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opening gala and exhibit
Annual High Mountain Hall Show, Dec. 4 - 5
Tue, 11/30/2021 - 1:00pm
CAMDEN — According to High Mountain Hall, this year marks the 14th, and perhaps final, annual art show at High Mountain Hall, located at 5 Mountain St., in Camden. “This much anticipated event promises to be a fantastic exposition of new work by six local artists,” said High Mountain, in a news release. A festive opening gala will be held at the Hall on Saturday, December 4, from 4 - 8 p.m., and the show will be open on Sunday, December 5, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Admission is free. Exhibiting in...
Midcoast artists display work Maine Coastal Islands Art Gallery
Fri, 11/26/2021 - 10:15am

ROCKLAND— The Maine Coastal Islands Art Gallery will feature three shows that view the natural environment through a variety of artistic techniques. This exhibition will be on display throughout the winter at the Maine Coastal Islands NWR Visitor Center, 9 Water Street in Rockland. The three shows will feature artists Brandon Simpson, of Camden; Sandi Cirillo, of Searsport; and the Artists of Midcoast Maine, a collective of artists from various locations along the coast. Simpson’s work is...
Camden Lions announce 2021 Peace Poster Contest winners: ‘We Are All Connected’
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 12:45pm

CAMDEN — For over 30 years the Camden Lions Club has joined 1.4 million Lions Club members across the world in its annual International Peace Poster Contest. Every year the Camden Club partners with Camden- Rockport Middle School sixth grade history teacher Jim Morse. His motivation and leadership are fundamental to Lions’ success with this peace project, according to Camden Lions, in a news release. “We at Camden Lions take great pride in partnering over the last 20 and more years with Mr...
Kramer Gallery's current exhibit features local artist Jon Byrer
Mon, 11/22/2021 - 11:30am

BELFAST - An exhibit of local artist Jon Byrer’s “Puddle Paintings” will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library through December 2021. In an attempt to capture Maine's raw beauty, Jon Byrer’s technique pushes the abstract trend of fluid art into recognizable impressionist landscapes, portraits and still life paintings. Using red solo cups, Jon pours the paint onto his canvas and then allows the natural eddies, whirls and mixing of the paint to create organic swirling...
Waterfall Arts offers new storytelling series in Belfast
Mon, 11/22/2021 - 11:15am

BELFAST — Waterfall Arts is offering a series of Fireside Chats this winter as an experiment meant to ignite conversations, boost empathy, and offer a platform for shared stories to help participants set new intentions for their collective future. This monthly event is open for all to gather around warm fire pits for a night of storytelling. Each chat will include a visit from another local nonprofit to share experiences serving community, and to provide a theme for the evening. Community...
Art in the Stacks at Stockton Springs Community Library
Thu, 11/18/2021 - 7:30pm
Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host a special Holiday Art in the Stacks exhibition featuring altered books by Stockton Springs artist and entrepreneur Chelsea Porter from Monday, November 29, until Thursday, December 23 . Porter’s business, Binders Keepers, features books cut and folded into intricate designs. She began creating these works of art in 2017 when she learned the technique from her mother and aunt. Each book is measured, marked, and then folded page by page to make...
Friends of Sears Island Offers Children’s Activity Kits
Wed, 11/17/2021 - 5:30pm
SEARSPORT - The Friends of Sears Island will be offering free “Patterns in Nature” grab-and-go activity kits this month for children. The kits include various crafts and activities for children including materials to make a nature-inspired suncatcher and a mandala decoration, and also to participate in a pattern walk scavenger hunt. The activities intend to enhance children’s understanding of math in nature, covering concepts such as symmetry, Fibonacci numbers, and fractals. Educational...
Call for artists to join Belfast MLK Jr Day event
Mon, 11/15/2021 - 12:45pm
BELFAST — Members of the MLK Jr. Day Planning Committee are asking local artists to design a poster or submit a poem focused on the richness of diversity, and what we can do about racism, to be displayed in the community in January 2022, in solidarity with the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on January 17. Please submit a photo of your poster or your written words by December 15, to BelfastMLKDay@gmail.com . Members of the MLK Jr. Day Planning Committee will be asking local...
Watercolor exhibit at Gibbs Library features Jefferson artist
Sun, 11/14/2021 - 4:00pm

WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library, in Washington, invites the public to stop in at Gibbs to view a new watercolor exhibit. “Sea creatures and other animals…and one landscape,” said Gibbs, in a news release. “A must-see for all ages.” The artist is Rachael Richmond, from Jefferson, and the show will run through November and December. About the Artist Rachael Richmond is a Maine-based watercolor artist. Her work is primarily representations of animals — lots of fish, shellfish, birds, and farm animals,...
‘Destroying paintings to create new ones opens an ecstatic space of possibility’
Galen Cheney art display at University of Maine at Augusta: The Ecstatic Tear
Wed, 11/10/2021 - 1:30pm

AUGUSTA – Galen Cheney, a painter based in North Adams, Massachusetts, will exhibit eleven monumental new abstract paintings in the Charles Danforth Gallery at the University of Maine at Augusta starting November 10. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College who earned her MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Cheney’s process-driven paintings explore emotion, spirituality, and the flow of energy through an artistic process that harnesses the potential of both destruction and creation. Cheney...
Teen crafts at Rockport Public Library
Tue, 11/09/2021 - 4:15pm
ROCKPORT — Rockport Public Library has a new monthly craft program for teens ages 12-18. Meet up in the lower level of the Rockport Public Library on Thursday, November 18, at 4 p.m., to create marbled stationery using only shaving cream and food coloring. All stationery and marbling supplies will be provided. Sign up for this event by calling the library at 236-3642 or stop in anytime the Library is open.
two sisters with a passion for world travel, adventure and wildlife photography
Moving Forward, Travel Tales and Wildlife Photography
Tue, 11/09/2021 - 4:00pm

Belfast Garden Club’s November 16 speaker series features Shelley Lance-Fulk and Jacklyn Amtower, two sisters with a passion for world travel, adventure and wildlife photography. The presentation will be available through Zoom from noon to 1 p.m. The sisters co-wrote Can I Carry Your Luggage which describes and includes their photographs of animals they came across on all seven continents. Their second book, Upside Down and Backwards, describes their trips to their two...
New film dives into lives of courageous Americans through Robert Shetterly’s eyes
‘Truth Tellers’ documentary, a focus on activist Robert Shetterly, to premiere in Waldo County
Tue, 11/09/2021 - 12:45pm

Truth Tellers , a new documentary feature directed by veteran Maine filmmaker Richard Kane, will have its local premiere in the Colonial Theatre in Downtown Belfast, November 21 - 23. A special, in-person screening with the filmmaker, and subject Robert Shetterly, will take place in the storied Dreamland Auditorium on Tuesday, November 23. After the 6:30 p.m. screening, there will be a live Q & A with director Richard Kane, subject Robert Shetterly by a special guest moderator. This final...
‘Always look on the bright side of life’: Camden Hills stages Monty Python’s Spamalot School Edition
Thu, 11/04/2021 - 3:45pm

Camden Hills Regional High School will produce Monty Python’s Spamalot School Edition Nov. 5, 6, 12, 13 at 7 p.m and Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. There will also be a lives-treamed show option for the Nov. 12 show. From Theatrical Rights Worldwide: “Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows...
sharing the traditions, the culture and the history
Waldo Theatre Gallery hosts ‘Portrait of Patagonia’ photo exhibit, book signing
Wed, 11/03/2021 - 1:00pm

WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre will host a book signing with Liz McGregor and photo exhibit in The Waldo Gallery on Thursday, November 11, from 5 - 7 p.m. Portrait of Patagonia - Futaleufú, Chile is a collaboration by Liz McGregor and Alex Nicks. The exhibition is opening just a month after the book was first published on October 1. Portrait of Patagonia - Futaleufú, Chile is a 194 page, full color photography book that pays homage to a small town in Chilean Patagonia that both...
A time for Halloween fun as October rolls along
Mon, 11/01/2021 - 5:00pm

Halloween 2021 may have played second fiddle to a newsworthy rainstorm and the still-present COVID-19, but our local photographers made sure to note the holiday’s presence.
artist reception November 5
Exhibit by Carol L. Douglas: ‘Welcome back to real life’
Thu, 10/28/2021 - 4:15pm

CAMDEN — Throughout the month of November, the Camden Public Library will host Rockport artist Carol L. Douglas for a show of her paintings in the Picker Room. The show is entitled: Welcome back to real life. The body of work exhibited will highlight Douglas’s intense productivity during the pandemic. “While the past year has been an unprecedented challenge for artists, it’s also created new opportunities,” says Douglas, in a Library news release. “For example, I would never have taught online...
Maine Maritime Museum expands free admission opportunities
Thu, 10/28/2021 - 1:30pm

