The Camden Public Library invites you to “Jumpstart January” with a series of online programs created to help you try out something new in the new year.
The first two programs in early…
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Blueberry Moose a small retail shop at Watts Building, Thomaston
THOMASTON—Like so many enterprising crafter/artists before her, Jo Ann Hoppe, an artist and entrepreneur from South Thomaston, has made a career from her hobbies. Refusing to let a pandemic…
For the holidays, we’re continuing our series to shine the spotlight on Maine craftspeople. It’s important to shop locally and support innovators and entrepreneurs who keep the creative…
SEARSPORT — Louise Seekins possesses enthusiasm for sewing — expected when one has been sewing for more than five decades — and uses her affinity for the craft to spread cheer and love to her…
Maine’s Entrepreneurs and Artists
SOUTH BRISTOL—Many Maine artists use the concept of lobster in their art, but Tenley Seiders, an artist from South Bristol, actually uses lobster claws, tails, and other parts of the shell in her…
VINALHAVEN — When Vinalhaven’s An Hanna was searching for collars for the sight hounds she raises, she looked for the best, highest quality collar possible that looked good and would keep the dogs…
‘Every time you walk by a piece of my furniture you will think of the ocean’
FRIENDSHIP — Duff Powell, a resident of Friendship, has been an artist and craftsman his entire life, and is sharing his creations made from driftwood found on Maine’s islands and coastlines…
‘The best part of online sales is the reach to people who may otherwise not come across my work in person’
ROCKLAND — During fishing season, Rockland’s John Coppola can be found on waters from Casco Bay to Penobscot Bay chartering fishing trips for striped bass, bluefish and bluefin tunas.
When…
delving deeply into effects of sunlight on landscape with Jeff Shula
BELFAST — “Shula 2.0,” the new exhibit in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library, features recent works by Jeff Shula. The exhibit will be on display through January 2021.
Since his…
For the holidays, we’re continuing our series to shine the spotlight on Maine craftspeople. It’s important to shop locally and support innovators and entrepreneurs who keep the creative…
neighboring families compete ‘with hilarious and catastrophic results’
The Belfast Maskers will crown their 2020 season with an online holiday show. The short comedy Let There be Lights!, by Dwayne Yancey, is about neighboring families who vie to put up the…
The work of Camden-based artist Donald Rainville has been selected by Ambassador John L. Carwile to hang in the U.S. Embassy in Latvia as part of the Art in Embassies (AIE) program.
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BELFAST — Creative offerings by local artists will deck the walls of Local Color Gallery during the month of December.
The gallery will have work by guest artists Sheep Jones and Margaret…
From $10-$40
Given that so many artists were hard hit economically over the COVID-19 virus, Penobscot Bay Pilot puts a spotlight on the hard-working artists and entrepreneurs in Maine. So each week, until…
The photography of Midcoast’s Isaac Remsen
ROCKPORT—On a cold, wintry day in 2018, Isaac Remsen was driving to work when glancing across the Rockport Harbor, he was compelled to slow down.
“I noticed the inner part of the harbor was…
each side requires $100,000 to make it historically accurate and modestly comfortable
ROCKLAND — Millay House Rockland has made dramatic progress in 2020. The group raised $100,000 to meet a challenge from the Davis Family Foundation to be used to rehabilitate the interior of the…
bringing together a diverse and evolving group of local artists
This week marks the launch of the 13th Annual High Mountain Hall Art Show. Due to Covid, the show this year is online only and presents a virtual showcase of six Midcoast Maine artists including…
LINCOLNVILLE CENTER — The Lincolnville United Christian Church (UCC) is selling decorated balsam wreaths, evergreen centerpieces, and luminary kits this holiday season.
Decorated wreaths…
‘I'm very appreciative that one person in a small town in Maine can make Etsy work’
OWLS HEAD — Michele LeGris, an Owls Head resident residing in an old cottage by the water, is an enthusiast of old books, which propelled her to an appreciation of paper marbling.
Since…
Peace Through Service
Local Peace Poster contest winner Avery Weeks has won 1st place at the Lion District 41 level, according to Camden Lions, in a news release. Week’s poster will now advance to the next judging…
brought to life by ten high school project interns
ROCKLAND — The Apprenticeshop and RSU13’s Arts in Action (AiA) program announce the completion of Rockland’s newest mural along the length of The Apprenticeshop, at 655 Main Street.
This…
Midcoast Entrepreneurs
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Stockton Springs artist and entrepreneur Chelsea Porter has found a quirky way to breathe new life into old books poised to be thrown away, turning the books into distinctive…
This collection of submitted photos taken by residents and visitors to the state will join…
A memorial to the great artistry and subsequent generosity of John Stephens
WALDOBORO—In life, John Stephens Sr. from Woodville, Maine, was a vibrant artist who came to his gift naturally, before going back to art school to earn his art degree in his 60s.
