The summer sale at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries include 8 original works by N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth from the late Linda Bean’s estate.
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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This Portland show is a ‘who’s who’ of women in photographic arts
The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts is exhibiting more than 70 prints, a possible record for the tiny gallery.
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The Portland Museum of Art got the OK to demolish the former Children’s Museum. What’s next?
The building that was formerly the children’s museum will likely be demolished this summer or fall.
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Summer in Maine is green. So are these 4 works of art.
The color has many connotations, from growing things to climate change.
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Portland Planning Board pauses Live Nation venue application after council’s moratorium vote
The 180-day pause doesn’t take effect until next month but still applies to projects submitted since Dec. 1.
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Portland City Council approves moratorium on large concert venues
The proposal grew out of the opposition to Live Nation, the concert giant that has partnered with developer Mile Marker Investments in hopes of building a 3,300-seat venue.
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What to know about Portland’s upcoming votes on a proposed Live Nation venue
The City Council and planning board are expected to take votes Monday and Tuesday that could affect the proposed concert hall.
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Beverly Hallam’s first posthumous solo show is in a place she loved — the York Public Library
‘Chasing Light’ examines the way photography impacted all aspects of the pioneering artist’s career.
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Portland Museum of Art gets closer to tearing down former children’s museum
Workers at the building this week are doing abatement of potentially hazardous materials, a required step before demolition.
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In Portland Theater Festival’s ‘Make Believe,’ 4 children reckon with growing up fast
The first half of the play is acted entirely by kids. The second half jumps ahead 30 years to revisit them as grownups.