ROCKPORT — If you are a writer, an artist, or a creative individual in any media, then grants, crowdfunding awards, and fully-funded residencies are available.
Do you dream of a few weeks…
Art
CAMDEN—Directly across from Uncle Willy’s Candy Shoppe, at the corner of Bayview and Frye streets, in Camden, a longtime vacant space is currently being renovated to open as a home decor,…
WASHINGTON VILLAGE — The Gibbs Library presents a collection of oil paintings and a quilt, of one its residents, Anne Marie Manson. The exhibit will open, Thursday, May 2, and closes Tuesday, July…
BELFAST- The Mid Coast Art Guild will debut a new show at the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of May.
The group debated many ideas for this show and decided on the…
Rockland Public Library
ROCKLAND — In the display cases for the month of May will be the Visual Puns of local punster Ben Perry. Perry crafts the small structures from found items to make funny twists on the English…
15-artist cooperative at Art Space
ROCKLAND — Art by new Art Space member Margaret Creighton, of Yarmouth, will be on exhibit during Rockland’s …
Rockland First Friday artwalk
ROCKLAND — Maine Coastal Islands NWR Visitor Center hosts a spring art opening, Friday,…
Rockland First Friday artwalk
ROCKLAND — ‘Blossom by Blossom’ artwork by Joyanna Margo Bernardo will be on display, Friday, May 3, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at The Art Loft, in Rockland.
This show is from a selection of…
Bar Harbor artist Alexandrea Farquhar has put together an exhibit at Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Rockland from the bodies of roadkill.…
Hail to the Rad Kids
BELFAST— One portrait that recently hung in the Waterfall Arts’ Young Artists Gallery Takeover last month is a scream. No, not as in funny, but as a literal scream, a portrayal of a man’s mouth in…
Judy Nixon and Virginia Forrest
TENANTS HARBOR — Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, will host an exhibition entitled “2 Friends Paint” featuring artists Judy Nixon and Virginia Forrest.
The show begins April 17…
CAMDEN — Colin Page has been a painter in the Midcoast since he moved here in 2003, but this year he is taking on an additional role as a gallery owner on Bay View Street in Camden.
Page…
Maine Photography Show
There’s an otherworldly air about it, the photograph awarded Best In Show in the 14th annual Maine Photography Show. Are those towering rock formations – or the walls of a castle belonging to one…
The Maine Pottery Tour has announced participants in its eighth season, Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5. From Kittery to Thorndike and Bethel, to Phillips and Belfast, 37…
CMCA’s latest installation is like being adrift on a wooden sea
ROCKLAND—If you want to take a walk on the wild side, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s large…
Art show at Appleton Library
APPLETON- RECYCLED from the waste bin to the wall, from pollution to creation. Do you have a studio full of junk you cannot throw away because it speaks to you, and you are sure you will make art…
Hip hop artist known for love of community gunned down March 31
ROCKPORT — When Isaac Remsen, 33, of Rockport learned about the death of hip hop artist Nipsey Hussle, who was tragically shot in Los Angeles March 31, he immediately went online. Visiting a…
Renowned Maine photo journalist’s work on display until July
ROCKLAND- The Rockland Historical Society and the Rockland Public Library will co-sponsor “Kosti Comes Home,” an exhibit of photographs by renowned photojournalist Kosti Ruohomaa, created by the…
A pop of poetry to help us look forward to spring
ROCKLAND—If you need a mental break in your day, pop into the Good Tern in Rockland for the month of April.…
CAMDEN — A selection of recent oil and acrylic paintings by Owls Head artist Erika Manning will be on display at Zoot Cafe, in Camden, through the end of April 2019.
