Fall exhibitions open at the Zillman Art Museum

  The Zillman Art Museum, University of Maine, located at 40 Harlow St. in downtown Bangor, opens new exhibitions that will run through Dec. 2 (second floor galleries) and Dec. 30 (main floor galleries).  SUSAN ABBOTT: “An Artist’s Pilgrimage: Paintings from the Camino De Santiago” Sept. 15 to Dec. 2 The Zillman is pleased to […]

Jean Kigel solo exhibition ‘Coastal Muse’ at The Osprey

During October, The Osprey, at 340 Robinhood Road in Georgetown, will present “Coastal Muse,” paintings by Jean Kigel. Twenty paintings span the coast from scenes of surf in Schoodic to scenes of beaches in Wells. Fish houses and wooden dories accent her seascapes. Some paintings derive from Kigel’s kayak expeditions and others from her hikes. […]

Maine Craft Weekend returns for its 11th annual statewide event

Produced by Maine Crafts Association in partnership with Maine Made, Maine Craft Weekend is a statewide tour of Maine’s craft artist studios, businesses and special events, held on Oct. 7 and 8. The weekend is an educational, community-oriented, family-friendly event welcoming the public to explore and celebrate the lives and work of craft artists in […]

‘Spiritual Ecology’ part one opens at MMPA

“Spiritual Ecology” part one will open Oct. 6 at MMPA with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will remain on view through Dec. 2. “Over the past 10 years large amounts of the works submitted by artists to MMPA deal with spiritual ecology. Our own collection is shaped by this new […]

Call for Artists

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation has issued a call for artists for its 16th annual statewide juried exhibition, “Art in ME,” to be held at the foundation gallery Oct. 7 through Nov. 11. This year’s exhibition is large format (no smaller than 900 square inches). Small sculptures are welcome. The show presents a fresh and […]

32 Lincoln County artists exhibit work at the Pemaquid Art Gallery

Barbara Klein is among 32 Lincoln County artists showing at the Pemaquid Art Gallery this season. Her Maine landscapes have an abstract quality with the accent on volume and structure emphasizing simplicity and emptiness. Pemaquid Art Gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 10 at Lighthouse Park in Bristol. For […]

‘Change of Seasons’ at New Era Gallery

  New Era Gallery’s annual “Change of Seasons” group show celebrates the bounty of summer, while looking ahead to the glorious light and cooler temperatures of autumn. An opening reception was held Sept. 2. The full season schedule is posted online at neweragallery.com/exhibitions. New Era Gallery is at 60 Main St., Vinalhaven. Summer hours are […]

‘Fall is In the Air’ at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery 

During September, Jean Kigel presents a collection of Asian brush and watercolor paintings titled “Fall is in the Air” at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery in Waldoboro. Kigel is a representational painter and gyotaku printmaker, best known for her Asian brush paintings. She has traveled to Japan and China where she has studied and painted […]