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The nonprofit group hopes the downtown Portland show will draw shoppers new to its offerings and help its artists build community.

Joanne Tarlin hopes to illuminate the dangers of climate change. Her sculptures and paintings will be on exhibit in August in Portland.

increase font size Mainers take a knee for photo project aimed at combatting racism Before touring cities around the state, the photos will be projected Friday among buildings in Portlands Monument Square. Share Artist Titi de Baccarat as he appears in a projection that will be displayed Friday night in Monument Square in Portland. Still from video projection; cinematography and visual effects by Geoffrey Leighton, courtesy of LumenARRT! Justice. Equality. Solidarity. Those are some of the t...

Maine photographers offer their interpretations of life in abstract show Nine photographers chose four images that reflect themselves for the Union of Maine Visual Artists virtual exhibition. Share “Lancaster” by CE Morse is part of the “Abstract Photography” exhibition hosted by the Union of Maine Visual Artists. Photo by CE Morse “That’s a beautiful shot,” someone might say. “What is it?” “A dumpster,” replies Morse, who lives in Cumberland Center. Once described as ...