Category: Announcement

Maine artist Charlie Hewitt launches first digital collection of NFTs

Maine artist Charlie Hewitt has launched his first digital collection of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Each NFT in this collection depicts a story told by a lifelong artist, filled with uniqueness, creativity, fun and speed. One-of-one bold, colorful, and humorous works were created with Sharpie markers, cut out, collaged, and digitized. The first phase of the […]

CMCA announces 35 artists selected for the 2023 CMCA Biennial

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art recently announced that 35 artists have been selected to have their works featured in the 2023 CMCA Biennial exhibition, which will be installed across all 5,500 square feet of the museum’s galleries. The exhibition will be on view from Jan. 28 to May 7, 2023. The CMCA Biennial is […]

Ashley Bryan linoprints will support Storyteller Pavilion Expansion

The Ashley Bryan Center in Islesford announces its newest initiative, an expansion to the Storyteller Pavilion. The original structure houses Bryan’s sea glass windows, puppets and paintings. The addition will enable the Pavilion to become a center for learning, reflection and inspiration — an interactive space hosting art classes, poetry readings and workshops, as well […]

Sandra Huck shows at Local Color Gallery

  Belfast—Sandra Huck of Caribou is the featured guest artist at Local Color Gallery, 135 High St., from October 3-30. Huck’s sculptures on canvas, created with found objects, feature the weathered, worn, and eroded textures and forms created by nature. Each find—a rock, a feather, driftwood, wire—has its own beauty and voice. When these finds […]

Expand your reach through craft shows

Many artists and makers sell their goods online, but craft shows are good ways to increase income and exposure and get valuable feedback. Don’t be overwhelmed by the prospect; preparation is the key to successful craft fairs. FIND OUT WHAT THE VENUE PROVIDES If the venue provides tables and chairs, there’s no need to transport […]

Louise Bourne show at Annex Studio Space

Louise Bourne held an opening reception on Sept. 2 at the Water Street Studio. 

Local Color Gallery welcomes new artists Gagan and Parker into the gallery

Local Color Gallery is pleased to welcome two new painters, Sara Gagan and Nell Parker, as year-round artists to the gallery. Gagan’s oil paintings often portray animals, and might be described as representational but with a twist. She often incorporates elements of collage for color, texture, or symbolic meaning. Images of human-made tidbits, other natural […]

‘Art for Outreach’ at Pemaquid Art Gallery

Every year, benefits from the sale of artwork by the Pemaquid Group of Artists are shared with area residents. A long-standing mission of this group is to foster an appreciation of art in the mid-coast area and to support art education. Funding for this mission comes from commissions on sales, membership fees, the sale of […]

Molly Hood wins painting

Molly Hood is shown accepting Robert Vaughan’s painting, “Country Lane.” The Hood family, longtime patrons of the Pemaquid Art Gallery, won the Raffle at the annual Patron Recognition event on Aug. 4.

“Robert S. Neuman: Pieces of the World” premieres at COA Davis Center

The world premiere of the film, Robert S. Neuman: Pieces of the World, was recently held in Bar Harbor. To accompany the film, the College of the Atlantic is hosting an exhibition of work on paper and archival materials. The exhibition is installed on the first floor of the David Center for Human Ecology at College […]