Art

The Sylvan Gallery of Wiscasset has moved. No, it’s still in Wiscasset, but now it’s at 49 Water St.

Gallery owners Ann and Rick Scanlan say they’re thrilled with the new location — there’s …

Mobius Incorporated's art show, featuring a variety of art work created by individuals enrolled in the Creative Expressions Program, opens Thursday, May 14 at River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta.…

Cadillac Mountain Morning View by Polly Smith

Celebrating its 10th year, the Stable Gallery will open its doors on Saturday, May 9. The first exhibit, entitled “10” will open with a reception on Friday, May 15 from 5 to 7 p.m.…

Ash Cove Pottery, Harpswell

This year 30 pottery studios from across the state will be open for the Maine Pottery Tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. May 3.

The…

Bobby Sawyer

The Merrymeeting Arts Center’s “Vernal Pools: Ferns and Fiddleheads” show is held annually and features emerging student artists  aged 18 and under.…

Teddi Jann Covell

River Arts in Damariscotta is inviting the public to the opening reception of its newest exhibition, “The Natural World” Friday, April 24 from 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be served.…

Dea Fischer

Internationally acclaimed book artist and teacher Dea Fischer will be traveling from Alberta, Canada to Midcoast Maine this May to teach a bookmaking workshop. The two-day workshop is open to…

Pete Cole, CEO of Gamblin Artists Colors, will hold a workshop/discussion of oil paints and mediums on Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m. at the Mobius Community Center,…

Vaughan Homestead Sculpture Garden

The Harlow Gallery and The Vaughan Homestead invite Maine artists to submit work for an exhibition of sculpture taking place on the grounds of The Vaughan Homestead at 2 Litchfield Road in…

Film Review

“I want to keep the memories alive — People forget, you see.”

The latest film about Austrian-American Maria Altmann and her fight to regain her family's Klimt paintings stolen by the Nazis…

Kevin Beers

Marty and Dennis Gleason are proud to announce that works by local artists Andrea Peters and Kevin Beers have entered the permanent collection of the New Britain (Connecticut) Museum of Art as…

“Free Fall,” by Kay Miller, South Bristol, ME

South Bristol artist Kay Miller's work will be exhibited at the Pemaquid Watershed Association office gallery in Damariscotta from April 13 to May 29. The association invites the public to a…

Maine Photography Show
“Home Calendar,” by John Boeckeler of Hope

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…

When you walk into Peggy Frantz's room at Hodgdon Green in Damariscotta, you might notice a few things.

You might notice the paintings on the walls: one featuring a large egret, and two…

On Friday, April 17, Patten Free Library in Bath will kick off the Japanese Cultural Weekend with a mini “Manga Con” event for teen anime fans. The event is free and open to the public; the target…

Kelly P. Brook’s African images

Kelly Brook took her camera to Africa and managed to shoot dozens of stunningly beautiful photos of birds, elephants, hippos, lions, tigers, giraffes, etc., and then had the images digitally…

“Spirit of the Sea,” William Zorach

The Friends of the Zorach Fountain, dedicated to preserving and interpreting Spirit of the Sea, the sculptural fountain located in Bath’s City Park, invites the public to its annual meeting and…

The Harlow Gallery’s Education Committee hosts Seconds Sundays, a monthly series of free community art-making events sponsored by The Bank of Maine. April’s Second Sunday is on April 12 from 2 to…

The sixth annual Lincoln Academy Student Art Exhibition opened April 2 at River Arts, 241 U.S. Route 1 in Damariscotta.

The public is invited to view the works anytime during business hours…

Sculpture by Julia Ribiero

The Sixth Annual Lincoln Academy Student Art Exhibition opens on Thursday, April 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at River Arts. The public is invited to view the works on the night of the reception, or anytime…

Maine Sportsmen’s Alliance Wildlife Art Show
“Almost Spring,” julie Babb
Pemaquid artist Julie Babb’s watercolor of chickadees, entitled “Almost Spring” captured the hearts of the judges and public alike at the Maine Sportsmen’s Alliance Wildlife Art Show over the …
R. Keith Rendall “Eider Duckon Nest” woodcut

His subjects are wild.

He carves, etches, paints, engraves and draws creatures of the wild in a manner that captures their essence, their life force.

He speaks to the interconnection …

What is a monotype? Find out in a two-hour session with Kay Miller, Monday, April 6, 13 and 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Midcoast Printmakers Studio. Fee is $25 and includes all materials.  Please…

Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, 2nd floor display space

The Maine Art Gallery is a bright and airy exhibition location, offering 4-foot by 8-foot panels for a limited number of artists, and equivalent pedestal sculpture space as well.

