As the night gets a bit crisper it’s clear that the month of August will quickly give way to September. The final demonstrations and programs of the Maine Coast Stone Symposium will be just as…
Art
From the ting of hammer and chisel to the screech of the carbide blade saw and the percussive beat of the quarry hammer, there is no mistaking that it’s not business as usual…
Sylvan Gallery’s “Late Summer Exhibition,” featuring the work of contemporary New England artists, is now on view and will continue through Sept. 30. A reception marking the gallery’s 17 years of…
Join artist Jennifer Linskey on Thursday, Aug. 24 for a day of painting and drawing at historic Castle Tucker, overlooking the Sheepscot River and Wiscasset Harbor. Beginners welcome! Space is…
For the first time in almost 20 years, the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset is collaborating with the Wiscasset Garden Club on a show that celebrates fresh flowers from a creative point of view.…
Savory Maine Dining and Provisions in Damariscotta is pleased to exhibit the oil paintings of Waldoboro artist Brooke Pacy from Aug. 16 to Sept. 26.
Before coming to Maine with her husband…
Concrete and artificial flowers, friendly cotton and luxurious silk are a few of the unique materials displayed at Chocolate Church Art Gallery, located at…
Mathias Fine Art is hosting a free artist talk with Genetta Mclean on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the gallery from 2-4 p.m.
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A rich and colorful collection of wood, ceramic, paint, silver and fiberglass works will greet visitors at the Stable Gallery, starting Thursday, Aug. 10…
Maine Coast Stone Symposium
Don Justin Meserve’s widow Juanita Dugdale said Aug. 4, through the sculptor’s fellow artists who were his colleagues, “He’s still with us in spirit.”
Two of Meserve’s works are prizes in…
The phrase “starving artist” has a double-meaning for the Maine Coast Stone Symposium.
The participating sculptors are traveling to Maine from across the state and even from Japan. Many…
River Arts is calling all artists to submit work for jurying into our next show entitled “Celebrate Maine.” We encourage work in any medium including sculpture, ceramics, fiber and assemblage.…
Carolyn Gabbe considers herself something of an American nomad who now calls Maine home. The Nobleboro artist will be exhibiting nearly thirty paintings in a solo show at Midcoast Conservancy in…
At the heart of the Maine Coast Stone Symposium (MCSS) is the 10-day sculpture symposium. The participating artists will be arriving soon and are scheduled to begin work at the Boothbay Railway…
Studio 53 Fine Art
Some things old and some things new. A collection of oil paints reflecting Maine’s seafaring past and the woodland country side by Boothbay Harbor artist Bob McKay. The exhibit will run through…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s current exhibit describes the word “eclectic” in more ways than one. This members’ show, representing 124 regional artists, contains diverse styles, sizes,…
Bath Art Walk
Everyone loves a good, old-fashioned square dance for entertainment, for exercise and for sense of community. On Friday, Aug. 18, the…
Inspiration from the sea...textures, color, and form in multi media by talented Maine artisans at the Markings Gallery in Bath through the month of August. An artists’ reception will be held on…
Gleason Fine Art
Gleason Fine Art opened two new shows on July 27: Henry Isaacs: New Work and Peter Sculthorpe: An Eye for Monhegan. The opening reception for the artists will be held during First Friday, August…
There's MUCH more than mosquitos in Maine north of Route 2, in spite of what you might have heard. In the rolling hills and farmlands surrounding Skowhegan, Maine is one of the most unique…
Inspirations for paintings often come at unexpected times and from unexpected sources. Such is true of Southport artist Ed Parker’s latest painting “The Linekin Bay Ferry.”
While doing…
Photographer Robert Mitchell of Southport has done it again. In this seventeenth edition of his "Around Boothbay Harbor" calendar, he's surpassed himself. The photos are stunning and evoke each…
“Impressionism in France, Italy, and America” will open at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery in Wiscasset on Tuesday, Aug. 8 with a reception from 5-7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public…
The Kefauver Studio & Gallery presents “The Garden Show,” the third art show of the 2017 season at the gallery. The show will run from July 28 through Aug. 13.
