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Critics deem Portland artist s Chicago exhibit a must-see
Adam Daley Wilson discovered art after years as a practicing attorney. He s using that art to bring awareness to the stigma experienced by people with mental illness Author: Beth Brogan (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 3:54 PM EST February 16, 2021 Updated: 7:47 PM EST February 23, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine Adam Daley Wilson worked with words for 15 years as an attorney before he was ever inspired to explore the meaning of those words on canvas.
Today, when he s not writing legal briefs or parenting two teens, he s creating text-based conceptual art on the wall of his studio a hallway less than four feet wide, just two blocks from the Portland Museum of Art.
Portland Museum of Art opens exhibition about 2020, online only – for now Untitled features new work by 25 Maine artists.
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“We Gonna Be Alright,” a digital print by Ryan Adams, is part of the new “Untitled” exhibition hosted by the Portland Museum of Art – for now on its website and in person when the museum reopens.
Courtesy of Portland Museum of Art
It seems fitting that an exhibition dedicated to 2020 will open online.
Someday – that elusive someday – the Portland Museum of Art will open “Untitled: Art from Maine in a Time” to the public, so people can actually see the exhibition in person and experience art in the flesh. For now, virtual content will fill the void.
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The Presidents’ plates: We look back at presidential visits to Maine, with an eye on the food
From lobster to coconut ice cream, it s Fare to the Chief.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower eats a steak dinner at the Skowhegan home of Republican Sen. Margaret Chase Smith in June 1955. Smith is sitting next to Eisenhower, and Gov. Edmund Muskie is seated across from the president.
Photo courtesy of Margaret Chase Smith Library
On June 27, 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave a speech at the Skowhegan Fairgrounds. Afterward, he joined Sen. Margaret Chase Smith at her home in Skowhegan for a picnic on her lawn.
Accused Capitol rioter won’t face charges for suspicious package in Portland
Police say Kyle Fitzsimons of Lebanon left a suspicious package in front of the Portland Museum of Art last month, but the district attorney declined to file charges.
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The Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office will not file criminal charges against a man who police say left a suspicious package outside the Portland Museum of Art last month.
The Portland Police Department had identified him as the person who was captured on security video placing a package outside the museum on Jan. 23. The package did not contain an explosive device, but police cordoned off Congress Square for more than three hours and evacuated nearby businesses during their investigation.