Artists and arts administrators across Maine came together in Portland on Friday to celebrate their accomplishments and recognize their leaders as part of the first Maine Arts Awards. The midday awards ceremony at Hannaford Hall at the University of Southern Maine was the centerpiece of the two-day Maine International Conference on the Arts, presented by […]
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Art project aims to illuminate Kennebec River with fire
SKOWHEGAN — Selectmen got a first look Tuesday night at “Kennebec on Fire,” a collaborative public art project proposed by the Wesserunsett Arts Council and Main Street Skowhegan. That’s fire on the Kennebec River — an idea that was inspired by the Maine Arts Commission and by the long-running WaterFire project in Providence, Rhode Island, […]
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Frances R. Frost
PORTLAND — Frances R. Frost, 81, of Portland, died Saturday, April 21, after a short fight with cancer. She was surrounded by her friends and family during her last days. Frances was born Dec. 30, 1936, in Bluefield, W.Va., to Andrew Frost and Frances Boughner Frost of Richmond, Va. After attending William and Mary College, Class […]
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Annual Statewide Arts Iditarod ending at Franco Center
LEWISTON — The Maine Arts Commission will complete its 2018 Arts Iditarod on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. The Arts Iditarod is a regional tour from Kennebunk to Houlton and Lewiston to Ellsworth. The four regional meetings provide professional development workshops, information and discussion opportunities to the state’s far-flung, […]
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Straub, Rangeley senior, chosen to have artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol
“Wait,” photography by Isobel Straub of Rangeley Lakes Regional School, was named winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Maine’s 2nd District. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Isobel Straub, a senior at Rangeley Lakes Regional School, has been named the winner of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition for Maine’s 2nd District. Straub’s artwork, “Wait,” will be displayed […]
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L/A Arts Symposium looks at benefits of public culture
LEWISTON — A symposium on the communitywide benefits of public arts and culture will be a prelude to a benefit for downtown’s newest public art project. “Making places for art in communities can be an engine for economic- and community-based development,” Joshua Vink, president of L/A Arts, said. L/A Arts is hosting the symposium to […]