The First Friday Art Tour of the Boothbay Region is a self-guided adventure. Receptions, demos, music and art. Go on ... take a walk of the imaginative kind!
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” ~ Aristotle
Boothbay Harbor galleries ...
HEAD OF THE HARBOR GALLERY
129 Commercial St.
Reception: 3-5 p.m.
Featuring the paintings and sculpture of Roger Milinowski. Sea and land scapes, architecture, ships, sailboats ... the Maine coast, Florida, South Carolina and across The Pond to Ireland and beyond.
BLACK RIVER GALLERY
16 McKown St.
Reception: 4-7 p.m.
315-6522
Featuring Elisabeth Ladwig, whose work is a convergence of photography, graphic design and collage art. Come. Visit. Enjoy!
JOY TO THE WIND GALLERY
34 Atlantic Ave.,
Reception: 2-4 p.m.
633-7025
Celebrating the “last “ First Friday event of the season-artists Lynne and John M. T. Seitzer will host an open house at their art gallery and custom picture framing service. Featuring new large scale harbor scenes by John. Open daily 10 am. to 5 p.m. On the East Side of the harbor near the footbridge. Parking available.
BB REGION ART FOUNDATION
1 Townsend Ave.
Reception: 4-6 p.m.
Refreshments - hot coffee and something sweet - will be served. Over 125 local and regional artists are featured at the gallery at One Townsend Avenue. Our collection offers a wide variety of paintings, photographs, sculpture, prints and drawings. Our next event, the ARTinME exhibit, opens on Saturday, Oct. 13.
STUDIO 53
53 Townsend Ave.
Reception: 5-7 p.m.
633-2755
This will pretty much be the last chance to see owners Heidi Seidelhuber (incredible watercolors) and Terry Seaman’s (crackpot schemes) Fall 2018 featured show of work! We'll try to make it well worth your while to attend. Food and wine are among the enticements freely offered.
BOOTHBAY HARBOR FRAMER & GALLERY
185 Townsend Ave., Suite K
Reception: 2-4 p.m.
633-3966
Please stop by to browse before heading downtown to our fellow gallery owner's First Friday festivities. Our gallery is home to many local artists both past & present, including Earle Barlow, Cheryl Blaydon, Harry Day, Rick Dickinson, Peter Egeli, Ruth Lepper Gardner, Keith Schneider, Tony vanHasselt, Allan Walton, and stained glass artist Richard Macdonald.
And on Southport Island ...
DICKINSON ART
38 Beacon Hill Road, Southport
Reception: 2-5 PM
350-5772
Rick Dickinson opens his studio for the First Friday Art Tour. Directions: drive south on Route 27 from the Harbor, over the Southport swing bridge, past Robinson’s Wharf, turn right on Beacon Hill Road to number 38 past the top of the hill on the left. Follow the stairs down to the waterfront studio.
Out East Boothbay way ...
PARADISE STUDIO
70 Paradise Point Rd.
Reception: 2-5 p.m.
633-6093
Come see the bright and relaxing realistic oils by Mary Ellen TK Serina and the garden benches by Ron. Wine and refreshments will be served during the reception. Directions: Follow Ocean Point Road/Route 96, just 4/10 mile past the East Boothbay General Store and turn right onto Paradise Point Road at the top of the hill. Look for the yellow “open” banner. Visit daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
