Current Exhibitions at Cove Street Arts in Portland

Lucile Evans Retrospective June 1 – August 10
Lucile Evans (1894-1993) was a fearless, emotionally complex, and extremely talented painter and printmaker who achieved an impressive career despite the marginalization and constraints faced by female artists of her generation. The exhibit spans five decades (1930s to 1970s) of this pioneering artist’s work.

Photographing Coastal Maine June 1 – July 13
The current show features multiple works by each of 10 invited photographers, who come from Kittery to the Canadian border and all points in between. Though the work included is organized around a central theme, this exhibition boasts a great diversity of style, process, and subject matter and includes both well-established and up-and-coming photographers.

The Sartorial Self June 1 – July 27
“The Sartorial Self,” is a group show exploring the intersection of fashion and identity. Displayed are works from Crystal Cawley, Andy Warhol, Fred Lynch, Gin Stone, and Lesia Sochor.

Other Artists on View
George Lloyd (Artist in Residence), Tom Hall, Michel Droge, John Bisbee, Bernard Langlais, Sean Alanzo Harris, Stephen Porter, Tim Christensen, and Tom Paiement
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Cove Street is honored to present a virtual exhibition of work by Harold Garde (June 7, 1923 to Oct. 11, 2022), featuring a focused selection of his strappos alongside examples from a career that spanned seven decades and made a significant, if often under-recognized contribution to Post-War American art. All works featured in the virtual […]
“‘Under a Swift Sunrise’ is less about arrival than about the yearning to arrive; to glimpse, if only momentarily, a far green country that exists somewhere between what is remembered and what is imagined.” — Nathaniel Meyer “Under a Swift Sunrise” gathers a series of island paintings that hover between memory and invention, myth and […]
CMCA’s 2025 Biennial will be on view from Oct. 4 through Jan. 11, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1978 and stands as the longest running survey of contemporary art by artists with ties to Maine. This edition features 29 artists selected from a pool of more than 450 applicants by jurors Keith Fox, […]
Deena Ball will lead the workshop Watercolor Meets Wood: Painting on Birch Panels from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 31. In this innovative workshop, students will learn to combine traditional watercolor techniques with modern watercolor grounds on birchwood panels. Begin by applying watercolor grounds to create a richly textured underpainting that serves as the […]
Local Color Gallery is pleased to welcome back guest artist Sandra Huck whose work will be on display from Jan. 21 through Feb. 21 at the gallery in Belfast. Huck will talk about her work, “Conversations with Found Objects,” at this month’s Art Walk reception, which runs from 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 23. Huck […]
“What Came Before: The Power of Forgotten Artworks” is on view from Dec. 3 to Jan. 10 at Courthouse Gallery in Ellsworth. A reception was held on Dec. 3. “What Came Before” offers a rare glimpse into the formative stages of an artist’s creative journey. The exhibition highlights early artworks by a diverse group of […]
Dear Friends, we loved sharing our 2025 Season with you. It was filled with wonderful art, engaging conversation and special events. We continued our community outreach with our Annual Student Show in May and the Open Regional Juried Show in July. Our lively Ogunquit Art Association Auction was held, as usual, on the first Saturday […]
Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland will be closed Dec. 24 and 25, as well as Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. The group show “Offshore Winter” runs Nov. 7 to Dec. 27, featuring work by Tollef Runquist, Scott Kelley and Anna B. McCoy. Painting, for Tollef Runquist, is an undertaking of appreciation and inquiry, a means […]
George Marshall Store Gallery will host an Open House on Dec. 5, 5-7pm and December 6, 10am-4pm to kick off the holiday season. Join us for festive sips & snacks, lights twinkling, tunes spinning, and original works by more than 30 New England artists (most under $500.) Come to shop or just gather in good […]
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