Category: Announcement

UMVA Gallery issues call for exhibit proposals for 2021

The UMVA Gallery at the Portland Media Center, in association with the statewide Union of Maine Visual Artists, invites artists, curators and exhibitors to submit proposals for the 2021 exhibition calendar. The UMVA Gallery is located in the Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., Portland, and/or potentially online. The submission process includes a form, which […]

The Cynthia Winings Gallery presents “Semaphore Love Letter”

  The Cynthia Winings Gallery presents Heather Lyon’s Premier of a collective performance of ‘SEMAPHORE LOVE LETTER’, an action in the environment using a language of flags to send a message of Love and Healing to the ocean. The date of the event is Saturday, August 22, 5:30 PM, Curtis Cove, East Blue Hill, Maine. […]

Star Gallery features Michele Lauriat

  Star Gallery in Northeast Harbor may be closed, but the artists are busy at work. This week’s featured artist is Michele Lauriat. Have you heard?  Michele was named a Massachusetts Cultural Council 2020 Painting Fellow. Michele’s work represents a fresh approach to how the natural world interacts and changes, captured by intense detail and alternately negative […]

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art presents three shows

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art is pleased to present two solos shows: Joseph Keiffer: I Still Believe in Beauty and Philip Frey: Moment[um]. Also showing new work is Judy Belasco. The shows are on view at the Gallery through September 4, or virtually on the Gallery website at www.courthousegallery.com. The exhibitions are free and open to the public. Courthouse Gallery is located at 6 Court Street […]

Jan Kilburn’s work offers a peaceful respite

Jan Kilburn, a watercolorist and oil painter based in Damariscotta, is showing her artwork in several Midcoast venues this summer. Kilburn has painted exclusively in watercolor for 30 years but has recently added oil paintings to her body of work. Kilburn’s passion for color gives her paintings a unique quality. “I want you to feel […]

Maine Crafts Association’s creates online classifieds for artists

[SOURCE & SELL] ‘Craft Classifieds Edition’ is a facet of the Maine Crafts Association’s [SOURCE + BUY] project. This resource is free for MCA members and nonmembers. Are you buying, selling, trading, hiring, or renting? Perhaps it’s time to clean out your studio and find new homes for some tools or equipment? Looking to hire […]

Julie Babb painting won by Pemaquid Art Gallery patron

Chuck and Paula Hanson of Bristol, longtime patrons and supporters of the Pemaquid Group of Artists, are the winners of artist Julie Babb’s donated painting “Winter Finches” at an Aug. 8 drawing. Pictured are Bob Vaughan, president of the artist group, and Julie Babb drawing the winning name. “Winter Finches,” donated by Damariscotta artist Julie […]

Van der Ven Studios is open for visits by appointment

The van der Ven Studios website is fully updated with new work, dimensions, and current availability. Simon A. van der Ven says he is especially pleased with the work that recently came out of  Jody Johnstone’s wood-fired anagama kiln, including three new additions to the Home Series. It’s hard not to see reflections of our […]

Markings Gallery celebrates 10 years

Written by Jason Palumbo A moment of awe. A sense of wonder. An intimate feeling of connection. These are the sensations visitors report on entering Markings Gallery for the first time. They are the sensations I felt on finding myself in Markings after moving with my wife from New York City to a small community […]

Russell D’Alessio reopens his gallery

Artist Russell D’Alessio is showing paintings, drawings, and graphics at his gallery in Bar Harbor, which is now reopened. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Commissions are now being accepted. See https://www.russelldalessioart.com/commissions for details. D’Alessio Gallery is at 12 Mount Desert St., Bar Harbor. Go to www.rdalessioart.com, call 207-351-5450, or email […]