Author: AnthonyMGSG22
Sarah Faragher’s ‘At Sea’ Opens at Landing Gallery
The solo exhibit “At Sea: new paintings of the Maine coast,” by Sarah Faragher, runs June 5 to 28 at Landing Gallery. Faragher was born and raised on the coast of Maine and still makes her home there. She calls her paintings “memoirs of my experiences with nature.” “The ocean is a constant companion,” she […]
Studio Sale at van der Ven Studios
Simon A. van der Ven will host a pandemic-appropriate studio sale at vanderVen Studios from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 13, with a June 14 rain date. Artwork and ceramics will be arranged outdoors, on the deck and lawn, with plenty of space for social distancing. Hand-crafted teapots, cups, vases, bottles and bowls will […]
Eastport ArtWalk Showcases Pride Month
June is Pride month, and many of the almost 40 window galleries in homes and businesses around Eastport will include a rainbow-themed piece in their displays. The ArtWalk project encourages people to walk for exercise while basking in the natural and cultural beauty blooming around town. The Downeast Rainbow Alliance has a slate of virtual […]
‘Floriography’ Opens at Cove Street Arts
Originally conceived as an early-April show — as both an antidote to the cruelest month’s lingering gloom and a reminder that spring, with its florid proliferation of life, was on the horizon — the exhibit “Floriography: The Language of Flowers” feels even more timely in its new slot as the first post-lockdown exhibition at Cove […]
Indigo Arts Alliance to Host Children’s Book Fest Online
Indigo Arts Alliance, an organization committed to cultivating the artistic development of artists of African descent, launches the Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival — in homes across the state. The event was created to honor legendary children’s author and illustrator Ashley Bryan, whose award-winning picture book Beautiful Blackbird is a celebration of Blackness. Indigo, in […]
Whopaints Opens Gallery in the Garden with Concert
Gordon T. Ward will perform a Facebook Live concert from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. June 10 in whopaints whopaints Gallery and Studio’s Gallery in the Garden. Ward is a singer-songwriter and author living in Maine. Information can be found at www.gordonthomasward.com. Whopaints will be open this summer as an outdoors-only Gallery in the Garden. Watch […]
Virtual Opening for ‘Unnamed for Decades’ solo exhibit by Erin Johnson
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland will host its first-ever virtual opening reception from 5 to 6 p.m. June 6 to celebrate the exhibition “Erin Johnson | Unnamed for Decades.” Spanning two galleries, “Erin Johnson | Unnamed for Decades” presents a series of new, site-specific installations by the artist. Johnson is the recipient […]
Caldbeck Gallery’s ‘Spring at Last’ Group Exhibit
The group exhibition “Spring at Last” at Caldbeck Gallery features work by Alan Bray, Lois Dodd, David Dewey, Jeff Epstein, Melanie Essex, Nancy Glassman, K. Min, Kayla Mohammadi, Dennis Pinette, Dan West, Susan Williams and Nancy Wissemann-Widrig. To view the exhibit catalog, go to https://mcusercontent.com/c6bdac10295726afaab4a2246/files/a9e5b3d8-e5e5-4280-8ab6-c19e11d84848/Spring_at_Last_2020_ecatalog.01.pdf. Caldbeck Gallery is at 12 Elm St. in Rockland […]
CMCA’s June ArtLab to be Live Streamed
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art will host its June ArtLab for All Ages workshops via Facebook Live while its doors are closed to the public in response to CDC guidelines on COVID-19. Artists of all ages are invited to join ArtLab educators Mia Bogyo and Alexis Iammarino for the third livestream workshop, which will […]
Maine Crafts Association Launches [SOURCE + DO] Project
Are you teaching an online workshop, offering an activity, or providing a service during this time of social distancing? As an additional effort to connect MCA Members with other Maine craft artists, the larger craft community and consumers, Maine Crafts Association has created [SOURCE + DO]. This extension of its [SOURCE + BUY] project […]
