“The Sea’s Listless Chime,” runs from August 12- 25 at The Deer Isle Artists Association gallery. In this show, Stephanie Bartron-Miscione, Peter Beerits, Janet Cook, Jacqueline Davidson, Nat Dickinson, Jill Finsen, Rachel Gordon Bernstein, Cathy Hart, Jerry Levitt, Deborah Lothrop, Alice McKenna, Kaitlyn Metcalf, Gudrun Tarr, Paul Trowbridge, Jacqueline Wilson, and Anne Williams all demonstrate how this theme allows them to approach different mediums through diverse and exhilarating paths. Featured in the art rack will be work by Arlyss Becker, Avery Falkner, Glenn Felch, and Judith Felch.
Stephanie Barton-Miscione lives in Brooklyn, New York and Sunset, Maine. She explains that her goal is to always create a visual reality that is rich with layers of color, thought and emotional links to a sense of place: in the heart, in the head, or in a memory. She wants the objects in her still lifes to be hyper-realized and out of context, with so much detail that it is possible for the viewer to experience the objects, as though they are knowing them, not just looking at them. When that happens, a still life can become an evocative narrative. She uses commonplace objects to reach for universality.
Nat Dickinson works in both Ashville, North Carolina and in Deer Isle, Maine, and his landscapes are indicative of his love of both places. Influenced by his grandfather, he began painting on the porch of his cottage overlooking Penobscot Bay when he was just a child. That love of art led to degrees in studio art and printmaking, and to his work appearing in juried shows in Washington, DC, Maine, and North Carolina. He notes that his paintings “explore those mindful moments when we stop to see the extraordinary transformations of very familiar surroundings.”
Born in New Orleans, Kaitlyn Metcalf currently lives in Trenton, Maine. She focuses her work upon the relationship between man and the water, exploring how nautical vessels have impacted the character of Down East Maine. Metcalf’s work relies heavily upon research, as she always begins her pieces by exploring historic texts and photographs. She links vessels’ routes to nautical charts, and uses these to “make visible the romance between man and ocean.” All of her works are created on USGS chart maps using acrylic paint that are then mounted on birch panels.
The Deer Isle Artists Association Gallery at 15 Main Street, Deer Isle Village is open daily from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM. (207) 348-2330. www.deerisleartists.com.
Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland is featuring “IDK,” an exhibition of paintings by Tollef Runquist that explores the intersection of personal reflection, archetypes, fantasy and play. Runquist’s paintings combine images and symbols drawn from lived experience, emotional landscapes and cultural influences, creating an intuitive dialogue between imagery and meaning. “My work explores a space where […]
Meetinghouse Arts in Freeport is presenting a full schedule of fall exhibitions and performances, including a members show, a collaborative exhibition by longtime artist friends Tim Sample and Linda Rowell-Kelley and several concerts. The gallery’s fall members exhibition, “Nature’s Palette: Art Inspired by the Season,” will remain on view through Oct. 18. Featuring paintings, drawings, […]
Local Color Gallery in Belfast will feature printmaker, collage artist and sculptor Jeff Wahlstrom from Oct. 19 to Nov. 22. An Art Walk reception will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 23, with an artist talk at 5 p.m. Based in Bangor, Wahlstrom creates block prints and watercolor collages inspired by the natural […]
Women Eco Artists Dialog (WEAD), based in Berkeley, California, is accepting submissions for its 2027 members exhibition, “Prototyping Futures of Making: Water, Data, and Living Systems.” The exhibition will explore the relationships among water, data, ecological systems and emerging technologies, asking how artists can engage with living systems as sites of collaboration, construction and consequence. […]
Triangle Gallery in Rockland is presenting three exhibitions through Oct. 31, including an extended solo exhibition by Carter Wentworth, a group fiber arts show and a fall exhibition of work by gallery artists. Wentworth’s “Sound of Rain Crossing the Lake” will remain on view in the upstairs gallery through the end of October. “Interwoven,” a […]
Waterfall Arts in Belfast will present “Found in Translation,” a mixed-media exhibition featuring Maine artists Deborah Jellison, JoAnne Houlsen and John LeBlanc, from Oct. 23 to Nov. 28. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 23. The exhibition brings together three artist friends whose work explores familiar Maine landscapes, objects […]
Courthouse Gallery Fine Art in Ellsworth is presenting “Form Meets Surface,” an exhibition highlighting porcelain ceramics by potter Mark Bell and collaborative works created with painter William Irvine. The artists, both established in their respective fields, have worked together since 2015 to create porcelain vases and plates that combine Bell’s ceramic forms with Irvine’s painted […]
Barn Gallery in Ogunquit concluded its 2026 exhibition season Oct. 12, but the venue will continue to welcome visitors for two performances in the 19th annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival. Pianist, composer and vocalist Zahili Zamora will return to Ogunquit with her Afro Cuban Jazz Trio for a performance from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. […]
The Brunswick Guild Fine Craft Show will return to the historic Fort Andross Mill in Brunswick on Oct. 24 and 25, celebrating its 10th season with work by 40 juried Maine craft artists. Presented by Shop Maine Craft, the indoor show will feature basketry, ceramics, decorative and wearable fiber art, furniture, glass, jewelry, mixed media, […]
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