See the fruits of curator Stephen Halpert’s buying spree on the Portland campus.
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.
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Palaver Strings launches new season in Waldoboro
The ensemble’s schedule includes an album release tour.
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Q&A with Maine art patrons Paula and Peter Lunder
The philanthropic couple explains their dedication to the arts.
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Artists sought refuge from pandemic by returning to Maine, and found opportunity
Creative natives who had gone off to careers in big cities are seeing the state through new eyes upon coming home.
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New collaborative space among Colby’s additions to Waterville arts scene
The Greene Block + Studios will house artist fellows, exhibits and performances.
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Rashod Taylor wins Newman Prize from Maine Media Workshops
The $20,000 award recognizes a compelling new vision in photographic portraiture.
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The Telling Room hires new executive director
Kristina M.J. Powell has a history of working with children and Maine nonprofits.
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New arts center in downtown Waterville named after Colby president
The Greene Block + Studios was dedicated at a ceremony Tuesday.
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A $10 million gift, USM’s largest ever, will help build a new home for the music school
The donation to the project planned for the Portland campus comes from philanthropist Suzi Osher, in honor of her late husband.
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Portland String Quartet returns to live performance in new conservatory space
The concert Sunday will be just the second in Portland Conservatory of Music’s new West End location.