Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ three-day auction from July 8-10 will feature a catalog of important art, including works by Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, Winslow Homer, Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell and John Singer Sargent. Additionally, there will be a collection of American colonial-era furniture. “Our summer auction art offerings keep getting better and better every year,” […]
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Trio of Spindleworks artists feature their work at Wiscasset art gallery
Three artists who work at the Spindleworks Studios in Brunswick will discuss the Maine Art Gallery’s 2022 opening exhibit, titled “TimeShift,” in a lecture at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14. Speaking at the historic red brick gallery building at 15 Warren St. in Wiscasset will be artist mentor Deirdre Barton from Brunswick and two Wiscasset […]
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Review: Biographies of a musician and a painter succeed admirably in conveying the arts to young children
‘Look!’ and learn from two compelling new picture books, one about Scott Joplin, the other Winslow Homer.
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Portland entry wins national best bus stop contest after invalid votes are rejected
An underdog contender, the brightly decorated Congress Street shelter appeared to lose to a Boston competitor Friday morning, but was later confirmed the winner after online votes generated by spam bots were thrown out.
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$18 million art center, a cornerstone of downtown Waterville’s rebirth, takes shape
The Paul J. Schupf Art Center at 93 Main St. is expected to open in early December, with art galleries, cinema and teaching space and a cafe.
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Book review: Poems and prints commune in ‘What Rough Beasts’
Leslie Moore mediates on the natural world and what it has to teach us.
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Our View: Ashley Bryan lived a life full of art
The longtime Maine resident died last week at the age of 98 after a lifetime spent creating and inspiring.
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Multicolored art installation on Portland sidewalks has some residents seeing red
The project conceived by a former urban planner for the city is meant to showcase daily routes of residents who rely on walking.
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Waterville ceremony celebrates final beam placed on Paul J. Schupf Art Center downtown
The $18 million center is scheduled to open late next year and is seen as another draw that will make downtown a destination spot for people in central Maine.
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Public gets update on Congress Square Park overhaul, a decade in the making
The project envisions a greener and more accessible space, also featuring a 20-foot-high public sculpture from renowned New York visual artist Sarah Sze.