“The crafts are as beautiful as the fine art,” said one visitor to Maine Art Gallery’s opening last Saturday of “The Artful Interior.” The age-old academic debate of the difference between crafts…
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The Artful Interior, Maine Art Gallery’s (MAG) final exhibit of 2023, and two years in the making, is every bit the standout season finale art enthusiasts want. An eclectic mix of wood, stone,…
Art patrons and members of the community will have one more opportunity to see the exhibit of “Alna Art and Artists New and Old” in Alna’s 19th-century Puddledock Schoolhouse, open…
River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit work for the upcoming juried show, “Artist’s Choice.” Submissions are now open through Saturday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. This show is open to members…
Member artists at the Pemaquid Art Gallery, Lighthouse Park, Bristol, Claire Hancock and Hannah Ineson have been showing their work at the Gallery for many years. Both artists, Damariscotta…
Jeanne Rosier Smith grew up painting, but first discovered pastel when a box of Nupastels arrived in the mail from an uncle in Massachusetts, 20 years ago. "You might enjoy these," he said. …
River Arts in Damariscotta will host a gathering for anyone interested in sharing creative experiences. Opening up the conversation is River Arts’ member, William Anthony, artist, writer and…
There will be an exhibit of “Alna Art and Artists New and Old” in Alna’s 19th-century Puddledock Schoolhouse, open on two consecutive 3-day weekends, Fridays through Sundays, Sept. 22-…
Produced by Maine Crafts Association in partnership with Maine Made, Maine Craft Weekend is a statewide tour of Maine's craft artist studios, businesses, and special events. The weekend is an…
Maine Art Gallery
“To make something functional requires skill. To make something beautiful requires a refined aesthetic. To make something both functional and beautiful takes a very special kind of person,” says…
River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta invites the public to the annual, all abstract show. A jovial celebration with artists and refreshments held Sept. 9 made for a delightful afternoon in the…
There will be an exhibit of “Alna Art and Artists New and Old” in Alna’s 19th century…
Take Part in Art is a 3-week mask making class for students in grades 3-6 at Boothbay Region Art Foundation.
These creative classes will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 18 and 25 from 3:30…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
BRAF’s final members’ show for the summer of ’23 is providing a seasonal theme with fall colors predominating, along with the “perennial” last blooms of summer. As always, our collection includes…
Where It’s At
The four Boothbay Harbor art galleries participating in First Friday on Sept. 1 positively buzzed with activity.
Art lovers made their way from Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) to…
Pemaquid Art Gallery
The paintings of two Bristol artists, Patti Leavitt and Barbara Klein, exemplify the beautiful views of Maine’s coastal scenes, villages and natural world available at the Pemaquid Art Gallery.…
The Saltwater Artists Gallery in New Harbor is so proud to have Sue Heil Kibbe as one of its watercolor artists.
Kibbe has been a resident of Southport since 1993 and is a lifelong…
Despite the rain on the evening of the Art For Art’s Sake show preview Aug. 25, art lovers found their way to Hodgdon Yachts to see what this year’s show had to offer – and no one left…
About 65 people marched up Main Street Thursday, Aug. 31 in Wiscasset in remembrance of loved ones lost to overdoses.
The 716 Candles Project was a weeklong series of events throughout…
A long-standing mission of this group is to foster an appreciation of art in the Midcoast area and to support art education. Funding for this mission comes in part from commissions on sales,…
Self-guided journeys ... led by an art lover’s desire to exercise their imagination. Paintings ... sculpture ... mixed media ... assemblage art ... photography…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Enter Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s annual ARTinME Showcase! This juried, large format show will run Oct. 7 through Nov…
Join us to enjoy 15 choice paintings by Robert Hamilton brought together on the first floor of Studio 53.
