‘The Watercolors of Jan Kilburn and Gary Smith’ at Pemaquid Art Gallery

A long-time Damariscotta painter and instructor, Jan Kilburn’s work is well-known in the area. Her watercolors of quaint villages and local scenes often evoke nostalgia in the viewer. She seems to be drawn to the most charming aspects of life in midcoast Maine. Round Pond resident Gary Smith is a passionate painter who most enjoys […]

Shaw Jewelry features two solo exhibitions plus work by Maine jewelers

Brad Story and Norman Keyes are showcasing work at Shaw Jewelry from June 13 to July 2 and held a reception on June 13. Story’s sculptures in the show “Bird/Plane/Fish Mashup” honor the laws of fluid dynamics. Fish, birds and airplanes are the shape they are because it is efficient and functional. They are also […]

Governor Mills visits Gleason Fine Art

Janet Mills, Maine’s governor, joined in the fun at Gleason Fine Art’s during the June 7 First Friday reception for artists Kevin Beers and sisters Anne and Dorothy Eisner. Shown here are Mills with gallery owners Dennis, Martha and Andrew Gleason, with artist Kevin Beers in the back. They are posing in front of a […]

Two exhibitions from the Friends of the Maine Coastal Islands Wildlife Refuge

The Friends of the Maine Coastal Islands Wildlife Refuge is showing two exhibitions from June 14 to Aug. 2. An opening reception was held on June 14. “The Loaded Brush: Watercolors by Timothy James Standring” Over the past few years, Timothy James Standring has painted watercolors in and around Knox County. Work in this exhibition […]

Celebrating the artistic legacy of abstract painter Judith Rothschild at Moss Galleries

Moss Galleries will present a retrospective honoring the extraordinary talent and artistic vision of abstract painter Judith Rothschild (1921-1993). “Judith Rothschild Retrospective: Six Decades of Color and Abstraction” will feature 21 works by Rothschild curated by Elizabeth Moss and a leading anonymous abstract curator. The show includes paintings, collages and works on paper from the […]

MMPA to host artist talks

“In the Making,” on view at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland, runs through July 27, with an artist talk slated for 5 to 8 p.m. June 21. The talk will feature Astrid Reischwitz (photographs and a new book), Sara Stites and Joan Fitzsimmons (a collaboration). In the book “Spin Club Stories: A […]

Blue Raven Gallery opens for Rockland’s First Friday Art Walk

                                          Join us later this week for Rockland’s First Friday Art Walk, which will celebrate the work of our many artists featured throughout the space and in our current exhibition, The Perfect Storm, before it […]

Turtle Gallery opens Group Show May 30th

Turtle Gallery opened May 30th, 2024 for our 42nd season on Deer Isle. The first open house is on June 7th from 2 to 5pm with artists talks beginning at 2:30. We are open Thursday through Sunday 11am to 5pm through October 7th. Our Group Show features familiar and new to us artists including Lucy […]

Joanne Tarlin exhibits at Bayview Gallery with reception during Second Friday

Bayview Gallery will feature the semi-abstract landscape paintings of Harpswell painter Joanne Tarlin in an exhibition in June, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. June 14 in conjunction with Brunswick’s Second Friday festivities. Rich with allegory, Tarlin’s paintings draw from her empathy and concern for the natural world. She uses flowers or brambles […]

Current shows at Triangle Gallery

Triangle Gallery just closed out the exhibition “Ralph Hamill: Watercolors,” but downstairs features two shows, “Three Breaths: Corning, Machowski & Shagas” until June 16 featuring a talk by the artists at 3 p.m. June 8, and Alan Clark’s “Notes to the Muses,” which runs until June 23 with a poetry reading by the artist at […]