The work examines her…
Islesboro, Vinalhaven, and North Haven will explore the art of observation and the wonders of birds
MIDCOAST — Island Readers and Writers (IRW) will bring “Look Up!” a Literary Links to Science program with author, illustrator and birder Annette LeBlanc Cate, to…
Listen up Artists, Makers, Visual Performancers, Writers, Freaky Sprites
Even though we’re technically at the start of Spring, the age-old season of renewal, it hasn’t quite actually felt like it. Many of us are still in grouchy hibernation mode, overly saturated with…
BELFAST — A ten-by-five-foot oil painting of Belfast Bay now sits just inside the second…
Maine Arts Commission
The Maine Arts Commission is seeking nominations for the second annual Maine Arts Awards, honoring citizens, organizations, communities, and businesses for their significant impact on arts and…
CAMDEN — The 5th Annual Fiber Faire is set for Saturday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Camden Rockport Historical Society Conway House complex. Additional artisans who work in any form of…
incentive added for those who complete Public Opinion Survey
BELFAST — The Belfast Area…
Her watercolors are currently on exhibit and for sale at Camden Public Library
CAMDEN—This time of year we often need to turn to older photographs or paintings of what spring looked like to remind ourselves. Camden watercolorist Marcia Anderson is Camden Public Library’s “…
BELFAST — Check out the new Makerspace housed in the Belfast Free Library’s third-floor conference room. Libraries nationwide have been opening Makerspaces where the public can access special…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District commends all participants
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD)is pleased to announce – and congratulate – the winners of the annual conservation poster contest. This program is part of the National…
BELAST — Many classes and workshops are scheduled to begin in March at Waterfall Arts in Belfast. Some classes meet weekly while others are intensive one-day sessions. All classes are taught by…
Maine’s favorite children’s author/illustrator looks back on a career with books
CAMDEN – Author and illustrator Chris Van Dusen calls Camden his home, and in December, he spoke about his life, which has been dedicated to art and telling stories, especially with his ever-…
ROCKPORT - Riley School will be continuing its monthly series of “Riley Nights: Community Talent Show and Fundraiser,” after a very successful start!
Riley is looking for kids to share…
TENANTS HARBOR — Jackson Memorial Library will host an exhibition entitled “Maine Landscape: 2 Views” featuring painters Lisa Kyle and Diane Noble.
The show begins March 6 and runs through…
Alternative Environments
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts’ annual Open Call exhibition will again take over its Clifford and Corridor Galleries this spring. Alternative Environments will be on view from April 5 to May 10.
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Farnsworth Art Museum
The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine will open a major exhibition of close to 40 works by 13 artists whose work contributed to Maine’s important…
The third annual celebration of the human form, “What’s Nude in Boothbay Harbor?” opens Valentine’s Day, Thursday, Feb. 14 at a new venue, the Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) located at 1…
learning art by being art
BELFAST — The Game Loft, in Belfast, is working to expose middle school students participating in their I Know ME program to the world of fine art in Maine through a new…
"Art and our Natural Environment"
LIBERTY — Liberty Graphics, environmentally conscious T-shirt printers, is currently accepting art submissions to its 22nd annual $1,000 art scholarship contest. All high school seniors residing…
Get ready for a celebration of the human form with the Third Annual “What’s Nude in Boothbay Harbor?” a show featuring nude paintings, paper work, fiber, sculpture and…
Don’t call it art
CAMDEN – Steampunk, or cyberpunk, as it is sometimes referred to, takes its roots back to the Victorian Era. Take any object and apply brass, wood, iron or leather, then throw out any concept of…
$500 prize to winner
UNION — The Trustees of the Union Fair and Maine Wild Blueberry Festival are launching their annual contest to choose a design suitable for use in publicizing the 2019 Union Fair, August 17 - 24…
ROCKLAND — The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) will be closed temporarily for repairs following a break in the water main that occurred inside the building early Saturday, January 19. …
CAMDEN – The Camden Lions Club along with the Camden Rockport Middle School announced the winners of its annual Peace Poster Contest with a dinner and ceremony at the Lions Club at 10 Lions Lane…
Christina DeHoff established Rockland Friday Night Art Walk years ago
It is the dream of many artists in Maine, not only to find gallery success with their work, but to someday open a gallery of their own. Christina DeHoff, an artist who grew up in Camden, has had…
CAMDEN — Every January, the Camden Public Library offers art classes for adults.
“We say, 'Why should kids have all the fun?!" said the Library in a news release.
The next round of…
‘Collective Art for All To See’
ROCKPORT — 162 Russell Avenue was most recently the home for the Center for Maine Contemporary Arts, but was sold in 2015 as CMCA moved to its new digs in Rockland.
Before CMCA, the address…
BELFAST - On January 4, 2019, with a mixture of loss and deep appreciation, the Waterfall Arts Board of Directors announced the departure of Executive Director, Martha Piscuskas. Martha informed…
TENANTS HARBOR - The Jackson Memorial Library, Tenants Harbor, Maine, invites full- and part-time residents of Maine to apply for exhibition of their work at the Jackson Memorial Library.
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