The Boothbay Region Art Foundation announces the call for art for its 6th annual ARTinME show.
Submission dates are Oct. 13, noon to 3 p.m., and Oct. 14, 9 a.m. to noon.
This year’s…
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CONNECTING CHILDREN TO THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD
FREEDOM — Maine artist and Early Childhood educator Toki Oshima is offering a series of art and music classes at the Mill School in Freedom this fall.
A Parent and Toddler Art Class for…
Owl & Turtle hosts Ronald van Heeswijk
CAMDEN — Ronald van Heeswijk has picked his brushes up and begun painting again; but, it hasn’t always been that way. A resident of Camden for 35 years, he made his living as a carpenter. Now semi…
200 Cups for Nepal
Artists and amateurs have been creative over the summer, shaping and decorating individual and unique ceramic cups, 200 of them, which will be for sale Saturday evening, Sept. 12, at a…
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
BELFAST —Registration is now open for new art classes and workshops for adults at Waterfall Arts in Belfast. New offerings include Basic Drawing and Color Theory, Photopolymer Printmaking,…
CLAY, PAINT, COLLAGE, AND MORE
BELFAST — Fall art classes for young artists age 2 to 18 are starting up this fall at Waterfall Arts. New offerings are Art Making for Ages 2 to 6, Afterschool Art for Ages 8 to 11 and Emote Your…
PASSION ON SENSE OF PLACE
ROCKLAND — The September exhibition at the Good Tern Café Gallery features photographs by Steve Cartwright. Steve Cartwright first came to Maine by sailboat and fell in love with both. He splits…
RECENT OIL PAINTINGS BY JEFF LOXTERKAMP
BELFAST — An exhibit of recent oil paintings by Jeff Loxterkamp will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, through the month of September. The gallery…
ART, MUSIC,THEATER,SUPPORT AT THE LIBRARY
CAMDEN — The following events will take place at The Camden Public Library this week:
Thursday, August 27
Camden Garden Club hosts Lee Schneller, author of The…
HISTORIC PHOTOS OF HANCOCK COUNTY AND ATLANIC FISHERMAN
BELFAST — Penobscot Marine Museum’s historic photography exhibits “Hancock County Through Eastern's Eye” and “The Atlantic Fisherman” will be at the University of Maine Hutchinson…
MUSIC, LITERATURE AND THEATRE AT THE LIBRARY
CAMDEN — A wide variety of events take place at the Camden Public Library and outside Amphitheatre from Aug. 20 through Sept. 1.
Thursday, August 20
The Gawler Family…
'Here is my truck, paint it.'
ROCKLAND — Haider Ali has been painting "jingle" trucks long enough in his native Karachi, Pakistan, that clients don't usually request designs. "They say, 'Here is my truck, paint it.'"
One…
Master of stone, bronze, and the human form, Barry Baldwin’s sculptures are on public exhibit in London, Cardiff, Manchester, Hamburg and California.
Major clients over the past decades have…
CALL FOR SITES, SIGN UP BY AUGUST 18
BELFAST — Interested in being a site on the Cultivate: Belfast Area Farm and Art Fall Tour, Oct. 10 and 11, 2015? Sign up is due by August 18th. All locations need to be within 30 to 45 minutes…
“Handmade Artists’ Books: One of a Kind” is an exhibition on view now through Sept. 30 at Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main Street, Topsham. The exhibition includes 62 works of art by 22 Maine artists who…
INDOORS AND OUTDOORS EVENTS FOR ALL
CAMDEN — Here is a list of events from Aug. 6 to 20 sponsored by the Camden Public Library. These include theater, films, art, history and book discussions.
Thursday, August 6…
ORANGE, BLACK, AND WHITE WINGED BEAUTY
SOUTH THOMASTON — Artist Katharine Owens has donated an original block print/collage entitled ‘Monarch’ to be raffled to benefit the Georges River Land Trust. She is an Associate Professor at the…
Getting the community energized about public art
ROCKLAND — The painting of an abstract mural on the side of Planet Toys in downtown Rockland is drawing community artists, art students and the public to Oak Street.
In its second week of …
ELEPHANTS, HEADS OR TAILS
HOPE — Work from artists who attended sessions at the elephant barn in Hope when Rosie and Opal were in residence, is now on display in the Hope Library.
Paintings, prints, and sculpture by…
FIORE PAINTING ‘HANDEL’ IN ROCKPORT
ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School is proud to announce that it is the recipient of a gift of artwork by Maine Farmland Trust (MFT). The work, entitled Handel, is part of…
PROTECT AND SELL PROGRAM PRESERVES PROPERTY
SOUTH THOMASTON — Maine Preservation announced today that it has sold the first historic property from its Protect and Sell Program. The iconic Robbins-Anderson Farm, a late 18th-Century property…
CAMDEN — Atlantic Avenue will be closed from 2 p.m. Friday, July 17 to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 19 due to the Annual Harbor Arts Juried Arts and Crafts Show, which will take place in Camden's Harbor…
ARTS FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library continues to present a variety of children’s events and programs in July. They include art, reading, music and yoga. They are part of the ‘Arts for Kids and…
PORT CLYDE SHOW OPENS
PORT CLYDE — Artist Barbara Ernst Prey will exhibit her new work in “Re/Viewing The American Landscape” July 20 through September 7 at Blue Water Fine Arts gallery in Port Clyde.
