Local Color Gallery welcomed back guest artist Lesia Sochor with characteristic Belfast enthusiasm — a full house at last month’s opening during Fourth Friday Art Walk. The response was warm enough that the gallery invited her to return and speak again at this month’s reception from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 24, with Sochor speaking at 5:30 p.m.
Sochor’s “Thimble” series offers a meditation on how hands and hand gestures serve as a universal method of communication across cultures and time. The humble thimble, used since ancient times, becomes both tool and metaphor for protection in her skilled hands. She speaks enthusiastically about her inspiration, process, and work, inviting viewers into the intellectual and emotional landscape behind each piece.
A foundational figure in Waldo County’s artistic community, Sochor co-founded “Artfellows,” Belfast’s first cooperative gallery, in 1980. A graduate of Philadelphia College of Art, she has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in museums, universities, libraries, and galleries. Recent venues include the Danforth Art Museum, the Michael Klahr Center at UMA, the Zillman Museum, the Belfast Library, and the Littlefield, Parsonage, and Cove Street galleries.
Meanwhile, the gallery’s 14 year-round artists continue their monthly tradition of hanging fresh work, ensuring that each visit offers new discoveries.
Local Color Gallery is at 135 High St., Belfast. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Learn more at localcolorgallerymaine.com.
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When Aurora Winkler founded Art Agent Maine in 2017, she brought together two worlds she knows intimately: the business side of galleries and the creative life of working artists. After nearly two decades in Maine’s gallery scene and with formal training from Maine College of Art and Sierra Nevada College, Winkler has built a practice […]
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Belfast author Linda Buckmaster will celebrate the launch of her new book, “Journey Waters: Poems, Prose, Places,” with a reading and reception at Local Color Gallery in Belfast from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 9. The reading will start at 2:30 p.m., followed by a reception. In “Journey Waters,” Buckmaster revisits the home waters of […]
As the vibrant colors of summer and fall fade into quieter days, Art Space Gallery extends heartfelt thanks to everyone who visited this year — to enjoy exhibitions, meet artists, and take home original artwork. While there will be no Art Walk in November, the gallery’s annual Small Works Exhibit promises to brighten the season. […]
Meetinghouse Arts Gallery is proud to present “Capturing Light,” an exhibition of works by these artists offering unique perspectives on the mesmerizing light and landscapes of coastal Maine. The show runs from November 7th through November 16th, 2025, at the gallery’s downtown Freeport location. Six Maine Painters, Liz Prescott (acrylics), Björn Runquist (oils), Margaret Creighton […]
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