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Even as another gallery closes, there’s plenty of fresh art in Portland
3Fish Gallery closed its final show this month. But as Greenhut Galleries begins a new chapter, it’s full of work worth stopping in for.
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Couple’s gift of $5 million celebrated at Portland Museum of Art
The matching donation from Judy and Leonard Lauder is one of the ‘great moments’ in the museum’s history, a former director says.
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In Henri Matisse’s art books, a reminder of deceptive simplicity
Works from four books, including “Jazz,” will be on view through Dec. 31 at the Portland Museum of Art.
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Photographer Mason Philip Smith, a fixture of Portland’s arts scene, dies at 83
Trained as a photojournalist, he went on to become well known for his portraits and Congress Street studio, continuing his career after retirement with fine art photography and trips to China.
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Art review: Contemporary Saudi works highlight a fast-evolving art scene
An exhibition by Saudi Arabian artists is on view through March 18 at the Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston.
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John Payson, prominent art lover and collector with ties to Maine, dies at 76
Payson, who spent summers in Falmouth, once owned and displayed a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece at an out-of-the-way Portland gallery.
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Jamie Wyeth’s wonderful oddities are on display in Ogunquit
His painterly panache is arresting in ‘Private Collection.’
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Maine artists trade works for free passage across the Atlantic
Eager to forge bonds, Eimskip will showcase artwork it’s collected in a swap for transit.