This…
FOCAL POINTS SHOW
THOMASTON — In its current show Focal Points, The Kelpie Gallery is featuring the work of Allen Bunker and Pamela Hetherly, two artists depicting Maine landscapes in oil on…
BELFAST — Hundreds descended on Belfast’s Heritage Park July 11 and12 to peruse the fine arts and crafts presented at the 20th annual Arts in the Park festival.
The event, which was…
Farnsworth museum official: ‘...single largest gift to this museum ever...’
ROCKLAND — The Farnsworth Art Museum announced Wednesday it has received a $3 million gift from the Wyeth Foundation of American Art in Wilmington, Del. The gift will go toward the museum's Andrew…
ROCKPORT — New Work by Faculty, an exhibition of furniture, turned objects, carving and sculpture in wood, has opened for the summer at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture…
“Elegant.” That was a word that kept making its way into a conversation during an event at The World is Mine Oyster in Boothbay Harbor one recent June evening.
Chef Stephen Richards, the…
Art Space Gallery will host an opening reception on Friday, July 3 from 5 to 8 p.m.
This reception will feature four member artists in the front room: photographer Lori Davis, potter Bunny…
CAMDEN — The Camden Falls Gallery opens the summer season with a show featuring two of the gallery’s most popular marine artists. Both masterful oil painters, Todd Bonita and Kirk McBride share a…
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Paul Sacaridiz is Haystack Mountain School of Crafts’ new director. He will begin his tenure at the Deer Isle school in September.
"There are few places like Haystack, and those who have…
Cyr’s exhibition ‘Becoming Nomads’ is on display at CMCA in Rockland through July 5
ROCKLAND — As a kid, Maine native Kevin Cyr would go camping with his parents and older brothers every summer in a 1977 fiberglass pop-up Apache. Living in Madawaska, the northern most town in…
ROCKLAND — The Center for Maine Contemporary Art continues its summer 2015 lineup of gallery talks Wednesday, June 24, at 5:30 p.m. at this summer’s…
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust seeks artists to submit pieces for the annual Art Show and Sale, to be held Saturday, Aug. 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the historic farmhouse of Aldermere…
SEARSPORT — Historic images from Penobscot Marine Museum's collection of more than 140,000 photographs will be available at the Maine 2015 Antique Paper Show Saturday, June 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 3…
BELFAST — In concert with Maine Fare Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27, Maine Farmland Trust has organized a number of art-full events throughout the city…
TENANTS HARBOR — 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-…
Mural will be featured outside Planet Toys
ROCKLAND — Knox county youth will collaborate with professional artists in the…
ROCKLAND — The Coastal Children's Museum, 75 Mechanic St., will hold two programs in two locations on Saturday, June 27.
At the Children's Museum, at 11 a.m…
SEARSPORT — The nonprofit Fiber College will open another season of Camp and Create! Artist in Residence weeks at Searsport Shores Ocean Campground, Route 1…
Patricia Moroz of Starlight Custom Cakes in Boothbay has been selected to make a wedding cake for a $100,000 wedding.
“I have made…
LIBERTY — Water-based ink T-shirt printer Liberty Graphics has announced the winner of its 18th annual Art and Our Natural Environment contest for Maine…
BELFAST — Classes for kids begin in July at Waterfall Arts with two weeks of art camp. Teaching artist Bridget Matros brings an immersion-based learning-through-play approach for children age 8 to…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St., will host a free Teen Summer Art Series: Chalk and Charcoal with Alayna Smith, open to youth ages 12 to 18. Materials will be provided.
The…
HOPE — Sweet Tree Arts, 4 Church St., will host a workshop led by Jessica Ives for students in eighth grade through adults. Developing an Eye for Color will be held Sunday, June 28, from 1 to 3 p.…
SOUTH THOMASTON — This summer will offer a feast for fans of Finnish-American photographer and illustrator Kosti Ruohomaa.
The Finnish Heritage House will open this summer's exhibit "Kosti…
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts offers a varied summer schedule of art classes and workshops for adults and older teens. To accommodate…
ROCKLAND — Lincolnville artist Lois Dodd has been selected to receive the 2015 Maine in America Award. The award honors an…
Next First Friday Art Walk June 5
ROCKLAND — Arts In Rockland continues its 2015 season with an art walk this Friday, June 5 from 5-8 p.m. AIR’s 23 member…
