Fishing netting for lace, sailcloth for dresses, maps turn into shoes, rope for ornamental braiding, life jackets become totes ... these fishing industry materials and gear are used to create…
Art
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts’ is seeking chalk artists of all kinds to turn sidewalks and pavement into art during the third annual Chalk Walk (an All Ages Art Happening), led by Bridget Matros, Youth…
And other diminutive structures by custom furniture maker Tom Dahlke
BELFAST—From the outside, custom furniture maker Tom Dahlke’s miniature houses and barns resemble child’s dollhouses. But inside each custom structure, there are adult prizes to discover.
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paying homage to the humble dot
CAMDEN — Inspired by artist Yayoi Jusama, the Camden Public Library wishes to pay homage to the humble dot by inviting artists from the Midcoast community to make their mark and display their own…
from night school to painting the things he loves
WASHINGTON VILLAGE — The Gibbs Library will feature the work of Maine painter John Lovejoy from Thursday, September 5 through Tuesday, November 6.
John Lovejoy, a Maine native, has been…
‘Animal Alchemy’ by Linda Shepard currently hangs until Aug. 30
UNION—Linda Shepard doesn’t consider herself an artist, yet there is no denying the beauty and craftsmanship in her quilted fabric tapestries hanging at the The Art Gallery at the…
Goes from August 16 to 18
BELFAST —Maine Crafts Guild artisans show their handmade fine craft in wood, metal, fiber, clay and mixed media at the United Farmers Market Event Center, August 16-18, 2019.
For more…
representing the philosophy of ZEN through three symbols: the circle, the triangle, and the square
ROCKLAND — The power of ZEN opens at CRAFT Gallery in mid August.
The gallery has selected four artists to represent the philosophy of ZEN and their use of the three symbols of the circle,…
Maine Community Foundation
ELLSWORTH and PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund is accepting applications from nonprofits for grants of up to $5,000 that support indigenous, ethnic, or rural…
CAMDEN — An exhibition of more than thirty original paintings of the Maine landscape by South Bristol artist Sally Loughridge continues at the Camden Public Library in the Picker Room Gallery…
‘New wood and metal doesn’t have the personality that the old pieces have’
MONROE — Jeff Barrett, a Monroe-based artist, takes pride in not only his art, but also the source materials of his art.
The former Colorado resident spent the 1980s and 1990s working in a…
The Maine Stone Symposium is well under way on the Boothbay Common. The artists have come from across Maine and from as far away as Japan to create works of art from Maine granite and other…
A North Haven tribute to John Wulp with performances Aug. 1 - 4
NORTH HAVEN — Twenty-four years ago, a group of teens laboriously acted out a script that was far beyond their years while a lone, deep-throated man sat in the audience and laughed. It would be…
First, it’s important to get it straight.
She’s not called a ‘lobsterwoman’ if the person lobster fishing is female; the correct term, no matter what the gender is lobsterman.
Susan…
The Cushing peninsula has a long and rich artistic tradition where artists, many recognized around the world, work in unassuming studios producing art which reflects the beauty of the…
From Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, Aug. 4, the public is encouraged to visit the Boothbay Common to meet eight accomplished Maine sculptors along with their guests from Japan and Canada as…
Where It’s At
Twenty-five.
There are 25 journeys to be taken through the paintings of Belfast-based artist David Estey at Studio 53 Fine Art through July 28. The works were created between 2015 and 2019…
BELFAST — While the 24th annual…
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
PORTLAND — A current special exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art has deep connections with Belfast and Waldo County.
“In the Vanguard: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1950-1969” is an…
TREVETT — Brooks-based artists Lesia Sochor and Kimberly Callas are are among artists who submitted works for Art to Celebrate the Essence of TREES.
Sochor is represented with a painting…
Using oil and encaustic to explore colors and textures of nature
BELFAST — Landscape Impressions, an exhibit of encaustic and oil paintings by Belfast resident Karen K. Kulberg, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for…
ROCKLAND — Portrait and landscape artist Winslow Myers will show a broad selection of his recent paintings at the Yellow Barn, across the street from the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, in…
celebrating the ordinary with humor, whimsy, and reverence
WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library, in Washington Village, will feature the work of Union therapist Linda Shepard, from Thursday, July 11, through Tuesday, September 3.
The show…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library display cases are now featuring an exhibit by the Ashwood Waldorf School of Rockport. In one case is the students’ collection of postcards from worldwide…
community service program to help individuals who have gotten into trouble
WALDOBORO — Tony Gallace is currently restoring the Otis Benner Farm & Forgery located in Waldoboro on Route 1 between the Medomak Veterinary Office and Harvest Moon Pizza. Recently the…
Belfast artist David Estey follows up his 2016 retrospective at Studio 53 with a solo exhibit of 25 recent paintings. The works are improvisational abstract images in a wide variety of sizes done…
Anyone know who made the vest?
