CAMDEN — Sponsored by Midcoast Recreation Center, the Rockport Dance Conservatory will present the Land of Nod on Saturday, May 23, at the Camden Opera House at 6:30 p.m. Appropriate for…
Art
one show only at Camden Opera House Saturday, May 23
Boothbay Region Art Foundation...
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation awarded its first student scholarship on May 14 to Elena Laustsen. The Camden Hills Regional High School senior is no stranger to…
ROCKLAND — The current exhibition of the Good Tern Coop Café Gallery features the paintings of Leecia Price of Camden.
Price’s education and background are in wildlife conservation and…
BELFAST — Far Up Close, an exhibit of three photographers, opens at Waterfall Arts on Friday, May 22, with a reception from 5-8 p.m. The exhibit encompasses…
Kids, Cameras, and Post War Waterfronts
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library has created a new gallery on the lower level, where the Library and the Rockland Historical Society are co-sponsoring an exhibit of historical photographs of…
Colorful abstracts by Midcoast native and mixed media artist Mac Economy are on display at Camden National Bank in the Camden Square shopping center through the end of June. The contemporary works…
By Local Photographer/Mixed Media Artist Amy Wilton
HOPE – Amy Wilton will be hosting an opening of her new body of work, The Red Thread, at her studio in Hope on Friday, May 22, from 5-9 p.m. The studio is located at 458 Camden Road in Hope,…
The 90-acre Cushing homestead of Maine artist Bernard Langlais will soon be gifted to the Georges River Land Trust as the Langlais Sculpture Preserve, but first it's getting an energy efficiency…
The Belfast Creative Coalition seeks performers for Belfast's Fourth Friday Art Walk experience. To be considered for a featured paid performer position, send a sample to …
THOMASTON — Thomaston Public Library's main display case this month features the decoupage boxes of library friend and patron Davene Fahy, whose custom decoupage business supplies several…
Fluid Color and Light
BELFAST — ‘Fluid Color and Light’ is the title of an exhibit of paintings by Jon Byrer that will be in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the Month of May.
Byre is interested…
artistic treasures collected over the years
ROCKLAND — On Saturday, June 27, the Farnsworth Art Museum will open an exhibition of works from some of the most important private collections in Maine.…
fourth Annual Juried Arts and Crafts Show
UNION — The Union Art League is inviting artists to submit work for its fourth Annual Juried Arts and Crafts Show at the Brooder House in Union to be held on October 9 and 10.
The League is…
CIFF's second annual Engagement Summit: Aging in Maine
ROCKPORT — Organizers of the Camden International Film Festival bring their 2015 Aging in Maine screening tour will stop in Rockport Tuesday, July 1. The tour, a two-year statewide program…
the friendship between two Maine artists
ROCKLAND — On Saturday, May 30, the Farnsworth Art Museum will open an exhibition of works by the artists Andrew Wyeth and Kosti Ruohomaa. The exhibition of both paintings and photographs will be…
WALDOBORO — Saturday, August 1 is this year's Paint the Town out-door art festival in Waldoboro. Registration will open on May 1.
Now in its tenth season, Paint the Town shares a weekend…
Maine Photography Show
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation was filled with two kinds of people the evening of April 10: those who love to photograph and those who love photos.
Juror Tillman Crane selected a black…
ROCKPORT — The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport announces a statewide call for entries for the fifth juried Maine Wood biennial.
The exhibition, which takes place in the Center…
ROCKLAND and CUSHING — The Farnsworth is closing its Rockland art museum for one…
ROCKLAND — Thanks to the New Markets Tax Credit program, the Farnsworth Art Museum has secured the necessary funding to begin major capital improvements to their Rockland and Cushing properties.…
ROCKLAND — Local artists Mark Kelly will offer an updated version of his Not-Your-Average Art Class again this spring with RSU 13 Adult Education at the McLain School Building in Rockland.
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BELFAST — Registration is open for new classes, workshops and School Vacation Art Camp; all are scheduled to begin in April at Waterfall Arts.
For young artists, Linda Stec leads the ever…
Applications available now
CAMDEN — The third annual Midcoast Mini Maker Faire is returning to Camden Sept. 15. Have a hands-on activity to share with the community? The organizers invite makers, inventors, craftspeople,…
Roofs, boilers, conversion to propane, continuation of programs
ROCKLAND — The Farnsworth Art Museum has secured the necessary funding to begin major capital improvements to their Rockland and Cushing properties. The project received financing through Maine's…
ROCKPORT — Youth Arts is sponsoring a performance May 13 at the Strom Theater, at Camden Hills Regional High School. The project is called The March - A New…
APPLETON — Appleton Library is exhibiting drawings of Hope Elephants' Rosie and Opal.
