CMCA to host ‘For Freedoms’ billboard

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art is once again partnering with For Freedoms, a national platform founded by artists Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman, this time as part of their 2020 Awakening initiative, which uses art as a vehicle to build greater participation in American democracy. Timed to coincide with the national elections on […]

CMCA Biennial 2020 to open Oct. 3

The CMCA Biennial 2020 features the work of 34 artists from 17 Maine communities. The exhibition will open to the public on Oct. 3 with a virtual reception live streamed to CMCA’s Facebook page from 5 to 7 p.m. The virtual event will include a live video tour of the exhibition with Biennial artists speaking […]

‘Tools of the Trade’ at Jean Kigel Studio

Jean Kigel’s final biweekly virtual theme show for the season is called “Tools of the Trade.” If you are drawn to old stuff, you’ll appreciate this series of keepsakes. The show runs Sept. 25 through Oct. 9. Kigel has amassed personal artifacts for these paintings.  Appropriately, this collection starts with her favorite tools for Asian […]

Archipelago features work by jeweler Judith Barker

Judith Barker Jewelry is featured at Archipelago. Barker creates artistic, handmade pieces with warmth and character. She is an accomplished jeweler who has exhibited throughout the country in galleries, museum shops, trade shows, and art exhibits since the early 1970s. She designs and creates silver and gold jewelry with a strong influence of the natural […]

Patti Leavitt and Barbara Applegate: romantic realism enjoyed

This summer season’s final profile discussing the work of artist members of the Pemaquid Art Gallery looks at two highly accomplished, masterful Bristol artists who could both be called romantic realists but have a surprisingly different feeling to their painting. Patti Leavitt and Barbara Applegate are experienced, well-known painters who use different mediums — Leavitt exclusively […]

Local Color Gallery’s October show to include guest artists David Estey, Margaret Griffith and The Winterberry Collective

Local Color Gallery will be featuring several guests artists in October, including Belfast artist David Estey. Estey’s work reflects years of extensive study that celebrate the rich use of color and texture with an innovative exploration of form. As a Mainer, he says he can’t escape the serene beauty of the snowy fields, the blue-black […]

Call for submissions: Portland Museum of Art

The Portland Museum of Art invites artists to submit work to “Untitled, 2020: Art From Maine In A _____ Time,” which is slated to run from Feb. 12 through May 31, 2021. “Art From Maine In A _____  Time” is a tribute to Helen E. and William E. Thon, who have enhanced the PMA’s regional […]

Autumn exhibits and events at the Cynthia Winings Gallery

As Season Eight is winding down, the group show “All Together Now” continues to inspire and delight visitors. Cynthia Winings Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 24. The website is also updated regularly with new work. You can also tour the gallery virtually at https://vimeo.com/434115621. New work has arrived throughout […]

Marketing Skills Workshop Series will be held in October

Looking to fine tune your marketing skills and put together a plan in time for the holiday season? Island Institute Small Business Team has partnered with Shannon Kinney of Dream Local Digital to help you do just that. In the following two-part series, Kinney will provide tools needed to drive sales, grow your audience, and […]

Three exhibits are on view at Caldbeck Gallery

Through Oct. 10, in an exhibit titled “A Place on the Water: Paintings from Maine 1968-1975,” the Caldbeck Gallery celebrates the early Maine paintings of Nancy Wissemann-Widrig. Also on exhibit at the gallery is “Do Not Fear,” a body of work of small paintings in oil on panel by Janice Kasper. The “Evolving Group Show” […]