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‘Each harbor has its own distinct sound. Rocked by the motion of water, the pull of the tide, and a variable touch of wind’
Sound artist presents online talk on The Art of Sound: Recordings from the Coast of Maine
Thu, 03/30/2023 - 5:45pm

The Camden Public Library welcomes sound artist Dianne Ballon for her virtual presentation The Art of Sound: Recordings from the Coast of Maine on Tuesday, April 11, at 6 p.m. Sound artist Dianne Ballon has been working in sound for over thirty-five years. She was awarded a Maine Artist Fellowship from the Maine Arts Commission. In lieu of returning to the Arctic where she has recorded sound, the award and the limitations from the pandemic gave her the opportunity to focus on her coastal sound...
Tatting with PMM and Felted Easter Eggs with Sandi Cirillo offered through Carver Memorial Library
Fri, 03/24/2023 - 2:30pm

SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library, in Searsport, provided information regarding two craft events in early April: Felted Easter Eggs with Sandi Cirillo, and Tatting with PMM. Felted Easter Eggs with Sandi Cirillo Tuesday April 4, 4-6pm Carver Library, 12 Union Street, Searsport Easter is just around the corner and we'll be making felted Easter eggs to decorate with. Learn about the history of feltmaking, a fiber process that dates back to pre-Christian times, and have fun...
keeping that youthful spirit of discovery alive
Art show and author event with wildlife illustrator Rebekah Lowell at Rockport library
Thu, 03/23/2023 - 6:00pm

ROCKPORT — From April 4 through 26, the Rockport Public Library will host an uplifting show of artwork by author/illustrator and surface pattern designer Rebekah Lowell. Lowell will also be presenting her new picture book, Catching Flight (Doubleday Books for Young Readers), at the library on Wednesday, April 26, at 6 p.m. Lowell’s show, entitled “The Art of Nature”, is meant to spotlight how art creates an ongoing narrative with the wild spaces around us. “As children, we have a sense...
‘Whether the places are frequently visited or passed by, they surround a town’s people’
Craignair Gallery exhibits ‘A Place and Purpose’ by Jefferson artist Doug Houle
Wed, 03/22/2023 - 5:30pm

SPRUCE HEAD — The Craignair Gallery invites the public to an Artist’s Reception on Wednesday, March 29, from 4 to 7 p.m., to celebrate the opening of “A Place and Purpose” by Jefferson artist Doug Houle. Born in Manchester, Connecticut in 1974, Houle attended Plymouth State College and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting in 1998. His focus has always been painting New England's buildings, objects and landscapes, creating dramatic images using light and color. "Through my...
Rockport resident G. Bion Richards to exhibit copper sculptures in April
Wed, 03/22/2023 - 5:00pm

ROCKPORT — During the month of April, Rockport resident and artist G. Bion Richards will exhibit a selection of his copper bird and fish sculptures in the Rockport Public Library’s Marine Room. “I really appreciate the Rockport Public Library and the wonderful folks that work there,” said Richards, a frequent patron of the library, in a library news release. “The Marine Room, in particular, has been a source of reference materials for my copper work including Atlantic fish and the great blue...
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
New Maine Photographers Showcase opens April 1
Tue, 03/21/2023 - 2:45pm

Boothbay Region Art Foundation is hosting the first Maine Photographers Showcase exhibition running from Saturday, April 1 through Friday, May 5. This invitational show replaces the juried Maine Photography Show held for 17 years. No sooner had Bruce Burnham, BRAF board member and organizer of the Maine Photography Show, ended the long-running event, he began thinking about what to replace it with. It was a stressful decision to make. The former show would typically represent 100 photographers...
Make and Mend circle meets in Appleton, March 25
Fri, 03/17/2023 - 12:45pm
APPLETON — On Saturday, March 25, at 2 p.m., The Make and Mend circle meets at the Appleton Library. A friendly, relaxed group of fiber artists; bring your knitting, mending, weaving, sewing, hooking, etc. This group meets at the Appleton Library, 2916 Sennebec Road, on the second Tuesday each month at 4 p.m., and the fourth Saturday at 2 p.m. All levels of experience are encouraged and welcome.
A little portrait of Rockland’s Post-It Note art
Tue, 03/14/2023 - 11:30am

