Author: AnthonyMGSG22
June exhibits and reception at Dowling Walsh Gallery
During June, Dowling Walsh Gallery will host four exhibitions, showcasing work by Hannah Secord Wade, Stephen Pace (1918-2010), Greta Van Campen and Anna B. McCoy. An opening reception will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. June 3 outside behind the gallery. Masks are encouraged while inside the gallery. The exhibits will run through June […]
Mid Coast Plein Air Painters featured at Salt Pond Studio
Salt Pond Studio in Friendship presents its season opener, featuring seven artists from the group known as Mid Coast Plein Air Painters. This loosely formed group of artists and friends paint together onsite regularly for inspiration, companionship and encouragement. This year, seven artists have been chosen to represent the group in a smashing exhibition at […]
CMCA announces open call for 2023 Biennial
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland is announcing an open call for submissions to its 2023 Biennial exhibition. Submissions will be accepted from June 1 to Aug. 15. The CMCA Biennial is the longest running statewide juried exhibition in Maine, dating back to 1978. Exhibition dates are Jan. 28 to May 7, 2023. […]
‘Spring!’ show at New Era Gallery
New Era Gallery on Vinalhaven opened for the 2022 season on May 28. The annual “Spring!” show features new works by several of our gallery artists in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, fiber, ceramics and jewelry. New Era Gallery is at 60 Main St., Vinalhaven. Hours on opening day are 10 […]
‘MDI Open’ at Shaw Jewelry
Shaw Jewelry will present its annual “MDI Open” from May 26 through June 16. An artistic tradition for 22 years, the “MDI Open” is an opportunity for Mount Desert Island artists to present their recent paintings, sculpture and craft to the local community. About 50 local artists show one piece in this nonjuried event. The […]
Historic Pemaquid Art Gallery opens for the season
The Pemaquid Art Gallery’s official summer season begins on June 3. The gallery will remain open daily through Oct. 10. The Pemaquid Art Gallery is one of the longest continuous seasonal art exhibitions in Maine. In 1928, Frederick Detwiller, New York artist and Pemaquid summer resident, was impressed with the paintings of several local fishermen […]
MMPA First Friday Art Talk
Cole Caswell and Carol Eisenberg are the featured artists from May 3 to June 25 at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts. A conversation with the artists about their process, a demo, a peek at a portable dark room and music by Isaac van Voorst van Beest will be presented from 5 to 8 p.m. […]
Rockport artist shows work at Union of Maine Visual Artists show
Rockport artist Ann Tracy will show a special piece of art at the Union of Maine Visual Artists show at their gallery space, located within the Portland Media Center at 516 Congress St., Portland, from June 3 to 29. A reception will be held on June 3, and Tracy will be there from 5:30 to […]
‘Wake and Wonder’ at DIAA Gallery
The Deer Isle Artists Association’s first show of the season, “Wake and Wonder,” will run from May 31 to June 12. Artists participating in this show are Ben Appleby-McGuire, David McBeth, Richard Newman, Rochelle Newman, David Simonds and Anne C. Williams. In the Art Rack is work by Adell Donaghue, Katama Murray, Kris Sader and […]
Art Matters features Missy Dunaway, with Susan Sherrill Axerlod of Portland Art Gallery
The date I interviewed Missy Dunaway, April 1, just happened to be the day she officially launched her latest project: painting all of the birds mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare. I had chosen the date at random, but Dunaway chose it because April is Shakespeare’s birth month, and Earth Month, an opportune time […]
