Something to keep in mind. On the road there are drivers like me. Old drivers. Drivers keeping their eyes peeled for the perfect expression of the Ohio landscape to stop and draw…
Art
Paintings of Maine Throughout the Seasons
Representational landscape artist Susan Dowley will exhibit a collection of her oil paintings at the Rockport Public Library from Sept. 2 - Oct. 29. The show,…
a celebration of visual arts and the creative process
Join artists Ingrid Ellison, Ken Foster, Rachel Houlihan, Michael Rich and Hillary Steinau on Pearl Street in Camden as they open their studios to the public on…
long inspired by the wonder and beauty of the Island
The Craignair Gallery invites the public to the Opening Reception of a group exhibition of fine art entitled “Clark Island” by local artists Gwen Sylvester, Susan Lewis Baines, Jean Kigel, Karin…
Both “from away," their work reflects very different ways of looking at places
ROCKPORT — Gallery 162 will present "Frames of Mind: From Away and From Here", a photographic exhibition bringing together the work of two photographersNi Rong and Ron Hart, who came to Maine from…
Artist and educator Argy Nestor and poet Jean Anne Feldeisen will present an exhibit and reading of Catching Fireflies during an artists' reception, Sept…
Just driving around... and drawing
Once upon a time I was fascinated by blacksmithing and sought out anyone who could teach me the skills. Lawrence Boone was a man with great stories. He ran away from his home in N…
Aug. 20
The Owls Head Transportation Museum will kick off the 48th Annual New England Auto Auction weekend with the Rev It Up Party on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 2 - 7 p.m.
"The evening offers a…
Shore Road Gallery Art Experience and Exhibit with three Maine artists: Amy Tingle, Guest Artist, and resident artists Amy and…
CUSHING — Arts In The Barn will hold its final community show of the season, “Creations in Cushing," August 28 - 30, 2026, at Arts In The Barn, 17 Hathorne Point Road. And opening reception…
two special consignments will support Maine causes: Make-A-Wish Maine and Robbins Lumber Relief Fund
OWLS HEAD — More than a century of transportation history will come together in Midcoast Maine when the 48th Annual New England Auto Auction returns to the Owls Head Transportation Museum, August…
visually exploring animist possibilities within the local landscape
Local Color Gallery welcomes guest artist Nell Parker from August 25 through September 20. She will talk about her work, New Topics: Spirits in the Land, at the August Art Walk reception on Friday…
authors, presentations, food trucks; raffle to benefit the Library
The 7th annual Maine Book Festival will be held Aug. 22, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Thomaston Public Library,…
A studio open house and garden tour will be held at Everyday Pottery by Mary Trotochaud, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22 and 23, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Everyday Pottery by Mary Trotochaud…
Opening Remarks by Bob Keyes, Chair of the Maine Arts Commission
“Rattle The Cage” at a free performance event by artists/activists of The Forty Hour Club, Sunday, Aug. 16, at 3 p.m., at the group’s environmental art installation “A Hole For One!", currently on…
WALDOBORO — Gravedigger's Daughter presents "Mason & Dixon," a solo exhibition of photographs by Drew Leventhal, on view …
Martha White (granddaughter of E.B. White) and Melissa Sweet
Left Bank Books, in downtown Belfast, invites the public to meet Martha White and Melissa Sweet on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m., to celebrate that day’s release of…
An Artists Reception for "Seasoned on Monhegan" will be held Saturday, Aug. 15, from 3 - 7 p.m., at Salt Pond Studio, with live performance at 5 p.m. by Gary…
opening reception is August 28
The sixth annual Great Art for Great Reads Art Show and Online Auction at the Waldoboro Public Library runs from August 17-September 11. Online bidding will be open between August 28 and September…
Shore Road Gallery Art Experience and Exhibit will be open to the public on August 28 and 29 with three Maine artists: guest artist Amy Tingle, and resident…
Magee to be presented 'Living Legend Award'
CUSHING — Alan Magee, distinguished artist, illustrator and a longtime resident of Cushing, will present "Stories from Five Decades" in an Arts In The Barn event, Wednesday, Aug. 12,…
This year, the Reception and Live Auction tickets are complimentary
The Camden Public Library presents “Camden on Canvas,” a plein-air fundraiser being held in Camden and surrounding communities August 21-23, 2026, culminating in a…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) invites Maine artists to submit work for ARTinME 2026, our fourth annual juried exhibition celebrating the power and presence of large-format art. This…
fine art landscape painting through the vision of four very different approaches
Arts In The Barn/Cushing Historical Society presents “Landscape: degrees of Abstraction”, the paintings of Seth Aylmer, Lisa Kyle, Lee Talboys and Jim Lynch; August 21 to 23, opening Friday, Aug.…
delivering ‘'seed sculptures' to the water where the river meets the sea
CUSHING — Join Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) for the final SEED event with artist Lihua Lei Farley on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 2 - 4 p.m.…
From August 9 – 16, Mosaic Restaurant in Camden is partnering with local artists and local businesses to raise funds for Lily Robbins. Lily was severely burned and injured in the Robbin…
Teens aged 11-17 are invited to join staff at the Belfast Free Library on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 3 - 4 p.m., to begin their own crocheted animal. …
Gleason Fine Art
East Boothbay artist Andrea Peters has been with Gleason Fine Art for more than three decades. With each year’s new work, she has dazzled us with her passion for oil paints–her yellows sizzle, her…
Spectators across generations flock to downtown Rockland for the traditional Lobster Festival parade
ROCKLAND - The theme of the 2026 Maine Lobster Festival Parade "Rise and Renewal" is a tribute to a 2019 book, with the same title, written by…
storybook circle, scavenger hunt, arts and crafts project
SEARSMONT — Children and families are invited to participate in SEED, a project by artist Lihua Lei Farley inspired by the St. George River.
