Maine Crafts Association is grateful to be learning how to navigate COVID-19 and see Maine reopening in a thoughtful, careful way. They are also grateful to see the continued efforts, conversations and actions of the communities in support of Black Lives Matter, equality and diversity. MCA is working with its board, staff, members and peers on a national level to be part of positive change in our local communities, the craft field and our country. Input and feedback about this is welcome.
MCA Retail Galleries & Resource Centers are now open to the (mask wearing, sanitizer loving) public. Hours are limited but will increase based on how sales and safety goes. To ensure the spaces are open upon arrival, call to check hours beforehand or make an appointment. Open hours, appointments and curbside delivery are all available.
Keep up to date via MCA newsletters and social media for the upcoming launch of SHOP Maine Craft: Maine Crafts Associations Online Gallery, as well as updates and adaptations to MCA’s September and October MCA Guild Fine Craft Shows and other new initiatives.
JULY EVENTS
Ongoing: [SOURCE+BUY] Maine Craft from Home
July 2: Happy SECOND Anniversary to Maine Craft Portland!
July 6: MCA Retail Galleries open to the public.
July 6: [SOURCE+SELL] Craft Classifieds Launch
July 24: CANCELLED — Maine Craft 2020 Gala at Camp Beech Cliff
July 24-26: CANCELLED — MCA Guild Fine Craft Show: MDI
July 27: Master Craft Award Facebook Live Announcement
LOOKING AHEAD
Aug 14-16: CANCELLED — MCA Guild Fine Craft Show: Belfast
Aug 22: CANCELLED — Portland Fine Craft Show
Sept 19-20: MCA Guild Fine Craft Show: Scarborough
Sept 26-27: POSTPONED (new date TBA) — Big Ink Printmaking @ Center for Maine Craft
Sept 29: Get Ready with CERF Plus: How to Protect Your Career From Emergencies – Workshop @ Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
Oct 2: CANCELLED — Craft Apprentice Program Capstone Exhibition Reception
Oct 3-4: Maine Craft Weekend 2020
Oct 24-25: MCA Guild Fine Craft Show: Brunswick
Wiscasset Bay Gallery will open “American Light,” an exhibition of new and selected photographs by Cordelia Edwards, on June 25. The opening will coincide with the village’s June Art Walk, when downtown Wiscasset comes alive with musical performances, events at local businesses and gallery openings from 4 to 7 p.m. Years ago, Cordelia Edwards was […]
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 […]
The Deer Isle Artists Association in Deer Isle Village is presenting its second show of the 2026 summer season, “Songs of the Sea,” on view June 16 to 28. The exhibition evokes the rolling landscapes and bracing seascapes of the Maine coast through a broad range of mediums, including painting, drawing, printmaking, basketry, jewelry, glass […]
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. […]
Longtime friends Dennis, Marty and Andrew Gleason have once again mounted a show of new paintings by Henry Isaacs at Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor, featuring work from the past year. Alongside familiar images of the waters off the Maine coast, the show includes a new direction: nearly monumental-sized canvases painted in the wildflower […]
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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