The $1.125 million gift will help bolster the Rockport school’s Arnold Newman Prize in Photographic Portraiture.
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New studio complex for artists set to open in Portland
The developer of a new building at Cassidy Point wanted to fill a need for affordable studio space in the city.
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Augusta officials seek process to assess art proposed for public places
Recent downtown art projects prompt talk of creating a city arts commission.
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Maine Gardener: These Maine-designed dresses give a whole new meaning to floral pattern
Just don’t put these outfits in the laundry.
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Eyes on, and throughout, downtown Augusta art
Mural by nationally known artist, painted steps quoting Stephen King, brighten and enliven Commercial Street area.
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Chief curator leaving Portland Museum of Art
Jessica May, who joined the museum in 2012, will be replaced by Shalini Le Gall.
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Skowhegan artisan spreads message of hope during pandemic
Desiree Dubois created three panels, spreading messages of hope and unity, that are on display at the downtown River Roads Artisans Gallery.
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Artist David Driskell, part-time Maine resident and scholar, dies at 88
He studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and received the National Humanities Medal in 2000.
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The study of medicine inspires 2 art shows at UNE
Exhibits at galleries in Portland and Biddeford focus on images of the body and the college’s medical programs and tradition.
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Amy Calder: If MOMA doesn’t want it, we’ll take it
“Christina’s World,” the Andrew Wyeth painting the Museum of Modern Art in New York City placed in storage, ought to be in Maine, Amy Calder writes.