An exhibit in the Piscataquis County town, where the keen-eyed documentarian spent the final years of her life, includes more than 30 vintage prints on loan from a recently closed gallery planning to sell off its inventory.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
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Overshadowed in their time, 3 female artists are the focus of exhibitions in Maine
Museums and collectors are giving new attention to the women of the abstract expressionist movement of the 20th century, and the work of Lee Krasner, Judith Rothschild and Lynne Drexler is on view this summer.
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My Perfect Day: Baked goods and lobster rolls are must-haves for Portland Chamber Music Festival director
Melissa Reardon outlines two perfect days – one on her own and the other as part of the festival.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Mainers are filling in as extras in the opera ‘Aida.’ Meet 5 of them.
Opera Maine’s largest-ever production, showing Thursday and Sunday, calls for some 3 dozen non-speaking roles.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Center for Maine Contemporary Art hires new executive director
The Rockland institution says Robert Wolterstorff has the experience to lead its growth.
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Hogfish’s summer show is part opera, part dance party
Poulenc based his 1945 opera on the 1917 surrealist play ‘The Breasts of Tiresias.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Music
The largest production ever for Opera Maine demanded a stage design to match
‘What does epic look like?’ set designer Germán Cárdenas-Alaminos asked himself when considering how to stage Verdi’s ‘Aida.’
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My Perfect Day: Café Review editor would write poetry between these Portland stops
Yes Books, a walk on the Prom and Sichuan Kitchen dumplings are among Steve Luttrell’s favorite things in the city.
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How Jeremy Frey changed the way the art world sees Wabanaki basketmaking
The Maine artist’s solo show at the Portland Museum of Art – the first of its kind – represents a new perception of the art form.
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Why auditioning for the Portland Symphony is sort of like being on ‘Love is Blind’
An inside look at the orchestra’s process through the hiring of a principal cello this spring.