CAMDEN — Camden Falls Gallery brings the works of Alison Hill from Monhegan Island to the mainland for a featured show, display through July 20. Hill is one of the many artists lured to Monhegan…
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Galleries 338 will open its inaugural exhibition “Perspectives in American Art,” on Friday, July 6 during the Rockland First Friday Art Walk. Gallery owners Peter Clarke of Clarke Gallery,…
‘A Prisoner’s Dilemma’ art show opens at Rock City Coffee July 6
ROCKLAND—The art show ‘Prisoner’s Dilemma’ set to open July 6 at Rock City Coffee is not your typical lobsters and lighthouses. Oh, wait, yes, there are a few lobsters in this show, only they are…
Fireworks, parades and and 4th of July BBQs—every town has a schedule of Independence Day events each year. But, if you’re looking for something a little different, here are some mid-week…
During a journalism career that spanned three decades, photographer Peter Southwick produced images that appeared in publications around the world. As a staff photographer for the Associated Press…
BELFAST— What started off as a personal project for artist Alice Parsons has unexpectedly turned into a multimedia exhibit, only up for another week at the Belfast Free Library’s Kramer Gallery.…
Work by Farmer, Caldwell on display in July
ROCKLAND — Bonnie Farmer Assemblage Art & Gallery presents its guest artist for the month of July: abstract painter Jill Caldwell, who resides in Key West, Florida and Rockland. The show,…
Artwork by Union resident Gail Hawes
UNION — The 2018 Union Fair, Maine Wild Blueberry Festival poster has been unveiled. The desire of the poster committee was to have the poster reflect that the Union Fair is a true agricultural…
Second grade teacher Alison Babb debuts wearable canvas on last day of school
With all of the heartbreaking stories in the national news recently, it’s refreshing to hear of a local story in which children were honored and celebrated. St. George second grade teacher Alison…
CAMDEN – For the second year in a row, the Camden Rockport Middle School held its eighth grade sculpture race. Students designed, built and then raced their sculptures uphill on Knowlton Street in…
May 31 event celebrated art, music by students
THOMASTON —The Thomaston Grammar School hosted “Fine Arts Night” on the evening of May 31. Artwork created throughout the year in Janelle Eddy's art classes was on display throughout the lobby and…
‘Nature as Muse’ show hangs at CRAFT Gallery in Rockland until June 30
LINCOLNVILLE — Of the nearly five acres of artist Dudley Zopp’s property, much of it is meadow and bog, surrounded by trees and shrubs — an ordinary sight in Maine when the greenery comes alive.…
Photos by Camden Resident Jim Hughes to be displayed in June
CAMDEN — Photographs by Jim Hughes of Camden will be on display at the Camden Public Library during the month of June. The show will feature Hughes’ photos of classic automobiles in Camden…
Laugh Loud, Smile Big said the evening was titled Cupcakes and Canvas
ROCKPORT – It was a party. A funky chicken painting party at Laugh Loud, Smile Big, 4 Strawberry Lane on Friday night. Approximately 35 people gathered to eat, drink and paint. Sue Begin, (…
Rockport Dance Conservatory’s 11th annual Spring Showcase
CAMDEN — The Rockport Dance Conservatory will present The Selkie Child and other original choreography at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street on May 25 and 26. The story of The…
Affordable, small-scale music production
BELFAST — Forest Audio, a 16-track music production studio on the back side of the candy-striped building on 9 Field Street, has only been in existence for a little more than a year, but, local…
Grand re-opening is Friday, May 25 at 69 Main Street
BELFAST—More than 60 artists and 18 members of Belfast Harbor Artisans have, once again, found a home on 69 Main Street in Belfast.
After their lease ran out three years ago across the…
ROCKLAND — A new show will be presented at Art Space Gallery in time for Rockland’s June First Friday, which falls on Friday, June 1. The show will feature exciting new work by four artist-members…
The year 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Monhegan Museum of Art & History on Monhegan Island, Maine. Founded by artists and islanders in 1968, the museum draws visitors from all over…
Our Community Watershed, Protect and Preserve
LINCOLNVILLE — Artist in residence Randy Fein and her 122 students, in grades 4 through 8 at Lincolnville Central School collaborated to create a ceramic relief mural entitled, "Our Community…
This weekend
ROCKPORT — Just short of 300 dancers take the stage at the Strom Auditorium at Camden Hills Regional High School, Saturday, May 19, and Sunday, May 20, for Studio Red's production of What…
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship soon-to-be grad takes her skills in new direction
ROCKPORT—Rachel Davis, 35, is one of the students about to graduate from the Center For Furniture Craftsmanship. Among the many intricate, beautiful student-made pieces currently showing at the…
Shows Friday and Saturday at the Camden Opera House
CAMDEN – Camden Rockport Middle School will present Disney’s Aladdin Jr. Friday, April 27, at 7 p.m. and two shows on Saturday, April 28, at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. The show will…
Earth Flow + Fire and Earth Candy occupy former speakeasy space
ROCKLAND — It’s been a long time since someone had to give the secret knock before entering the once famed and former speakeasy in the basement of the Thorndike building on Tillson Avenue, but…
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library will host a cartooning club for kids and teens, ages 10 and up. The club will meet every Friday 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. starting April 27. Participants will explore…
Lincolnville Community Library hosts the (non)musical group
LINCOLNVILLE – Ten guys in tuxes singing a cappella. Camden Hills Regional High School's most prestigious, accomplished (and, admittedly, only) a cappella group, the OffBeats are a group of…
Is there a place that makes you feel happy? Where you feel safe and relaxed? A place that makes your heart swell a little, where you know you belong? A place you call home?
