2026 Kittery Art Association Silent Auction September 5 – 19, 2026 We are so excited to kick off our 2026 Silent Auction in September! 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Kittery Art Association. Bidding for the auction will take place online, and opens on September 5th. The auction will run through September 19th. Bid to win over 60 works of original artwork, sculpture, prints, and gift certificates to some of our favorite local businesses. We also invite you to visit our gallery during our regular open hours to view the artwork in person. Register for the Auction Today! www.givebutter.com/c/KAA-AUCTION2026 Founded in 1958, the Kittery Art Association is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of volunteers committed to our mission: To cultivate a passion for the arts, create a lively arts community, and nurture, celebrate, and promote the work of local artists. The KAA Gallery at 2 Walker Street in Kittery, Maine, is our cultural center. The building offers fine acoustics for programs in our Music Series and two galleries for exhibits year-round. Our community consists of approximately 300 local artists who exhibit and volunteer with us. Their work is multidisciplinary – we accept artists and art appreciators of all levels and mediums. By participating and purchasing work from our silent auction, your contribution ensures the continuity of our key initiatives: • Providing scholarships for deserving high school graduates pursuing further education in the arts. • Subsidizing classes and workshops that serve children and adults in our community. We currently offer an array of adult arts workshops, youth art camps, art lessons for students of Mitchell School, an art club for homeschooled students whose parents are stationed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. • Supporting our annual K-12 Student Art Show in collaboration with the Kittery School System. This exhibit features the work of young artists from Mitchell School, Shapleigh, and Traip Academy. In 2026 we exhibited nearly 800 pieces of student artwork. • Funding non-juried exhibitions that feature the work of hundreds of local creators each season. • Continue to collaborate with nonprofits and neighbors in our community. • Continue to offer a full schedule of Plein Air Outings to our members at various locations throughout the Seacoast. Thank you for your support in keeping the arts alive in our community! Pictured:
First Friday at Cynthia Winings Gallery in Blue Hill presents a group show of outstanding local art. Seen at the End of the World began with a conversation about atmosphere—not simply as a quality of light or air, but as a condition of seeing. We were interested in the way atmosphere can alter our […]
CMCA is Free for First Friday, September 4 | 4—7pm This is the Final First Friday to see our summer shows! Free admission to exhibitions by Bianca Beck, Will Sears, Marc Swanson, and Abbey Williams. 5pm live music in the courtyard by Faith Leaders and Open Studios in our ArtLab. Free and open to […]
2026 Kittery Art Association Silent Auction September 5 – 19, 2026 We are so excited to kick off our 2026 Silent Auction in September! 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Kittery Art Association. Bidding for the auction will take place online, and opens on September 5th. The auction will run through September 19th. […]
Landing Gallery in Rockland begins the Labor Day Weekend with it’s First Friday Art Walk on September 4th from 4 PM till 7 PM. “JUST PASSING THROUGH” is a Solo Show with new paintings by Liz Prescott which continues until September 20th. We hope you will join us for a celebration of Liz’s new work. […]
Nature’s Palette + En Plein Air celebrates the vibrant and unique wonders of the natural world. Whether artists created work from life or were inspired within the walls of their studios, we invite you to experience rugged shores, serene harbors, gardens, and the beauty of the surrounding environment through the eyes of local artists. […]
High Peaks Artisan Guild in Kingfield features watercolor artist Karen Jordan Paul throughout September. The guild will celebrate Paul as its featured artist of the month during the Kingfield Art Walk from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 4. Based in Western Maine, Paul draws inspiration from wildlife found throughout the state, particularly wild birds and […]
Courthouse Gallery Fine Art in Ellsworth presents “My Maine: A Retrospective,” the first retrospective of Maine painter Philip Barter since his death in 2024, through Sept. 10. The exhibition surveys Barter’s distinctive approach to the Maine landscape, including his stylized renderings of trees, rivers, mountains, clouds and the sea. In the 2017 monograph “Philip Barter: […]
Waterfall Arts in Belfast will present “Water’s Embrace,” an exhibition of work by Jerri Finch, from Sept. 10 to Oct. 10 in the Clifford Gallery. An opening reception will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10. For more than 40 years, Finch has explored water as both subject and experience. “Water’s Embrace” invites […]
Caldbeck Gallery in Rockland opens five exhibitions featuring six artists on Sept. 4, with an opening reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. during Rockland’s First Friday Art Walk. The exhibitions include Nancy Wissemann-Widrig’s “Open Story,” Alan Bray’s “Notes from the Interior,” Jack Silverio and Tim Van Campen’s “Of Two Minds,” Nancy Glassman’s “Just at That […]
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