Submissions…

African giraffe, Kelly Brook

Kelly Brook took her camera to Africa and managed to shoot dozens of stunningly beautiful photos of birds, elephants, hippos, lions, tigers, giraffes, etc., and then had the images digitally…

Last year Maine College of Art held its first ever youth essay contest. It was so successful, MECA has decided to make the contest an annual event. This year three students, one from each of the…

“Clearing,” oil by Wm Curtis, Maine

“Impressions,” an exhibit of oil paintings by Damariscotta artist William Curtis, is now showing at Miles Hall Gallery at Miles Memorial Hospital through May 1. Curtis has been painting landscapes…

River Arts in Damariscotta is inviting artists to submit work for its upcoming exhibition, “The Natural World.” The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, April 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. The works…

Main Street Bath is looking for accomplished and aspiring artists, creative students, and community friends to create their own personalized banners to be displayed…

The Art Committee of the Board of The Lincoln Home Continuum of Care is pleased to host the Spring Art Gala for K-8 students. This exhibit will present the work the from young artists of the local…

The Maine Art Gallery’s second floor at 15 Warren Street in Wiscasset

The Maine Art Gallery is a non-profit organization, located in the Old Academy building, in Wiscasset. The gallery, part of the vibrant 'Museum in the Streets' historic walking tour, will open for…

The Edge of Winter, watercolor by Peggy Farrell

The members of the Miles Memorial Hospital League Art Committee will hold an exhibition of their paintings in the Hospital Gallery, Lincoln Health Care Miles Campus, now through March 20. The…

If all this snow has you dreaming of travel, then Heartwood’s 2015 Vacation Property Raffle could be your ticket. This year’s offerings are almost too good to be true — Boston, Manhattan,…

“Enchanted Village,” Carl Root

Carl Root is a fine art photographer who is fascinated by patterns.

He looks for what he calls rhythm images, in which an image is repeated, with variations.

Much as variations in…

Bigelow Laboratories image

The invisible world of marine microbes will be revealed through a photographic art exhibit at Portland Public Library’s Lewis Gallery during the month of March.…

Julie Babb, Yellow shafted flicker

Pemaquid artist Julie Babb will showcase her paintings in an exhibit, “The Birds of Maine,” at the Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) office gallery in downtown Damariscotta, March 2 to April 10…

 

The Maine Arts Commission has been engaging constituents across the state for the past several months and we are now ready to reveal what we have been hearing.

Three cultural summits…

“Buy Me,” Mark Reilly, Boothbay ME

River Arts in Damariscotta is inviting the public to the opening reception for its newest exhibition “Artists’ Choice” Friday, Feb. 27, from 5-7 p.m. The show includes 90 artworks by artists from…

Stephen Busch

Come to Rising Tide to celebrate art and community on Friday, March 6, for the opening artists reception from 4-6 p.m. for Stephen Busch.

Busch, an oil painter, has also shown works at the…

Kris Engman will be back at River Arts to teach a much sought after and rarely offered, Color Theory class, which will run for eight Saturdays beginning Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The…

 

River Arts in Damariscotta, is inviting artists to submit work for its upcoming “Artists’ Choice” exhibition. Submissions in any media, sculpture and fine crafts are welcome. Work can be…

Call for Artists

The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust (CELT) announced on Feb. 4 that it has begun accepting artist submissions for Paint for Preservation 2015, the organization’s eighth annual juried Wet Paint Auction…

Call for Artists

The Harlow Gallery and Johnson Hall invite Maine artists to submit work for an art exhibition opening Friday, April 10 at Johnson Hall, located at 280 Water Street in Gardiner.

The…

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) announced Feb. 4 that due to a burst pipe, the Round Top Coffee House for February and March has been canceled.

For more information: 207-563-1393,…

Nick Erickson is doing something many have dreamed about, but for any number of reasons, never did.

Eri

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…

Saturday, Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. in Friendship
Mandala by Kat Logan

Kat Logan of Friendship will be offering a workshop on Saturday, Feb. 7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on creating art using your intuition.

“Creating with Spirit,” will introduce participants to a…

Call to Artists

River Arts in Damariscotta seeks artists to submit work for its upcoming “Black, White & Tones of Grey” exhibition by Saturday, Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. The opening reception is scheduled for Friday…

River Arts

River Arts in Damariscotta is inviting the public to the opening reception for “Black, White and Tones of Grey” exhibition on Friday, Jan. 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. The show includes 100 artworks by…

The Chocolate Church Arts Center will accept artwork from member artists via email chocolatechurchartscenter@gmail.com before Jan. 26. Work…