Dowling Walsh Gallery presents ‘Connie Hayes: Place as Muse’

Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland will present the exhibition “Connie Hayes: Place as Muse” from April 5 to May 25. The exhibition features a new body of work by the artist, inspired by her longtime fascination with Vinalhaven Island. The exhibition opens to the public with a reception during Rockland’s First Friday Art Walk from […]

New show at Centre St Arts Gallery

Centre St Arts Gallery opened a new show on March 29 with a reception at the gallery. Centre St Arts Gallery is at 11 Centre St., Bath. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Email [email protected]. or call 207-442-0300 for more information.

‘Electric Chord’ at Cove Street Arts pairs the harmonious work of three artists

“Surrender your whole being to a note, and gravity disappears … with one chord.” — Carlos Santana “Electric Chord” is on view at Cove Street Arts from March 28 to May 18, with an opening reception on March 28. A chord is a combination of three or more notes that form the basis of a […]

‘Storm Recovery: Watercolors of Salvage’ on view at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery

Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery in Waldoboro presents paintings of a rite of spring. In this case, spring housecleaning is nature’s scouring the shores. The show, “Storm Recovery,” features a watercolor of rusty chains titled “Salvage.” In this painting, mooring chains from docks and floats, having been wrenched loose by recent storm surges and extracted […]

Christopher Brumfield is artist in resident at DIAA in April 

Christopher Brumfield, who divides his time between Blue Hill, Maine and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will be the Deer Isle Artists Association artist in residence for the month of April. The residency will culminate in a gallery-wide installation and closing reception from 4 to 6 p.m. April 27. Although a relatively new member of DIAA, having […]

Exploring art through poetry at Local Color Gallery

In honor of National Poetry Month in April, Judy Kaber teams up with Belfast’s Local Color Gallery to present a two-part workshop on ekphrastic poetry, followed by a poetry reading in the gallery where the final poems will be read and displayed next to their inspirational art work.  Kaber is a teacher and writer, as […]

International Slow Art Day celebrated in Portland

All are invited to attend a complimentary immersive slow art event featuring the works of 14 Maine artists, all of whom are UMVA members on April 13 in Portland.  The event is curated by Mary Harding, of the George Marshall Museum Store, who will be onsite. Reservations are limited. Visit www.slowartdaymaine.com to learn more and […]

Saltwater Artists Gallery adds five new member artists

Saltwater Artists Gallery announces the addition of five new member artists for the 2124 season: painters Ericka O’rourke (oil), J.C. Airnoldi (oil), Barbara Coburn (egg tempera and watercolor) and Rachel Bubier (acrylic) and potter Stephanie Haynes (Wishbone Clay). The gallery is located at 3056 Bristol Road, New Harbor, and will open on May 24. Hours […]

‘Extraordinary Earth’ at the Kittery Art Association gallery

In the spirit of Earth Day, the Kittery Art Association honors the planet that we call home. Celebrate this gorgeous, vast, textural blue and green planet with the show “Extraordinary Earth,” on view at the KAA from April 11 through May 12, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. April 12. In conjunction […]

Dowling Walsh Gallery presents “Jacob Bond Hessler: Sancuary”

Dowling Walsh Gallery invites the public to an Opening Reception for “Jacob Bond Hessler: Sancuary” on March 1, from 4 to 6 pm. “The modern world has sped our lives up for the sake of convenience but the sacrifices have been great. Our ancestors spent huge portions of their waking lives outside convening with and […]