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The Farnsworth Art Museum announced Wednesday the donation of its largest gift ever from the Wyeth Foundation in honor of Julie and Charlie Cawley.

The $3 million grant will be added to the Andrew Wyeth Memorial Endowment, income from which supports maintenance and operation of four of the museum’s properties: the Wyeth Center; Wyeth Study Center and Wyeth Research Center in Rockland; and the Olson House in Cushing, site of Andrew Wyeth’s iconic painting “Christina’s World.”

On Saturday, May 30, the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland will open "Andy and Kosti," an exhibition of paintings by Andrew Wyeth and photographs by Kosti Ruohomaa, which will be on display in the museum's Wyeth Center through November 1.

The exhibition explores the friendship between Maine artists Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) and Kosti Ruohomaa (1913-1961). Both were famous for their iconic depictions of Maine life and the people who called Maine home, from farmers to fishermen.

The Farnsworth Art Museum will open an exhibition of works from some of the most important private collections in Maine on Saturday, June 27.

The show, titled "Maine Collects," will be on display in the museum's Morehouse wing through March 6, 2016.

"Maine Collects" celebrates the artistic treasures collected over the years by those who live in Maine or have strong ties to the state.

The National Endowment for the Arts is awarding $894,300 in grants to nine Maine organizations for projects that focus on artistic creativity.

The majority of the funding is going to the Maine Arts Commission. The commission is getting $723,300. The rest of the money is going to a range of organizations that support projects in film, folk music, stage production, young artist workshops and other endeavors.

George Bellows, Robert Henri, Marsden Hartley, Rockwell Kent, John Marin, Louise Nevelson and N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth. All lived or worked in Maine.

And all are represented in the 45 paintings, sculptures and assemblages in "American Treasures from the Farnsworth Art Museum" at The Society of the Four Arts. The Farnsworth, situated in Rockland, Maine, focuses on the state’s role in American art — the extent to which might surprise some viewers.