Hobby art, as a definition, is someone who takes a casual approach to his or her craft, and in the case of the Rockland Public Library’s first annual Postcard first Post-It Note Art Show , a rtists of all ages and all artistic backgrounds are invited to participate. The show is still accepting Post-It Note art until the end of the month. The only requirement to enter a piece of art is that it be on a 3” x 3” sticky note. Art can be drawings, paintings, or collages, but if items are added to the...
reception April 3
Art Teacher As Creator exhibit highlights work by local art teachers
Mon, 03/13/2023 - 12:45pm

WASHINGTON — The Gibbs Library presents an exhibit of works of art by six area art educators called Art Teacher As Creator. “This is a special show, as it reflects the artistic expression of the professionals who give our children opportunity, encouragement, and guidance in their own creative outpourings,” said Gibbs, in a news release.” Art teachers introduce materials, techniques, and structure, but even more, they inspire students to experience creativity as an exploration and to convey...
Cyanotype Printing, Quilt Making, Boxy Top
Free April break fiber arts program offered for teens through Arts in Action
Sun, 03/12/2023 - 4:30pm

ROCKLAND — The Arts in Action after-school program is partnering with teaching artists Annie Bailey and Katherine Ferrier to offer a pair of workshops at no cost to youth in 8th to 12th grades for the week of April 17-21, 2023, at the Lincoln Street Center in Rockland. A 9 a.m. - Noon session will feature Cyanotype Printing and Quilt Making. Cyanotypes are a form of sun printing that use a photographic process and sun exposure to create a unique indigo print. Participants will use these prints...
Help Belfast library fold paper cranes for peace in Ukraine
Fri, 03/10/2023 - 8:00am

BELFAST — Monday, March 20, from 3 - 3:30 p.m., or 4 - 4:30 p.m., drop in at the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast to fold origami cranes with Chrissy Munroe. Japanese legend says the folding of 1000 paper cranes makes a wish come true. “Help us to complete 1000 paper cranes with a wish for peace in Ukraine,” said Belfast Free Library, in a news release. “After the 20th, you will find two folding stations in the library on the first and second floor to reach our...
Make and Mend circle meets in Appleton, March 14
Tue, 03/07/2023 - 8:15pm
APPLETON — On Tuesday, March 14, at 4 p.m., The Make and Mend circle meets at the Appleton Library. A friendly, relaxed group of fiber artists; bring your knitting, mending, weaving, sewing, hooking, etc. This group meets at the Appleton Library, 2916 Sennebec Road, on the second Tuesday each month at 4 p.m., and the fourth Saturday at 2 p.m. All levels of experience are encouraged and welcome.
last year’s collection raised nearly $20,000
AIO announces an open call to artists for 2nd annual ArtFeeds: Artists in Action Against Food Insecurity
Tue, 03/07/2023 - 7:45pm

ROCKLAND — AIO announces an open call for artists for the 2nd annual ArtFeeds: Artists in Action Against Food Insecurity. AIO is accepting entries from March 2 through March 20, 2023, with results announced on April 1. Interested artists should submit their entry here . This year's Jurors will choose 15 artists based on the quality and creativity of their work, and their connection to the community. ArtFeeds is a first-of-its-kind collaboration formed in partnership with Camden-based Page...
Belfast library hosts Teen Collage and Journal Making: Learn about Dada
Tue, 03/07/2023 - 8:00am

BELFAST — Teen Collage and Journal Making: Learn about Dada is being offered Friday, March 17, from 4 - 5:30 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library. All supplies will be provided for ages 11-17 to create their own collages in the Dada style. “Come and create with us at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast,” said BFL, in a news release.
for children and teens
Belfast library’s Take and Make kits available March 14
Mon, 03/06/2023 - 8:00am

