The Sidle House in Freeport re-opens with a reception from 4-8 pm on Friday, September 18.
“Our Dreams are a Form of Divination” is an ongoing inquiry in alternative ways to be in communion with the world around us. Composed of our thoughts, teachings, memories, and emotions – this exhibition invites audiences to consider how dreams untether our sense of reality and invite us to consider the alternatives. Dreams as a manifestation of how another world might be possible, such as was introduced by Dr. Martin Luther King in his 1963 “I Have A Dream” speech at the March on Washington in which he states, “…even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.” In talking about paving a road toward racial equity amongst the American people, we can approach dreams through the surrealist nonsensical lens remixing of time, space and place, as depicted by Salvador Dali, playing with our perception of what is real and what is not. Considering divination as a practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means, dreaming is an opportunity the artists in this exhibition expand to the fullest capacity to envision something beyond ourselves. This exhibition welcomes Ashley Page as guest curator, with featured artists Raquel P. Miller, Kelly McConnell, Shey Rivera, Mark Anthony Brown Jr., Aina Sullivan, Aquarius Funk, and Nicolas (Nico) DePamphilis.
Presente de la Presencia Alejandra Cuadra intricately knots, weaves, and braids her history across timelines through a fusion of clay, wood, steel, video, and discovered items – piecing together elements once buried, now reemerging like seeds beginning to bloom. Moving amongst “the quiet and the loud, the light and the dark, the joy and the pain,” Cuadra transplants this duality into the soul, allowing subconscious thought to find a language it may not yet have words for. Her practice is prompted by the sensation of feeling neither from here nor there – reaching toward her Peruvian ancestry as a way to recenter and discover liberation beyond the barriers put forth by means beyond her control. Cuadra holds a BFA from the Maine College of Art and Design and has attended residencies at Yale Norfolk School of Art, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Monson Arts, Twenty Summers, Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, Indigo Arts Alliance, and Eliot School. She pursues her creative work and resides on the unceded territories of the Massachusett and Pawtucket peoples.
Shifting Spaces presents a selection of recent (2025 – 2026) paintings by Kevin Xiques that grapple with the state of the world, the pull of gravity, and the search for safe space amid uncertainty. Working as a vessel for translation between what is seen and what is felt, Xiques builds compositions that hold community and flow in tension with the abyss – inviting viewers into his ongoing meditation on presence and instability. Now based in Queens, New York, Xiques has exhibited with Dowling Walsh Gallery, SOIL Gallery, Cove Street Arts, and Katzman Contemporary Projects. He is the recipient of the David C. Driskell Fellowship at Indigo Arts Alliance and a SPACE Gallery Studio Grant, his work has been seen in Art New England, Maine Magazine, and the Portland Press Herald.
Still on view: ‘Alex Bruehl: Mended’ in the hayloft space; and outdoor sculpture on the grounds, featuring artists David Allen, Evan Haynes, Charlie Nordstrom, Sharon Townshend, and Melita Westerlund.
Fall Gallery Hours: September 18 – October 31, Thurs.-Sat. from 3-6 pm, and by appointment. Contact: Maddy Vertenten, Sidle House Gallery, 20 Bartol Island Rd., Freeport, Maine
Email: maddy@sidlehouse.com Phone/Text: 512.771.1149
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Shop Maine Craft presents “Stopping & Staring: New Works by Lisa Houck,” on view through Nov. 10 at the Center for Maine Craft in West Gardiner. The exhibition brings together linoleum block prints, mosaics and watercolors inspired by birds, trees, landscapes and the interconnected rhythms of nature. Across these media, Houck transforms familiar elements of […]
Triangle Gallery in Rockland will feature three exhibitions during the First Friday Art Walk from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 2. An artist talk with Carter Wentworth at 3 p.m. will begin the day’s festivities. Wentworth’s solo exhibition, “Sound of Rain Crossing the Lake,” has been extended through Oct. 31 in the upstairs gallery. In […]
The Kittery Art Association presents “Shifting Colors,” on view through Oct. 25 at its gallery in Kittery. The exhibition celebrates the beauty of change while exploring impermanence, memory and the cycles of life. Autumn serves as a season of reflection, transition and renewal. An opening reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. […]
Cynthia Winings Gallery in Blue Hill will host an informal artist talk with Elizabeth Adams at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 2, with the gallery remaining open until 7 p.m. Adams will discuss her work, her ideas about color and the ways textiles enter her process. The talk will allow time for questions, conversation and discussion with […]
The Union of Maine Visual Artists, based in Harpswell, will hold its statewide annual meeting from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 17 via Zoom, with possible local gatherings for members who want to share lunch and watch together. Members interested in hosting a gathering can add it to the UMVA Members Calendar for inclusion […]
The Deer Isle Artists Association presents “Transitions,” on view through Oct. 18 at its gallery in Deer Isle Village. The exhibition explores changing seasons, evolving forms and shifting moods through painting, ceramics, glass, photography and metalwork. Featured artists are Christopher Brumfield, Ethan Cohen, Jean Gresham, Jill Finsen, Susan Keating, June Kellogg, Jadyn LaDeau, BC Martin, […]
Rockport artist Carol L. Douglas has work in fall exhibitions and charity auctions in Maine and California, and her latest “Monday Morning Art School” article offers a drawing exercise focused on close observation. FALL EXHIBITIONS “Drawn to Creation: Two Views,” featuring Douglas and Naomi Aho, remains on view through Oct. 9 at Carol L. Douglas […]
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