Boothbay Region Art Foundation is excited to announce that Conley’s of Boothbay Harbor will sponsor a new award at the Foundation’s ARTinME 2016 juried fine art show. The $300 gift certificate…
Art
Maine photographer explores an island so close, but so far away
I traveled to Havana, Cuba, in April 2016 with the University of Maine in Augusta; it was shortly after President Obama's visit as things were starting to change.
The…
What is it and why do vendors, visitors keep coming back?
UNITY — The Common Ground Fair is one of the largest attractions held in Maine, drawing in over 60,000 participants annually. It is an opportunity to see citizens from all across Maine join…
WARREN - The first three-quarters of 2016 has found sculptor Jay Sawyer, of Warren, very focused on efforts to complete his fresh series of works inspired by the English alphabet, as well as…
BELFAST - The Belfast Cooperative will host the artwork of Lewis Cisle during the month of September as part of its monthly Maine Artist series. Come and see his vibrant work in the Café.
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7th annual ARTinME
Boothbay Region Art Foundation invites all Maine artists who paint, draw, sculpt, produce hand-pulled prints or create assemblages to submit their work for selection in ARTinME 2016.
Entries…
There are special plans for the pumpkin come October
ROCKLAND — David Troup of the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland has tried his hand at growing a giant pumpkin. The Farnsworth has partnered with three other Midcoast organizations, Boothbay…
TENANTS HARBOR - The Jackson Memorial Library invites full- and part-time residents of Maine who create fine art to apply for exhibition of their works in the library. Preference is given to two-…
Abstract art by Mac Economy will add vibrant color to the walls of Camden National Bank in the Camden Square branch in Camden. Paintings on display include many color…
Maine Craft Weekend (MCW), a statewide tour of Maine craft studios, breweries, businesses and events, is an opportunity for the public to explore the life and work of craft artists and craft…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Liam Sullivan, director of Outreach and Enrollment at Maine College of Art, will be the judge for this year’s ARTinME! fine art show. Sullivan has an MFA in printmaking from UMass Dartmouth, has…
Rockland First Friday Art Walk...
ROCKLAND - The Maine Coastal Islands Visitor Center will be open during Rockland’s First Friday Art Walk on Sept. 2 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Come see the art gallery with three artists exhibiting:…
Not from ‘round here
ROCKLAND — “How do they know we’re here?” a teenager from the Bronx asked Annie Mahoney, of Rockland.
“Uh, do you think you look different,” Mahoney asked, in response to her young house…
WALDOBORO — Who says art has to be so serious?
Sculpture artist Jay Sawyer, well known for his sculpture garden now known as Studio J Bone in Warren, only needed one letter in the alphabet…
DAMARISCOTTA – First National Bank announced the winners of its ninth annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fourteen color photographs were chosen from more than 150 entries, and each winning…
Camden Falls Gallery...
CAMDEN - Camden Falls Gallery presents Coastal Color, which features a collection of works by contemporary landscape painters Janis Sanders and Jennifer Van Cor, along with other gallery…
Belfast Free Library Kramer Gallery...
BELFAST - An exhibit of Recent Works by Kerstin Engman will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library through Aug. 31. The Kramer Gallery is located on the ground…
THOMASTON — The Thomaston Public Library will display the handmade art books of Thomaston artist Cynthia Motian McGuirl for the month of August. The exhibit can be viewed during regular library…
Come Aug. 30 a new show opens at Studio 53 in Boothbay Harbor, “David Estey: A 65-Year Retrospective,' with artist receptions on Friday, Sept. 2 and Saturday, Sept. 3 from 5-8 p.m.…
Marine photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz, publisher of the Calendar of Wooden Boats, and marine historian Maynard Bray, who has provided the…
TENANTS HARBOR — The Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor will feature the works of Owls Head artist Lydia Kaeyer from July 19 through Aug. 17. The library will display a variety of…
For the month of July, the Thomaston Public Library is presenting a display of art work by Nancy T. Baker on the first floor of the library in the display case. Baker lives in Thomaston.
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TENANTS HARBOR — Acadia, a framed original watercolor by Robert Steinmetz, will be one of the silent art auction highlights at the Jackson Memorial Library Book Fair fundraiser on…
BELFAST — Each month, the Belfast Co-op invites area artists to show their work in their café. Belfast Co-op is pleased to announce its July artist of the month, Paula Dougherty.
Dougherty…
ROCKLAND — Rockland-based architectural photographer Dave Clough will display his work in Venice this fall at an exhibit about renowned German architect Bruno Taut's Kyu Hyuga Bettei, a villa in…
Gibbs Library...
