The retirement community in Scarborough, with a thriving art culture, presents an Autumnal Equinox Resident Art Show on Saturday.
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First Bob Ross TV painting, completed in a half-hour, on sale for nearly $10 million
‘A Walk in the Woods’ is the first of more than 400 paintings that Ross produced on-air for his TV series ‘The Joy of Painting.’
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Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items
Hartwig Fischer had planned to leave the post next year but said his presence had become a distraction after questions were raised recently about whether the museum took warnings seriously.
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Augusta officials look to ban hate-speech and other offensive materials from buildings in public view
City councilors cold to proposal to regulate murals, but direct city attorney to recommend changes to city regulations to ensure hate symbols and other offensive images or words can’t be placed on building walls visible to the public.
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As plans for a storefront stall, Lisbon Artist Collective charges forward
The new nonprofit is working to develop new opportunities for community members to engage with art, while continuing to work toward opening a storefront for local artists to sell their creations.
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Boston group battles with Virginia museum over statue once thought destroyed
An old New England trade group claims it owns a landmark statue in the collection of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Virginia.
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Temporary art coming to Western Prom in the form of ‘friendly monsters’
The installation of seven wooden benches carved to look like creatures is the latest project commissioned by the nonprofit TempoArt.
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Bath artist celebrates 20 years creating with unusual medium — pipe cleaners
Keegan Companion, 22, first discovered his artistic talents in preschool and has crafted thousands of pipe cleaner sculptures, happily accepting “smiles as payment.”
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Artists behind controversial Brunswick mural work overtime to quell stereotype concerns
Hallowell artists Chris and Jen Greta Cart have spent the past two months revamping their half-finished, 1,400-square-foot mural, which will soon hang outside the Cabot Mill in Brunswick, in the face of critiques that the original design reinforced harmful stereotypes.
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Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture raises more than $21 million
The capital campaign was the most significant fundraising effort in the history of the school, which was established in 1946 in Madison and covers more than 350 acres.