Bubbly Sweets and Shopping

The Rock & Art Shop invites you to stop by on February 13th from 5 to 7pm for an evening of Shopping, Sweets, and Bubbly! Enjoy an art opening by Bangor Art Society, delicious treats from Specialty Sweets, and music from BSO members while doing your Valentine’s Day shopping at The Rock & Art Shop! […]

“Weather Pending” group show at Caldbeck

Caldbeck Gallery presents “Weather Pending”, a group show, featuring: ANNE ALEXANDER,  LISE BECU,  ALAN BRAY, DAVID DEWEY, LOIS DODD, MELANIE ESSEX, MAGGIE FOSKETT, BAYARD HOLLINS, KOICHIRO KURITA KAYLA MOHAMMADI, BARBARA SULLIVAN, DAN WEST,  and NANCY WISSEMANN-WIDRIG. For more information visit www.caldbeck.com or call 207-594-5935

Sail and paint aboard an historic windjammer

There are many painting workshops on the Maine coast, but The Age of Sail promises to be the most unusual. It’s the brainchild of teacher Carol Douglas and veteran windjammer Captain John Foss of the schooner American Eagle. From June 10-14, a select group of painting students will set out on a four-day cruise of […]

Harlow Gallery Features Two Exhibitions

SEVEN | Jan. 26 – Feb. 24, 2018 Harlow Gallery presents SEVEN – their last art exhibition at 160 Water Street in Hallowell, where the gallery has existed since its opening in 1963, before moving down the street to their new home at 100 Water Street. SEVEN highlights the work of Maine abstract painters Emily Blake Blaschke, […]

Julie Babb Paintings Now on Display in Damariscotta

Several of Julie Babb’s gouache paintings are now on display at Newcastle Realty, 89 Main Street in Damariscotta. Julie and her husband Bruce recently moved from the Pemaquid area into Damariscotta. Julie is well known in the area for her realistic detailed paintings of birds and natural subjects. She also teaches gouache painting at River […]

CMCA announces upcoming exhibitions

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) in Rockland has announced an exciting and diverse lineup of exhibitions to launch the 2018 season. Opening in February is the exhibition, Boundaries, a recent collaboration between photographer Jacob Hessler and Presidential Inaugural poet Richard Blanco, followed in March by solo exhibitions of painters John Moore  and KJ Shows. Jacob […]

2018 Monhegan Artists’ Residencies Open for Maine Artists and Teachers

The Monhegan Artists’ Residency Corporation (MARC) is pleased to announce that it is now taking applications for its 2018 summer program. Two 5-week residencies are available to Maine-based visual artists during the weeks of May 26 to June 29, and September 11 to October 16. There is also a 2-week residency for a Maine art […]

UMMA BRAINY ART… TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM – SEASON 2

For Season 2 of BrainyArt, each of the four nights of BA Trivia (10/24/17, 12/5/17, 2/6/18, & 4/10/18) will be focusing on a different art form (visual art, music, theatre and dance, respectively). NIGHT THREE – THEATRE TUESDAY, February 6th 5:30 – 7:30 PM Ages 21 +, $5 Night Three is THEATRE NIGHT and the Museum has […]

Farnsworth Vacation Art Camp: Celebrate Chinese New Year!

Beginning on Tuesday, February 20 the Farnsworth Art Museum will host a three-day art camp for children ages 5 to 7 years old. Led by art instructor Avis Turner this Chinese New Year themed camp will take place at the museum’s Gamble Education Center, located at the corner of Grace and Union Streets in Rockland […]

CMCA February ArtLab for All Ages – Draw With Your Head

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) invites artists of all ages to experience an unconventional, playful approach to drawing during ArtLab for All Ages on Saturday, February 3, from 2 to 4pm. Led by ArtLab educator, Alexis Iammarino, participants will be invited to invent, make, and experiment with unlikely drawing tools attached to the body. No hands allowed! Discover fun, new ways of […]