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‘Circle of Friends’ exhibit opens at Salt Pond Studio

Salt Pond Studio’s “Circle of Friends” group show opens Nov. 7 and runs through Dec. 6. There will be a (Covid-aware) opening celebration from 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 7. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Salt Pond Studios is at 522 Cushing Road, Friendship. Call 207-681-5787 for more information.

CMCA to host Maine Arts Education Association workshop

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland will host a full-day professional workshop for Maine art educators in partnership with the Maine Arts Education Association from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Pre-registration for the workshop is required. Participants may register at cmcanow.org. The daylong workshop “Activating Hybrid Learning with Contemporary Art” will […]

New work on exhibit at Art Space Gallery

Artists featured at the artist-run Art Space Gallery in October are Margaret Creighton of Yarmouth, with her serene seascape oils; Linda Murray, of West Gardiner, with vibrant, fall-inspired pieces. Work by Art Space Gallery artists is featured in a fall-themed show.  Ann Rhinehardt, of Vassalboro paints deeply textured peaceful places in cold wax. Mary Beth […]

See Barbara Sullivan’s chair paintings and sculptures in a virtual exhibition

Barbara Sullivan shows a new body of work in Caldbeck Gallery’s virtual exhibit “Come Sit.” Empty chairs in a room suggest a human presence, as well as presenting an invitation to sit. Though inanimate, chairs can evoke the life and history of those who have sat in them, the personal history of their use and […]

Work by Amy Durocher on exhibit at Salt Pond Studio

Salt Pond Studio presents “Intimate Landscapes,” photographs of Maine by Amy Durocher, from Oct. 8 through 14. Salt Pond Studios is at 522 Cushing Road, Friendship. Call 207-691-5787 or find Amy Durocher Photography on Facebook for more information.

Thomas Connolly solo exhibition at Greenhut Gallery

Thomas Connolly is a realist painter known for his architectural paintings of Portland, New York City and beyond. His work is featured in a solo exhibit at Greenhut Gallery from Oct. 8 to 31. The gallery will host an online artist talk at 7 p.m. Oct. 13, streaming live on Greenhut Gallery’s Facebook page. Connolly […]

New issue of MMPA Antidote available online

In response to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and local closings, the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland began creating the online series MMPA Antidote, which includes photographic artwork, audio interviews, and artist statements and reflections from Maine artists, aimed to serve as inspiration during times of isolation. Published bi-weekly, Antidote features contemporary photographers and interviews […]

CMCA to host ‘For Freedoms’ billboard

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art is once again partnering with For Freedoms, a national platform founded by artists Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman, this time as part of their 2020 Awakening initiative, which uses art as a vehicle to build greater participation in American democracy. Timed to coincide with the national elections on […]

CMCA Biennial 2020 to open Oct. 3

The CMCA Biennial 2020 features the work of 34 artists from 17 Maine communities. The exhibition will open to the public on Oct. 3 with a virtual reception live streamed to CMCA’s Facebook page from 5 to 7 p.m. The virtual event will include a live video tour of the exhibition with Biennial artists speaking […]

‘Tools of the Trade’ at Jean Kigel Studio

Jean Kigel’s final biweekly virtual theme show for the season is called “Tools of the Trade.” If you are drawn to old stuff, you’ll appreciate this series of keepsakes. The show runs Sept. 25 through Oct. 9. Kigel has amassed personal artifacts for these paintings.  Appropriately, this collection starts with her favorite tools for Asian […]