BELFAST — Take and Make is a monthly opportunity to pick up a craft at the Belfast Free Library, take it home and make it. All supplies are included and funded in part by a generous grant from the Anonimo Foundation. The March Take and Make for children will have materials from making stepping stones. The March Take and Make for teens will be materials for diamond painting feather bookmarks. Pick up beginning Tuesday, March 14 during library hours at 106 High Street, Belfast while supplies last.
Belfast library’s Lego Club to meet March 9
Sat, 03/04/2023 - 12:15pm

BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and its LEGO Club provide the LEGOs, Thursday, March 9, from 4 - 5 p.m. Bring your creativity and you can take the monthly build challenge if you like. Work on your own or with others, ask for help finding pieces and feel free to tell about your creation. All LEGO creations will be on display on the second floor of the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast, until the next LEGO Club.
Try out creative tools at ‘Art Petting Zoo’ at Camden Public Library
Thu, 03/02/2023 - 2:30pm

CAMDEN — Camden Public Library will be hosting an “Art Petting Zoo” on Wednesday, March 15, from 12 to 5 p.m., in the library’s Picker Room. Drop in any time to try out a variety of fun, creative, and crafty tools. All ages are welcome. Paper will be provided, or you can bring your own. “ Do you have an interesting tool to share?” said the release. “Bring it along!” These creative tools will be available to try out and create with: -A die-cut machine -Embossers -Rubber stamps -Decorative...
March art show, slideshow March 22, meet-and-greet March 18
Rockport photographer Charlie Costello displays art of ‘Hanging Out in Burma’
Wed, 02/22/2023 - 4:15pm

ROCKPORT — From March 2 through March 30, the Rockport Public Library will feature a show of photography by author and photographer Charlie Costello. Costello has lived and worked in Japan and Thailand and has traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia. His new book, Hanging out in Burma: Laundry Lines and Democracy Hanging in the Balance , is the culmination of three journeys that progressively deepened Costello’s appreciation of the beauty and warmth of its people and the plight...
Maine’s Blueberry Fields
Union Fair seeks squares for 2023 quilt raffle
Tue, 02/21/2023 - 4:00pm

UNION — The “big” Exhibition Hall at Union Fair (July 26-30, 2023) is promoting the 8th annual quilt raffle themed around “Maine’s Blueberry Fields: a Sampler Quilt.” This Exhibition Hall is the home of the displays of art, photography, quilts, fancy work, flowers, and vegetables. In addition, booths showcase local Granges, specific needlework, local Historical Society’s and other local groups. “We are also proud to house the Ed Barrett collection of hand-made miniature farm and logging...
Thomaston artist Linden O’Ryan’s opening reception celebrates ‘Stories in Watercolors’
Sat, 02/18/2023 - 4:00pm

SPRUCE HEAD — The Craignair Gallery invites the public to an Opening Reception on Wednesday, March 1, from 4 to 7 p.m., to celebrate the opening of “Stories in Watercolors” by Thomaston artist Linden O’Ryan. The artist describes her works as “imaginary landscapes of the heart inspired by nature.” Her larger works involve nature as well as her passion for movement and color imbued with feelings that range from magical and whimsical to spiritual and reverent in relationship to the human condition...
Waterfall Arts’ Bridge program teams up with the Belfast Co-op to support the Belfast Soup Kitchen
Colorful paper mittens cheer the Belfast Co-op and keep people fed
Fri, 02/17/2023 - 12:15pm

BELFAST—Like homemade strands of popcorn on a Christmas tree, hundreds of hand-painted paper mittens are strung across the storefront windows of the Belfast Co-op this month. Apart from their colorful cheer, each mitten equals a dollar’s worth of food for someone who is struggling with hunger in Waldo county. The sixth-grade students who are creating these mittens come from all over Waldo county as part of the Waterfall Arts’ Bridge program. Bridge is a “free after-school art club for creative...
Make and Mend circle to meet at Appleton Library, Feb. 25
Fri, 02/17/2023 - 8:00am
APPLETON — On Saturday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m., The Make and Mend circle meets at the Appleton Library. A friendly, relaxed group of fiber artists; bring your knitting, mending, weaving, sewing, hooking, etc. This group meets at the Appleton Library, 2916 Sennebec Road, on the second Tuesday each month at 4 p.m., and the fourth Saturday at 2 p.m. All levels of experience are encouraged and welcome.
#WhyYouMatter builds community, art project at Medomak Valley High School
Thu, 02/16/2023 - 8:15pm