CUSHING — Georges River Land Trust was recently gifted a unique art object from the Wolf family, a colorful vest designed by Bernard Langlais in 1976 for William “Billy” Wolf, the Wolf family…
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library will now be offering two drop-in sessions per week for the public to use its new Makerspace – Monday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Thursday afternoons,…
reception and auction to follow
WALDOBORO — "Paint the Town," a Midcoast Maine plein-air event and fresh paint auction, is returning to Waldoboro on Saturday, August 3.
The annual one-day event, which provides artists…
Portray Belted Galloway cattle, Aldermere Farm scenery, Maine coastal scenes, or Erickson Fields Preserve
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) seeks artists to submit pieces for the annual Art Show and Sale being held Saturday, August 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, August 11, from 11 a…
Display cases available to future exhibitions
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library display cases are now featuring the sketchbooks of local resident Ben Cooke.
Cooke is an Englishman raised on fantasy fiction and narrative history in…
July 4th in the Park
BELFAST — Cold Comfort Theater in Belfast is welcoming singers, dancers, musicians, and actors to join and take part in their…
BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers announces the appointment of Meg Nickerson as their new artistic director.
Nickerson studied and graduated from The University of Maine at Portland/Gorham in…
crab, tern, moose – what wildlife do you find fascinating?
ROCKLAND — Participate in the 3rd annual Fins, Feathers, and Fur: Maine Coastal Wildlife Juried Art Show.
The juror for the July 27 judging and showing will be Kim Bernard, of Rockland.…
Designed by Rockland artist
ROCKLAND — The producers of the 2019 Maine Boat & Home Show have unveiled the new poster design for the annual event, to be held on the Rockland waterfront August 9-11. A reflection of the…
“Making marks with a brush and paint, describing my perception of natural forms, while also evoking inner landscapes – what a deep searching happiness it is.”
ROCKLAND — Landing Gallery, in Rockland, opens “WILD LIFE,” a solo exhibition of new paintings by Sarah Faragher, May 24 – June 30.
Meet and talk with Faragher at the Artist’s Opening…
BELFAST — An exhibit of photographs, “Once A Pair,” by Judy Stein, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of June.
The Kramer Gallery located on…
BELFAST — The Belfast Museum opens for the season on Saturday, June 8. It’s featured exhibit this summer is “The Jennie Flood Kreger - Celebrating 100 Years.”
It was on March 5, 1919 that…
Saturday, August 17 through Saturday, August 24
UNION — The 2019 Union Fair / Maine Wild Blueberry Festival poster winner is Stan Silva of Union. Silva received $500 for his winning entry.
Originally from Pacific Grove, California, Silva…
This summer the Monhegan Museum of Art & History will celebrate the art and life of Maud Briggs Knowlton (1870-1956), one of the first women to direct a major American art…
Featuring showing of works by 20th Century African American artists
ROCKLAND- Clarke Gallery, 338 Main St., Rockland will be opening May 31 and will present "Who We Are,” an exhibition of works by 20th century African American artists.
Artists…
ROCKLAND- CRAFT Gallery’s introductory 2019 show “Birds: A Spring Migration” opens on May 22 and continues through June. It features rare bird paintings by Camden artist Antonia Munroe.
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ROCKLAND — Laura Boutin (Class of ’19 Oceanside High School) typically paints on a smaller scale, but decided that stretching her own large canvas and working on a larger scale would present a…
JEFFERSON — Sara Trunzo is the recipient of the performing arts residency this year. A former organizer, farmer, and nonprofit professional, Trunzo is now a singer-songwriter illuminating rural…
Grand Opening tonight May 9, 5 to 7 p.m.
CAMDEN—Every spring, Camden brightens up with color, but the town just got a turbo boost with painter Colin Page’s new gallery set to open on 23 Bay View Street tonight, May 9, at 5 p.m.
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CAMDEN — Two local students have been selected to attend Haystack’s Student Craft Institute, a three-day studio session in May for approximately 70 Maine high school students from schools…
In business
ROCKPORT — For Rockport resident Amanda Amoroso, being environmentally friendly is a way of life and is at the center of her ceramics company, Honey Bee Hill.
Though she is now a skilled…
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts, a nonprofit community arts center in Belfast, has red Kim Fleming as its new executive director, succeeding Martha Piscuskas, who stepped down in February. In…
in honor of Maine Authors Publishing’s 10th anniversary
THOMASTON — A lending library was donated by Joseph Cueto to Maine Authors Publishing in honor of their 10th anniversary. The library was installed by Claybrook Landscaping on April 24 and is…
