Dance the night away at the Night Stories After Party following the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s Summer Gala on Friday, August 18th, from 9-11pm. CMCA’s courtyard at 21 Winter Street, Rockland, will come alive with dance music by DJ Owen Cartwright, cash bar by Trillium Caterers, ice cream truck by Stone Fox Farm Creamery, a fire pit to gather around, sparklers, and more! Tickets are $10 for CMCA Members, $12 for Non-members, and are available online at http://cmcanow.org/event/afterparty-night-stories/, or the evening of the event.
The CMCA Summer Gala is the art center’s most important fundraising event, offering an exceptional evening of food, drinks, fun, and art. All proceeds provide essential support for CMCA’s exhibitions and programs, including ArtLab, CMCA’s signature hands-on education program for all ages. This year’s Summer Gala honors the opening of Linden Fredrick | Night Stories, a collaboration between the artist and 15 award-winning authors, including Anthony Doerr, Andre Dubus III, Louise Erdrich, Joshua Ferris, Tess Gerritsen, Lawrence Kasdan, Lily King, Louis Lowry, Ann Patchett, Luanne Rice, Richard Russo, Elizabeth Strout, Ted Tally, and Daniel Woodrell. Festivities include a moveable feast and cocktails by Trillium Caterers, oyster bar by Otter Cove Farm, silent auction, live music and entertainment. Event tickets are $225 for CMCA members and $250 for non-members, and include entry to the After Party. Major media sponsor is Maine Home + Design magazine.
In addition, to benefit CMCA, artist Linden Frederick and Forum Gallery have donated his painting, Midnight, 2009 (oil on panel, framed 15.5 x 15 inches, image 8 x 8 inches), valued at $5,500, to be raffled at the Gala. Raffle tickets are $100 each and only 100 will be sold. Tickets are available for purchase online at cmcanow.org or by calling 207-701-5005. Raffle ticket holders do not need to attend the event or be present to win
The Art For Right Now: Small Works Show 2025November 22 – December 20, 2025 Online and in-person at gallery b. This special event show offers 2 sizes of paintings for 2 prices: • All 5×7″ works are $220 • All 8×10″ works are $325 • Shipping is FREE this year! This show features artists from […]
Save the date for the Winter Show & Market, featuring art, gifts, and goods by more than thirty New England makers. Find original artworks starting at $25, books by Maine artists and authors, art supplies, and more. Works will be available in person and in our online shop and can be collected at the […]
When Aurora Winkler founded Art Agent Maine in 2017, she brought together two worlds she knows intimately: the business side of galleries and the creative life of working artists. After nearly two decades in Maine’s gallery scene and with formal training from Maine College of Art and Sierra Nevada College, Winkler has built a practice […]
Tiny Treasures: West Gardiner, Maine: Shop Maine Craft presents Tiny Treasures, a collection of work by Maine Crafts Association member Kharris Brill alongside a showcase of small scale work by 20+ artists, on view November 4 through December 31, 2025 at the Center for Maine Craft in West Gardiner. About the Exhibition: Join us this holiday […]
The Farnsworth Art Museum presents “Along the Goose River: Andrew Wyeth’s Secret Subject,” a landmark exhibition featuring 26 paintings by Andrew Wyeth, including 15 never before shown publicly. The exhibition unveils an intimate and lesser-known aspect of Wyeth’s work inspired by the Goose River and the abandoned Hoffses House in Cushing. Discovered by Wyeth in […]
Handworks Gallery in Blue Hill presents “Loosely Based in Landscape,” a new exhibition of mixed-media works by Janelle Delicata, on view from Nov. 13 through Dec. 31. Visitors are invited to meet the artist and explore her layered, textural approach to landscape during the reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 29. Gallery hours are […]
Belfast author Linda Buckmaster will celebrate the launch of her new book, “Journey Waters: Poems, Prose, Places,” with a reading and reception at Local Color Gallery in Belfast from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 9. The reading will start at 2:30 p.m., followed by a reception. In “Journey Waters,” Buckmaster revisits the home waters of […]
As the vibrant colors of summer and fall fade into quieter days, Art Space Gallery extends heartfelt thanks to everyone who visited this year — to enjoy exhibitions, meet artists, and take home original artwork. While there will be no Art Walk in November, the gallery’s annual Small Works Exhibit promises to brighten the season. […]
Meetinghouse Arts Gallery is proud to present “Capturing Light,” an exhibition of works by these artists offering unique perspectives on the mesmerizing light and landscapes of coastal Maine. The show runs from November 7th through November 16th, 2025, at the gallery’s downtown Freeport location. Six Maine Painters, Liz Prescott (acrylics), Björn Runquist (oils), Margaret Creighton […]
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