WALDOBORO — The Waldoboro Public Library will be offering three art classes this winter led by artist Debe Loughlin. All three will be on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
They are “…
Art
On May 11, 2023, the day the federal government officially called an end to the pandemic, we commemorate it with the start of our 13th community gallery of photos. And the first photo is aptly one…
“a Summer in Maine”
UNION — The “big” Exhibition Hall at Union Fair (July 7-14, 2024) is promoting the 9th annual quilt raffle themed around “a Summer in Maine.”
This Exhibition Hall is the home of the…
a month of creative activities and events
CAMDEN — What everyday objects would you choose for a painting? Would it include a favorite food, toy, flower, or book? Would your objects be carefully arranged or a random assortment strewn…
ORONO — On a bench inside a high-tech workshop lay a life-sized sculpture of a medieval knight. Crafted by University of Maine artists with 3D scanning and layered Computer Numerical Control (CNC…
highlighting artists, curators and arts advocates who continue to uplift traditions while advancing the boundaries
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A Camden artist is an award winner of the 2024 American Craft Council (ACC) awards. The ACC, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing American craft, announced January…
special events February 3 and February 17
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library is hosting the exhibit “Of Cod and Communities” by Linda Buckmaster from February 3 - 28. The exhibit is adapted from her book Elemental: A Miscellany of…
Meanwhile back in the studio ...
For about four years now I’ve been checking in with artists during the winter months to see what they may be working on. This year, because he’s in Maine and not Texas or New Orleans, I visited…
BELFAST — The Annual Belfast Ice Festival returns February 23, 24, and 25, 2024, and will welcome nearly 2,000 visitors, according to the Festival, in a news release.
The streets will be…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — The Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital Art Committee is currently accepting online applications from artists with connections to Maine and New England…
CAMDEN — Coastal Quilters will start the year off with their regular second Saturday meeting on January 13, at 10 a.m. A short business meeting and the usual Show and Tell and refreshments will be…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation invites all artists, members and non-members, for its annual “Mainely Nude Show” - A celebration of the human form - running from Feb. 17 to March 11. All…
The Farnsworth Art Museum presents “Prints for the People: Associated American Artists,” an exhibition that delves into the transformation of modern print collecting in the United States…
now until Feb. 9, 2024
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center is currently displaying its fourth temporary art exhibit along the walls of the hospital’s main hallway.
Current featured artists and their mediums include…
responding to the sparse, stark beauty of Maine winter
SEARSPORT — The Parsonage Gallery welcomes two new exhibitions for the holiday season: its second annual winter group exhibition and Bare Places, featuring Diana…
Announcing the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor’s 2023 Gingerbread Spectacular award winners, drum roll, please ...
Most Spectacular - Christmas Train Station, Carla…
Watts Hall Community Arts raises money for AIO Energy Assistance
THOMASTON – Saturday, December 9, Watts Hall in Thomaston was an innovative hub with the Call for Merry Mannequins Evergreen Extravaganza Creators. They came – individual and teams — working to…
BELFAST — Lewis Cisle, a landscape and wildlife painter, will open his Belfast gallery and studio to the public every afternoon in December by appointment. Many new works, most notably medium and…
Stockton Springs Community Library is currently presenting works by artist William Landmesser in an Art in the Stacks exhibition through Thursday, December 21.…
BELFAST — Local Color Gallery welcomes Sheep Jones, a Belfast, Maine painter, as a guest artist for the months of December, January, and February. A popular artist in Maine and beyond, according…
ROCKLAND — Local youth arts program Arts in Action recently completed three community murals located at South School, Good Tern Co-op, and the City of Rockland Transfer Station and Compost…
for Maine’s military veterans
BELFAST — With Giving Season in full swing, a group of Bank of America teammates in Belfast are stitching together warmth and gratitude for Maine’s military veterans.
The "Knit Wits," a…
deadline January 19, 2024
CAMDEN — Camden on Canvas is an annual plein air painting fundraiser for the Camden Public Library. Over the weekend of July 19-21 twenty artists will work on location to paint Midcoast Maine, …
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Donut Festival Committee is accepting donut themed artwork submissions from now through December 10, 2023.
The 2nd annual Rockport Donut Festival is seeking artwork…
Halloween 2023 fun and decorations did not go unnoticed. Local photographers have sent pictures to mark the holiday. Thanks to increasing interest in weekend trunk or treats, many young and young…
BELFAST — The City of Belfast is once again seeking the PERFECT photo to represent Belfast on the cover of this year’s edition of the Annual Report. The contest is open to anyone.