WASHINGTON —The Gibbs Library in Washington Village will feature the work of Megan Lewis this summer through Tuesday, Sept. 6. A Washington artist, Lewis works in graphite and charcoal and her art…
As part of Rockland's Wellness Wednesday program, The Art Loft will be starting free one-hour art classes from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays. This is a weekly drop-in class that sets the…
ROCKLAND — The Good Tern Co-Op Cafe Gallery will feature the farm animal photographs of Catherine Frost of Freeport, on display from July 5 through Aug. 3 during business hours.
Frost…
Application Open Until July 31
CAMDEN — Do you have a creative, innovative project you would love to share with the community? We invite do-it-yourselfers, artists, craftspeople, performers and makers of all ages to apply for…
ROCKLAND — More than 37 artists with ties to Maine have created wooden paddle art for the upcoming Trekkers' Paddle Art Auction. A paddle art display will be open on Friday, July 1, from 5 to 8 p.…
Camden Public Library...
CAMDEN — Fabric Artist Linda Shepard will return to the Camden Public Library with Animal Alchemy, an exhibit of colorful, vibrant quilt art. The artwork features bold designs making use…
ROCKLAND—This past weekend, the public finally got to see the new Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s (CMCA) new glass-enclosed 11,500 square feet building on 21 Winter Street. Since 1952, CMCA…
Metal worker constructed his own homemade foundry out of a steel drum
ROCKLAND— On Chris Gamage’s work table sits a wooden box, centered by a miniaturized fire ring. Around the fire ring several aluminum figures are sitting or reclining. The piece represents Chris…
Belfast Free Library...
BELFAST — View the wild faces and places of the proposed 3.2 million-acre Maine Woods National Park through a fine-art photography exhibit that will premier July 1 and be on display thru July 31…
As the local story goes, in 1847, 16-year-old Hanson Crockett Gregory, a boy from Clam Cove, Maine, (now part of Rockport) was working aboard a ship when he got mighty sick of the way frycakes…
For many artists in this day and age, being crowned victor of “American Idol” might be enough for a career. But for season 5 winner Taylor Hicks, it was just the beginning. His win came during…
Each summer Haystack hosts a series of exhibitions in our gallery at the Center for Community Programs, 22 Church Street in Deer Isle. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.
The…
Dip your fingers in... and give it a whirl!
ROCKLAND — As part of Rockland's Wellness Wednesday program, The Art Loft is offering weekly drop-in abstract painting classes. These classes will be taught by Kellie Bailey, an amateur artist who…
PORT CLYDE — The Blue Water Fine Arts changed its name to Barbara Prey Projects following the 15th year anniversary of the gallery in 2015. According to gallery principals, the new name aims to…
TENANTS HARBOR — The Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor will feature the works of Swanville artist Jude Nickerson from June 2 through July 1. The library will display a variety of pieces,…
Hotel’s art collection tour coincides with monthly city Art Walk
ROCKLAND — It might not be obvious from the street view, but 250 Main, Rockland’s newest boutique hotel, has the look and feel of a gallery on every floor, with art from a variety of local Maine…
News from the Belfast Creative Coalition:
June 7! “Portuguese Perspectives,” an exhibit of photographs from the Algarve Region by photographer Jon Laitin, will be on display at the Belfast…
WALDOBORO — Where the Gulls Are, a solo exhibition of works by Friendship artist Pam Cabañas, opens Wednesday, June 8, with an artist's reception Saturday, June 11, from 5 to 7 p.m., at…
Artists: Maryjean Viano Crowe, Virginia Fitzgerald and Lesia Sochor
FEMMetonymy, a show featuring Maryjean Viano Crowe, Virginia Fitzgerald and Lesia Sochor using clothing as a vehicle to challenge convention, tell a story, express an opinion and elicit…
Sweet Tree Arts
HOPE — Lesley University of Cambridge Massachusetts will be offering their renowned Masters in Education Integrating the Arts across the curriculum in Hope at Sweet Tree Arts starting this summer…
THOMASTON — Ron Covert is a Graphic Artist turned restaurateur. He has transformed the patio of his Blue Sky Cantina on the Camden/Rockport line into a classic, festive Mexican cantina. In…
25 Artists chosen from over 700 entries
ROCKLAND — The Center for Maine Contemporary Art has announced the 25 artists whose work will be included in the 2016 CMCA Biennial…
Senior College at Belfast
BELFAST — The Festival of Art is produced by the Senior College at Belfast and features work by Maine artists 50 years of age and older.…
WATERFALL ARTS
BELFAST — A Sense of Place / El Sentido del Lugar makes its eastern Maine debut at the Waterfall Arts Center from May 27 — July 22. A gala…
