Category: Announcement
Waterfall Arts’ Summer Art Market Celebrates 14 Years as a Belfast Tradition
Fridays, June 5 – September 25 | 9 AM–1 PM Waterfall Arts has kicked off the 14th season of its Summer Art Market, a beloved community tradition showcasing a rotating cast of talented Maine artists and makers every Friday throughout the summer. The market takes place from 9 AM–1 PM on the lawn at […]
Guild Fine Craft Show Returns to Bar Harbor for its 49th Season
Now in its 49th season, the Guild Fine Craft Show – produced by Shop Maine Craft – returns to College of the Atlantic with a dynamic indoor/outdoor event in downtown Bar Harbor, August 7 – 9. The show features a juried selection of fine handcrafted work by Guild level members of the Maine Crafts Association, […]
Shaw Opening for Four Artists
Shaw Contemporary Jewelry in Northeast Harbor is hosting its famous Every-other-Thursday night opening with four exceptional artists, from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 16. It is an opportunity to meet all four artists Dell Fox is a student of ancient cultures, She is inspired by Greek and Roman jewelry and the attendant ancient techniques. Her […]
The Ogunquit Art Association’s 72nd Annual Art Auction
The Ogunquit Art Association will hold its 72nd Annual Art Auction on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Barn Gallery, continuing a tradition that stretches back for many decades and remains the largest annual art auction in Ogunquit. Collectors and art enthusiasts from across the Eastern Seaboard travel to Ogunquit each summer for this event, where […]
Maine Art Gallery classes inspire creativity
Summer is the perfect time to pull out the paints and pencils, and even tissue and glue for experimentation or to develop one’s creative talents. Upcoming classes at the Maine Art Gallery offer three opportunities to expand your abilities. In “Charcoal and Line: Drawing the Landscape,” both intermediate beginners and those with more advanced […]
Colby College Museum of Art announces gift of Henri Matisse’s Océanie, le ciel,
The Colby College Museum of Art is pleased to announce the gift of Henri Matisse’s Océanie, le ciel, a monumental screenprint on linen conceived in 1946 and printed in 1948. The significant acquisition reinforces Colby’s position as a leading academic art museum and adds to Maine’s growing profile as a major destination for American and […]
CMCA welcomes Rori Smith and announces July education programs in Rockland
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland has named Rori Smith as its new director of education. Smith brings nearly two decades of experience as an educator, scholar and artist, having worked with institutions including the Penn Museum, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, the National Museum of the American Indian and […]
Indigo Arts Alliance in Portland will host a series of July public programs alongside its summer artist residency programming.
Alison Croney Moses and Alisha B. Wormsley joined Indigo Arts Alliance July 6 and will be in residence through Aug. 6 as part of the organization’s Mentorship Residency Program. Moses is a Boston-based artist working primarily in wood. Her work explores themes of family, relationships, pregnancy, childbirth, safety and care, investigating private and personal life […]
Kittery Art Association awards scholarships to Traip Academy graduates
The Kittery Art Association recently awarded Marcia Abigail Ryder Art Scholarships to three 2026 Traip Academy graduates: Hannah Rowan, Abby Painchaud and Xuka Tran. Hannah will attend Northeastern University, and Abby has been accepted to the University of Southern Maine. Xuka is taking a travel year to Vietnam, where she will intern at an art […]
Turtle Gallery presents new work by three artists
The Turtle Gallery in Deer Isle presents new work by Janis Goodman, Mary Barnes and Katherine Hackl, three artists whose practices reflect deep engagement with nature, movement and material. Goodman, professor emerita at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, presents new paintings shaped by decades of close observation on Deer Isle’s Greenlaw Cove. […]
