Category: Announcement
A Message from Archipelago
Art connects us, inspires us, and reminds us of both our humanity and our immortality. As artists and makers who share our art and selves with our communities, we offer a valuable service to those around us every day. Being self-employed, we also connect with each other to establish our networks, build the local economies around […]
Tim Greenway’s Mackworth Island Transformed: Rocks Reimagined at Cove St. Arts
Prompted by the current crisis, Cove St. Arts in Portland is trying something new: a virtual exhibition, complete with an accompanying video on our website: https://www.covestreetarts.com/exhibitions-1/mackworthislandtransformed Tim Greenway’s Mackworth Island Transformed: Rocks Reimagined explores the transformation of space within the context of both the physical and the psychological. Using the popular location of […]
MCA Call for Nominations 2020 Master Craft Artist Award
Maine Crafts Association is seeking your expertise, knowledge and endorsement of Maine craft artists! Help us select the 2020 Master Craft Artist by nominating an artist who fits the bill. We are now accepting nominations to be reviewed and selected by Juror Susan Joy Sager, author of Selling Your Crafts & Creative Careers in Crafts. The 2020 Master Craft Artist […]
CMCA Executive Director Suzette McAvoy to Retire in September
The Board of Trustees of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) in Rockland has announced that its Executive Director and Chief Curator Suzette McAvoy, who has led the organization through a transformative decade of growth, will retire on September 1, 2020, marking her 10th anniversary with the art center. “It has been a tremendous […]
March ArtLab for All Ages at CMCA
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), Rockland invites artists of all ages to experiment with kinetic sculpture during this month’s ArtLab for All Ages workshop on Saturday, March 7, from 2 to 4pm. Using several lightweight mixed media materials and balsa wood, participants can collaborate or create their own miniature teeter totter sculpture, hanging mobile, or kinetic art wall relief. ArtLab for All Ages […]
Cove Street Arts Presents a Curatorial Tour of ‘Portland 2020’
Please join curator, Bruce Brown, in an informative walk through of the exhibition, Portland 2020 on Thursday, March 12 at 6pm. Portland 2020 is our attempt to capture our vibrant, evolving city at this moment in time. It is an open juried photography exhibition curated by Bruce Brown, Curator Emeritus of the Center for Maine […]
Local Color Gallery Opens for Works by David Estey
Local Color Gallery, Belfast will present work by David Estey in a guest solo exhibit April 1 – 29, with an opening reception and artist talk 5:00 – 8:00, Friday, April 3rd. The exhibit will include 20 of his improvisational, abstract paintings and work by Gallery members.
Dowling Walsh Gallery: New Works by Jacob Bond Hessler
Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland presents new works by Jacob Bond Hessler.
Local Color Gallery Hosts Drawing Class
Beginner Drawing Class March 7 with Sandi Cirillo Drawing is the oldest form of written communication and can easily become a favorite activity. Explore your creative side as you learn how to draw a good composition using techniques such as shading, contrast, perspective, texture, and movement. Landscapes and still lifes will be explored as artist […]
The University of Maine Museum of Art announces: PATTERNS IN NATURE: ART & SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES
The University of Maine Museum of Art announces: PATTERNS IN NATURE: ART & SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES A panel discussion WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 – 6-8 PM Free and open to the public. RSVP required. Please join UMMA for a panel discussion on patterns found in nature. Featured artist Deirdre Murphy will participate to discuss themes in her […]