Local artists were invited by the late Jim Laurita to visit the elephant barn and spend time drawing and…
Get involved in the local arts community
BELFAST — Belfast Creative Coalition will be holding the following meetings for its three major programs: Belfast Arts, Calendar Sync, and Cultivate: Belfast Area Farm and Art Trail. The meetings…
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts holds its annual fundraiser party, this year titled ‘Spring Fling Music Thing’ Friday, March 20 (first day of Spring) from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
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LINCOLNVILLE — Stained glass artist Janet Redfield ahs created two large windows for the new Augusta Judicial Center, which will open to the public this month. The windows depict a river with its…
Submit ideas for a Belfast bench
BELFAST — When summer rolls around in Belfast, new decorations will adorn the sidewalks and parks. Will they tickle a fancy or pique a curiosity?
Our Town Belfast Design Committee is looking…
ROCKLAND — Crafting is the key to March in the children's room of the Rockland Public Library.
All month there are planned special events to bring out creativity.
Beginning Thursday,…
BELFAST — Senior College at Belfast invites all Maine artists, 50 years of age and older, amateur and professional, to participate in the 2015 Festival of Art to be held at the University of Maine…
ROCKLAND — The Georges River Land Trust and the K2 Family Foundation introduce their 2015 Artist-in-Residence, George Mason of Damariscotta Mills.
Mason is the third artist-in-residence of…
ROCKLAND — The Sail, Power and Steam Museum in Rockland is the new and permanent home of Maine's own Friendship Sloop Society.
The Friendship sloop is one of the maritime symbols of Maine…
CAMDEN — Larry Kinney of Camden won first place at the Maine Veterans' Creative Art Festival.
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CAMDEN — For the remainder of the winter, Camden Falls Gallery will feature a collection of winter plein air paintings by local artist, Stefan Pastuhov. All of the works depict scenes from the…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Starting in March, The Kelpie Gallery in South Thomaston will be holding after school art classes Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. for students grades 6-8. Students…
Paint Science
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library will host a Science Trunk from Cornerstones of Science. Science Trunks are developed to include exploratory activities for ages 7-12. No prior knowledge is…
Exploring India
ROCKLAND — Children ages 8 to 11 years old are invited to join art instructor Trelawney O'Brien and other creative kids this winter school break for an Art Camp at the Farnsworth's Gamble…
WALDOBORO — Miller's students, staff, and parents are putting on a show at Tidemark Gallery Thursday evening, Feb. 12, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
It's the third year for this event for families…
Monhegan Residencies
Applications are being accepted for the Monhegan Artists’ Residency. The submission guidelines have been significantly changed recently to be more inclusive, according to a news release.
The…
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH — A Brush With Fire Story Coaching and Expressive Arts is offering a four week expressive arts group for anyone who has suffered significant loss of any sort. The sessions will…
Spring Exhibition 2015
ROCKLAND — Asymmetrick Arts and Black Hole announce the Spring Exhibition 2015, an open submission art show to be held in Rockland this May.
The two galleries, located on Main Street in…
CAMDEN — Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC) has expanded its programming for the winter and spring sessions.
MCC now offers a non-auditioned children's chorus for ages 6-11; Music literacy and…
April is National Poetry Month
ROCKLAND — In honor of National Poetry Month in April, Good Tern Café Gallery will once again hold a mail-in exhibition of poetry and art exhibition.
The Good Tern Café Gallery usually…
ROCKLAND — Now through September 27, the Farnsworth Art Museum in downtown Rockland will be presenting an exhibition of sculptural works entitled 3D: Contemporary Works from the Farnsworth. The…
Art Meets Music
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts has scheduled a special art camp during February school vacation (February 16-20) for children ages 7 to 12 year olds. The camp’s theme is: Art Meets Music.
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BELFAST — Waterfall Arts, as part of the statewide Maine Photo Project, has dedicated its annual Open Call Show to the photographic image. Photographers of all ages are invited to submit work…
A farewell to Åarhus Gallery...Q&A
BELFAST — Åarhus Gallery in downtown Belfast, for seven years, has been the place to gather during Friday Night Art walks. Its white walls and beautiful tall windows front right onto lower Main…
