Author: AnthonyMGSG22

Women Artists of Monhegan Island: A Common Bond

This summer the Monhegan Museum of Art & History will present an exhibition of the Women Artists of Monhegan Island (WAMI), which will be on view from July 1 to Sept. 30. Founded by Elena Jahn and Frances Kornbluth in the mid-1980s, and motivated by a strong desire to increase opportunities for women to show […]

From founders to mentors: 2024 Maine Art Gallery season honors its past while looking to the future

Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery continues to grow in membership and statewide recognition with an exhibit and program season that highlights the influences of early members and provides more opportunities for contemporary artists. From April to October the gallery will be filled with work that showcases the importance of artistic legacy. The exhibitions will include youth […]

The Maine Art Gallery receives $19,200 in grants for building restoration

The Maine Art Gallery has completed an exterior restoration project made possible by two Foundation grants awarded to match town funding in order to make necessary repairs to aging woodwork and shutters and completely repaint all exterior surfaces.   Maine Historic Preservation/1772 Foundation’s award totaled $10,000; the Belvedere Historic Preservation Program’s award totaled $9,200. The […]

Dowling Walsh Gallery features Dylan Hausthor, S.B. Walker, Scott Kelley

Work by Dylan Hausthor, S.B. Walker and Scott Kelley is on view at Dowling Walsh Gallery from Feb. 2 to March 30. Hausthor’s “Foxgloves Down The Road From The Pickup That Has A Dead Battery” features new work from the artist, who is based on the coast of Maine. Hausthor received their BFA from Maine […]

Kindred Futures: Through Our Eyes at Waterfall Arts

  A New Exhibition from Waterfall Arts Invites Viewers to Create Space for Solidarity Belfast —January 3, 2023 — Waterfall Arts is proud to present the captivating exhibition Kindred Futures: Through Our Eyes, on view at the Clifford Gallery from January 26th to March 1st, 2024. The exhibition features sculptures, videos, and digital collages by […]

Jadyn LaDeau January’s Artist in Residence at Deer Isle Artists Association Gallery

Jadyn LaDeau will usher in 2024 as January’s Artist in Residence at the Deer Isle Artists Association Gallery. A native of Deer Isle, Jadyn is a talented artist who utilizes a variety of mediums and materials in her work. She will be at the DIAA Gallery at 15 Main Street in Deer Isle Village most […]

Centre St Arts Gallery set to host first reception of the year

Centre St Arts Gallery is closed for winter break and will reopen on Jan. 17. The first artist reception of 2024 all be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 26. Centre St Arts Gallery is at 11 Centre St., Bath. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Email [email protected]. or call 207-442-0300 for […]

‘Holiday Show’ at Yarmouth Frame And Gallery

“Holiday Show” at Yarmouth Frame And Gallery will be on display through mid-February.  The exhibition features more than 100 works of art by 25 artists and showcases an array of sizes, styles (impressionistic to abstract) and mediums, as well as well-known artists showing alongside new-comers. This show features John Bowdren with Anne Alexander, Paul Black […]

New president, vice president and treasurer named for UMVA

Belfast painter David Estey, Harpswell painter Joanne Tarlin and retired Belfast entrepreneur John Patrick “Pat” Mullen have been elected as president, vice president and treasurer, respectively, of the Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA).   Estey and Tarlin are leading the board of directors toward a new emphasis on “Artists Helping Artists,” through networking gatherings, […]

Project M.A.I.N.E.: Maine Arts Integration Network of Excellence

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art is pleased to be collaborating with Side x Side as they launch Project M.A.I.N.E. The intention of the hybrid training series is to provide Maine educators with Side x Side’s framework, which includes teaching tools, classroom resources and arts-based assessment strategies that support teachers to bring this work into […]