Construction work has already started at the new site at Thompson’s Point.
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.
UMVA gallery puts lens on immigration and inclusion
Susan Smith and Titi de Baccarat explore current events from the perspective of experience.
East Bayside pioneer Zero Station relaunches its gallery
Its owners are refocusing on its original mission – now that the neighborhood has caught up.
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.
Colors of the North Woods light up L/A Arts
The exhibit by Millinocket painter Marsha Donahue will be up through March 1.
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.
Nine composers, eight pianos, one concert in Portland
Saturday’s ‘Practice Rooms Project’ at the Portland Conservatory will pay tribute to the late Elliott Schwartz.