“Every day, individuals make a positive difference in people's lives, and it is important for all of us to understand what we contribute to the world,” said Brooke Holland, art educator at Medomak Valley High School. “It takes practice, but it's so important in life to know your self worth.” The high school Studio Photography class, led by Holland and assisted by volunteer Mr. Santheson, wanted to redo a project that the seniors experienced as freshmen, right before COVID-19 closed schools. The...
Special librarian story hour rescheduled to Feb. 25
Children’s collaborative mural at Page Gallery on display through Feb. 28
Wed, 02/15/2023 - 1:00pm

CAMDEN — While their friends cozied up to woodstoves with cocoa, and businesses throughout town closed due to record-breaking cold temperatures, nine intrepid young artists gathered in the warmth of a collaborative studio space in Page Gallery, at 23 Bay View Street in Camden. Each February the gallery gives its walls over to the children of the community for its Youth Art Exhibition. This year's prompt is to create a piece of art depicting the animals you love best. Prominently displayed on a...
intuitive arrangements meant to be experienced as bold, happy, and beautiful
Allegra Kuhn’s artwork on display in Searsport
Tue, 02/07/2023 - 10:00am

SEARSPORT — The new painting-collage work “Pop” by Stockton Springs artist Allegra Kuhn is now showing at HeySailor!, 25 East Main Street, Searsport, with a meet the artist event on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, from 3 - 5 p.m. “Come meet Allegra, see her artwork, and check out Searsport’s quickly expanding Art scene,” said HeySailor!, in a news release. Kuhn is a Midcoast artist, with a studio in Stockton Springs, who creates mixed media artwork with a focus on color and design. Her new series...
two special events offered during the exhibition
Page Gallery invites children to create art depicting the animals they love best
Mon, 02/06/2023 - 1:00pm

CAMDEN — What is your favorite animal? The tame, wild or wooly? Something real or imaginary? These are the questions Page Gallery is inviting children to consider in their call for art to adorn the gallery's walls this winter. The exhibition opened on February 1 and will be on display through February 28. The gallery is offering free postcards at 23 Bay View Street in Camden and is distributing them through art programs in local schools with a prompt for children of all ages to create a piece...
Dana Ruth is owner of Modern Metalsmith at Rockland’s North End
Metalsmith works out of tiniest little jewelry store in Rockland
Mon, 01/30/2023 - 8:30am

ROCKLAND—With fewer than 200 square feet on 497 Main Street, Dana Ruth, a self-taught metalsmith and studio jeweler, has everything she needs to make her art and she couldn’t be any more pleased to be in Rockland, Maine. At the height of the pandemic, she packed her dog in her car and traveled to Maine from Atlanta, Georgia, where she lived for the last 22 years. She drove with her sights set on Acadia, and along the winding, small-town roads leading up north, she fell in love with Maine. Even...
Submissions still open for ‘Mainely Nude’ at BRAF
Fri, 01/27/2023 - 11:45am

Boothbay Region Art Foundation will be having an exhibit celebrating the human form in paintings, sculpture, photography and mixed media titled “Mainely Nude.” The non-juried show runs from Feb. 11 through March 3 at the gallery located at 1 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor. The original show celebrating the human form here in Boothbay Harbor goes back to 2017 and was known as “What’s Nude In Boothbay Harbor.” That show was the brainchild of Patricia Royall who originally named the show “What’s...
Exhibition begins Jan. 28; 35 Artists of all ages, regions, selected from pool of 423
For emerging Maine artist Holden Willard, inclusion in CMCA Biennial show, ‘is beyond my wildest dreams’
Thu, 01/26/2023 - 2:30pm