BATH — As part of an ongoing effort to increase accessibility for all, Maine Maritime Museum will now offer free admission for all visitors under 18. The museum has also partnered with Museums for All, a program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, to provide free admission to anyone with an EBT (electronic benefit transfer) card. The new admission structure will take effect December 1, 2021. Additionally, the museum will be free for everyone during the month of November thanks to a...
‘Art in ME’ 2021 awards announced
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 2:30pm

Boothbay Region Art Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Art in ME juried exhibition. Full and part time artists from the state of Maine were invited to submit two pieces to be considered for the exhibition. In lieu of a physical reception this year, prizes were announced on Facebook on Oct. 16. Keith Oehmig, Owner and Director of the Wiscasset Bay Gallery Served as juror. The first part of the completion involved selecting 68 artworks out of the 108 submitted. Keith was...
reception Saturday, November 13
Knox County Art Society to exhibit ‘Hope (for the future)’ in Tenants Harbor
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 2:15pm

TENANTS HARBOR — Jackson Memorial Library will host an exhibition of paintings by the Knox County Art Society with the theme Hope (for the future). The show begins November 4 and runs through December 10 with a reception on Saturday, November 13, between 12 and 2 p.m. The Knox County Art Society’s mission is to enhance the cultural life of the community and support visual artists by providing opportunities for creative expression, learning, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas, resources,...
Uniquely United Art of Maine settles into Main Street, Rockland, storefronts through Saturday
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 6:15pm

Christopher Harrison, who describes himself as an up and coming curator of Rockland, Maine, had a vision months ago to hold an art show that he titled Uniquely United Art of Maine. His theme is Unity, and has placed artwork in the windows of the Curator, an art supply store and decor, Barefoot Denim and Daughters and windows, “to show case the unique work of the artists of Maine,” he said. The show continues through Saturday.
Submissions sought for ekphrastic ‘Poetry in Motion’ collaboration in Camden
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 5:00pm

CAMDEN — The Poets Corner and Page Gallery invite the community to write poems in response to images in the Poetry in Motion exhibition as well as Sal Taylor Kydd’s concurrent exhibit, Yesterday. Images can be viewed online at https://www.thepagegallery.com/exhibition/poetry-in-motion or in person at the Page Gallery on Bayview Street in Camden. Poetry in Motion is an ekphrastic poetry collaboration between The Poets Corner and Page Gallery. The exhibition and readings make connections between...
Waterfall Arts brings Great Pumpkin Pageant back to Belfast
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 1:15pm

BELFAST — Waterfall Arts brings another one of the organization’s All Ages Art Happenings (AAAH) to Belfast this fall. The second annual Great Pumpkin Pageant returns to Steamboat Landing on Saturday, October 30, at 10 a.m. Last year, with COVID-19 safety protocol at the fore, Kids & Families Program Manager at Waterfall Arts, Bridget Matros, orchestrated a creative way for kids of all ages to celebrate Halloween safely. “It was a massive success by all accounts, as the community arts...
Open House Reception, Nov. 13
Page Gallery hosts silent art auction for Camden library
Tue, 10/19/2021 - 1:15pm

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library is putting together a silent art auction featuring well-known Midcoast artists. The show will be on display at Page Gallery, in Camden, from November 6 through November 13. Saturday, November 13, is a special all-day “Open House Reception” at the gallery, welcoming viewers and bidders from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bids can be placed throughout the week, closing at 5 p.m. on November 13. The art auction is a fundraiser to benefit the Camden Public Library...
help bring interest, peace, serenity and comfort to staff and patients
Call for artists for 2022 Miles Hospital hall gallery
Fri, 10/15/2021 - 2:00pm
DAMARISCOTTA — The Miles Memorial Hospital League is issuing its final call for artists to exhibit their works in the hospital’s Hall Gallery during the 2022 calendar year. Final deadline for consideration of artwork will be Monday, October 25. Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, the league’s Art Committee is unable to conduct in-person jurying as it has in the past, but will jury artwork via submission of jpeg images. Also, due to the pandemic and in an effort to keep everyone as safe as...
Camden International Film Festival announces winners, looks ahead to 2022
Wed, 10/13/2021 - 1:15pm

