Author: AnthonyMGSG22

The Art Foundation’s July show: ‘A Visual Tribute to Mother Nature’

Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s newly-installed members show seems to have brought forth a common, underlying theme, brimming with artwork that celebrates flowers, wildlife, ocean, rocks, sky and all the elements of life that surround coastal Maine. The show creators are 90 local and regional artists who work in a pleasing variety of mediums, styles and […]

‘Marsha Donahue: A Native Eye’ at Bayview Gallery

Bayview Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Maine native Marsha Donahue through July 30. The public is invited to meet the artist at a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. July 8, coinciding with Downtown Brunswick’s Second Friday festivities. Born in Waterville, Marsha Donahue began her art education at Portland School of Art (now Maine […]

‘Bill Oakes: Art, Imagination, Vision’ exhibit at Haley Art Gallery

“Bill Oakes: Art, Imagination, Vision,” featuring abstract works by prolific artist Bill Oakes, will open in July at Haley Art Gallery, with an opening reception from 3 to 6 p.m. July 9. The gallery will host an artist talk by Sharon Oakes (Oakes’ widow) from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 20. The exhibit will remain […]

Monson Arts awarded grant from National Endowment for the Arts

Monson Arts has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support Working In Wood. This project will engage the community by showcasing active wood and forest-based artisans in Piscataquis County, capturing and recording their work and processes. This Monson Arts project is among 1,125 projects across America totaling more […]

Keybank grant will support Maine University students

Monson Arts has been awarded a $5,000 grant from KeyBank to support scholarships for 16 students from University of Maine colleges and the Maine College of Art and Design to attend workshops at Monson Arts this summer. “Part of our mission is to be a vibrant resource for art and creativity,” says Monson Arts director […]

July exhibitions at Caldbeck Gallery

July exhibitions at Caldbeck Gallery include work by Todd Watts, David Raymond, Bayard Hollins and Barbara Sullivan. The shows run July 1 to 31, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. July 1. Caldbeck Gallery is at 12 Elm St., Rockland. For more information, email [email protected], go to www.caldbeck.com, or call 207-594-5935.  Todd […]

Guest artists Prescott and Thibodeau show work at Local Color Gallery

July and August will feature guest artists Liz Prescott and Marli Thibodeau at Local Color Gallery in Belfast.  Prescott’s art is driven by a love of process and color. Her current work focuses on reflected images, particularly of boats and buildings forming, dissolving and re-forming. She is a graduate of Maine College of Art and […]

Pemaquid artists Paul Sherman and Sarah Fisher search for a unique voice

Two members of the Pemaquid Gallery of Artists, Paul Sherman and Sarah Fisher, have constructed their training over the years, working with teachers and mentors, and have been inspired by the art around them. Both are Damariscotta residents. Sherman has pursued art for most of his life, and has also been self-employed in many technical […]

Bookbinding demonstration and workshop at Barn Gallery

A bookbinding demonstration will be held at 6 p.m. July 6 at Barn Gallery, led by Ogunquit Art Association artist-member Gayle Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick will then lead a workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the following day, July 7, which will cover basic bookending techniques so participants can start making their own artist books (works […]

Monhegan Museum of Art & History celebrates the life and art of Monhegan painter James Fitzgerald

This summer, the Monhegan Museum of Art & History will celebrate the life and art of painter James Fitzgerald (1899-1971) in a retrospective of his watercolor and oil paintings. “The Odyssey of James Fitzgerald” will be on view July 1 through Sept. 30. “The Odyssey of James Fitzgerald” will explore Fitzgerald’s early sketches as a […]