Author: AnthonyMGSG22

DIAA starts season with group show ‘Simple Pleasures’

The Deer Isle Artists Association, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, opens on May 30 with the show “Simple Pleasures.”  Appearing in this show are Ben Appleby-McGuire, Christopher Brumfield, Adell Donaghue, Judy Holder, Richard Newman, Rochelle Newman, Tracy van Buskirk and Ruth van Doren.  In the Art Rack will be work by Ben Appleby-McGuire, […]

Lisa Noonis solo show at Cove Street Arts

The solo show “Blossom” by artist Lisa Noonis opened at Cove Street Arts on April 27 and runs through June 18. Cove Street Arts is at 71 Cove St., Portland. Call 207-808-8911, email [email protected], or go to www.covestreetarts.com for more information.

The Steve and Judy Halpert Collection at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts

The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts presents the Steve and Judy Halpert Collection, curated by Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest, April 21 to June 10. This assortment of images is Maine focused and illustrates Steve Halpert’s career as native curator, academic and former owner of the arthouse theater, The Movies on Exchange Street. On […]

Wiscasset student show at MAG was a community success

By Kay Tobler Liss Students and parents flocked to the Maine Art Gallery for the opening of The Wiscasset Schools K-12 Spring Art show on April 14.  “Kids were so excited to see their work displayed in a real gallery,” said Liz Proffetty, teacher of the lower grades. Indeed, the excitement of the young budding […]

Dowling Walsh Gallery opens 2023 season with three solo exhibitions 

Dowling Walsh Gallery will open its 2023 season on May 5 with three solo exhibitions of works by Robert Hamilton, Elizabeth Osborne and Kevin Xiques. A closing reception will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. May 26. For Osborne and Xiques, this will be their first show with the gallery.  Now in its 16th […]

New season and new members at Art Space Gallery in Rockland

Art Space Gallery welcomes new members who add a new level of diversity to the gallery’s art offerings, working in a variety of mediums and with their own distinct styles. The Front Room show in May is a group exhibition with the theme “Cheer Me Up.” Come by from 5 to 8 p.m. May 5 […]

Portland Art Gallery featured in Architectural Digest

“A selection of paintings from the Portland Art Gallery hang on the wall, including Joyce Grasso’s Afternoon Delight; Brenda Cirioni’s Kintsugi III, and Bibby Gignilliat’s Sparkle. The pair of midcentury bamboo stools add a bit of texture to the living room, along with the vintage Saporiti sofa, pillows covered in Loro Piana fabric, a carved […]

Local Color Gallery celebrates fifth anniversary and welcomes new guest artist

Local Color Gallery will celebrate its fifth anniversary from 3 to 6 p.m. April 28 with refreshments and a new show. Five years ago, the Women Artists of Midcoast Maine (WAMM) banded together to find venues for their work. When they saw a For Rent sign on a space in the Masonic Block in Belfast, […]

2023 CMCA Biennial closing reception

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) will host a closing reception celebrating our 2023 CMCA Biennial from 2:30 to 5 p.m. May 6. The event will include music from local DJ’s Zoë Sessums and Jordan Crosthwaite and refreshments in the courtyard and will be preceded by a performance from Biennial artist Heather Lyon titled […]

Moss Galleries extends ‘Arrangements’ show and adds film screening 

“Arrangements” at Moss Galleries in Falmouth has been extended one more week until May 20. The group show features work by Robert S. Neuman, alongside art by Michael Mulhern and Carla Weeks. The documentary “Pieces of the World: The Art and Life of Robert S. Neuman” will be screening at Moss Galleries on May 19.