ROCKPORT — “Current Student Work” opened last week at the Messler Gallery, in Rockport, and will remain on display through May 26. The public is invited to visit.
The exhibition showcases…
Art
artists hail from an array of backgrounds and professions
Elizabeth Stanley is the last person who wants to be in front of the camera, which has noticeably given her insight when it comes to being a portrait photographer.
“I’m kind of an introvert…
Visions of Inclusion to display at art museum, Erickson Fields
OUT Maine is seeking submissions of art, photography, and writing by LGBTQ+ and allied youth of all ages (22 and younger) for the Youth Pride Art Show and Pride Walk which will take place during…
In honor of National Poetry Month
BELFAST — In honor of National Poetry Month, two Local Color artists will exhibit their poems alongside their art during the month of April.
Leslie Moore, poet and printmaker, will show …
Artist Kim Bernard used daily art exercise to connect Mainers and beyond virtually
ROCKLAND—As mud season is full underway, little pops of color in nature are turning up on roadsides and gardens. As part of Artists & Makers Week hosted by the Island Institute’s retail store…
Amy Nichols and Alison Olds
BELFAST — An exhibit of art quilts, “Same But Different” by Amy Nichols and Alison Olds, is on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library through May 31, 2021.
Amy Nichols…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library will be giving out craft bags during April break.
Inside the bag you’ll find books, supplies for a couple of crafts, and some flower seeds, vegetable…
nine local artists
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library will host an art exhibition by the Knox County Art Society (KCAS), April 1 - 30, downstairs on the new exhibition wall.
“Come see the new library and…
Free events hosted by The Island Institute April 5-9
ROCKLAND—The Island Institute and its retail store, Archipelago are champions of the Midcoast’s creative economy and sponsors of the past in-person Artist and Makers Conferences. This year due to…
Maine Photography Show 2021
Emily Whiting was quite surprised to hear her photograph, “White Bowl,” won the coveted Best In Show distinction in this year’s Maine Photography Show (MPS).
“I’m also so grateful for the…
alternative perspectives on local news and issues
UNION — After a formal introduction via "Zoom-with-Vose at 6pm Wednesdays" Series on March 31 by the artist himself, Vose Library hosts an exhibit of the editorial cartoons of Douglas Coffin.…
voicing a wild sense of beauty, the excitement of discovery, the spark of possibility
BELFAST — Local Color Gallery, in Belfast, welcomes Marli Thibodeau as a year round artist. Thibodeau is a contemporary artist working from her studio in Rockland.
Influenced by the natural…
72 works of art selected from more than 106 submissions
ORONO — The University of Maine Department of Art will present the 2021 Juried Student Art Exhibition, “Here and There,” that features work by current students in studio art courses.
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appreciating the collective power of local people banding together
PORTLAND — Michelle Hauser, of South Thomaston, is exhibiting a selection of photographs from Meeting Hall Maine that records for posterity the documentation of hundreds of meeting halls found…
The 16th annual Maine Photography Show (MPS) opens April 10 at Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) and will continue through May 7, subject to COVID-19 restrictions.
Juror…
University of Maine intermedia students are creating and sharing art that advocates for COVID-19 vaccination and equitable distribution of doses. In an awareness campaign led by Intermedia MFA…
also highlighting behind the scenes, coloring kits
ROCKLAND — April 4-10, 2021 is National Library Week, a time to highlight the essential role libraries, librarians and library workers play in transforming lives and…
Hail To The Rad Kids
ROCKLAND—Take a walk through the cavernous welding/fabrication shop at the newly built Midcoast School of Technology and you’ll be surrounded by industrial machines, tools, workbenches, and vices…
Over the past year, archivists and librarians all over Maine have been collecting primary source materials related to their communities’ experiences of the COVID-19…
US Navy, Coast Guard troops and changes to an island
MONHEGAN — The Second World War had a dramatic impact on the everyday lives of individuals across the country, and while far from the fighting, the residents of Maine’s remote offshore islands…
ROCKKLAND — Thanks to a grant to the Friends of Rockland Public Library from the Anonimo Foundation, the Library is looking for makers of take-home craft kits that are created by local artists and…
March 9 - 15
ROCKLAND — Take the computer out of computer games by getting hands-on with your "crafting." Inspired by Minecraft March, visit the Rockland Public Library to pick up your bag of supplies.
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BELFAST — A coin designed for the U.S. Mint by Belfast graphic designer Gary Cooper has been dubbed the 2021 Coin of the Year.
The Coin of the Year program, in its 38th year, is an…
Suzanne G. Roberts, Sandi Cirillo, Judy Graebert, MF Morison, James Toothacker, Betty Schopmeyer, DiTa, Debbie Mitchell, Leslie Moore, Conny Hatch, Sally Brophy
BELFAST — The month of March features guest artist Abbie Read at Local Color Gallery, in Belfast.
