Three New Shows at CMCA

Piper Cub Who can do anything better than this propeller? Can you? —Marcel Duchamp, speaking to Constantin Brancusi in front of an airplane, 1914 The most noticeable thing about artist Mark Wethli’s Piper Cub is that it’s incomplete; the abstract framework of an airplane rather than one that’s ready to fly. Piper Cub’s identity is […]

MFT Gallery presents “In Dialogue with Nature”

  In Dialogue with Nature is currently on display until March 24th, with artist talks and a closing reception on Friday March 17 at 5pm. New work by MFT Gallery artists Julie Cyr, Dahlov Ipcar, Sheep Jones, Christopher O’Connor and Lou Schellenberg on the second floor.   Belfast. In the summer of 2016, four artists […]

Assemblage Works by Joe Kennedy & Wally Warren at The Sohns Gallery

The Sohns Gallery, located in The Rock & Art Shop at 36 Central Street, presents Assemblage Works by Joe Kennedy & Wally Warren. The collective works of artists Wally Warren and Joe Kennedy are thought provoking, unique and inspiring. Working with found and recycled objects; both sculptors create works from items most of us may […]

Lecture at the Farnsworth – “Puttin’ on the Ritz”: The Gilded Age Restaurants of New York

On Thursday, March 9, the Farnsworth Art Museum will present a lecture by Virginia Tuttle entitled “Puttin’ on the Ritz:” The Gilded Age Restaurants of New York.” The lecture will take place in the museum’s auditorium at 1 p.m. Restaurants were still a fairly new, decidedly French “invention” when they first opened in New York […]

Annual Open Call for Art at Waterfall

Waterfall Arts invites artists of all levels from novice to expert to submit artwork for the 2017 annual Open Call Show on view from April 7 to May 12.  This theme for 2017 is “Home.” Individuals are asked to reflect on what home means to them – Is home a physical space, warm and cozy or is it […]

Belfast Creative Coalition’s Member Profiles Are Portraits of Local Makers

Belfast Creative Coalition (BCC), a Belfast-area nonprofit organization that promotes arts and culture in Waldo County, is pleased to announce a new initiative featuring written profiles of their members. BCC members, who are generally local artists, artisans, and makers, vary widely in their areas of skill and interest; the written profiles, highlighted on BCC’s website, […]

2017 Monhegan Residencies Open to Maine Artists and Teachers

The Monhegan Artists’ Residency is pleased to announce its 2017 residency programs. Residencies are available to Maine-based visual artists during the weeks of May 27 to June 30, and September 2 to October 7. Also, a two-week residency is available to a Maine art teacher from July 2 to 14. Applications are now being accepted […]

LOCAL STUDENT ARTISTS WIN HONORS

At a reception at The Centre St Arts Gallery, LLC, student artists, family and friends gathered on Saturday to celebrate the student artists and winners of merit awards. Jurors Evelyn Dunphy, John Gable, David Morgan and Penny Lane selected artworks which represented outstanding achievement. Winners include Ethan Landry, Harpswell Coastal Academy; Jack Lent, North Yarmouth […]

SECOND SUNDAYS: Drawing with Torn-Paper Shapes at Harlow Gallery

On Sunday, March 12, 2-4pm March’s Second Sunday workshop, “Drawing with Torn-Paper Shapes”, is lead by artist Robin Brooks. Celebrate spring; come create and experiment with paper collage. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration necessary. “Drawing with Torn-Paper Shapes” comes right out of the Silberstein-Storfer Jones book titled “Doing Art Together: Discovering […]

Yarmouth Frame and Gallery presents Enchanted

Yarmouth Frame and Gallery presents Enchanted, a show of 23 gallery artists. Featured artist is Jennifer Van Cor who has painted a colorful body of work from Provence France. Her 14th annual painting holiday with college friends. In her own words, “Each painting of Provence is done with the joy that this shared experience evoked. The visual […]