Allen Commeau made the gift out of fear of budget cuts to the arts.
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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Illustration Institute receives a matching grant toward sustaining the Faison residency on Peaks
The $200,000 from the Maine Community Foundation is part of a project to create a long-term artist residency on the island for illustrators.
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Portland sculptor’s public art says welcome to San Diego – with a twist
The intricate creation of Aaron T Stephan, who has gained a national following, uses 25 curved wooden ladders and will anchor a new airport greeting area.
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Starting April 11, if you’re 21 or under, Portland Museum of Art will let you in for free
And if you sign up for the Susie Konkel Pass, you’ll also get free film screenings and other benefits.
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Kennebunk artist captures her peers in portraits of their shoes
Kelly Jo Shows has spent years asking artists for their shoes, and her paintings are now on display at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art.
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Even without the Duck of Justice, Bangor PD’s Tim Cotton is a hit at MaineVoices Live
The police department’s ‘Facebook guy’ entertains a sold-out audience at One Longfellow Square.
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Maine Jewish Film Festival continues to reach new audience
The festival expands to Bangor and Rockland this year, increasing its statewide reach.
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Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout wins another honor, for ‘Anything Is Possible’
The Story Prize, awarded Wednesday in New York, includes $20,000 and an engraved bowl.
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Poet and USM grad Patricia Smith wins $100,000 prize
The graduate and former faculty member of USM’s Stonecoast MFA writing program wins the prize for her collection ‘Incendiary Art.’
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‘A Distant Holla’ at PMA plumbs richness of African-American life
Maine artist Daniel Minter’s deeply spiritual piece tells his personal story as well as an overarching narrative of the black experience in America.