Acclaimed multimedia artist James Allister Sprang’s “sensory audiovisual poem for the spirit,” made its Rockland debut at Dowling Walsh Gallery on July 12 and 13 at Dowling Walsh Gallery.
James Allister Sprang described the Listening Session as an opportunity to turn away from the frantic pace of the modern world. The Listening Session is a 50-minute musical composition that anchors a session of somatic listening. The genre is ambient spiritual jazz.
The son of Caribbean immigrants, Sprang considers his relationship to diasporic timelines while weaving together his multimedia work. This work is informed by the Black interior as well as radical and experimental traditions. Sprang’s work lives in gallery spaces, theater spaces and the space between the ears. In 2022, Sprang was awarded both the Pew Fellowship and the Knight Foundation Art + Tech Fellowship for his work with the only 4DSound system in America. James has exhibited at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Storm King Art Center, The Kitchen, Baryshnikov Arts, The Public Theater, TATE Modern (UK), and MONOM (Germany), among others. His work has been reviewed in ArtForum, Art in America and Art Papers.
Musicians included Jake Goldbas (percussion), Mathis Picard (keys), Rafiq Bhatia (guitar) and James Allister Sprang (modular synthesizer), with recording engineer Brendan McGeehan.
Shaw Jewelry invites art lovers and collectors to an exciting evening of art, design, and conversation from 5 to 7 p.m. July 17 at its gallery in Northeast Harbor. This lively opening marks the start of an exhibition running through July 30, featuring three remarkable artists whose work draws deeply from the natural world and […]
Sue Vittner will be a guest artist at Local Color Gallery from July 22 through Aug. 17. She will give an artist’s talk at 5:30 p.m. July 25 during Belfast’s Fourth Friday Artwalk, which runs from 4 to 7 p.m. Vittner is deeply grateful to share her artwork with others and feels fortunate to live […]
Centre Street Arts Gallery is in the heart of Bath’s downtown. Come and view our new exhibit featuring 20 Midcoast Maine artists including Andrea Galuza who is showing two new florals (acrylic on canvas). The gallery is open seven days a week. Stop by during the Art Walk from 4 to 7 p.m. when refreshments […]
For three days only, a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of John Lennon will be on view at Cygnet Gallery in Southwest Harbor. “The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang” will run from July 25 to July 27, featuring candid and personal images of Lennon during the infamous “Lost Weekend” era of […]
“David Estey Reengaged” is a solo exhibit of 20 paintings by the Belfast artist, after a two-year hiatus leading the nonprofit Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA). The paintings are improvisational abstract images, often with narrative references, done in a variety of sizes using acrylic paint on canvas, wood panels or synthetic paper mounted on […]
View works by Carol L. Douglas’ students in the Advanced Painting workshop student show, on view July 11 at 394 Commercial St., Rockport. They share their vibrant, exciting work. Then from 5 to 7 p.m. July 17 is Disco Fever at 19 Elm Street, Camden. Shine up your sequins and dust off your platform shoes. […]
Mars Hall Gallery opens its doors for a show titled “Leo & Me Revisited” on July 18. The show celebrates the art and friendship of two artists, Leo Brooks and Elaine Reed, who met on Monhegan Island in the early ’80s. They shared their painting experience not only on Monhegan but also in the Bronx, […]
Annex Arts is honored to welcome Marwa Abdul-Rahman and Robert Dewhurst as its newest Artists-in-Residence. Marwa (painting and sculpture) and Robert (essay, biography, poetry) come to Annex Arts from Los Angeles for a full-summer residency. Their home was lost during January’s devastating Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. As a result, Annex Arts is humbled to […]
From July 15 to 26, “Healing Color” fills the Deer Isle Artists Association gallery with the joy and solace of saturated tones. A range of mediums will be on display, including painting, ceramics, drawing, fiber, glass, wood, photography and jewelry. Featured in this show are Christopher Brumfield, Ray Dinsmore, Mary Eaton, Maureen Farr, Judith Felch, […]
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