Robert…
Beginning Thursday, Aug. 31, Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor opens two new shows: "Janice Anthony: At One with Nature" and "Roger Dale Brown: Painting the Town." The artists' reception for…
A lively crowd of about 30 local business people turned out for the Maine Art Gallery’s Business…
Joy to the Wind Gallery
The fierce beauty and drama of our rocky cliffs here in Maine are breathtaking. Water surges and splashes with each incoming wave. The inhospitable surfaces are rough in spite of the continuum of…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Villard Studios are pleased to present a new show of collections reflecting the range and versatility of collaborative artists Kim & Philippe Villard in the medium they are known for: the…
River Arts
River Arts is pleased to announce abstract artist, Cathy Bennigson’s upcoming solo show “Color and Motion” in the River Room August 24 through September 13. Bennigson’s vibrant abstract paintings…
The Carriage House Restaurant in East Boothbay has become a stop on the Boothbay Harbor Region Sculpture Trail.
Sculpture Trail board members Dan Ucci and Bill Royall, with artist Rob…
Bluebird Ocean Point Inn
Learn to paint with wool with artist Kristen Walsh on Sunday, Aug. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m.at Bluebird Ocean Point Inn, 191 Shore Road,…
Two well-known local artists showing at the Pemaquid Art Gallery, Kathleen Horst and Cindy Spencer, create delightful watercolors but with charmingly different sensibilities.
Horst is…
Maine Art Gallery
Works in painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, assemblage, collage, photography, and digital imagery are among the more than 100 individual pieces in the upcoming Maine Art Gallery Members Show…
On Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lakehurst Lodge, 30 Lakehurst Lane, in Damariscotta, the Bands for Books Fundraiser for Wiscasset Public Library returns with its silent auction…
River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit work for a juried show of all abstract art. The gallery is pleased to announce the juror will be award winning, abstract artist Kayla Mohammadi…
A new show opens Aug. 21 at the Damariscotta River Grill featuring seasoned artists Sandra Leinonen Dunn, Susan Tilton Pecora and Kimberly Skillin Traina. Three distinct styles and mediums…
Skidompha Public Library
Mathew O'Donnell began painting as a boy in Van Buren, Maine. Encouraged by his father, who also painted, and inspired by his rural surroundings, Mat…
Kerr+Jones Gallery
Kerr+Jones Fine Art and Craft in East Boothbay continues to showcase noted contemporary Maine artists with a reception for artist Scout Dunbar on Thursday, Aug. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Dunbar…
Two hundred attendees gathered on a stormy Friday night at the Boothbay Playhouse for Boothbay Region Land Trust’s quadrennial Art Auction, which netted over $100,000 to benefit land conservation…
Maine Art Gallery
Visitors to the current exhibition at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset will find an exuberant celebration of Mainers at work that is not to be missed. “…
River Arts presents the annual exhibition devoted to “Earth, Water, Sky.” Juror David Little selected the artworks in this robust exhibition that draw inspiration from the many landscapes of Maine…
An artist’s inspiration comes from anywhere and everywhere – photographs, events, experiences, dreams, imagination and talent. Six stone sculptors recently spent 10 days, July 21- 30, at Boothbay…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s newly-installed Members’ Show seems to define creative diversity coupled with the saying “great minds think alike.” As such, our featured artists are the sum total…
BOOTHBAY REGION ART FOUNDATION - 1 Townsend Ave. - 633-2793
Lots of new art!! Three shows! The August Members Show downstairs and upstairs: In the Harbor View Room -…
Gleason Fine Art
Southport artist Ed Parker's new show, "All in the Same Boat," at Gleason Fine Art opens Aug. 3 and runs through Aug. 29, with a reception for Ed on First Friday, Aug. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m.
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“ I’m just appalled and amazed at the way in which people are interested in my paintings. I think it’s because I happen to paint things that reflect the basic truths of life: sky, earth,…
Sylvan Gallery
Sylvan Gallery is delighted to welcome back renowned landscape artists, Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano, for an exhibition of their latest paintings. The exhibit opens Thursday, Aug. 3 and continues…
Created in the imagination and realized in granite, marble, quartzite, bronze, metal and steel ... carved into abstract shapes, archetypal figures, birds, animals, and people – including two…
Joy to the Wind Gallery
Throughout history flowers have played an important role in human culture. Flowers are woven into the fabric of medicine, cooking, hygiene, embalming, folklore, symbols and environmental…
Witty, whimsical and surprisingly heartfelt, Greta Gerwig’s much anticipated “Barbie” has finally arrived, and is on track to be the biggest three-day debut of 2023…
