‘Circle of Friends 2’ at Salt Pond Studio 

The group exhibit “Circle of Friends 2” is on view June 25 to July 11 at Salt Pond Studio featuring Midcoast artists and artisans. The show includes paintings by Phoebe Bly, Laura Waller, Katharine Cartwright, Jean Kigel, Brian Woods, Chris Augusta and Dick Koubek, photography by Linda Mahoney, sculpture by Stephen Hensel and Joel “Wolfie” […]

Artemis Gallery hosts group show

Artemis Gallery’s first group show of the 2021 season opens on July 1 and runs through July 14.  The show features artists Rob Finn, Tamara Gonda, Josh Hurst, Bill Mayher and Diana Roper McDowell for a mix of watercolorists and woodworking.  A portion of sales from the show will benefit the Neighborhood house in honor […]

Shaw Jewelry in Northeast Harbor Celebrates 40th Anniversary

  Shaw Jewelry in Northeast Harbor Celebrates 40th Anniversary Opening Reception Thursday, July 1, 5–7pm (every other Thursday eve all season) TRINA MANSFIELD Tapestries of Mount Desert Island Trina may be best known for her exquisite renderings of birds, but this year she presents dynamic tapestries of stitched together fabrics. With layers and texture, she […]

Courthouse Gallery presents ‘Five Maine Artists’

Ellsworth Courthouse Gallery Fine Art will present “Five Maine Artists,” a show highlighting new work by artists living and working in Maine: Philip Frey, Matt Barter, Christina Thwaites, John Neville and Philip Barter.  Three are seasoned artists — Barter (Philip), Neville and Frey — whose work has intrigued audiences for decades, while Thwaites and Barter […]

Maine Art Gallery features work by John Lorence and colleagues in ‘Acquired Symbols’

“Acquired Symbols” at the Maine Art Gallery features work by John Lorence and colleagues. All of the artists in the show have a connection with well-known Maine artist John Lorence. The show, originally scheduled for 2020, evolved during a discussion among the participants, who agreed that art is often a symbolic expression of what is […]

Bowdoin College Museum of Art announces public reopening on July 1

The Bowdoin College Museum of Art announced that it will reopen to the public on July 1, after more than a year of pandemic-related closure, and will present four new exhibitions.  “Re | Framing The Collection: New Considerations In European And American Art 1475–1875,” in the Museum’s Bowdoin Gallery, explores the intertwined stories of Europeans […]

News from Helene Farrar Art

Helene Farrar has taught and worked in the visual arts for 20 years while exhibiting in commercial, nonprofit and university galleries in New England, New York City, Pennsylvania, Italy and England. Work by Farrar will be featured in outdoor shows and a midsummer open house and studio sale. UPCOMING SHOWS AND EVENTS: “At The Edge […]

Artemis Gallery opens for the season with group show

Artemis Gallery is open for the 10th season with a show welcoming new artists to the gallery. New artists include Geoff Disston, Abe Goodale, Amy Graham, Bob Hiemstra and David LaPalombara. View work by new artists at http://artemisgalleryme.com/welcoming-new-artists. The show will be on display throughout June. Regular, bi-weekly group shows will start July 1. Find […]

Bobbie Applegate and Cindy Sherman will co-manage Pemaquid Art Gallery

Now in its 93rd year of continuous operation, the Pemaquid Art Gallery annually welcomes several thousand people to its Lighthouse Park location, where it has operated for the past 61 years. The gallery exhibits original artwork by juried members of the Pemaquid Group of Artists, offering a wide array of oil, pastel, watercolor, gouache and […]

Maine Craft Interview Episode 4: Naomi David Russo Interviews Heide Martin

  The Maine Craft Interview Project is a Maine Crafts Association initiative bringing artists at different career points (and sometimes generations) together in an interview led by the emerging artist. The emerging artist designs interview questions and interviews an established artist of their choosing. In its fourth episode, Naomi David Russo interviews Heide Martin. Interviewer […]