CMCA’s June ArtLab to be Live Streamed
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art will host its June ArtLab for All Ages workshops via Facebook Live while its doors are closed to the public in response to CDC guidelines on COVID-19. Artists of all ages are invited to join ArtLab educators Mia Bogyo and Alexis Iammarino for the third livestream workshop, which will […]
Maine Crafts Association Launches [SOURCE + DO] Project
Are you teaching an online workshop, offering an activity, or providing a service during this time of social distancing? As an additional effort to connect MCA Members with other Maine craft artists, the larger craft community and consumers, Maine Crafts Association has created [SOURCE + DO]. This extension of its [SOURCE + BUY] project […]
‘Our Vulnerable Earth’ on Exhibit at Turtle Gallery
In fall of 2019, Turtle Gallery invited artists to contribute to a season-long exhibit titled “Our Vulnerable Earth,” which will run June through September. Due to COVID-19, The Turtle Gallery in Deer Isle will remain open online-only until further notice. “We aim to present artwork driving attention to the vulnerability of nature,” the gallery […]
Littlefield Gallery presents “David Estey: Improvisations virtual show”
David Estey: Improvisations virtual show is now available on http://www.littlefieldgallery.com/david-estey-improvisations1.html. Rearranging the Deck Chairs acrylic on panel 18″ x 24 “ “My work may seem purely improvisational, an abstract exploration of marks on a surface that justify themselves. Yet it is so much more. As a Mainer, I cannot escape the serene beauty of the snowy […]
Maine Crafts Association Provides Updates and Resources for Artists
The Maine Crafts Association has been posting updates on COVID-19 actions and decisions, as well as providing resources for artists and crafters, through its website. Recent updates: The Center for Maine Craft + Maine Craft Portland is closed until further notice. Maine Crafts Association operations and staffing has been reduced to a minimum. The MCA […]
MMPA Antidote Aims to Inspire
The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland has begun to create online editions of what it calls MMPA Antidote. The museum publishes upbeat, positive and forward-looking posts that digitally feature the art and artists in Maine, as an antidote to the viral disruption by publishing. “MMPA Antidote was inspired by the need to share […]
May ArtLab to be Live Streamed
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland, will host its monthly ArtLab for All Ages workshop via Facebook Live while its doors are closed to the public in response to CDC guidelines on COVID-19. Artists of all ages are invited to join ArtLab educators Mia Bogyo and Alexis Iammarino for the second livestream workshop […]
‘Unnamed for Decades’ solo exhibit by Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Fellowship Recipient Erin Johnson
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland will present “Erin Johnson: Unnamed for Decades,” a solo exhibition of new work by the artist this summer. Originally scheduled for March 21 through June 14, the exhibition has been rescheduled due to COVID-19. Johnson is the recipient of the second annual Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Fellowship Award, which […]
‘Mary Bourke: Somewhere Between Water and Woods’ at Greenhut Galleries
“Mary Bourke: Somewhere Between Water and Woods” will be on exhibit from June 4 to 27 at Greenhut Galleries in Portland. Although the exhibition does not start until June, the gallery launched an online preview of Mary Bourke’s exhibit on Earth Day (view it at https://www.greenhutgalleries.com/exhibitions-events/mary-bourke-solo). Bourke is donating a portion of the proceeds from […]
Maine Artists and Makers Respond to Community Need
by Lisa Millette If we had lost sight of our sense of community during the digital age, perhaps a silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic may be that we are once again finding value in these connections. It’s ironic that this is happening during a time of social distancing, and yet the state’s artists […]