In response to several current external forces, Read has been working on intimate artist…
Friday, April 16 postmark date
LIBERTY — Liberty Graphics, environmentally conscious T-shirt printers, is currently accepting art submissions to its 24th annual $1,000 art scholarship contest. All high school seniors residing…
financial stipend and talent exposure
BELFAST – Our Town Belfast is seeking proposals from local artists to create and install designs in one of five downtown crosswalks. Selected artists will receive a $600 stipend for the design and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eleven organizations in Maine have been awarded a combined $280,000 to enhance performing arts and literature programs with the funding awarded through the National Endowment…
Former school site would show films throughout summer
ROCKPORT — Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) founder Ben Fowlie and Development Director Emily Peckham have proposed to operate a drive-in move theater on the former Rockport Elementary…
In Your Own Words LLC sells vintage photograph stationery to empower HIV+ Mainers
The typical mainstream Valentine’s Day cards you find in supermarkets and stores and on TV commercials generally present a heterosexual angle to the holiday, which doesn’t represent other…
The maker’s voice through art: curiosity, ambition, skill, private obsession, public concern
ROCKPORT — A juried exhibition of work by alumni of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship opened at the Messler Gallery, in Rockport, on Friday, Jan. 22. The show is open to the public, in person…
ROCKLAND — Are your action figures or dolls getting chilly? Visit the Rockland Public Library Monday, Feb 8 - Saturday, Feb 13, for supplies to make your own blanket or rug.
This week's…
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre continues to present new release films to stream from their website. Five films will be available throughout the month of February.
Rams is…
gritty, whimsical look at Belfast’s evolution through the pages of Waldo Independent
BELFAST — From February 2 to March 31, 2021, the Kramer Gallery at the Belfast Free Library will host an exhibit of the editorial cartoons of Douglas Coffin. Coffin’s single-panel, black-and-white…
‘I am once again asking you to check these items out’
Bernie Sanders launched a million memes from President Biden’s inauguration with his practical jacket, oversized patterned mittens, and grumpy expression. He is not just a mood. He is all of us,…
‘Sport is a place that demands a person be absolutely physically, mentally and emotionally involved’
MONTVILLE — Leslie Woods, a Montville artist, has a unique approach to why she paints sport figures that encourages viewers of her work to place themselves within the portrait.
“Sport is…
tourism and transportation history at Owls Head Transportation Museum
OWLS HEAD — Presented by the Owls Head Transportation Museum, this 2,000-square foot exhibition will illustrate the electrifying evolution of tourism and transportation history that defined the…
CAMDEN—A new beer made by Blaze Brewing Co. has an interesting backstory on its autumnal, artistic label.
Massachusetts artist Andrew Houle did the artwork behind the new label. He happened…
Existing shop still open; new shop to re-open next to French and Brawn in May
CAMDEN—Fifteen years ago, Sondra and Jim Hamilton launched a little coffee shop in the heart of downtown Camden on a shoestring budget with fun, eclectic decor.
Today, with more than a…
Primordial Connection to Earth and Sea
BELFAST — Artist Michele Ratté has recently relocated to Belfast from Vermont and is being featured as a guest artist at Local Color Gallery. Ratté’s work is informed by a life-long fascination…
share hopes and joys through art
ROCKLAND — Visit Rockland Public Library between Tuesday, Jan 19 -and Saturday, Feb 13 to pick up paper quilt supplies and help create a community quilt to display at the library.
With the…
The Maine Photography Show (MPS), deadline for submissions is drawing near ... like next Friday, Jan. 22.
And the categories are ... Black and White, Color, Student, and the Special…
THOMASTON — Thomaston Public Library is now offering take-home projects for kids, made possible by a grant from The Anonimo Foundation.
Each week, the Library will have two types of…
‘I have always been a creative person, and I always feel the need to create’
NORTHPORT — Jason Thurston is a Northport artist, using his drawing skills to draw Midcoast scenery on shells.
The idea to create art on shells came a few years ago when Thurston’s wife,…
The Maine Photography Show (MPS), has been the annual premier juried gallery show of photography in Maine for 16 years. Deadline for submissions is at the stroke of midnight on Friday, Jan. 22.…
Send us your signals of hope and brighter days ahead
Residents and business owners are spreading warmth and good cheer in their own creative and enterprising ways. We appreciate the peaceful cloak of winter, and rejoice in the lightness of the…
Shop Local Spotlight
NORTHPORT—Back in April, The Atlantic magazine…
In business
NORTHPORT — Hana Thurston has been baking cakes for the last eight years, and formally launched her Hana Cakes business two or three years ago after always wanting to launch a cake business. …
