Art

Where It Was and Is at
"UTR CAOS."

This year’s sweet and spicy…

Damariscotta River Grill
"Pemaquid Light" by Doug Houle included in the Holiday show. Courtesy of Kim Traina

Eighteen of Pemaquid Art Gallery’s talented artists share their varied styles, mediums and views of the beauty in Maine landscape and wildlife at the Damariscotta River Grill. This comprehensive…

Gingerbread Spectacular winners announced
Most Spectacular:  "Cuckolds Light" by Heather Malone & Joshua Paashaus. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Gingerbread Spectacular judges Sue Norton, Jen Correa, Lenore Imhof and Nicci Kimball awarded the following entries in this, the 18th annual event. 

MOST SPECTACULAR: "The Cuckold's Light"…

Gingerbread Spectacular winners announced
Most Spectacular:  "Cuckolds Light" by Heather Malone & Joshua Paashaus. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Gingerbread Spectacular judges Sue Norton, Jen Correa, Lenore Imhof and Nicci Kimball awarded the following entries in this, the 18th annual event. Winners may claim prizes at the Opera House this…

ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

“Oh, your lines are good.” 

River Arts
River Arts Members' Show 2024. Courtesy of the venue

River Arts in Damariscotta is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for artists to kick off the new year and participate in an upcoming "Members’ Show." All…

Lincoln Theater
Courtesy image

Lincoln Theater is proud to present Exhibition On Screen: Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, a captivating documentary that explores the genius and passion of Vincent Van…

Jay "JBONE" Sawyer of Warren and a few of his spheres in his "Spiritual Influence" installation at CMBG.

If you’ve already visited Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens this season, you’ve seen Jay JBONE Sawyer’s metal spheres, “Spiritual Influence” out and around the Visitor’s Center.…

Carla Warren's "Christmas Train Station" voted Most Spectacular in 2023. Peter Southwick photo

Boothbay Harbor’s holiday traditions abound, including the annual Gingerbread Spectacular coming to the historic Opera House Dec. 13-15.

For the past 18 years…

Recent work in the Kefauver Studio & Gallery. Courtesy of the venue

The Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, announces the reception for the 2024 Holiday art show. The reception will be on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 2:30 to 5 p.m.…

Love & Lobsters on the rocks. Courtesy of the venue

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is hosting a free Take Part in Art event on Friday, Dec. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. with local Maine author, Shannon M. Parker, who recently published her third…

"We Live In Time" opens Friday, Dec. 6. Courtesy of the venue

“The Boston Camerata—A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est” - A power beyond words, elevating your heart with the music.” – Milwaukee Mag. Transcendent music for the…

Waldo Theatre Art Gallery
"Floating House Series: Butterflies and Lotus," "Winter Clothes Series: Inuit Anorak"- by Pam Smilow. Courtesy of the venue

The Waldo Theatre, located at 916 Main St., Waldoboro, glides into the holiday season with a visual feast of artwork by painter and mixed media artist Pam…

Where It’s At
"A Bump in the Road" - Jean Kigel cold wax and oil.

Have you been to see the 2024 Art in the Square at Boothbay Region Art Foundation? My advice: Get there for yourself and any art lovers on your holiday, birthday, or "just because" lists. Fifty-…

Judy Nixon painting at Boothbay Region Art Foundation. Courtesy of the venue

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is seeking submissions from artists for a themed, non-juried, art exhibit: “Wintering.” This exhibition will showcase the…

"White Bird" opens Nov. 22 at Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

“Lee” - (R; 1 hour, 57 minutes) - The directorial feature from award-winning cinematographer Ellen Kuras, portrays a pivotal decade in the life of American war correspondent and…

"Lee" opens at the Harbor Theater Nov. 15. Courtesy of the venue

“Lost On A Mountain In Maine” - (PG; 1 hour, 55 minutes) – This film brings to life the harrowing true story of Donn Fendler, a 12-year-old boy who survived nine days lost in…

A sampling of the art in the "Celebration" show at River Arts. Courtesy of the venue

A special “Celebration” show decks the halls at River Arts in Damariscotta. The gallery is filled with fine art and fine craft created by Maine artists for the holiday season. This extravaganza…

Gingerbread class is Nov. 20. 3:45 p.m. Registration required. Courtesy of the Opera House

For nearly two decades the historic…

"Islands Bright"  by Sarah Wilde. Courtesy of the Bremen Library

On Thursday, Nov. 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the library gallery. Refreshments will be served. The show will be on display through the first week of December.

Artist: Susie Porter. Courtesy of BRAF

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is excited to announce the return of its popular Art in the Square exhibition for 2024. This holiday favorite showcases a diverse collection of original…

See Bourge Hathaway’s solo show in the River Room Oct. 25 through Nov. 13. Courtesy of River Arts

River Arts is pleased to announce artist Bourge Hathaway’s solo show, “Pentimento: Past, Present, Future,” in the River Room from Friday, Oct. 25 through Nov. 13. Meet the artist at an opening…

Ecology Club

The Ecology Club at Wiscasset Elementary School took advantage of the beautiful sunny weather on Oct. 21 to create artwork in the style of Andy Goldsworthy.

