Mars Hall Gallery opens its 2020 season on Friday, June 19th with a group show titled “Leo & Company”. This exhibit will showcase works by the late Leo Brooks along with other gallery artists. Brooks, who lived through the Great Depression, would sympathize with us today. Also featured are oil and acrylic paintings by Nancy Baker, Kris Johnson, Stephen Jonassen, Sharon Larkin, Maurice Michel Lode, Jimmy Reed, Manuel Rincon, Carl Sublett and Ron Weaver; watercolors by Linda Funk, Nat Lewis, Cam Noel, Elaine Reed and Carl Sublett; and Outsider Art by Ian Baird, Bill Cook, Bill Nichols, Elaine Niemi and the late Rudy Rotter.
New works in collage by Eleanor Zuccola will be on display. Her piece “The Catcher” was a Cash Award Winner at the National Collage Society’s 23rd Annual Small Format Exhibit in March & April held at The Boyer Gallery Center for the Arts at the Hill School in Pottstown, PA. Congratulations!
A welcomed addition to Mars Hall this year is 3-D Assemblage work by Ron Crusan. Ron has been an artist for over 40 years working in many mediums as well as a Museum Curator & Director, Lecturer and has published many essays. He has shown around the world and won numerous awards. Works on display are from his American Block Series and Sculptural Assemblages using found objects.
The gallery also offers a variety of quality crafts including decoupage by Davene Fahy, handmade jewelry by Nance Trueworthy, and 3-D stained glass, mosaics and pottery by Dona Bergen. Metal sculptors Jay Hoagland and Brian Read will have works on display throughout the gallery as well as outside in the Sculpture Gardens. In addition are books by several gallery artists, a large collection of original 1960’s & 70’s rock posters and a variety of antiques and collectibles. The show will evolve through the summer and end on Monday, October 12th. There will be no receptions this year because of health risks. Gallery hours are 10-5, Wed. thru Sun. or by appointment. Because of Covid 19 the gallery will be following CDC guidlines and masks and social distancing are required. The gallery is located 12.7 miles down the beautiful St. George peninsula at 621 Port Clyde Road / Rt. 131S in Martinsville. For more information call 207-372-9996 or visit us on the web at www.marshallgallery.net
For all of you who won’t be able to come to Maine this year, you will be missed. We wish you all good health and hope to see you in 2021.
Fires Within The Kittery Art Association 2 Walker Street, Kittery, February 12th – March 8th. On view at the KAA from February 12 – March 8, 2026. Opening Reception: Sunday, February 15th, from 5-7pm – Free and open to all! Also on View: Works by Spotlight Artist Rhonda Miller. Rhonda Miller loves creating artworks in different […]
Colby College Museum of Art connects generations across oceans through works by more than 40 contemporary artists in “Imagining an Archipelago: Art from Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Their Diasporas.” On view July 11, 2026, to June 6, 2027, the physically and visually immersive exhibition brings together approximately 50 paintings, sculptures, videos, prints, […]
The Zillman Art Museum – University of Maine, located at 40 Harlow Street in Bangor, ME, opened five featured winter exhibitions on January 16. ZAM is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 5 pm and brings modern and contemporary art to the region, presenting approximately 21 original exhibitions each year. Admission to the Zillman Art […]
In an era where migration narratives frequently collapse into faceless statistics, Maine artist Jean Kigel offers something profoundly different: a humanizing gaze that restores individuality to those caught in the global currents of displacement. Her upcoming exhibition at Barbara Kramer Gallery in Belfast Free Library during February transforms political abstractions into intimate encounters. The Belfast […]
The Maine Crafts Association (MCA), in partnership with the Maine Arts Commission and the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, is proud to announce the seven mentor/apprentice pairs selected for the 2026 Craft Apprentice Program (CAP). Now in its 11th year, the program continues to honor the enduring power of mentorship, creativity, and fine craft across […]
Fill your snowy days with creativity by registering for artist workshops! Putting Color to Work for You 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 28 to March 1 Apply paint with confidence! Join Liz Prescott in exploring all the facets of color and how it can be used to create mood and energy in your work. […]
Tracy Van Buskirk, a relief print artist, will be in residence at the Deer Isle Artists Association for the month of February, focusing on the art of collage. Van Buskirk has worked in linoleum block printmaking for a few years and is excited to switch gears and work in the world of cut and torn […]
Local Color Gallery is pleased to welcome Emily Sabino, whose work will be displayed from Feb. 25 through March 22. Sabino will talk about her ongoing series “Path Forward” at this month’s Fourth Friday Gallery Night, which runs from 4 to 7 pm. Feb. 27. Sabino will speak at 5 p.m., weather permitting. Sabino’s paintings […]
The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to announce that Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture will be honored with the 2026 Maine in America Award at the Farnsworth’s annual Gala on Friday, July 17, in recognition of the School’s profound and lasting contributions to American art. The award coincides with “MAINE: A Force within American […]
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