CAMDEN — The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) wrapped its 17th edition on Sunday, September 26 after a successful 10-day virtual festival and a four-day in-person festival that ran from September 16-19. This year’s festival was the largest documentary-focused industry gathering since the start of the global pandemic with over 200 filmmakers, fellows, and industry professionals participating in CIFF or one of the concurrent Points North Artist Programs. In addition to the filmmakers and...
Photographers with Maine connections take stage at reception, exhibit in Camden
Tue, 10/12/2021 - 2:45pm

CAMDEN — Carver Hill Gallery, 28 Bayview Street in Camden, will be showing three photographers with Maine connections for an opening to be held on Thursday, October 21, 2021, from 5 - 7 p.m. All three artists will be present. Show runs through November 21. Jon Kolkin began photographing Buddhist monks in Bhutan, the only Buddhist Kingdom in the world, over 10 years ago. A couple of years later in China, he discovered a 3-acre cloistered community of over one hundred Buddhist...
traditional and contemporary decorations
Webinar for creating winter holiday decorations, Nov. 1
Mon, 10/11/2021 - 3:30pm

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar about creating winter holiday decorations from available natural materials, Monday, Nov. 1., from 6 - 7:15 p.m. “ Tips and Tipping for Long-Lasting Holiday Decorations ” will show how to harvest and handle evergreens, and how to create both traditional and contemporary decorations. Presenters will be Dave Fuller, UMaine Extension agriculture and nontimber forest products...
first of its kind book accompanies major exhibit at Maine State Museum
Online author talk with Laureen LaBar: 250 years of quilting in Maine
Wed, 10/06/2021 - 1:00pm

Quilting has a rich history in Maine and America, and its popularity has surged in recent years as people return to traditional handcrafts. On Monday, October 18, at 6 p.m., the Camden Public Library will host museum curator Laureen LaBar for an online presentation about her new book, Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community . In her book, LaBar coaxes stories out of objects and uses those stories to enlighten, entertain, and bring new voices to Maine history. The first book of...
Eddy Middle School and Treasure Trove Artistry Project
Art exhibit, reception at UMaine Hutchinson Center
Tue, 10/05/2021 - 2:45pm

BELFAST — A new art exhibit exploring and processing COVID-19 and grief through art opens October 5 at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The show, on display through December, is free and open to the public Monday–Friday., from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., A free public reception for the show will be held Sunday, Oct. 17, from 1 – 3 p.m. Two groups are participating in this art show — the Eddy Middle School in Newry, Maine and the...
expanding their audience statewide
Maine Extension 4-H virtual exhibit hall now open
Tue, 10/05/2021 - 2:15pm

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is again offering a virtual exhibit hall to showcase some of this year’s work by Maine 4-H members. While some fairs did take place this year with in-person audiences and judging of displays, the UMaine Extension 4-H virtual exhibit hall gives members another option to show their work and expands the audience statewide. The first UMaine Extension 4-H virtual exhibit hall opened in August 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Included in the...
Opening reception for Salt Pond Studio artist Pam Cabañas
Sat, 10/02/2021 - 5:15pm

FRIENDSHIP — Gallery owners Pam Cabañas and her son Eli Cabanas are reopening Salt Pond Studio this Indigenous Peoples Weekend with an exhibition of shore scapes by Pam Cabañas. Exhibition opens Saturday, Oct. 9, with a reception from 4 – 8 p.m. Pam’s paintings will be accompanied with classical renditions on the keyboard by local musician Adrian Piel, and of course, a roaring blaze in the firepit, according to Salt Pond, in news release. Ten percent of gallery proceeds will be donated to the...
farewell homage to mentors and peers of outgoing founder and Executive Director
‘Straight From the Heart’ woodworking exhibit at Messler Gallery
Sun, 09/26/2021 - 12:00pm

ROCKPORT — “Straight from the Heart,” a farewell exhibition curated by the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s outgoing founder and executive director, Peter Korn, has opened at the school’s Messler Gallery in Rockport. The show runs through January 5, 2022, and visitors are welcome. The exhibition is Korn’s homage to mentors and peers whose work he greatly admires, whose friendship has enriched his five-decade career, and whose knowledge and participation have contributed to the success of...
designed by OHS Artists
Arts in Action to celebrate Rock City mural during First Friday artwalk
Sun, 09/26/2021 - 11:15am

