Portland Art Gallery Featured Artist: Scott Bowe
Maine. I grew up in Connecticut but spent every summer at a waterfront cottage built by my great-grandfather in Freeport. My childhood “building blocks” were memories of being with extended family. We moved to Freeport when I was a teenager. The combination of the warmth I feel towards Maine, the coastline, family and friends, and the […]
Youth Art Month at the Harlow: March 2022
In celebration of art educators and art students, the Harlow is delighted to host the following free events for Youth Art Month. FAMILY ART DAY 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 12 Join Harlow artist members and staff for a day of family-friendly arts and crafts. Drop by anytime to join the art-making. All ages […]
A note from the Harlow president
Dear Harlow Members and Friends, I hope this hello finds you and your family well following a mild and snowless weekend! Had you heard that the estate of Andrew Wyeth recently sold some of their island properties to Colby College? Much like on these islands and in Cushing, Andrew and his wife Betsy often “collaborated.” […]
March ArtLab for All Ages
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art invites you to join guest artist Alanna Hernandez in an in-person ArtLab for All Ages Abstract Mandalas, 2 to 4 p.m. March 5. Taking inspiration from the work of Will Sears and Grace DeGennaro in the current CMCA exhibition “Walk the Line,” Hernandez will lead participants to form abstract, […]
Bjőrn Runquist to offer four-session workshop at Salt Pond Studio
Salt Pond Studio in Friendship will host a four-session intensive workshop, Composition, Values and Color, with Midcoast artist Bjőrn Runquist. The course will include daily demos of all the principles studied. Participants will work from still life studies and landscape photos and will work outside, weather permitting. There will be assignments to complete during the […]
Mark your calendars for the Seconds & Supplies Sale
Join Shop Maine Craft for another year of the highly anticipated Seconds & Supplies Sale. You will once again find Shop Maine Craft set up in the parking lot of its hosts, Running With Scissors, in the East Bayside neighborhood of Portland. This is an outdoor flea market style event, with great deals on studio […]
Guild Fine Craft Show: Belfast returns with a new venue
Shop Maine Craft is excited to announce the return of Guild Fine Craft Show: Belfast after two years hiding out from COVID, and with a brand new venue: Waterfall Arts. Waterfall Arts, founded in 2000, is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational nonprofit organization. It is a community arts center located in Belfast that meets its […]
Gintarė Jautakaitė exhibits first art show at Bangor’s Sohns Gallery
To the average American, the name Gintarė (ghin-TAH-rey) doesn’t generally ring a bell. Mention her name in Europe, however, and you can almost certainly expect to get some exclamations of praise. Gintarė Jautakaitė was born in Lithuania and, as a very young child, exhibited an extraordinary talent for singing. After winning a singing contest at […]
Bowdoin College Museum of Art announces first museum retrospective of photographer Marcia Resnick
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the George Eastman Museum, announces the first-ever museum exhibition of the photographer Marcia Resnick. One of the most innovative American photographers of the 1970s, Resnick is today most well-known for her portraits of the creative community in downtown New York […]
Photographer Jona Frank collaborates with designer Alex Kalman to create ‘Jona Frank: Model Home’ immersive installation at Bowdoin College Museum of Art
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art announced that photographer Jona Frank is working with the designer Alex Kalman to create an immersive environment evoking her suburban childhood in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, for the forthcoming exhibition “Jona Frank: Model Home.” On view from Feb. 24 through June 5, the exhibition will be accompanied by a […]
