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BELFAST — Belfast is one of six featured cities in the Annual Maine Craft Weekend, October 5 and 6, 2024. Belfast’s events will include live demonstrations, DIY workshops, classes, hands-on help,…

Charles Nowell, Autumn’s Bounty. (Photo courtesy BRAF)

ARTinME 2024 kicks-off with an opening reception at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery on Saturday, October 5 and runs through November 9.

Artists from all over Maine submitted more…

opening reception October 8
Lexicon 15, oil on panel 2024 by Sheep Jones. (Photo courtesy Belfast Free Library)

BELFAST — “Narratives,” a new exhibit of paintings by Belfast artist Sheep Jones, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of October. The exhibit, in…

offshore, oil on birch, 20” x 24" by Susan Metzger. (Photo courtesy Triangle Gallery)

ROCKLAND — Susan Metzger will be showing her paintings at Triangle Gallery on Elm Street in Rockland. In The Between, "exquisitely spiritual (sky/land/sea)scapes," will be in the upstairs gallery…

Judith Schuppien - "Trail 1, Monhegan." Courtesy of BRAF

The not-for-profit Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) unveils its annual juried ARTinME show which, this year, spotlights large format works and small sculpture from Maine artists.

artist’s reception Oct. 4
Work by Harrah Lord. (Photo courtesy Rockport Public Library)

The Rockport Public Library will be hosting a show of color and black and white fine art photography by Harrah Lord, Oct. 2-30. The show entitled “Through These Eyes” features images that evoke…

Cauliflower, watercolor by Katharine Cartwright. (Photo courtesy Katharine Cartwright)

SPRUCE HEAD — Organic, an exhibition of fine art by Spruce Head artist Katharine Cartwright, is on display at the Craignair Gallery. 

Cartwright’s exhibition includes watercolor…

annual 2-day salute to the diverse world of foreign automobiles

OWLS HEAD — Foreign Auto Rendezvous, Owls Head Transportation Museum’s last outdoor event of the 2024 season, takes place September 21 and 22, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“Join like-…

ROCKPORT — A new art exhibit at Pen Bay Medical Center features works by Judy O’Dell, Susan Garrett, Pat Nelson, Andre Benoit and Hillary Mishcon along the walls of the hospital’s main hallway.…

also the ArtFeeds artist bowls exhibit

CAMDEN — Page Gallery presents “Story Suggested,” an exhibition of artwork from David Graeme Baker, Sal Taylor Kydd, and Holden Willard. The show highlights artists who use images to tell a story…

ROCKLAND — On Friday, Sept. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Maine Coastal Islands Visitor Center will open its fall art show.

The work of those involved in the Union of Maine Visual Artists…

UNION — The New Union Farmers Market will be holding an exhibit and sale of local art beginning Friday, September 13, at the Blueberry Building at 61 Common Road in Union. The exhibit will feature…

Colin Page, Eric Hopkins, Meghan Brady plus 31 Maine Artists Headline 

CAMDEN — AIO Food & Energy Assistance announces the opening of the 3rd Annual ArtFeeds: Artists Against Food Insecurity exhibition and online…

BELFAST — SoundBone Media and Barbaria Maria present a poetry/video/installation experience, Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m., in the Abbott Room, centered around Maria’s 2024 long-form poem, “…

Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool is hosting its second annual auction of community art benches, painted by local artists and sponsored by local businesses, to raise scholarship funds for families…

make a difference for Maine wildlife and all animals in need while viewing beautiful artwork

BELFAST — Parent Fine Art LLC in Belfast is holding a fun-filled event supporting furry friends, Thursday, Sept. 19, from 3 - 5 p.m., at the gallery. 

“Get ready to make a difference for…

(Sept. 10.2024) – The Craft Stash Sale scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 has been postponed until the winter, probably February/March, due to low donations, according to Carver Memorial Library…

telling stories through images

CAMDEN — Quarry Hill welcomes political cartoonist Dan Kirchoff on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m., at Anderson Inn.

“One never makes friends drawing political cartoons for newspapers...…

ROCKLAND — Join other adult (ages 18+) artists on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 5:30 - 7 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library, for "Erasure Poetry", this month's co-sponsored art making evening with the…

local documentary filmmaker Ben Levine

ROCKPORT — On Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., Maine Media College will present a showcase of early video by Ben Levine, local documentary filmmaker.

As a member of a 1970s video art…

ROCKLAND — Triangle Gallery will be featuring three solo shows: Edward Nadeau, “Homage to the Everyday, New Paintings”, on view through September 22; Kingsley Parker, “What’s Up There?” and Abbie…

If You Give a Girl a Camera

SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library and Penobscot Marine Museum will set sail on an adventure through the eyes of two young photographers with a joint event on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 3 p.m., at…

20-minute guided tours, plus artist’s reception and cider-tasting

CUSHING — Apple Magic, a unique nature experience, will be on display September 7 and 8, at the Langlais Art Preserve.

Apple Magic is a site-specific installation by Nate Luce, a Rockland-…

opening reception Sept. 7

SEARSPORT — The Parsonage Gallery launches its third fall season with two new solo exhibitions by Alicia Ethridge from Maine and G. Roland Biermann from Germany. All are welcome to an opening…

TENANTS HARBOR — On Friday, Sept. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, will host an opening reception for local artist Stephen Teichman. Teichman’s show, which…

“Taking Flight”

ROCKLAND — The Karen Talbot Art Gallery, at 239 Cedar Street, will be hosting a First Friday (September) Artwalk event, Sept. 6, showcasing the gallery show “Taking Flight.”

