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,…
Art
REALISM IN NATURE: TWO ARTISTS, TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES
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.
…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…
community art project
CAMDEN — The public is invited to celebrate International Dot Day on Wednesday, September 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Camden Public Library. Children’s librarian Miss Amy will…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s upcoming 2021 fall exhibit, ARTinME is open to all full and part time Maine residents. …
reductive abstractions
BELFAST — Maine artist Jeff Kellar has long explored what he calls “the perceptual puzzle posed by form, space, surface, illusion, and light.” His minimalist paintings, made from a combination of…
Zoom talk, in-person reception with Waldoboro artist Deborah Loughlin
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library announces the re-opening of the library’s Picker Room Gallery in September after 17 months of closure during the pandemic. The new art exhibit, Cyan: The Blues…
CUSHING — This Saturday, August 28, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., at the Good Neighbor Park in Cushing, the final Pop Up Arts and Crafts Show will take place.
Over 15 vendors with many mediums and…
16 life sized dog guests attending a debaucherous dinner party
BROOKLYN, New York — Rockland resident Stephen Morrison debuts his first solo exhibition September 4 – October 10, 2021, at the The Invisible Dog, in Brooklyn, New York. An opening reception will…
Down East Magazine
The results of the annual Down East Magazine poll, Best In Maine, are in! Here are the winners and finalists in the Boothbay Region, Wiscasset, Bath, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, Camden, Rockport,…
a blank canvas waiting for warm and welcoming art
ROCKPORT — As part of an initiative to transform and humanize its clinical spaces, Pen Bay Medical Center aims to integrate art and medicine into its new Health Center.
Artists with strong…
PORT CLYDE — Port Clyde Art Gallery invites the public to a special reception on Friday, August 20, from 5 to 7 p.m., to celebrate its 20th Season. Masks suggested.
Over those two decades,…
PORT CLYDE — The Port Clyde Art Gallery announces an exhibition entitled “Mindscapes” by Spruce Head artist Katharine Cartwright from August 7 through September 6.
Inspiration for this…
using color to capture peacefulness and beauty
BELFAST — An exhibit of watercolor landscapes by Jaeohk Cho Keenan titled “Light, Color, and Nature” will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library through August. Located on…
Volunteers of all ages are welcome to join
ROCKLAND — Located on Orient Street, this summer’s newest mural was initiated by the Rock City Employee Cooperative with a request and invitation to the Arts in Action…
winning painters earn $500 stipend
PORTLAND — ecomaine’s annual Recycling is a Work of Art painting contest will accept designs through August 23, 2021. The contest is an opportunity for Maine students, community groups, and…
Great Art for Great Reads auction
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro Public Library will be holding an online auction and is seeking submissions now. Great Art for Great Reads auction will accept up to two original works by artists and…
TENANTS HARBOR — Jackson Memorial Library, 71 Main Street, Tenants Harbor, will host an exhibition of paintings by artists Lauren Gill and Lydia Kaeyer. The show begins July 20 and runs through…
Submission Deadline: August 31, 2021
ROCKPORT — The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, in Rockport, announces a statewide call for entries for the eighth juried Maine Wood biennial. The exhibition, which takes place in the Center’s…
Our Town Belfast releases limited edition merchandise featuring ‘As Unique as Belfast’ crosswalk art
BELFAST — After the outpouring of community excitement for the “As Unique as Belfast” crosswalk art project, Our Town Belfast will release limited edition merchandise featuring the artwork. The…
ROCKLAND — Using a pre-made scarecrow frame, individuals, families, local businesses and other groups can create a sculpture together and have it featured in the Tails…
ROCKLAND — Visit the Rockland Public Library this week to pick up this CMCA created craft.
This week, the Library is celebrating Chris Van Dusen http…
TENANTS HARBOR — Nadia Kirkham, 11, received Second Prize in the March 2021 Cricket League photography competition. For this contest, each entrant was asked to submit an original photo on the…
BELFAST — Since 2016, Maine artists and friends Marguerite Lawler, Molly Mains, Wendy Newcomb and Holly Berry, have met outdoors to seek inspiration. Hiking, sketching, and photographing in areas…
ROCKLAND — Main Street from the intersection of Park Street and Main Street to the intersection of Summer Street and Main Street will be closed this Friday, July 2, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., for…
Hail To The Rad Kids
ROCKLAND — There’s so much to the depth and character of Emily Miller, a recent graduate of Oceanside High School and Mid-coast School of Technology, that it’s hard to know where to start.
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Studio 53 Fine Art
Belfast painter David Estey and Lincolnville painter/sculptor Jack Silverio have repeat solo exhibits at Studio 53 with 20 recent paintings and 20 paintings and 3 sculptures, respectively. The…
artist reception and demonstrations
CUSHING — The Summer 2021 season opener at Arts in the Barn, in Cushing, will be “Water Works,” Friday, July 16 - Sunday, July 18.