With Georges River Land Trust, Lihua Lei Farley…
three artists who live and work along the midcoast
Arts In The Barn presents “Maine Coast in Oils and Sculpture”, the work of three artists who live and work along the Midcoast area and find inspiration in the wilderness as well as the more…
Ongoing demonstrations across a wide range of fiber arts will be held Aug. 9, 2026, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., at the Andrew Robinson Homestead, 945 River Road, St.…
confronting the unnatural forces of ego and greed
“A Hole For One!" – an interactive environmental art installation by The Forty Hour Club, an iconoclastic group of performance artists and activists …
Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery, 1396 Back Cove Road, celebrates her biggest show of the year, her 26th annual Eastern Views, during the second weekend of August, the…
existing and new pieces welcome; loan or donate in perpetuity
One of Maine’s oldest food cooperatives, the Belfast Community Co-op, has reached fifty years serving the communities of the Midcoast and beyond. The downtown…
Butterstamp Workshop closing its doors in 2026, free horse-drawn wagon rides, mini workshops
WISCASSET — Stroll the sidewalks, stop in to artist-owned galleries, and visit shops throughout the Village during Wiscasset Art Walk on…
tea and conversation with Tarlin, Aug. 26
On Friday, Aug. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, will host the opening reception for Maine artist Joanne Tarlin’s August show…
reception and watercolor demonstration, Aug. 9
"Watermarks," a selection of watercolors, created en plein air and in the studio, by artist Mary Ann Heinzen, will be on display from Friday, Aug. 7…
reception Aug. 7; weekend demos by Ann O’Hara, Mary Beth Morrison
Arts In The Barn/ Cushing Historical Society presents “Summer Blues”; a group show, August 7 to 9, at 17 Hathorne Point Road in Cushing. An opening celebration will be held Aug. 7, from 5 - 7 p.m…
History Takes Flight
OWLS HEAD — Historic aircraft, world-class aerobatic performers, legendary warbirds, and classic vehicles will come together at the 2026 Wings & Wheels Airshow, August 1 - 2, from 10 a.m. to 3…
Meet the Artists Reception, August 6
BANGOR — "A burst of light, a pageant of color and the hope of a new day. But filter those elements through the mind’s eye and they react in unexpected, exciting and even…
“Sew Much Talent"
Handcrafted works of fiber art will be on display in the upper and lower levels of Rockport Public Library from August 5 - 28. The show features a selection of new…
Downtown Waldoboro will celebrate local and regional art, music, and community during Artwalk Waldoboro on Friday, July 24…
drawing inspiration from the forms found in seashells while reflecting on a universal human need
Homeworthy is partnering with award-winning Maine artist Katharine Cartwright and The Craignair Gallery for Shell-ter, a special benefit…
Rockport Public Library welcomes children's author and illustrator Stephen Costanza for a dynamic, two-part youth workshop on Tuesday, July 28, at 1 p.m., centered…
weekly Seaweed Talks; reception during First Friday Artwalk, Aug. 7
Holdfast! A Seaweed Exhibition will open August 1, at 20 Winter Street in Rockland, across from CMCA and one block from the Farnsworth Art Museum. The exhibition includes a diverse group of 30…
Teens aged 11-17 are invited to create their own button on Thursday, July 30, from 3 - 4 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast.
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Art, Poetry, and Bird Talk
Local Color Gallery will host a reading by Alice Hotopp, author of Atlas of Kinship: Stories of Connection between Seabirds, People & Place, and Leslie…
