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Artists Klein and Spencer’s fresh and direct approach to painting on view at the Pemaquid Art Gallery

Among the thirty-two artists showing at Pemaquid Art Gallery this year are two whose works define the term “fresh.” Both Barbara Klein and Cindy Spencer exploit strong color and simplicity to render images that often hint at a story behind the scene. To quote Klein, visitors are encouraged “to bring their own impressions and memories” […]

New Exhibition at the Turtle Gallery

The Turtle Gallery presents Japanese Hanga Prints by Matt Brown, new works by Stefan Haley, MaJo Keleshian, Rebecca Goodale, Sally Brophy, Lisa Houck, Jaap Helder, Paul Heroux and others. Also on view are a collection of ceramic works by Sequoia Miller and metalsmith and former Deer Isle artist, Jack Hemenway. Continuing at the gallery is […]

PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART OPENS EXHIBITION OF WORKS INCLUDING RARELY SEEN WATERCOLORS BY JOHN SINGER SARGENT

On August 17, 2018, the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) opens Americans Abroad, 1860-1915, an exhibition of watercolors, prints, and paintings by American artists who travelled to Europe for training and inspiration in the late 19th century. The exhibition of 24 works by artists such as Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, and James Abbott McNeill Whistler, […]

Plein Air Painters at Open Lighthouse Day

Local Artists Paint “Plein Air” at Open Lighthouse Day  The Pemaquid Group of Artists will be an active participant at the Open Lighthouse Day event on Saturday, September 8 at Lighthouse Park.  The celebration of the Pemaquid Lighthouse and its historical significance will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Admission to the park […]

Black and White Show opens at CRAFT Gallery

The Annual Black and White Show opens at CRAFT Gallery The annual “Black and White” show at CRAFT Gallery explores limiting the artist’s palette to black and white in order to focus on form, texture, design and proportion. Portland artist Marjorie Moore, new to CRAFT, exhibits her drawings from her Drought, Fire and Ash series, […]

Nancy Winter’s Rustic Sculpture At the Blue Hill Bay Gallery

Nancy Winter’s Rustic Sculpture At the Blue Hill Bay Gallery from September 1 to September 30 As we enter the fairest season in Blue Hill we offer fair goers a little whimsy. Comfortably tucked in amongst our many fine paintings are wonderful little rustic sculptures from the hand of Nancy Winters. For thirty years Nancy […]

Upcoming Gallery Show at Maine Farmland Trust, “I Went To the Animal Fair: Finding Common Ground”

Maine Farmland Trust Gallery’s new show, I Went To the Animal Fair: Finding Common Ground, features Belfast artist Kerstin Engman’s oil paintings on the first floor, with works by Andre Benoit, Frances Hynes, Leslie Moore, and Julie Cyr on the second floor. Kerstin’s works for this show are inspired by the animals, goods, and people […]

JESSICA LEE IVES: IMMERSED IN NATURE | Gleason Fine Art

Jessica Lee Ives (nèe Stammen) grew up in Camden, Maine. She received her BFA from the renowned Cooper Union School of Art and was named one of Glamour Magazine’s Top Ten College Women of the Year in 2003. After September 11, 2001, Ives worked as an artist-in-residence at Ground Zero in New York City, which […]

First Friday Art Walk, Rockland ME, September 7

First Friday Art Walk, Rockland ME, 5-8pm, 7 September 2018 Rockland’s Penultimate Art Walk for 2018 will be on Friday, 7 September. Many of Rockland’s galleries will be open, including (but not limited to): The Farnsworth Art Museum, Art Space, Yvette Torres Fine Art, The Strand Theatre, Craft Gallery, The Art Loft, The Gautschi Center, […]

Maine Art Hill – the last 3 person show of 2018

Maine Art Hill is having a three artist show featuring new works from Claire Bigbee, Ingunn Milla Joergensen, and John LeCours. The show will run from September 1-20, 2018 at Shows on Maine Art Hill at10 Chase Hill Road, Kennebunk, ME and is open everyday at 10am. Bigbee, a Maine resident, takes her inspiration from […]