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Indigo Arts Alliance announces new executive director

Jordia Benjamin was recently appointed new executive director of Indigo Arts Alliance.  Benjamin is a respected community engagement specialist, educator and cultural leader. With over a decade in the arts sector working nationally and internationally predominantly in museum education along with teaching college-level coursework, she embodies a commitment to equity, inclusion, empowerment and advocacy for […]

‘Waterways’ at the Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta

The Midcoast Chapter of the Union of Maine Visual Artists presents “Waterways,” a dynamic, curated collection of artworks celebrating water at the Central Lincoln County YMCA, 525 Main St., Damariscotta, from July 15 to Sept 15. A reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. July 22. Artists with work in the show include […]

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art will host its annual Art By The Sea in August

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMAA) will hold its much-anticipated summer auction and party, Art By The Sea, from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 19. The museum will celebrate its 70th anniversary with live music, dancing, light fare and cocktails. “This will be the birthday celebration of the season,” said Amanda Lahikainen, executive director […]

‘Midsummer’ at New Era Gallery

“Midsummer” at New Era Gallery features the work of François Deschamps and Ron Rosenstock. Dechamps refers to this body of work as “constructions, often with photographs, based on inspiration and materials from the island of Vinalhaven. [They] are concrete poems of ancient dreams.”  Rosenstock says of his photography that it is his mission “to be […]

Camden Falls Gallery presents ‘Introductions’

Camden Falls Gallery will open the show “Introductions” on July 20 for the Camden Art Walk, featuring work by three artists who are new to the gallery. Work by Kathleen Denis, who lives on the East Coast of Florida and has a wonderful style in her plein-air painting, will be featured in the show. Her […]

‘SWIM’ at gallery b and new artist-in-residence at The Annex

“SWIM,” an exhibition of artists contemplating the mysteries of water and how we move through it, opens July 21 at gallery b with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m.  The show continues through Aug. 6, featuring work by artists Molly Dwyer, Lisa Tyson Ennis, Megan Magill, Bill Mayher, Basha Olson, Gail Page, Annie Poole […]

Opening reception at Artemis Gallery

Artemis Gallery will host a new group show featuring work by five artists beginning July 20, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Meet the artists, and enjoy refreshments and fine art. The show will be on display through Aug. 2. This show features variations on the Maine landscapes that surround us by artists […]

‘Allen Island Paintings’ at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery in Waldoboro

“Allen Island Paintings” will be featured at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery at 1396 Back Cove Road, Waldoboro. Last month, Kigel was among 11 artists chosen to travel to Allen Island, now Colby College’s Island Campus, to explore and create art. On this summer’s rare blue-sky day, Kigel painted a cluster of buildings created by […]

“Henry Isaacs: Paintings of Maine and Vermont” opens Friday, July 7, at Gleason Fine Art

Gleason Fine Art begins the month of July with a show of new Henry Isaacs paintings. “Henry Isaacs: Paintings of Maine and Vermont” opens Friday, July 7, and runs through August 15, with a reception for Henry on July 7, from 5 to 7 pm. Isaacs paints with energy, exuberance, and self-assurance. His broken brushwork […]

Group show at Artemis Gallery

Artemis Gallery’s third group show of the season opens July 6 with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The show features work by artists Philip Heckscher, Mallie Loring Pratt, Rebekah Raye, Don Ripper and Dietlind Vander Schaaf.  A portion of sales from the show will benefit Island Housing Trust. The show will be […]