Members Show at Maine Art Gallery draws a large crowd
The Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset opened its doors to visitors this year on May 15 with more than 100 guests attending the festive events both inside the historic brick building and on the lawn outside, where refreshments were served under a tent. For many attendees, it was the first time in over a year […]
Vibrant glass jewelry inspired by Maine
Inspired by the colors of the sea, stone, forest and sky, Alison Thibault has combined sheets of glass to form stunning jewelry for more than 20 years. Using dichroic glass, Thibault has created hundreds of color combinations inspired by Vinalhaven. Generally, dichroic glass has two very distinct colors: transmitted and reflected. Transmitted color is […]
Gleason Fine Art exhibits ‘Dorothy Eisner: Paper Collages and Select Oils’
Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor is showing the paper collages and select oils of Cranberry Island artist Dorothy Eisner (1906-1984) from May 27 to June 29. For 24 summers at the end of her life, Eisner was an enthusiastic member of Cranberry Island’s large artistic community, which included John Heliker, William Kienbusch, Gretna Campbell, […]
David Estey’s paintings featured at Nahme Fine Art Gallery and Finding Our Voices exhibit and auction
David Estey’s painting “Abstract (Mauve, Gray, Teal)” is one of four at Nahme Fine Art Gallery in downtown Searsport, which opened for the season on May 22. The gallery will feature the paintings and sculpture of Michael Nahme; crocheted figures, drawings and paintings by his wife, Lee; photographs by Wayne Hamilton; and works by other […]
DIAA shows ‘Joyful Measures’
After a stressful year, it is time to find some joy, which is precisely what the Deer Isle Artists Association is doing. “Joyful Measures,” the first show of the summer season, runs June 1 to 13. The gallery will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, June through October. Mary Eaton, […]
Stonington featured at Blue Hill Bay Gallery
The early summer show at the Blue Hill Bay Gallery features two devoted artists whose recent works evoke the rugged beauty of Stonington and the Maine Coast. Phil Laughlin has just brought new works to the gallery following a scouting trip to the Blue Hill Peninsula, where he was especially impressed with Stonington. Laughlin trained […]
Maine Craft Interview Episode 3: Kincaid Pearson Interviews Angela Adams
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 third episode, Kincaid Pearson interviews Angela Adams. Kincaid Person is […]
Dowling Walsh Gallery exhibits work by Justin Richel, Susan Headley Van Campen, Robert Hamilton in June
During June, Dowling Walsh Gallery will host three solo exhibitions: Justin Richel, Susan Headley Van Campen and Robert Hamilton. Each show runs June 4 to 26. Justin Richel’s “Moonlighting” brings together two distinct bodies of work. Each series dealing with tones of isolation and absence. Richel presents us with a collection of paintings that are […]
Social justice photo exhibit explores the meaning and evolution of the Take-A-Knee gesture
The Kneeling Art Photography Project (thekneelingartphotography.com), under the direction of Portland artist Titi de Baccarat, will open their first exhibit at SISTERED Gallery, 525 Danforth St., Portland, from 5 to 8 p.m. June 4. The community social justice art project explores the meaning and evolution of the Take-A-Knee gesture by having Maine photographers turn their […]
Jean Kigel Gallery in Back Cove Gallery presents ‘Glory of the Flower’
In June, Jean Kigel Gallery in Waldoboro is featuring watercolors and Asian brush florals inspired by Maine’s bulbs, tubers and trees. The “hosts of daffodils” that ushered in the season have now been followed by columbine, dogwood, lupine and apple blossoms. As usual, seasonal blooms, like iris and rhododendrons, direct her palette and her hand. […]