ROCKLAND — Maine’s favorite, and longest-running (since 1978) statewide juried art exhibition opens January 28 at CMCA’s Rockland gallery. The CMCA Biennial features 35 artists in all phases of their vocation. Some are local, some as far as Germany, but all have connections to this state, and were chosen by two jurors from an applicant pool of 423 artists. What does it mean to an artist be included in this show? To Holden Willard, a 23-year-old artist who was born at Pen Bay...
rooted in the reassuring and timeless strength of beauty
Maureen Egan’s ‘Invincible Summer’ landscapes on display in February
Thu, 01/26/2023 - 2:15pm

ROCKPORT — During the month of February, the Rockport Public Library will be hosting an exhibit of art by Rockport author and artist Maureen Egan. The show is entitled “Invincible Summer” and will be on view on the library’s Art Wall from February 2 through 27. The collection of Egan’s paintings and prints on canvas will include recent work highlighting Maine’s woods and waters, as well as earlier work featuring landscapes of the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. The show’s title is inspired by...
Fiber Arts and Mending Group meets in Appleton, Jan. 28
Wed, 01/25/2023 - 8:00am
APPLETON — Fiber Arts and Mending Group will meet Saturday, Jan. 28, at 4 p.m., at the Appleton Library. A friendly, relaxed group for all fiber artists; bring your knitting, mending, weaving, sewing, hooking, etc. This group meets at the Appleton Library, 2916 Sennebec Road, on the second Tuesday and fourth Saturday of each month at 4 p.m. All levels of experience are encouraged and welcome.
exploring new boundaries through experimentation
‘Fiber Art’ works by Jim Vander Noot on display in Spruce Head
Tue, 01/24/2023 - 9:00am

SPRUCE HEAD — The Craignair Gallery invites the public to an Opening Reception on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 4 to 7 p.m., to celebrate the opening of “Fiber Art” an exhibition by Spruce Head artist Jim Vander Noot. The artist learned traditional quiltmaking while living in Houston in the late 1980s and subsequently explored new boundaries through experimentation, employing graphic shapes and bold colors in his unique designs inspired by the Maine coast. Many of his works incorporate fused applique...
Calling all Maine artists for Belfast Arts in the Park
Fri, 01/20/2023 - 7:15pm
Arts in the Park 2023 will be returning to the Belfast waterfront June 24, 25. The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce and Belfast Parks and Recreation Department are again hosting the Maine fine arts and crafts show at Steamboat Landing Park. Applications for artists, musicians, and food vendors are available now through February 28. Apply and pay online or print and mail an application. Updated event rules and regulations can also be found at belfastmaine.org/arts-in-the-park and follow Arts in...
black and white encouraged. Tuxedos are optional.
Penguin Party for families at Rockport Public Library
Thu, 01/19/2023 - 8:00am

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library invites families to a free “Penguin Party” on Saturday, January 28, at 11 a.m. Participants will make a penguin-themed craft, enjoy a penguin snack, and participate in a waddle relay (with prizes for winning teams). The library will also be screening the film March of the Penguins (1 hr 20 min, rated G), for those who wish to learn more about these unique birds. Attendees are encouraged to dress in black and white. Tuxedos are optional. The party...
continuing to paint and draw many years after a stroke
Anne Cronin artwork on display in Belfast
Wed, 01/18/2023 - 2:00pm

BELFAST — “Celebration of the Seasons” an exhibit of watercolors by Anne Cronin will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library through February 28, 2023. The Kramer Gallery, located on the ground floor of the library, 106 High Street, is open during library hours. Anne Cronin is a native of Maine now living in Camden. She received her degree in art and design at the Cambridge School of Design. Her watercolor paintings and ink drawings of land and seascapes of both Maine...
Annual Harbor Arts and Books Fairs calls for artists and makers
Sat, 01/14/2023 - 8:00am