After viewing a variety of…

ARTinME 2024
Valerie Hart

Looking at the work enmasse, I sensed creative freedom and vulnerability,” wrote show juror Bob Keyes. “Freedom and vulnerability keep art communities moving forward. To all the artists who…

Damariscotta River Grill
Painting: Sandra Leinonen Dunn. Courtesy of Kim Traina

Eight Maine artists share their varied styles, mediums and viewpoints of the beauty found in Maine landscape, nature and wildlife at the Damariscotta River Grill. The show opens Monday, Oct. 28  …

36 Elm St. in Damariscotta.

River Arts in Damariscotta announces a call to artists for a special, year-end show, “Celebration,” which will fill the entire gallery. This is an open call without a pre-determined theme. "…

"Boothbay" by Julian Sacks

The Waldo Theatre, located at 916 Main St. in Waldoboro, continues the fall season with an October - November art show, "Views of the Midcoast," watercolors by the late Julian Sacks.…

Mary Sue Weeks painting

Trompe L’oeil artist Mary Sue Weeks will present a slide program about Trompe L’oeil painting - including how to pronounce it – at the Bremen Library on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 4 to 6 p.m.

"Joker Folie À Deux” opens Oct.11 at the Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

“Nowhere Special” - (NR; 1 hour, 36 minutes) - Inspired by true events. James Norton (Happy Valley, Mr Jones, Little Women) is a 35-year-old Belfast window cleaner, John, who has…

Oil painting - "Three Robbers Pub" - by Cassie Sano.

The Cathance River Gallery at 18 Main St., Bowdoinham is hosting a gathering of artists who have been creating impressions of local scenery for several years. They have one thing in common beside…

Pierre-Auguste Renior's "The Umbrellas" at the National Gallery, London.

Harbor Theater’s much-loved art film series Exhibition on Screen returns Oct. 19 with a few new flourishes. First, the series has moved to Saturday afternoons so that audience members whose work…

Maine Art Gallery
“Night Train at Wiscasset Station,” Kosti Ruohomaa photo. Courtesy of Maine Art Gallery

Several of Kosti Ruohomaa’s haunting and desolate, yet often beautiful and welcoming photographs of Maine in an earlier time are included in Nocturne, the current exhibit at the Maine Art Gallery…

Shannon Parker, author of Love & Lobsters

How do you find your one in 100 million?

That’s one of the questions posed in Damariscotta author Shannon Parker’s third novel, “Love & Lobsters.” The story centers on female lobsterman…

Judith Schuppien - "Trail 1, Monhegan." Courtesy of BRAF

The not-for-profit Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) unveils its annual juried ARTinME show which, this year, spotlights large format works and small sculpture from Maine artists.

"Sun and Moon" - 20 x 16 - John M. T. Seitzer

Raindrop  ripples, concentric circles on waters surface. Iridescent soap bubbles floating in the breeze. A Simple Circle, Charlie Brown’s head. Sun, moon, or distant star, the circle motif repeats…

Watercolor by Edgecomb based artist Suzi Thayer. Courtesy of Merry Barn

To Celebrate Maine Craft Weekend, the Merry Barn is hosting a Craft Fair featuring local artists and makers. Join us on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m…

Boothbay natives Tanner Grover (left) and Morgan Mitchell (right) launch new podcast about all things music. Courtesy of It's Music Time Podcast.

It all started at Southport Island Association’s annual Musicfest at Newagen Inn. The Mallett Brothers band was playing in the background when Tanner Grover discovered that his fellow…

Mathias Fine Art is excited to announce a special workshop in connection with the current exhibition “RELIEF – an exploration.” Mona Shiber will present a workshop called “Folding Birds For Peace…

Boothbay Region Sculpture Trail
Chris Lewis sculpture

In July, the 38th sculpture on the Boothbay Region Sculpture Trail/Sculpture Boothbay was installed at Kerr+Jones Gallery in East Boothbay. Trail board members and sculptors Bill Royall, Andreas…

Maine Arts Commission

The Maine Arts Commission is honored to announce a call for submissions for the upcoming Maine Veterans Art Exhibition, set to be displayed at the State Capitol Complex in Augusta. This…

Divine September weather was the ideal backdrop for last week’s First Friday Art Walk at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s Fall Member Show – the last of the 2024 season.

Artists and…

Kerr+Jones Gallery
Fr. Paul Plante

Kerr+Jones Gallery in East Boothbay will host a live auction and reception on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. to benefit the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council. The BRCRC serves…

Jeremy Barnard photo

River Arts is pleased to announce Jeremy Barnard’s solo show “Italia in Tre” opening in the River Room Thursday, Sept. 12 through Wednesday, Oct. 2. The show features Barnard’s work celebrating…

Sylvan Gallery
Stan Moeller

Sylvan Gallery features paintings by Stan Moeller of York, Maine, opening on Tuesday, Sept. 10 through Sunday, Oct. 13. The public is invited to a reception to meet the artist on Thursday, Sept.…

Kathryn Shagas

Autumn, with its waning light, is a perfect time to display fine art that portrays evening or night. For its last exhibition of the 2024 season, the Maine Art Gallery chose autumn to present the…

Where It’s At

The Barn Project’s current show, “Blue: A Spatial Dialogue,” features work by local artist and sculptor Douglas Gimbel and Alejandra Seeber of New York City – and it’s one no one should miss.…