Art and Culture

Maine’s role as an art mecca dates back to early art summer camps.

In her ethereal paintings, Sarah McCrae Morton conjures figures and creatures from her life and imagination.

Photographer Eliot Elisofon is known for images shot in exotic locales, but his favorite subject was Vinalhaven.

Retirement congratulations to John K. Hanson Jr.

Penobscot artist James Eric Francis, Sr. creates art relevant to his culture

Adieu to illustrations from Australia

This artist captures the lay of the land, sea, and shore in Maine and around the globe

The painter—and set and costume designer—who summers in Maine is enjoying a bounty of art-world attention.

A few new books about Maine.

Aboard their Gunboat 55 catamaran Thirst, Amy and Seamus Hourihan find watercolor subjects along the coast of Maine.

Through paintings, prints, and songs, the artist Alan Magee responds to civilization and its discontents

Artists and writers find space, time and community on the shores of Lake Hebron.

Master printer David Wolfe helps artists and publishers realize their visions.

A Portland-based artist brings empathy to his vision of history and the world

Novels, history, boating, and invention

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