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“On the Coast: Twentieth Century and Contemporary American Art”

“On the Coast: Twentieth Century and Contemporary American Art” will open Saturday, May 26th at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery in Wiscasset, Maine.  Among the featured works in the exhibition are recent oils by Judith Magyar including “October Moonrise, Maquoit Bay” with its clear, haunting light. David Kasman’s new paintings of Stonington, Maine and Monhegan Island […]

CRAFT Gallery opens “Nature as Muse”

CRAFT Gallery opens its first show of the season on May 25th with “Nature as Muse”. Nature is one of  the principals of art and craft. Rocks, trees, lichen and leaves are subjects that inspire this show’s artists. All mediums are represented: painting, drawing, calligraphy, sculpture, textiles, jewelry and glass. Sculptor Jacques Vesery says “It is human […]

CMCA 2018 Summer Exhibitions

Tom Burckhardt | Jocelyn Lee | John Bisbee The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) in Rockland, Maine, is excited to announce its summer 2018 exhibition lineup featuring three solo shows by artists Tom Burckhardt, Jocelyn Lee, and John Bisbee. The three artists will be recognized at CMCA’s annual summer gala, The Art Party, to […]

UMaine Museum of Art announces Summer Exhibitions

The University of Maine Museum of Art, located at 40 Harlow Street in downtown Bangor, opens four new exhibitions in May. UMMA is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am – 5 pm and brings modern and contemporary art to the region, presenting approximately 12 original exhibitions each year. UMMA’s summer shows open to the public on […]

Mars Hall Summer Preview -“St. George Sales into Summer”

Mars Hall Gallery will celebrate the holiday weekend as part of “St. George Sales into Summer”. The annual event previews the 2018 season on Saturday & Sunday, May 26th & 27th, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.. Memorial Day thru Friday June 15th the gallery is open by appointment only. The show offers an eclectic […]

Thelma Golden, visionary arts leader, comes to Portland as part of the PMA’s Bernard Osher Lecture series

The Portland Museum of Art is honored to announce that Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, is the museum’s guest speaker for the 2018 Bernard Osher Lecture on Tuesday, July 9, at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall. Tickets go on sale May 24. With a vision set […]

John Whalley | Brushwork

Opening reception Thursday, June 7 from 5-7pm Artists talk Saturday, June 23 at 1pm Brushwork is John Whalley’s 8th solo exhibition at Greenhut Galleries. This exhibition of paintings and drawings continues Whalley’s exploration of  reclaiming discarded tools, seashells, and other objects and giving them new life. His beautifully rendered images seem to instill, or rather […]

Monhegan Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Masterpieces of American Art

The Museum’s 2018 Exhibition Highlights the Island’s Artistic Legacy The year 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Monhegan Museum of Art & History on Monhegan Island, Maine. Founded by artists and islanders in 1968, the museum draws visitors from all over the world to its outstanding collection and historic architecture, including a working lighthouse […]

New Show at Art Space

A new show will be presented at Art Space Gallery in time for the June First Friday. The show will feature exciting new work by four artist-members including photography, wood, painting and mixed media. Lori Davis is an Ellsworth based photographer specializing in nature, wildlife, and landscape images. Inspired by both the simplicity and intricate […]