The Camden Public Library announces an open call for entries for the Annual Harbor Arts and Books Fairs on July 8 – 9, and September 30 – October 1, 2023. “Harbor Arts and Books is a well-attended, long-standing community event, held on the National Historic Landmark grounds of the Camden Public Library in both the summer and fall,” said CPL, in a news release. The fairs take place in Camden’s historic Harbor Park and Amphitheatre, and on the street that passes through the park, at the head of...
Also a Zoom option: informal presentation and Q & A with the artists
Brown Bag Lunch with the Artists offered as companion event Camden exhibit
Fri, 01/13/2023 - 8:00am

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library offers a Brown Bag Lunch with the Artists as a companion event to the January exhibit in the library’s Picker Room Gallery: Resurgence: Union of Maine Visual Artists in the Mid Coast. Bring a bag lunch Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 12 p.m., to the library’s Picker Room, and via Zoom, for an informal presentation and Q & A with artists Kelly Desrosiers and Deb Vendetti. Kelly Bennett Desrosiers is a Belfast area artist. She will be showing two mixed media collage-...
‘Legends and Legacies’ artwork by Connie Bellet on display at Gibbs Library
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 2:00pm

WASHINGTON — The Gibbs Library, in Washington, presents an art show by Connie Bellet entitled “Legends and Legacies.” Many of the paintings have songs that go with them, which were recorded by Phil White Hawk and were part of a touring multimedia performance called “Inspirada Americana.” The art show will hang through January and February. Connie Bellet has been drawing and painting since she could walk, mainly focusing on her animal friends at the St. Louis Zoo. “It’s no wonder that she had a...
from land, sea, and air taken in familiar Maine, and how she got those photos
Merryspring hosts Wildlife Photos from Maine and Around the World
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 8:00am

Wildlife photographer Carla Skinder will lead an online presentation titled “Wildlife Photos from Maine and Around the World” in a webinar Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 12 p.m., hosted by Merryspring Nature Center. Merryspring volunteer Carla Skinder is always on the move, and wherever she goes, she brings her camera. In this online presentation, Skinder will show photos of wildlife from land, sea, and air taken in familiar Maine as well as at exotic locales from around the world. To accompany the...
ecomaine invites Maine students to invent new items from waste for 2023 Upcycle Challenge
Tue, 01/10/2023 - 1:00pm

ecomaine announced the 2023 launch of its school-based Upcycle Challenge , which will award $500 to a participating student’s school. The Upcycle Challenge asks students in ecomaine’s member communities to use items that ordinarily would have been disposed of, to make all-new, functional ones and submit them by Friday, March 31. From the submissions, ecomaine’s Outreach & Recycling Committee will select a group of finalists, based on the incorporation of post-consumer materials, the...
Reception Jan. 27
Midcoast UMVA Juried Winter Exhibition on display Jan. 25 - Feb 24
Sun, 01/08/2023 - 2:00pm

BELFAST — A new show at Waterfall Arts, “Midcoast UMVA Juried Winter Exhibition,” will be on view from Wednesday, January 25 to February 24, 2023. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. An opening reception will take place on Friday, Jan. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public. The exhibition will feature works chosen from submissions by members of the Midcoast Union of Maine Visual Artists (...
Gallery XII: Moving through the seasons with area photographers
Sun, 01/08/2023 - 1:15pm

Reader gallery 12 guides viewers through the spectacular seasonal changes experienced in the Midcoast, courtesy of the photographers who call the region home. The first volume of pandemic photos was initiated in March 2020, and since then, you, the photographers, have steadily taken your cameras to the Midcoast, capturing how we perceive living through a deadly pandemic. Your photos have been remarkably expressive, and beautiful. This collection of submitted photos taken by residents and...
Coastal Quilters Jan. 2023 meeting: Reveal of this year's challenge
Sat, 01/07/2023 - 8:00am
CAMDEN — Coastal Quilters regular monthly meeting will take place on Saturday, January 14, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., at the Lions Club house on Lions Lane in Camden. January's program is a Reveal of this year's challenge, which was to make something "FUNc-tional". A brief business meeting will precede the Reveal. Regular Show and Tell will follow with light refreshment. Guests and new members are always welcome. Come early to socialize and get acquainted. The Lions Clubhouse is located opposite...
Fiber Arts and Mending Group to meet at Appleton Library
Thu, 01/05/2023 - 8:00am
APPLETON — The first meeting of the Fiber Arts and Mending Group at the Appleton Library will be held Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 4 p.m. A group for all fiber artists; bring your knitting, weaving, sewing, hooking, etc. The group will meet at the library the second Tuesday and fourth Saturday of each month at 4 p.m.
images, animal calls, facts and anecdotes
The Wonder of Maine’s Wildlife presented at Cushing library
Tue, 01/03/2023 - 10:00am