The show features the…
Francine Sokol’s paintings of floral gardens, calm meadows and Midcoast Maine’s scenery have garnered much attention at BIRCH since first exhibited last year. Fran will be exhibiting new pieces,…
The 61st annual Boothbay Region Antiques Show and Sale will be held this Saturday, July 29, 10 am. to 4 p.m. on the Boothbay Common. The show will be held “rain or shine.” The show is catered by…
For some artists, the act of creation is a detailed examination of reality. For others, the creation comes spontaneously from the artist’s imagination.
Jon Luoma, of Alna, Maine and a…
Lynne and John M.T. Seitzer’s new exhibition “By the Land and By the Sea” invites us to revel in the natural beauty of the rural landscapes and seascapes of the region, as well as the “dreamscape…
Coyote Ugly. No regrets, Coyote. Peter Coyote. Wile E Coyote. Coyote the trickster. Coyote the varmint. Coyote the creator. Coyote the bringer of fire.
One of the most admired and reviled…
Coyote Connections, a collection of artists’ depictions of coyotes is on exhibit now at Midcoast Conservancy in Wiscasset. From sculpture to canvas…
The first ever Maine Coast Stone Symposium begins on Aug. 1 with a wide variety of programming about the historical and modern stone industry in Maine. Each week there will be new opportunities to…
In a more than 70-year career as an artist, John Wissemann has explored many varied themes. “My subject is the History of Art,” he says. But it is art history seen with a working artist’s eye,…
“WOW!” was artist Nancy Wilkoff’s response when her daughter, East Boothbay resident Pam Riml, told her Studio 53 was interested in showing her work.
The events leading up to this “wow…
Art at the Damariscotta River Grill
The walls at the Damariscotta River Grill transform to summer colors and images, exploring a number of themes and capturing the light and beauty of Midcoast Maine. Three artists capture the…
The Lincoln Home
Stop by The Lincoln Home during the Twin Villages ARTWALK, …
Doublet Design, located on Wiscasset’s Creamery Pier, is hosting the second in a series of “SHED Talks at Dusk” on Thursday, July 27 at 8:30 p.m., following the Wiscasset Art Walk. Local ceramic…
Every artist selects a medium or two at certain points in their creative development, but each piece of art requires its own set of decisions and thoughts as the artist…
Nordic rugs will be lining the walls of River Arts’ West Gallery as of Friday, July 14, when the show of South Portland weaver Elizabeth Hunter’s work opens simultaneously with…
The Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, is calling for artists to participate in the “Rock ‘n’ Wave” art show, running Aug. 18 through Sept. 10.
This show will…
For Hilary Bartlett, experimentation is the main spring of her muse.
Relief materials she uses in her paintings include various combinations of leaves, flowers, string…
There are 23 more fairs in Maine from this weekend until the beginning of October.
July 14 – 16 Waterford World's Fair (North Waterford, ME)
July 20 – 23…
Have you always wanted to carve stone, or work with wood or metal? This summer Boothbay Railway Village is offering stone-carving, barrel-making, and blacksmithing workshops…
A self-guided tour of fine art exhibits, new show openings, receptions, and demonstrations in galleries and…
An exhibit of evocative landscape paintings by artist Belva Ann Prycel opened Monday…
What do a ceramic sculptor, a lobsterman, and a climate scientist have to talk about? Hear for yourself on July 7 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church in Newcastle. Port Clyde lobsterman Gerry…
Gleason Fine Art opened two new shows June 29: Andrea Peters: In Living Color and Kevin Beers: From Manana To Havana. The opening reception for the artists will be held on First Friday, July 7…
Get an insider’s look into the lives and work of ceramic artists during an event at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts this summer.…
River Arts is calling all artists to submit work for jurying into our next show entitled “Summertime Blues.” We encourage work in any medium including sculpture, ceramics, fiber and assemblage.…
(Margaret) Laddie Drucker left explicit instructions, in her will no less, that a party for her friends was to be held around the Fourth of July at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation. And Mrs.…
