Category: Announcement

Gleason Artist Lyn Asselta wins Major International Award

As any gallery owner knows, artist requests for representation are frequent. The fact is, there are far more talented artists than there are galleries that handle fine art. With so many artists to choose from, what a gallery is looking for is an artist who stands out, who has something unique and special to offer. […]

Turtle Gallery’s season-long exhibit “Our Vulnerable Earth.”

  Last fall we invited artists to join us in 2020 for a season-long exhibit called “Our Vulnerable Earth.” We aim to present artwork driving attention to the vulnerability of nature. Art at best can be a call to Action, and many artists create with that in mind. Things change every day. We have adapted […]

Annex Arts Offers New Safe-Distancing Programming

  After a vibrant summer at Annex Arts in 2019, filled with artist residencies, openings, receptions, exhibitions, workshops and readings, the Annex community was looking forward to even more ambitious public programming in 2020. However, a new reality has been shaped by COVID-19, and these public programs cannot take place as planned. But the arts […]

Local Color Gallery Reopens Featuring DiTa Ondek

Local Color Gallery announces a partial reopening, with hours from noon to 4 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Work by one of its new artists, DiTa Ondek, is currently featured in the space. Her work includes acrylic paintings with evocative colors, unexpected patterns of light and the sublime quality of ordinary objects. Canvases primed […]

D’Alessio Gallery Opens for the Season

Bold and colorful paintings, drawings and graphics by Russ D’Alessio are on exhibit at D’Alessio Gallery, 12 Mount Desert St., Bar Harbor. His “New Rules” paintings depict our “new normal” due to COVID-19. Operations including shows will continue, although mostly online and with pre-arranged, in-person appointments. Shipping is free on online orders. For more information, […]

Littlefield Gallery presents “David Estey: Improvisations virtual show”

David Estey: Improvisations virtual show is now available on http://www.littlefieldgallery.com/david-estey-improvisations1.html. Rearranging the Deck Chairs  acrylic on panel  18″ x 24 “ “My work may seem purely improvisational, an abstract exploration of marks on a surface that justify themselves. Yet it is so much more. As a Mainer, I cannot escape the serene beauty of the snowy […]

Maine Crafts Association Provides Updates and Resources for Artists

The Maine Crafts Association has been posting updates on COVID-19 actions and decisions, as well as providing resources for artists and crafters, through its website. Recent updates: The Center for Maine Craft + Maine Craft Portland is closed until further notice. Maine Crafts Association operations and staffing has been reduced to a minimum. The MCA […]

Important update regarding the 2020 Artists & Makers Conference

Due to the potential impacts of hosting an in-person convening at this time, we are cancelling this year’s Artists & Makers Conference, scheduled for April 16-17 at Congregation Bet Ha’am in South Portland, in order to do our part to stem the spread of the coronavirus. We are in the process of planning some virtual […]

Pemaquid Art Gallery Call for Artists

The Pemaquid Art Gallery announces a call for artists to exhibit in the 2020 season at Lighthouse Park, Bristol. This will be the 92nd season for the Pemaquid Group of Artists whose members are residents of Lincoln County, Maine. The gallery is professionally staffed and is open from late May until Columbus Day and is […]

COVID-19: MCA Updates & Information for Our Members and Community

  CLOSED: Center for Maine Craft + Maine Craft Portland March 17, 2020: Our retail galleries + resource centers, the Center for Maine Craft and Maine Craft Portland, will be closed from this date forward. We will reopen as advised by our local and health officials. REDUCED: Maine Crafts Association operations and staffing March 17, […]