The show…

pick up a tiny art kit between Sept. 9 and Sept. 25

ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library invites local community members to share their artistic talents. The Library is seeking submissions for a Tiny Art Show.

Artists ages 14 years and older…

WALDOBORO — The Great Art for Great Reads Art Show is now live on Bidding Owl. Bidding begins Friday, Aug. 30 and goes through Friday, Sept. 13 until 10 p.m. The Bidding Owl link is on the…

"Water is My Inspiration"

CAMDEN — Photographer and artist Sue Michlovitz will discuss the genesis of and reasoning behind her photographs made in the natural world during an evening program titled "Water is My Inspiration…

BELFAST — A new art exhibit opened this month at Waldo County General Hospital featuring work by photographer Betsy Headley and mixed-media artist Deborah Jellison. Their works are on display…

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library will be hosting a show of work from Maine artist Eric Darling’s Drift Rope Project from September 5 - 27. Darling recycles cords of discarded pot warp from…

Call for Artists

BELFAST — On September 28, 2024, the streets of downtown Belfast and Heritage Park will come alive with color during the 8th Annual Belfast Chalk Walk, a free and family-friendly event that…

Opening Celebration Aug. 31

FRIENDSHIP — Photographer Thomas Petzwinkler fills the Salt Pond Studio Gallery with 24 photographic works illustrating specific moments of crystalline awareness experienced during his travels…

selected works by husband and wife Sean Alonzo Harris and Elizabeth Jabar

WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre, located at 916 Main Street, kicks off the Fall season with a September art gallery show featuring two refreshing Maine artists who share a focus on the human…

ROCKLAND — The final 2024 Rockland Makers Market at the Harbor will be Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Rockland Makers Market runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Harbor Park, and will include forty…

highlighting how integral the rope is to the livelihoods of Maines’ coastal communities

CAMDEN — Eric Darling will lead an outdoor presentation called Drift Rope Project on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 12 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.

Over the past few years Eric Darling has…

SPRUCE HEAD — The Craignair Gallery invites the public to the Opening Reception of Flights of Fancy, an exhibition of fine art by Waldoboro artist Jean Kigel, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 4 to 7 p.…

happy thoughts, stories made up, bits of sunshine and salt and sea

ROCKLAND — Carver Hill Gallery will host an artist talk with America Martin, Saturday, Aug. 24, at 1 p.m., at her solo show at The Yellow Barn Pop-Up location (20 Winter Street Rockland, across…

coinciding with the Waldoboro Art Walk

WALDOBORO — The Great Art for Great Reads Art Show reception will be held on Friday, August 30, from 5 - 7 p.m., at the Waldoboro Public Library. The reception coincides with the Waldoboro Art…

Coastline: Series and Progressions

CAMDEN — Artist Simon van der Ven will talk about his work on Sunday, Sept. 8, at 1 p.m., at Page Gallery, 23 Bay View Street in Camden. van der Ven's work is a part of the current exhibit, …

opening reception October 8

BELFAST — The Belfast Poetry Festival announces local artist Sheep Jones as its official Festival Artist. The Festival steering committee has selected several of Jones’s paintings to represent…

A phone call at just the right moment

ROCKLAND — Terry Pinto received a call one day while he happened to be searching online, trying to find a material that could remove some of the graffiti from the side of one of Director Pinto’s…

VINALHAVEN — New Era Gallery, in Vinalhaven, will open a Late Summer group show on Saturday, Aug. 24, with a reception from 5 - 7 p.m. The show honors the last weeks of summer and features gallery…

BELFAST — Belfast’s Fourth Friday Art Walk on August 23, from 4 to 7 p.m., features Maine artist Marguerite Lawler at Local Color Gallery. Lawler will present her latest exhibition, "Wish You Were…

THOMASTON — On Saturday, Aug. 24, in conjunction with the Maine Authors Book Festival, the Thomaston Academy will have an open house, open artist's studio and art show in the Academy building. …

van der Ven artist talk September 8

CAMDEN — Page Gallery presents “Coastline: Series and Progressions,” an exhibition of new work from Siri Beckman, Tom Curry, and Simon van der Ven. The show features three artists whose work…

Preview starts August 21 and 22

OWLS HEAD — The 46th annual New England Auto Auction (NEAA) will be held Friday, August 23, and Saturday, August 24, at the Owls Head Transportation Museum. 

“The 46th annual New England…

new this year: live music and a dance party

LINCOLNVILLE — Celebrate art and community at the Second Annual Lincolnville Arts Fest, August 17 and 18.

Open Studio Tours
Outdoor Pop-up Show (this time, hosted by Windsor…

Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Carol Wiley
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation has issued a call to artists for their large format “Art in Maine” juried exhibition to be held Oct. 5-Nov. 9. The awards ceremony will be held opening night. The…
“an arts and crafts community exhibition where anything goes”

CUSHING — Arts In The Barn/ Cushing Historical Society presents “Creations in Cushing”, an arts and crafts community exhibition where anything goes, in sculpture, photographs, paintings, found…