Lights Out Gallery showcases artist David Estey

Watch the recording of artist David Estey being interviewed in his studio by Lights Out Gallery. They “beautifully capture the essence of what my work is about and what I have to say about artmaking,” Estey says.

Full Fathom Five Gallery will open to visitors in May

Full Fathom Five Gallery is getting ready for visitors in May and will introduce new artists as well as showcase work from all it artists. Three new artists are Christina Thwaites, Olga Merrill and Sandra Leinonen Dunn. Christina Thwaites is a British painter, based in Orono. “My work explores the places and faces around me […]

Jean Kigel Gallery in Back Cove Gallery presents ‘The Thaw’ 

  We have set our clocks forward. The equinox has come and gone.  We are stripping off layers. And the roads have been posted. But we must endure the thaw. During April, Jean Kigel Gallery, at 1396 Back Cove in Waldoboro, presents “The Thaw,” a series of paintings depicting that transitional season often dubbed Mud […]

Call for nominations: Maine Craft Artist Award

The 2021 Maine Craft Artist Award will be announced in May with an award presentation and exhibition later in the year. In 2009, the Maine Crafts Association began to honor individual Maine craft artists each year by awarding recognition for a body of work that is exceptional. This award will confer the prestige and acknowledgement […]

Maine Craft Interview Project: Jordan Carey interviews Owen Kelly

The Maine Craft Interview Project brings emerging craft artists together with established Maine craft artists in an interview, led by the emerging artist. The project serves to support and engage emerging artists by providing a platform and structure to access firsthand craft career experiences one-on-one. The emerging artist designs interview questions and interviews an established […]

SHOP Maine Craft [by artist]

SHOP Maine Craft: The MCA Online Gallery offers a diverse selection of handcrafted items made exclusively by the artist members of Maine Crafts Association. With hundreds of artists to choose from and 16 shopping categories (organized by medium and location of work), there are dozens of pages of unique Maine craft wares for you to […]

Ogunquit Museum of Art 2021 exhibition schedule

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMAA) launches its 2021 season with exhibitions that cover a variety of mediums and forms of artistic expression from painting to sculpture, found objects to photography. The museum opens May 1 with three exhibitions that continue through July 16: “One Hand Clapping: Jo Sandman,” “Remember the Ladies: Women Painters […]

Hélène Farrar upcoming shows and news

Hélène 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.  “While I am slowing down, I also seem to be speeding up,” she writes. “The studio is bustling. Paintings are being created for the […]

CMCA’s ArtLab for All Ages to be held March 6

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) invites artists of all ages to take part in an ArtLab for All Ages workshop on Saturday, from 2 to 4 p.m. March 6 on Facebook Live.  Led by ArtLab educator Alexis Iammarino, participants will create a series of colorful painted collages. Taking creative lead from from Biennial […]

How to plan for business growth during slow e-commerce times

By Anca Gooje Now that the busy holiday season is over and you have filed your sales tax, it is time to take some time to focus on long-term growth for your business. How should you do that? The beginning of the year is the ideal time for taking a deep breath and setting goals […]