The late artist, who documented the African-American experience, has been in the spotlight recently.
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Maine Voices: Unionized workforce can make Portland Museum of Art stronger
A balance of power between labor and management equips an institution to adjust to change.
Maine art sales surge during pandemic
Galleries worldwide have reduced their staffs by a third since the beginning of 2020, and the value of art sales has fallen by 43 percent. It’s a different story in Maine.
‘You Be the Light’ concludes the Walk Around Wiscasset season on Sept. 24
Say ‘hello’ to autumn with safe socializing in Wiscasset Village.
Ed Parker paintings on display in Boothbay Harbor
BOOTHAY HARBOR — Gleason Fine Art hosts “Ed Parker: Painting the Story,” through Sept. 22. Parker, a Southport resident is one of America’s leading marine painters working in the folk art tradition. For each of Ed Parker’s paintings, the artist sifts through his knowledge of all things nautical to select nuggets of history and humor […]
Local artists painting equality mural in Portland
They hope to send a message for positive change with the 40-foot-long work off Monument Square.
Maine Media Workshops receives its largest grant
The $1.125 million gift will help bolster the Rockport school’s Arnold Newman Prize in Photographic Portraiture.
New studio complex for artists set to open in Portland
The developer of a new building at Cassidy Point wanted to fill a need for affordable studio space in the city.
Horst artwork on exhibit in Damariscotta
DAMARISCOTTA — Kathleen Horst, principal of the Kathleen Horst Studio Gallery, has her artwork on display at several spots in Damariscotta this summer. Horst has new watercolor originals and prints on display in several windows on Main Street. In addition to her landscapes and still-lifes, Horst creates montages of Midcoast towns and locations. Taking the […]
Maine Gardener: These Maine-designed dresses give a whole new meaning to floral pattern
Just don’t put these outfits in the laundry.