Artwork by Gwen Sylvester and Mary Ann Heinzen will…
ROCKPORT — “New Work by Faculty,” an exhibition of contemporary wood furniture, furnishings, turnings, sculpture, and stringed instruments has opened for the summer at the Messler Gallery of the…
‘artists are often at the forefront of progress’
PORTLAND — The Belfast area's Mid-Coast Salon will display over sixty complex and vibrant art works focusing on why “Art Matters.” With an opening on July 2 at the UMVA Gallery in the Portland…
prize awards
PORT CLYDE — The Port Clyde Art Gallery invites all artists of all ages to participate in its Seventh Annual 10x10 Exhibition which opens July 23. Artists of all ages, including youth 18 years and…
objects with amplified scale
BELFAST — Maine artist Julie Crane is bringing her unique perspective to Local Color Gallery this June and July. Her multimedia pieces depict creatures in an atmosphere of objects with amplified…
CAMDEN—If you’re in Camden these next couple of weeks, take the time to see what’s written on storefront windows. “Poetry on Windows,” a project of the…
THOMASTON — The General Henry Knox Museum, in Thomaston, will be reopening for the 2021 season on Tuesday, June 22.
“After remaining closed for the 2020 season, the Knox Museum is thrilled…
BELFAST — The Belfast Museum opens for the season on Saturday, June 12.
The featured exhibit this summer is “Becoming Belfast, Maine 1770 -1820.”
Other exhibits include maritime…
‘The legend of Robin Hood has endured, been added to; therefore is still relevant today’
ROCKPORT — Rockport artist and Camden Hills varsity boys basketball coach Jon Moro, who publicly unveiled a sculpture of David and Goliath in October 2020, unveiled his latest sculpture of Robin…
June is Pride Month and the Center for Maine Contemporary Art and Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Erickson Fields Preserve are displaying art, photography and poetry by LGBTQ+ and allied youth for…
Thursday and Saturday, June to October
ROCKPORT — The Points North Institute has announced the launch of its second season at their Shotwell Drive-In. Constructed last summer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to bring the…
open to students in Knox, Waldo, Lincoln, Hancock, Kennebec, Penobscot, and Sagadahoc counties
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre announces its second annual Strand Youth Film Fest (SYFF) – an opportunity for young people living in Midcoast Maine and surrounding areas to create and…
Art and our Natural Environment
LIBERTY — Liberty Graphics T-shirts has announced the winner of their 23rd Annual art contest titled "Art and our Natural Environment." This $1,000 scholarship art contest is open to all Maine…
The Pemaquid Art Gallery located at Lighthouse Park will open its doors for a pre-season exhibit over Memorial Day Weekend. Visitors are invited to visit the gallery on Saturday, May 29 to Monday…
Monday, May 24 - Saturday, May 29
ROCKLAND — “The perfect rainy day craft,” said Rockland Public Library, in a news release.
Visit the Library to pick up your bag of supplies to make your own “stained glass” flower.
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A mythical stroll through Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in the spring
On May 29, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens unveiled a spectacular addition to their 300 acres of gardens and natural spaces. Take a virtual stroll through the woods to experience Danish artist…
Monday, May 10 - Saturday, May 15
ROCKLAND — Visit Rockland Public Library this week to pick up your bag of supplies to make two furry bandits. The bags will be free in the Children's Room, so stop by any time the library is open…
two very different art colonies in the northeast
MONHEGAN ISLAND — Cape Ann and Monhegan Island Vistas: Contrasted New England Art Colonies will explore the relationship between the historic and still-thriving art colonies of Monhegan, Maine,…
BELFAST — Our Town Belfast announced May 6, 2021, the selection of five artists for its “Unique As Belfast” crosswalk art project following final approval by the Belfast City Council on Tuesday…
‘extraordinary emotion and presence’ in ordinary subjects
BELFAST — Camden artist Joan Losee will be the guest artist this May at Local Color Gallery, in Belfast. Her work the past two years has been focused on the farms and landscapes of inland Maine.…
‘to have this kind of opportunity and encouragement is a game changer for me.’
The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, of Rockland, has awarded Nancy Andrews, of Mount Desert Island, its $25,000 award for a Maine artist working in the visual arts.
Ian Alteveer, curator of…
The Strand Theatre continues to present new release films to stream from their website. Five films will be available throughout the month of May.
Showing May 1 - 31:
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Maryfaith Morison and Cade Nickels
TENANTS HARBOR — Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, will host an exhibition entitled “Go Fish: The Art of Hand Tied Lures” featuring artists Maryfaith Morison and Cade Nickels. The show…
