Landing Gallery, 409 Main St. in Rockland is pleased to announce the opening of two solo shows, “POSTCARDS FROM HOME”, a solo exhibition of new oil paintings by Sarah Faragher and “PASSAGES: TIME & THE SEA”, a solo exhibit of twenty seven new ceramic boats by David Riley Peterson from May 24 – June 26. The Artists’ Opening Reception will be held on Friday, June 3rd from 5-8 PM during Rockland’s first Friday art walk. FMI 207 239-1223 or LandingArt.com.
David Riley Peterson loves boats so much that he makes them in clay. His new solo exhibit has twenty seven new ceramic boats. David is a graduate of the highly regarded Univ. of Fl. where he received his BFA in Ceramics/Sculpture. Many of his craft are some of Maine’s most iconic watercraft, such as the Dory or Pea-Pod. Other boats in the show of interest are several tug boats, a passenger ferry and the remains of old sunken ships.
“David grew up summering on Vinalhaven where his father was born. His Grandfather also lived on the island, across from the boat yard. Talk about a kid’s ultimate dreamland. The boats in this show will definitely make you smile or scratch your head says Dave. They always make me very happy”.
Sarah Faragher’s oil paintings of Maine are painted on location and are defined in an objective manner, using gradations of color, a light to dark value range and closely observed natural details which have her signature, American Realist, style.
“I was born and raised on the coast of Maine, where there are pockets of glorious wildness that put everything else into perspective. And that’s where I still live and work today. I often think of my small paintings as postcards – brief messages from beautiful and difficult places – depicting noteworthy landscapes and ephemeral happenings. Some of these landscapes I’m discovering now and some I’ve known all my life. The latter encompass my earliest memories and remain of intense interest, in fact they only become more fascinating to me as the years pass. They seem to exist outside of time, yet are simultaneously of the moment, now. These are my home landscapes – home being a place of clarity and also of mystery, a real place and a dream, the view from my actual house and the metaphorical view, of an emotion, feeling, or memory. I’ve been experimenting with the rectangular format, scaling the postcard up to a larger size, while attempting to retain the immediacy of the message. Postcards, after all, often contain progress reports or statements of feeling, from a journey: messages about nature, history, longing, love, and comfort. (Wish you were here.) These are messages from where I live, wild plain places that get right down to the elemental nature of things – any old place, really, and at the same time, here. Home.” ~ Sarah Faragher
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The Turtle Gallery is proud to represent potter Tim Christensen. Christensen works in porcelain because it endures. Long after languages shift and technologies fade, porcelain remains — quiet, bright, and nearly eternal. Into this material, he carves the stories of living now: the chaos that surrounds us, the tenderness that saves us, the moments of […]
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Waterfall Arts in Belfast will open “Press Play,” a group exhibition featuring artists Tara Morin, Tori Marsh and Tom Jessen, on June 26. An opening reception and summer open house will be held June 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. The exhibition will run through Aug. 29. “Press Play is an invitation for our audience […]
The Zillman Art Museum in Bangor will celebrate its 80th anniversary with “Glitz and Glamor,” a gala from 5 to 10:30 p.m. June 27 in the garden at 40 Harlow St. The evening will feature music, dancing and hors d’oeuvres and beverages, with guests encouraged to dress as fancy, glittery or casual as they like. […]
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Shop Maine Craft will once again host Found Object, a community marketplace of seconds, supplies and activities, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 27 at Running With Scissors, 250 Anderson St., in Portland’s East End. The market brings together 40 local artists, makers and friends from Running With Scissors Art Studios and the Maine […]
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its iconic Rockland building at the 2026 Art Party on Wednesday, July 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. This annual fundraising event will honor the visionary leaders whose creativity, expertise, and dedication helped bring this award-winning building to life and shaped CMCA’s […]
Artemis Gallery in Northeast Harbor is presenting its second group exhibition of the season, featuring a selection of works by five Maine artists: Matt Barter, Annie Curtis, Abe Goodale, Bob Hiemstra and Lisa Kellner. The show is on view June 18 to 30. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. June […]
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