PORTLAND, ME.- In July, Maine artist Anna Hepler constructed a monumental installation inside the Portland Museum of Art’s Great Hall. Made from a nest-like mesh of salvaged and sewn sheet plastic, this installation entitled The Great Haul is part of an exhibition of Hepler’s work that continues on the Museum’s fourth floor. Anna Hepler: Makeshift, on view July 24 through October 17, 2010, also includes 20 prints and a related inflatable sculpture. This is Hepler’s first solo exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art, and is the first in a new series of exhibitions called Circa that explores compelling aspects of contemporary art in the state of Maine. The Great Haul installation takes advantage of the architectural eccentricities of the Museum’s expansive entry space. Layers of latticed plastic hang from the clerestory, 22 feet above the floor, and extend downward nearly to the ground, drawing att