ROCKLAND — Arts in Action invites the community to join in a celebration of the team of OHS students designers, painters and community volunteers who brought the newest collaborative artwork to life for Rockland's downtown under the guidance of mural director, Alexis Iammarino. Students and volunteers will be recognized for their generous service and creative contributions to this new public art work, Friday, October 1, from 5:30 - 6:15 p.m., during Rockland’s First Friday artwalk. Located on...
LEARN-DISCOVER-GROW
Herring Gut Learning Center presents Trash to Art with Kim Bernard
Thu, 09/23/2021 - 3:45pm
Join Rockland artist Kim Bernard, Tuesday, September 28, at 7 p.m., via Zoom, for a show and tell about how she creates sculpture that is recycled, kinetic, interactive, involves the community and is public. Working with materials such as ocean debris, bicycle inner tubes, bowling balls, reusable nylon bags and plastic, she aims to inspire and raise awareness about environmental issues, overconsumption and preserving Maine’s precious natural resources. Bernard will also talk about her current...
Warren Historical Society open house, Oct. 2
Wed, 09/22/2021 - 7:15pm
WARREN — The Warren Historical Society will have an open house on Saturday, October 2, 2021, from 12 - 3 p.m., at the Campbell House, located at 225 Main Street in Warren. Featured will be quilts, rugs and tours of the Campbell House.
Maine Lighthouse Museum open house to include art unveiling, sea shanties
Tue, 09/21/2021 - 2:00pm
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lighthouse Museum invites the public to its open house on Sunday, September 26, at the museum, located at 1 Park Drive, in Rockland. The open house begins at 1 p.m. Brian Dunn will be singing Sea Shanties until 3 p.m., when staff will unveil two new exhibits "The Lighthouse" and "The Launching," both given to the museum by Barnaby Porter. THE LAUNCHING: The ship Pine Tree is one of the largest in a series of sculptural pieces labeled “Works of Nature” by the...
Appleton Rug Hookers work on display at Gibbs Library
Mon, 09/20/2021 - 5:15am

WASHINGTON — At the Gibbs Library, now through the end of October, is a show featuring the art and handwork of the Appleton Rug Hookers. The rugs are a colorful reflection of rural life, blending traditional and updated subjects and techniques. The show includes three Blue Ribbon winners from the Union Fair. The Artists’ Statement: Appleton Rug Hookers (Originated in 2004) The first group consisted of 3 people, now there are 12. As some folks leave, other folks join. ...
Local Color Gallery hosts two Maine guest artists
Tue, 09/14/2021 - 4:45pm

BELFAST — Danielle Madore, of Peaks Island, and Deborah Stevenson, of Searsport, are exhibiting paintings at Local Color Gallery through October 3. Stevenson is a lifelong painter and collage artist who recently moved to Searsport. Her exhibit at Local Color shows one aspect of her subject matter: houses in Maine that were advertised in real estate listings at a time of her life when moving to Maine was a dream. Some are even painted on boards from real estate signs. In addition to these pieces...
using sunlight and water to create an image
Cyanotype printing workshop on Sears Island
Sat, 09/11/2021 - 8:00am

SEARS ISLAND — Friends of Sears Island will host a cyanotype printing workshop on Sunday, September 26, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., on Sears Island, with Sandi Cirillo and Ashley Megquier. Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that uses sunlight and water to create an image. Workshop attendees will be given time to roam on Sears Island and collect interesting natural materials such as ferns, leaves, feathers, and flowers to use in their prints. Using light-sensitized cyanotype paper, each...
Searsport gallery to display six diverse Maine artists
Fri, 09/10/2021 - 5:30pm

SEARSPORT — An art exhibition and sale overlooking the Penobscot Bay to be held at Ridge Works Studio, at 37 Sandy Ridge Lane, in Searsport. Breaking out of months of health restrictions, six diverse Maine artists will show new work as well as archival works. The opening will be Friday, Sept. 24, from 4 - 7 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Break/Out exhibition artists Marjorie Arnett, JoAnne Houlsen, Janake Howard, Deborah Jellison,Lauren Jellison, and John LeBlanc will...
‘Great Art for Great Reads’
Art for auction on display at Waldoboro Public Library
Fri, 09/10/2021 - 5:15pm

WALDOBORO — Waldoboro Public Library is gearing up for an online art auction to be held from September 25 through October 8 on the auction site BiddingOwl.com. The library is now displaying more than 70 original works by artists and artisans—everything from works on canvas or paper, to sculpture, stained glass, wood turning, and fiber arts. You can go to the “Great Art for Great Reads” page on Facebook for a peek at some of pieces that will be up for bid. “Better yet, stop by the Waldoboro...
Rockland Public Library re-opens display cases to exhibitors
Thu, 09/09/2021 - 1:30pm

