Art
An Artist's Maps of Imperialism and Greed
Dan Mills delves into the devastating numbers of threatened populations around the world and then converts them into chaotically beautiful cartographies.
Maine
In Brief
Portland Museum of Art Wins $4.6 Million Lawsuit Over the Will of a Deceased Donor
The court jury unanimously determined that a caretaker had unlawfully dissuaded a wealthy woman from bequeathing a large donation to the museum after her death.
Announcement
Explore Graduate Studies at Maine College of Art
MECA offers a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art, a Master of Arts in Teaching, and a Salt Graduate Certificate in Documentary Studies.
Announcement
Maine College of Art Presents Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks and Pathways
The exhibition challenges the idea that migration is an exception or a crisis, showing viewers that migration is now the norm, inscribed in our landscapes, memories, bodies, and imaginings.
Books
Literary Luminaries Respond to a Painter's Dark Scenes of Maine
In a new book, fifteen major contemporary authors respond to Linden Frederick's series of nocturnal paintings of small Maine towns.
In Brief
Why Did the Tree Cross the Road? Because Performance Art
A performance artist dressed as a tree went for a walk in Portland, Maine, and the police had something to say about it.
Art
The Museum at "the Beginning of America"
Dubbed “the beginning of America” by locals, the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Maine is situated at the easternmost point of the continental United States.
Opinion
How Far Is Too Far With 9/11 Art?
Today, Wooster Collective has published the above work by street artist Zevs that is only visible using UV light and was created in the actual room that the convicted 9/11 terrorists stayed in before their infamous attack. But what does this say?
News
Maine Gov Flooded With Messages from Labor Mural Supporters
Governor Paul LePage's decision to remove a labor mural from Maine’s Dept of Labor was met with an avalanche of messages critical of the Republican leader's need to appear more pro-business. According to AP's analysis, 92 percent of the individual letters opposed the governor's action. [HuffPost [ht
News
Court Rules Maine Labor Mural's Removal Is Legal
Last friday, a federal judge denied a request to order Maine to return a mural to a state Labor Department office where it was removed last month. According to the ruling [http://ia600606.us.archive.org/30/items/gov.uscourts.med.40981/gov.uscourts.med.40981.24.0.pdf], the Maine governor's order to r
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News
Maine Gov Removes Labor Dept Mural for Being Pro-Labor [UPDATE]
The Portland Press-Herald is reporting that Maine's labor leaders believe their Republican governor's decision to remove a pro-labor mural from the state's Department of Labor is "political payback" and "a spiteful, mean-spirited move by the governor that does nothing to create jobs or improve the M