A couple of…
Hail To the Rad Kids
BELFAST—After Zuber Yacoe, 13, is done with his homeschooled curriculum for the day, he’ll often take his iPhone with him outside and just roam around. He doesn’t know what he’s looking for, but…
In business: Permanent Expressions Tattoo Parlor in its new Belfast space
BELFAST— Joshua Ard, the only tattoo artist in Belfast and Permanent Expressions’ owner, has spent the last eight years honing his craft in the the basement space of the Masonic Temple building on…
There was a definite electric-like current of excitement buzzing through the crowd at the 2018 Maine Photography Show (MPS) awards ceremony at Mine Oyster on Saturday, April 7. The photographers…
2018 Artists and Makers Conference, and thoughts on the creative enterprise
NORTHPORT—Close to 200 people attended the Artists and Makers Conference, Friday, April 6, at Point Lookout in Northport. For artists and crafters in the creative economy, the Archipelago/Island…
ROCKLAND – First National Bank recently presented the Center for Maine Contemporary Art with $5,000 for the Bank's sponsorship of the Biennial Exhibition.
"The art scene in Rockland has…
Hail To The Rad Kids
BELFAST — How many people do you know who can draw skillful, detailed portraits in a sketchbook while in the backseat of a moving car or on the bench of a ferry as it rolls back and forth on the…
In business: Self defense to help diffuse a situation
CAMDEN – Angela Crawford has a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and she has been teaching a women's self defense class at Flow Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at 255 Molyneaux Road, in Camden. The class…
Penobscot Marine Museum, a Searsport history and arts museum with nationally-recognized collections, announced March 23 that its Board of Trustees elected Karen E. Smith, Ph.D., as executive…
If you are an artist with ties to Maine, the deadline to submit to the Center for Maine Contemporary Art's 2018 Biennial Exhibition is approaching. Submissions will be accepted online through the…
Artwork from seven schools, homeschooled students, ranges from abstract to political
BELFAST—For the third year, the walls of Waterfall Arts’ Clifford and Corridor Galleries are covered in children’s and teenagers’ art—some of it as recognizable as what you’d find on a…
Events to take place in Rockland, Cushing, St. George
CUSHING — For the first time in history, the Sacred Art Tour from Mundgod, India, will be traveling to Maine to create an intricate sand mandala while sharing ancient Tibetan traditions and…
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts' annual Open Call exhibition will again take over its Clifford and Corridor Galleries this spring! OCEANS will be on view from April 6 to May 11. Work for the…
Celebrating Women’s History Month
In celebration of Women’s History Month in March, the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library is hosting “Women Painting Women,” a group show by The Women Artists of Midcoast Maine. The…
Seeking Poets, Performers, Artists, and More for Collaborative Works
BELFAST — The 14th Annual Belfast Poetry Festival seeks teams of poets, performers, and artists for its annual juried presentation of original collaborative works featuring poetry combined with…
Sachiko Clough teaches the art of Japanese flower arranging
ROCKLAND — On a grey, Saturday morning in Rockland, the weather forecast calls for more snow during the weekend as adult students sit around a work table at the Penobscot Language School.…
Starts Feb. 25 and takes place on the last Sunday of each month until June
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The Portland Museum of Art is thrilled to announce that it has received a major gift of works by American icon Winslow Homer through the…
BELFAST — Maine Farmland Trust Gallery opened 2018 with a multi-media show that recalls the summer season. Six visual artists with strong ties to Maine, a historical writing resident,…
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ three-day Winter Auction on Feb. 16-18 will present an array of traditional and modern artwork, antiques, decorative items and ethnographic…
The Camden Lions Club invited the five student winners of the local 2017 Lions International Peace Poster Contest and their families to dinner at its January 16 meeting. Jim Morse, who teaches…
Artwork is only up until Jan. 31
CAMDEN—Quilting as an art form needs an image overhaul. Most people associate quilting with dusty, old bed covers made by somebody’s grandmother. But, Carrie Connors of Camden joins a national…
International #MuseumSelfie Day takes it a step further
These days, so many people whip out their phones whenever they see something interesting. But what happens when they are in a gallery or a museum? Should…
Hail To The Rad Kids
ROCKLAND — On a Friday afternoon, a lab full of students are quietly working away on animated and design projects at Mid-Coast School of Technology in Rockland.
They are all working on…
