Art and Culture

Mid-century Views of Vinalhaven
Photographer Eliot Elisofon is known for images shot in exotic locales, but his favorite subject was Vinalhaven.

Boats and Everything Under the Sun
Retirement congratulations to John K. Hanson Jr.

A Sense of Time, Place & Indigenous People
Penobscot artist James Eric Francis, Sr. creates art relevant to his culture

Casting Off: An artist’s journey
Adieu to illustrations from Australia

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

New Shows Celebrate Painter Alex Katz
The painter—and set and costume designer—who summers in Maine is enjoying a bounty of art-world attention.

Good Reads
A few new books about Maine.

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

Alan Magee’s Conversation with the World
Through paintings, prints, and songs, the artist Alan Magee responds to civilization and its discontents

Monson Arts: Cultivating the Muse
Artists and writers find space, time and community on the shores of Lake Hebron.