CUSHING — Outdoorsman, writer and photographer Ed Robinson will present The Wonder of Maine’s Wildlife, Thursday, Jan. 12, at 6:30 p.m., at the Cushing Public Library. The program is free and open to the public. Robinson grew up in New York’s Finger Lakes region, beginning a life-long love for wild creatures and the natural world. After college he worked and studied photography at Eastman Kodak. Assignments in the life sciences led him widely abroad. He and his family moved to Orr’s Island,...
Artists sought for Camden on Canvas, Plein-Air Weekend in July 2023
Thu, 12/29/2022 - 5:15pm

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library and Page Gallery are collaborating to present Camden on Canvas, a Plein-air fundraiser to be held in Camden and surrounding communities from July 21 to July 23, 2023. In the library's third annual event, landscape artists will paint en Plein-air at multiple local sites from Friday morning, July 21, to noon on Sunday, July 23. The weekend culminates with a reception and live auction of one painting from each artist on Sunday, July 23. Artists receive 50% of the...
she believes in simplicity, social justice, community, and the ability for nature to teach and heal
‘Embracing Stillness’ photography on display in Rockport through January
Wed, 12/28/2022 - 8:00am

ROCKPORT — From January 3 through 30, the Rockport Public Library will exhibit a show of photography entitled “Embracing Stillness” by local photographer Anne Brown. The display will feature images paying homage to the stark beauty of wintertime in Maine. The photos will be on view on the library’s Art Wall, located in the building’s lower level. Brown aims to capture “the true essence of a place or a person” with her work. “I am an extremely curious person,” said Brown, in a news release. “I...
poet Midge Goldberg and Nancy Hathaway, president of Dark Sky Maine
The Poets Corner presents Poems of the Night Sky featuring filmmaker Tara Roberts Zabrieski
Tue, 12/27/2022 - 8:00am
The stars will shine on The Poets Corner, Sunday, Jan. 8, from 4 - 5:30 p.m., via Zoom, with an event that features the filmmaker Tara Roberts Zabriskie, who has documented Maine’s efforts to “save the stars” in her film Defending the Dark . A trailer from her film will be shown. The audience will also hear from Nancy Hathaway, president of Dark Sky Maine. Author and poet Midge Goldberg will share selections from her recent released anthology: Outer Space, 100 Poems, published by...
a “sneak peak” of up-coming exhibitions
Craignair Gallery to host special preview exhibit, Jan. 4
Mon, 12/26/2022 - 2:00pm

SPRUCE HEAD — The Craignair Gallery invites the public to an opening reception for a special preview exhibition on Wednesday, Jan. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. Selected works by the gallery’s 2023 monthly featured artists will include works by Kevin Beers, Christos Calivas, Katharine Cartwright, Anne Cox, Doug Houle, Sally Loughridge, Linden O’Ryan, Whitney River, Robert Steinmetz, Gwen Sylvester, Jim Vander Noot and James Zoller. According to Katharine Cartwright, in a news release, this preview...
Located in Westport Island
Crafts In The Woods is like a roadside stand for crafts
Thu, 12/22/2022 - 11:00am

WESTPORT ISLAND—An old potting shed that had been sitting in Joelle and Adam Webber’s backyard for years has been transformed into a neighborhood drive-by art shack. Instead of a roadside fruit and vegetable stand, imagine a tiny space filled with handmade crafts—all for sale on the honor system. “The shed was pretty run down, and last summer I spent a day every week refurbishing it,” said Joelle Webber. “It was the happiest day of my week.” Webber, who crafts sculptural and artist books under...

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