Turtle Gallery opened May 30th, 2024 for our 42nd season on Deer Isle. The first open house is on June 7th from 2 to 5pm with artists talks beginning at 2:30. We are open Thursday through Sunday 11am to 5pm through October 7th. Our Group Show features familiar and new to us artists including Lucy Breslin, Conny Hatch, Teri Rippeto, Rebecca Goodale, Arthur Hardigg, Vaino Kola, Treacy Ziegler, Chris Joyce, Michele Ratté, Sandy Wadlington and many more. Our gardens are in bloom and feature new sculpture by Eugene Koch, Patrick Pierce, Rebekah Raye and others.
As in the past, we’ll contribute a portion of our sales to a local non-profit. This year, we have selected Project Launch which supports local students and their families to make a successful transition from high school to meaningful post- secondary learning and opportunities.
Since our beginning in 1982, we have offered a comprehensive selection of fine art, craft, and sculpture by both local and nationally-known makers, many of whom have studied or taught at the nearby Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.
The Turtle Gallery resides in an 1876 two-story barn and outdoor sculpture garden located at 61 N. Deer Isle Road on Route 15, just north of the Deer Isle village center. We are open seasonally, Thursday through Sunday 11am-5pm, May 30th through October 7th. For more information and a full schedule, please visit us online at turtlegallery.com or call 207-348-9977. We are on Facebook and Instagram @theturtlegallery.
‘Imagining an Archipelago’ features six newly commissioned works and includes contributions by more than 40 artists connected to Cuba, Guam, the Philippines and Puerto Rico Waterville, Maine — Contemporary art brings together histories separated by oceans and generations in “Imagining an Archipelago: Art from Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Their Diasporas.” The exhibition, […]
Courthouse Gallery Fine Art in Ellsworth presents an opening reception Wednesday July 22, from 5 to 7, for “William Irvine: Heading Home,” and “Ragna Bruno: Boundless.” William Irvine: Heading Home At ninety-five William Irvine continues to surprise viewers with something new like the tender embrace of Lovers by the Sea (30 x 40 inches), The Rough Sea (30 […]
Fridays, June 5 – September 25 | 9 AM–1 PM Waterfall Arts has kicked off the 14th season of its Summer Art Market, a beloved community tradition showcasing a rotating cast of talented Maine artists and makers every Friday throughout the summer. The market takes place from 9 AM–1 PM on the lawn at […]
Now in its 49th season, the Guild Fine Craft Show – produced by Shop Maine Craft – returns to College of the Atlantic with a dynamic indoor/outdoor event in downtown Bar Harbor, August 7 – 9. The show features a juried selection of fine handcrafted work by Guild level members of the Maine Crafts Association, […]
Shaw Contemporary Jewelry in Northeast Harbor is hosting its famous Every-other-Thursday night opening with four exceptional artists, from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 16. It is an opportunity to meet all four artists Dell Fox is a student of ancient cultures, She is inspired by Greek and Roman jewelry and the attendant ancient techniques. Her […]
The Ogunquit Art Association will hold its 72nd Annual Art Auction on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Barn Gallery, continuing a tradition that stretches back for many decades and remains the largest annual art auction in Ogunquit. Collectors and art enthusiasts from across the Eastern Seaboard travel to Ogunquit each summer for this event, where […]
Please join the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts on Friday, July 24, from 5-8 pm for an elegant evening of art and ideas. We are hosting a panel discussion with artists in the LOOKING AT YOU exhibition: featuring Jack Montgomery, Barbara Peacock, Richard Wexler, Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest, Bret Woodard , Arlene Collins […]
Summer is the perfect time to pull out the paints and pencils, and even tissue and glue for experimentation or to develop one’s creative talents. Upcoming classes at the Maine Art Gallery offer three opportunities to expand your abilities. In “Charcoal and Line: Drawing the Landscape,” both intermediate beginners and those with more advanced […]
The Colby College Museum of Art is pleased to announce the gift of Henri Matisse’s Océanie, le ciel, a monumental screenprint on linen conceived in 1946 and printed in 1948. The significant acquisition reinforces Colby’s position as a leading academic art museum and adds to Maine’s growing profile as a major destination for American and […]
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