Intro to Plein-Air Watercolor at the Farnsworth

Beginning on Monday, July 9, the Farnsworth Art Museum will present a week-long workshop on plein-air watercolor painting. Led by artist Annie Bailey, the workshop will meet Monday through Friday at the museum’s Gamble Education Center, at the corner of Union and Grace Streets and will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each […]

Courthouse Gallery to host Book & Signing Launch for Philip Frey: Here and Now by Daniel Kany and Carl Little

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art is pleased to host the Book Launch for Philip Frey: Here and Now (Marshall Wilkes), a new book by Daniel Kany and Carl Little on the work of Maine artist Philip Frey. The event will take place on Saturday, July 7, from 4pm–6:30pm. The event will be held in conjunction with a solo show of Frey’s recent work. There will be a talk with […]

“Monhegan to Paris” opens at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery

“Monhegan to Paris” opens at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery in Wiscasset, Maine on Saturday, July 7th with a reception from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served. Viewers to the show may wonder what two seemingly disparate places, the cosmopolitan metropolis of Paris […]

New Harbor Artists Hannah and Farrell Paint the Midcoast Landscape

This summer, the Pemaquid Art Gallery in Lighthouse Park, Bristol, is celebrating 90 years of continuous seasonal operation (58 years at the current location). Two painters who will be familiar to visitors are Kay Sawyer Hannah and Peggy Farrell. Both had an interest in art from an early age, yet have had little if any […]

Call for Farmers/Artists/Artisans/Writers

HOMELAND A multimedia exhibit exploring our collective and diverse relationship to home/land. Maine Farmland Trust Gallery invites farmers, artists, artisans and writers living in Maine, from diverse social-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, to create art, craft or poetry which reflects on their unique relationship to home/land. We are particularly interested in works that speak to […]

David Driskell opening reception at Greenhut Galleries

Opening reception Thursday July 5th, 5-7pm Poetry Reading by Robert Gibbons, July 19, 5:45pm David Driskell in conversation with Daniel Minter, moderated by African Art Historian, Henry Drewal, July 26 Assemblage is newly elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences David Driskell’s latest solo exhibition at Greenhut. As the title suggests, this exhibition […]

Inspired by the Sea and its Creatures

Growing up in South Bristol, local artist Rachiel Norwood spent days playing along the shore. Home schooled through high school, Norwood’s days were filled with rowing, sailing with her grandfather, and seeking out sea creatures. Featured in the June show at Stable Gallery in Damariscotta, Rachiel Norwood’s stone sculptures reflect her love of the sea […]

“The Invention of Atmosphere” at The Cynthia Winings Gallery

The Cynthia Winings Gallery presents The Invention Of Atmosphere, A Group Exhibition, Opening Reception, SUNDAY, July 1, 4 – 7 PM. featuring the artwork of Ingrid Ellison, David Hornung, Jen Maloney, Patricia Wheeler, and Catherine Winslow, with new work from Louise Bourne, Avy Claire, Tom Curry, Bill Mayher, Libby Mitchell, John Wilkinson, Cynthia Winings, Goody-B. Wiseman, […]

“We Are One” At the Gallery At Somes Sound

Et In Spiritum … (The Spirit Within) June 29 – September 28 Please join us as we discover what motivates these talented artists – creatively, emotionally, spiritually. FIRST SHOW OF THE SEASON Opening Reception Friday, June 29th, 4 – 6 pm We Are One … June 29 – July 13 featuring: Sculptors Serena Bates and […]

Philip Frey, Judy Belasco and Philip Barter

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art is pleased to present three solo shows: Philip Frey: Soft Persuasion; Judy Belasco: The Mystery of Water; and Philip Barter: Mainescapes. The shows will run from June 20 through ­July 14. All three artists will be presenting new and recent work. Courthouse Gallery is located at 6 Court Street in Ellsworth. […]