The Kittery Art Association hosts two exhibitions

“Color Fields” and “Mark Making” opened March 20 at The Kittery Art Association. These exhibits explore the use of vibrant color, abstraction and the strategic use of mark-making to tell visual stories. It showcases artwork that uses bold, contrasting palettes and dynamic texture to create visual tension and harmony. Pieces use strokes, shapes, and colors […]

‘Left-Handed Sumi-e Series’: Jean Kigel creates series of work with her non-dominate hand

Jean Kigel is showing her “Left-Handed Sumi-e Series” at her Studio + Gallery, at 1396 Back Cove Road in Waldoboro during April. Being unable to paint with her dominant hand for four months this winter due to thumb surgery, Kigel challenged herself to try using her left hand. Surprised by her unexpected results, she experimented […]

‘The Art of Iceland’ talk at Brick Store Museum

Bruce McMillan, watercolor painter of Shapleigh, will speak on Icelandic art and noted Icelandic artists in conjunction with The Brickstore Museum and the Art Guild of the Kennebunks at 6 p.m. April 23. He will have on display original works from his collection of more than 50 Icelandic paintings and sculptures, along with Iceland art […]

Gallery 302 presents ‘Figures in Pastels — A live-model workshop for Experienced Artists’

Join award-winning painter Terri Brooks for “Figures in Pastels,” a workshop designed for experienced pastel artists. Working from a live, costumed model, participants will refine their ability to capture the human form using layered pastel techniques. The class will focus on essential life-drawing skills, using light and shadow to define facial structure and form through […]

David McBeth is the Deer Isle Artists Association’s Artist-in-Residence in March

The Deer Isle Artists Association announces the March Artist-in-Residence Program on March 4 with artist David McBeth. McBeth is a potter, working primarily with porcelain that is high-fired and ready for the dining table. Additionally, he is a knitter, whose preferred material is wool yarn. A true renaissance man, lately McBeth is also a writer, […]

MMPA is 15 years old

Established in 2010, The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts is the only museum in Maine dedicated exclusively to photography. Dear Friends of the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, What a transformative year 2024 has been for MMPA.  As we reflect on the past twelve months, we’re struck by the extraordinary level of artistry, scholarship and […]

Winter 2025 exhibitions at CMCA

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) presents its winter season with the unveiling of two new thought-provoking exhibitions and held an opening reception on Feb. 1. New exhibitions that opened Feb. 1: “The Sun, Trying to Disappear” is a show that speaks of entanglement. The images in this exhibition flutter between icons and mistrusted […]

ArtVan’s ArtExhibit

Crescendo is about reaching new heights, riding the waves of life, climbing peaks, looking up to the zenith, witnessing the culmination of a project, peering over the crest, feeling the surge of emotions. 2025 is a 9 year in numerology, marked by a crescendo of power and experience, acclimation and completion, and new beginnings.  Artists […]

Maine Art Gallery presents ‘Fiore at 100: Maine Observed’

Joseph Fiore (1925-2008) was a widely respected artist and active member of the Maine Art Gallery during the 1960s and ‘70s. In celebration of the 100th year of his birth, the gallery is partnering with Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) on an exclusive and overdue major retrospective, “Fiore at 100: Maine Observed.” The show runs June […]

Midcoast Downeast Chapter of UMVA presented ‘Dark Skies’

The Midcoast Downeast Chapter of the Union of Maine Visual Artists, in collaboration with Waterfall Arts and Dark Sky Maine presented “Dark Skies: Artwork Honoring Dark Nights in Maine,” which ran from Jan. 17 to Feb. 28 at Waterfall Arts in Belfast. Not only did the exhibit gather a sizable crowd of over 280 people […]