Author: AnthonyMGSG22
Saltwater Artists Gallery inspires us to wrap gifts creatively
The Saltwater Artists Gallery members think gifts need to be wrapped creatively. Why use an ordinary box when you can place your mouthwatering chocolates on a gorgeous yellow glass plate made by Pam Wilcox for your favorite relative? Tom Raymond’s hand-turned bowl could hold a silk scarf for Grandma or fishing lures for Uncle […]
‘Last Burst of Color’ at Camden Falls Gallery
Camden Falls Gallery prepares to wrap up its 2022 season with a “Last Burst of Color,” a new exhibit featuring Camden Falls Gallery artists. The show opens Oct. 7 and runs through Nov. 1. As with the fall foliage season, Camden Falls Gallery will go out with a final bright blaze and vibrant display of […]
Last month to view ‘Flight Risk: Fine Art for the Birds’ at Harbor Square Gallery
“Flight Risk: Fine Art for the Birds,” the centerpiece of Harbor Square’s 42nd season, will continue through October. This vast exhibit features a wide variety of avian inspired work, created by artists from Maine and around the world. Proceeds from Flight Risk are being shared with the Maine Audubon Society in support of their conservation […]
Expand your reach through craft shows
Many artists and makers sell their goods online, but craft shows are good ways to increase income and exposure and get valuable feedback. Don’t be overwhelmed by the prospect; preparation is the key to successful craft fairs. FIND OUT WHAT THE VENUE PROVIDES If the venue provides tables and chairs, there’s no need to transport […]
Portland Art Gallery interviews Darthea Cross
Looking at Darthea Cross’ paintings of rock formations floods me with memory. My childhood summer playground was not the beach but the granite ledges that surrounded the small Maine island where my family spent every August. I spent hours creating imaginary worlds on those ledges, becoming familiar with each crevice and vein of pink granite […]
COA hosts performance artist
Performance, video and installation artist Heather Lyon (‘99) is spending a month working at College of the Atlantic this fall as the 2022 COA Kippy Stroud Artist in Residence. Lyon developed work in COA’s Ethel H. Blum Gallery and within landscapes on Mount Desert Island during September. She performed her work on Sept. 20. Lyon, […]
Pemaquid Gallery artists paint onsite at Maine Open Lighthouse Day
Pemaquid Gallery member artists were active participants at the Maine Open Lighthouse Day event on Sept. 10 at Lighthouse Park in Bristol. The annual celebration of the Pemaquid Lighthouse showcases local artists and gallery members painting onsite. The 2022 exhibiting members of the Pemaquid Group of Artists include Barbara Applegate, Debra Arter, Bruce Babb, Julie […]
Exhibit of abstract art at the Maine Art Gallery continues to Sept. 17
The seven artists and their mentor whose works are currently on display at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset have named this exhibit “Collective Imagination.” The title is an apt description, as the artists have actually formed a collective for the purpose of inspiring and critiquing each other’s work. For the past seven years or […]
Louise Bourne show at Annex Studio Space
Louise Bourne held an opening reception on Sept. 2 at the Water Street Studio.
Local Color Gallery welcomes new artists Gagan and Parker into the gallery
Local Color Gallery is pleased to welcome two new painters, Sara Gagan and Nell Parker, as year-round artists to the gallery. Gagan’s oil paintings often portray animals, and might be described as representational but with a twist. She often incorporates elements of collage for color, texture, or symbolic meaning. Images of human-made tidbits, other natural […]