When he…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is once again gearing up for the ever-popular 12” x 12” Art in the Square exhibit. Now is the time for regional artists to get a canvas and…
Nov. 9 - Nov. 14
ROCKLAND — Are you looking for a craft to brighten up your house or a feathery friend to keep you company? Visit the Rockland Public Library to pick up a take-home craft with all the supplies to…
Tucked in an idyllic valley just off Route 1, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts offers a contemplative oasis for artists working in clay. During a usual summer and fall, ceramists from Maine…
BELFAST — Local Color Gallery will be featuring four guest artists this November including Sheep Jones, Abbie Read, Liz Donald and Margaret Griffith.
“Belfast artist Sheep Jones’ work…
SEARSPORT — Find knitting, book clubs, theater readings, and technology classes on the November events schedule for Carver Memorial Library, in Searsport.
DIY Kits: Fleece Arm Warmers
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‘A meaningful sculpture has power, presence and humanity, and generates its own unique narrative’
ROCKPORT — Carving wooden life size sculptures of sports figures has been a passion for Rockport artist Jon Moro, who recently departed from sports figures to crafting a life size sculpture of two…
The free live streaming event is on October 30 at 7 p.m.
PORTLAND—Many of us played with Barbies, G.I. Joes, and Star Wars action figures growing up, but one man has taken his love of this type of childhood play and combined it with his classical music…
creating a new online presence
During the month of November, the Camden Public Library will host a virtual art show entitled “Artists Connecting” featuring the works of Knox County Art Society members. The show is an eclectic…
Decorate-your-own Halloween bags, follow the StoryWalk
BELFAST — Join the Belfast Free Library for safely-distanced outdoor Halloween programs for families, kids, and teens this month.
Decorate-your-own fabric Halloween bags, featuring designs…
50 businesses and 45 artists support Finding Our Voices
ROCKLAND—Forty-five Maine artists have paired up with 50 downtown Rockland businesses to spread awareness of the impact of domestic violence this month for Finding Our Voices (…
find the local schooner in the picture
Maine artist Carol Douglas has painted Owls Head Lighthouse and its beautiful setting many times over the years, but this year she embarked on a new idea. Douglas endeavored to paint a special…
This collection of submitted photos taken by residents and visitors to the state will join…
featuring a 5 piece collection of monoliths in painted metal, rock and stenciled poetry
ROCKPORT — Starlight Lodge at Rockport Harbor is hosting a drop-in open air sculpture exhibition featuring large mixed media works by Maine artist Charles Duvall from October to December 2020.…
ROCKLAND—The day after the first presidential debate is the perfect time to talk about Chris Gamage’s latest art piece.
Gamage, a Rockland sculptor, got the idea to make a giant aluminum…
BELFAST — Mj Viano Crowe’s mixed media paintings and complex paper-cuts will be displayed in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library, October 1 - 31, in the exhibit entitled, “The Feminine…
the beauty of maine
BELFAST — Local Color Gallery will be featuring several guests artists this October including Belfast artist David Estey.
Estey’s work reflects years of extensive study that celebrate the…
BELFAST — Parts of Belfast’s Harborwalk got a colorful makeover as artists young and old descended to create chalky masterpieces on the sidewalks that run through Heritage Park.
The event…
ROCKLAND — Rockland resident Michael Mullins announced earlier this week his purchase of 25 Rankin Street, once home to Miller’s Garage. There, he plans to establish the Maine Museum of Industry,…
delving into the function, form, and historical mystique of croquet
ROCKPORT — An exhibition of artist-made mallets and balls, “Out of Bounds: The Art of Croquet,” will be on view at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, in Rockport, from…
A Life’s Work
To the casual observer, they may seem nothing more than a crafty take on classic stuffed toy. Clearly homemade and adorable, their true significance is known only to the families that cherish them…
SEARSPORT — Take and make kits, DIY together over Zoom, meet other homeschoolers online through Carver Memorial Library, in Searsport.
DIY Kit series
New teen/adult…
‘no better place for this lion head to be’
CUSHING — Bernard Langlais loved to carve lions, among his wooden art pieces, just as he loved other jungle animals, as evidenced at the Langlais Sculpture Preserve in Cushing.
One lion…
This collection of submitted photos taken by residents and visitors to the state will join…
Susan Tobey White, Abe Goodale, Andre Benoit, Val Aponik, Laurel Averill
ROCKLAND — Join Archipelago in celebrating Maine’s working waterfronts with the new gallery show, “20 Miles,” now on display through September 27, 2020. “20 Miles” features the work of Susan Tobey…
United Midcoast Charities (UMC) has announced a partnership with Maine artist Eric Hopkins. Hopkins has donated an original framed and matted watercolor entitled “Big Sun Big Sun Across the Bay #2…
Community members of all ages are invited to volunteer on scheduled Community Painting Shifts
ROCKLAND — RSU13’s Arts in Action (AiA) program is collaborating with The Apprenticeshop, Rockland's school for traditional wooden boatbuilding and seamanship, and One Community Many…