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library is seeking applications from local nonprofit civic and cultural groups, clubs, and individuals, to display artwork, collections and other small items and/or information about their group in the display case(s) in the Winter Garden corridor. Two display cases on the main floor are available for such promotional displays. These two lockable glass-enclosed display cabinets are approximately 5ft. 4in. tall on the interior with three adjustable and removable...
REALISM IN NATURE: TWO ARTISTS, TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES
Alexandra Perry-Weiss, Sherrie York join Pemaquid Group of Artists
Mon, 09/06/2021 - 10:15am

As new members of the Pemaquid Art Gallery this season, Alexandra Perry-Weiss and Sherrie York are showing realism-based images of the beauties of Maine. Perry-Weiss’s works are colorful, lush oil paintings and, in a completely different medium, York’s works are brilliant linocut prints. The two artists have quite different backgrounds, according to The Pemaquid Group of Artists, in a news release. Perry-Weiss takes up a life-long interest in classical oil painting after retirement from 30...
Port Clyde Art Gallery art work to exhibit during St. George Art Tour
Sun, 09/05/2021 - 7:00am

PORT CLYDE — The Port Clyde Art Gallery will feature works by gallery members during the St. George Art Tour on Saturday, September 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., marking its end-of-season exhibition. Works by Lydia Kaeyer, Marianne Swittlinger, Valerie Garrigan, Katharine Cartwright, Bill Swittlinger, Jane Derbyshire and Angela Anderson will be on display. Refreshments will be served. The gallery closes for the season on September 6. Port Clyde Art Gallery is located at 5 Cold Storage Road, above...
an opportunity to express dream imagery through a medium other than clay
George Pearlman to exhibit at Jackson Memorial Library
Sat, 09/04/2021 - 9:00am

TENANTS HARBOR — Jackson Memorial Library will host an exhibition of paintings by George Pearlman. The show begins September 21 and runs through October 29, with a reception on Friday, October 1, between 5 and 7 p.m. Pearlman is a local ceramicist with a studio located in Tenants Harbor. His work has been recognized by the Maine Arts Commission and has been exhibited at galleries throughout the United States. The paintings he is exhibiting at the library started as a whim; a way to express some...
Waterfall Arts exhibition celebrates 41 years of Artfellows
Fri, 09/03/2021 - 6:45pm

BELFAST — On Saturday, September 11, Waterfall Arts will open its doors to another history-rich exhibition with Artfellows: Belfast's Original Cooperative Gallery, 1980-1997. In 1980, a number of young Waldo County artists teamed up to form the Artfellows, a group committed to supporting artists and to creating more local opportunities for exhibiting contemporary art. For over a decade, the Artfellows gallery served as a hub of ingenuity, dialogue, and camaraderie. Dozens of Maine’s best-known...
Arts In The Barn presents ‘David Vickery, Oil Painter’
Thu, 09/02/2021 - 6:15pm

CUSHING — Arts In The Barn, in Cushing, presents “David Vickery, Oil Painter” September 10, 11, and 12, 2021, with an opening reception Friday, September 10, from 5 - 7 p.m. David Vickery is a self taught artist of refined paintings and exceptional imagery. In an Arts in the Barn news release, he writes: “I'm a contemporary realist painter and 30 year resident of Cushing. I'm represented locally by Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland. I've enjoyed showing my latest paintings (at Good Neighbor...
‘By the Big Blue Sea’ paintings exhibit by Friendship’s Jamie Spooner
Thu, 09/02/2021 - 6:00pm

FRIENDSHIP — Salt Pond Studio presents paintings by Friendship artist Jamie Spooner, Thursday September 9 – Sunday September 19, 2021, with an artist reception Friday, Sept. 10, from 4 - 8 p.m. “Tinged with humor and fun, Jamie’s bold and colorful work makes a strong statement,” said Salt Pond, in a news release. “Big and Bold” is Spooner’s artistic calling card. “Paintings of dogs, friends and other creatures by the sea all are ablaze with distinct and unique personalities,” said Salt Pond. “...
Rockland Friday Art Walk street closure, Sept. 3
Thu, 09/02/2021 - 5:45pm
ROCKLAND — Main Street from the intersections of Park Street to Summer Street will be closed this Friday, September 3, from 5 - 8 p.m., for the monthly First Friday Art Walk, in Downtown Rockland.

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