Indigo Arts Alliance and The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design Present ‘Visions for our Future; Echoes of our Past’
Indigo Arts Alliance and its partner The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design announce the opening of “Visions for our Future; Echoes of our Past: Dianne Smith, Nyugen E. Smith, and Carl Joe Williams,” curated by IAA deputy director Jordia Benjamin and studio and program coordinator Ashley Page, on view […]
Portland Art Gallery Featured Artist: Jill Hoy
Maine: When I was 9 years old, my parents bought an 1880s ship captain’s house in Deer Isle Village. I grew up summering there, and have continued to spend extended portions of my year in Stonington on Deer Isle. Our family moved a great deal when I was growing up. Maine became my bedrock. It […]
Maine Art Gallery announces class schedule
This year’s classes at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset are surely a call to action for creative individuals, whether one is a relative beginner or a skilled artist. In May and June, classes include sketchbook journaling, a plein air demo and a plein air class. In September, students can explore the use of […]
Black-and-white exhibit of sumi-e paintings by Jean Kigel
Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery announces a black-and-white exhibit of abstract and representational sumi-e paintings. Her gallery is open by appointment at 1396 Back Cove Road in Waldoboro, and for virtual viewing at www.jeankigel.com. The paintings are the product of a winter’s work. Kigel states, “I love the meditative process of grinding ink sticks on […]
Portland Art Gallery introduces Art Matters
Every week, Portland Art Gallery will be providing a new edition of Art Matters. Susan Sherrill Axelrod has long been a part of the Portland Art Gallery art community and has closely followed the lives and careers of many of its artists. For Art Matters, Sherrill Axelrod will be sitting down with each of our […]
CMCA Announces 2023 Biennial Dates
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) announced that the next iteration of its popular biennial will take place from January 28 – May 7, 2023. As always, CMCA’s 2023 Biennial will be dedicated to the work of Maine and Maine-connected artists and will be on view in all CMCA galleries. The highly anticipated survey exhibition showcases work in […]
Every Tree Tells A Story at CMCA ArtLab
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s (CMCA) ArtLab is collaborating with environmental artist Pamela Moulton to create elements for her upcoming public art project, Every Tree Tells A Story, which will be presented at a TBA venue in Portland, Maine later this year. Join us to create artwork that will be added to Moulton’s installation, including painting buoys, weaving materials […]
Krisanne Baker showing at Moss Galleries
Moss Galleries in Falmouth is exhibiting the work of Krisanne Baker Feb. 4 to March 12. Krisanne is a Gulf of Maine and Gulf of Mexico ocean advocacy artist whose work concerns water quality, availability and rights, both locally and globally, and inspiring worldwide ocean stewardship. Her multimedia installations and paintings are studies of the […]
Peter J Buotte: Using Art to treat PTS
Our friend Peter J Buotte is a combat veteran with an MFA from MECA. He is using his art background in treating combat trauma at Ft. Hood, Texas. “Invisible Wounds”, an ongoing series of digitally rendered sculptures and photographs, was featured in solo shows in the Texas State Capitol, Austin in 2019; and at the […]
MOJAS Call for Art
Artists are invited to submit work to the Maine Open Juried Art Show (MOJAS), which will be held in Waterville from March 19 through April 22. Deadline for submissions is Feb. 21, and artists may submit up to two entries via the digital portal on the Maine Area Art Society website, www.watervilleareaartsociety.com/mojas. The show traditionally […]