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Killer road trip to see artwork, performances, craft shows, and more
November 1 kicks off National Native American Heritage Month, which holds significant importance in Maine as the state is home to several Native American tribes, including the Wabanaki Confederacy…
Also, Holiday Pop-Up Shop and two free drop-in workshops
ROCKPORT — Structure & Narrative III, an exhibit of new work by 15 Maine book artists, is on display in Rockport. The exhibition is sponsored and curated by Midcoast Maine Book Arts and hosted…
ROCKLAND — Five members of the local scuba dive club Mid-Coast Maine Aqua-Nuts gathered to kick off their first Annual Aqua-Nut Underwater Pumpkin Carving event at South End Beach in Rockland on…
Greeting Crisp Fall Weather with Shows Celebrating Warmth, Light and Color
SEARSPORT — The Parsonage Gallery welcomes the cool weather and shorter days of autumn with two exhibitions celebrating warmth, light, and color: Cross Paintings by Joshua Ferry and Dark Night…
“I create my work to give voice to a wild sense of beauty, the excitement of discovery, and to nurture the spark of what is possible”
BELFAST — Rockland-based painter Marli Thibodeau and Caribou artist Sandra Huck return as featured guest artists for November 2023 at Local Color Gallery.
Thibodeau’s work is influenced by…
POETRY, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND PAINTINGS
The public is invited to submit poems for Art & Ekphrastic Poetry, a collaboration between The Poets Corner and Page Gallery.
Ekphrastic writing is an age-old tradition of creating a…
ROCKLAND — The Farnsworth Art Museum is one of 64 museums nationwide to be awarded an Access for All grant from the Art Bridges Foundation. The grant will be used to expand free admission First…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) is currently displaying its third temporary art exhibit along the walls of the main hospital hallway near Patient Registration.
Current featured…
WASHINGTON — Using book illustrations and a piece of Karen Jelenfy’s original work, students will reflect on artists’ use of abstraction as a response to the landscape on Saturday, Oct. 21, from…
artist talk Oct. 7
ROCKLAND — On view in Triangle Gallery, at 8 Elm Street in Rockland, from September 26 to November 12, 2023, a group show of abstract photography, From The Eye: 4 Views, work by Carl Cascella,…
THOMASTON — Make room on your holiday calendar for the Second Annual Merry Mannequins/Evergreen Extravaganza at Watts Hall slated for Saturday and Sunday, December 9 and 10, 2023 to benefit the…
First Friday Art Walk
ROCKLAND — Abstract artwork by Bristol area artist Conrad Guertin will be on display from September 26 through November 12 at the Triangle Gallery in Rockland.
Guertin is a graduate of the…
Portland Downtown’s inaugural ‘Stephen King Week’ is a tribute to the man and his writing legacy
PORTLAND—Longfellow Books was the place to be on September 20 for an author talk amongst Maine writers Chris…
Hurricane Lee's forecast suggests a significant weather event for much of the New England coast, specifically Penobscot Bay. Therefore, AIO’s ArtFeeds online bidding has been extended until Sunday…
‘We are all landscapes, patched together over time’
WASHINGTON — Karen Jelenfy's Abstract Landscape paintings can be viewed at Gibbs Library from September through October 2023.
“We are all landscapes, patched together over time,” said…
BELFAST — An exhibit of watercolors, “Following Light, Color, and Nature” by Jaeohk Cho Keenan, is in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of September.
Keenan is a…
learn something new in a relaxed atmosphere
BELFAST — Waldo County Handcrafters’ Day is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 5, in Belfast. This long-standing program is back after a three-year hiatus.
Registration deadline is September 15…
showcasing an array of house artists
CAMDEN — Camden Falls Gallery presents “Camden - a Boater’s Paradise”, showcasing an array of house artists. The new exhibition will open on September 1, 2023.
As with many others, Camden…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Enter Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s annual ARTinME Showcase! This juried, large format show will run Oct. 7 through Nov…
BELFAST — Liz Prescott’s art is driven by a love of process and color. Her work often focuses on reflected images, particularly of boats and buildings — forming, dissolving, reforming.
…
ROCKLAND — Inspired by the exhibit “Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth: Rockland, Maine” showing at the Farnsworth Art Museum through August 27, 2023, the Rockland Historical Society has created a…
the library’s fiber arts group
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Public Library is hosting a show of handmade works by members of the library’s fiber arts group from August 2 through August 29. The exhibition spans both floors of the…
two preview days, two auction days
OWLS HEAD — “The 45th annual New England Auto Auction is one of the most anticipated events on the international car collector scene,” said OHTM, in a news release. “The nation’s largest and…
Talya Baharal, Jacob Walter Wolf Flanagan, Gene Gnida, Antje Roitzsch
BELFAST — Triangle Gallery, at 8 Elm Street, in Rockland, is showing the work of four artists in August/September. The installation includes solo shows for Talya Baharal / Full Circle; Jacob…
