was exploited.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2018
Brunswick photographer’s shot of ‘shining sea’ is now a first-class postage stamp
Benjamin Williamson’s image of waves crashing at Bailey Island illustrates the last line of ‘America the Beautiful’ in the Postal Service’s 20-stamp series.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2018
From Maine rivers to prison walls, a veteran artist’s study in ‘Blue’
A horrifying moment in Iraq in 2004 forever scarred Kelly Thorndike, but also gave him a way to respond to violence and to plead for humanity … and a reason to paint.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2018
Space Gallery receives $100,000 from the Warhol Foundation
It is the latest in series of recent gifts the foundation has made to the nonprofit arts organization in Portland.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2018
Purchase of painting by Jackson Pollock ‘a real coup’ for Colby museum
The Waterville college’s acquisition, the only significant piece by the renowned artist in Maine, is expected to be a major attraction.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2018
Museum tells ‘the whole story’ of Monhegan Island
The Monhegan Museum celebrates a half-century with an exhaustive display of 80 works by the island’s 80 most prominent artists.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2018
Feeling desperate, artists respond to the times in ‘America Now’
A new exhibition at the Portland Public Library portrays a country in turmoil.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2018
Freeport artist aims to elevate and honor women given short shrift in history books
Abigail Gray Swartz is launching a project that will use murals, statues and more in Portland and other cities to honor our nation’s female hidden figures.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2018
Sculptor John Bisbee adds message to metal
For the first time, the Brunswick artist gets political in a show at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art.
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