Category: Announcement

Greenhut Galleries presents John Whalley “Short Stories”

  Greenhut Galleries presents John Whalley “Short Stories,” Aug. 4 – 27, 2022 with an Opening Reception: Aug. 4 @ 5-7 pm and an Artist Talk: Aug. 17 @ 6pm Advancing the tradition of American realists and acknowledging the Dutch masters, John Whalley’s paintings go well beyond mere technique. His work exudes tremendous warmth, luminosity […]

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s August Show: Something for Everyone 

Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s newly-installed Members’ Show seems todefine creative diversity coupled with the saying “Great Minds Think Alike”. As such, our featured artists are the sum total of 92 local and regional artists who deliver an entertaining variety of mediums, styles and themes. In addition to the regular members’ show, BRAF is sponsoring a special solo-artist–exhibit in the upstairs Harbor View Room. Pemaquid artist, Marcia Brandwein, has installed a collection of her oil and pastel paintings entitled “Nature’s Beauty”.   This body of work expresses the source of Marcia’sinspiration, stemming from all–things–Maine. The […]

Van der Ven Studio News

  Van der Ven Studio News: Once again, cups are available at Zoot Coffee in Camden. I will be teaching a pewter casting workshop at Haystack for the MAEA Fall Conference in September. On October 8th & 9th, I will be a guest artist at Mark Bell’s studio for the Blue Hill Peninsula Potters Tour […]

New Era Gallery Late Summer Opening Saturday August 6 

New Era Gallery’s  Late Summer Show features evocative acrylic and mixed media landscapes by Peter Bodnar III, oil paintings of familiar island places by Suzanne Savage Brewer, and assembled wall sculpture, prints, and drawings by Kitty Wales. Hours for the opening on Saturday, August 6 are 10:00 – 7:00, with an opening reception  5:00 – […]

ARTWALK GARDINER is Back!

ARTWALK GARDINER will continue in its 16th year on Friday, August 19, in artists’ studios, galleries, shops and other venues throughout Historic Downtown Gardiner. The event will feature unique works of art ranging from paintings, printmaking, photography, ceramics, handmade books, jewelry, textiles, live chain stitching, woodwork, and sculpture. First launched in 2005 by Artdogs Studios […]

123 Main Street, a new gallery in Northeast Harbor

  Inness Hancock’s show “Visions” opened at 123 Main Street in Northeast Harbor and is on display through Labor Day. Hancock’s collection of watercolor and oil paintings encapsulates more than one’s ability to see or observe nature and art but to perceive and manifest it. The paintings in this collection are her “visions”.   Inness’s […]

New artwork featured at Pemaquid Art Gallery

Aug. 3 begins the second half of the season at Pemaquid Art Gallery in Lighthouse Park, Bristol. At the mid-summer mark each season, artists refresh their displays with new work. Even if visitors have been to the gallery earlier, it’s worth another visit to view the wide variety of artwork created by this year’s 32 […]

Ogunquit Art Association announces new member artists

Join the Ogunquit Arts Association – Maine’s Original Artists’ in welcoming the newest artists approved for membership. From June 10 to July 10, a panel of five jurors, elected by the OAA membership, reviewed 38 applicants’ digital images and actual work to make recommendations for OAA membership. The jury reviewed applicants for membership in the […]

Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano: Paintings Large or Small… We are Pleased to Have Them All!

For the second year in a row, Sylvan Gallery is pleased to offer an exhibition of the extraordinary oil paintings of Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano, two renowned landscape artists recognized for their skill at capturing the essence of their subject. The exhibit opens on Monday, August 1. The reception to meet the artists is […]

Alison Godburn to lead Maine Crafts Association and Shop Maine Craft as executive director

The joint board of directors of the Maine Crafts Association and Shop Maine Craft is pleased to announce that Alison Godburn has been selected as the new executive director of both organizations. Godburn has held executive positions in both for-profit and nonprofit sectors including WGBH, The Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston, The Volunteer […]