Category: Announcement
2023 Maine Craft Artist Award: Ellen Wieske
The Maine Crafts Association has named metalsmith, gallery owner and educator Ellen Wieske as a recipient of the 2023 Maine Craft Artist Award. The award recognizes Wieske’s many accomplishments as a metalsmith pioneering a style and use of non-precious materials, creating an exhibition space to uplift artists, countless hours of providing education to students, and […]
CMCA elects Pamela Wise as new board chair, succeeding Marty Jones following four years of leadership
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) is pleased to announce that its board of trustees elected Pamela Wise as board chair at its August meeting. Wise is a senior vice president at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Washington, D.C., and divides her time between D.C. and Midcoast Maine. Professionally, Wise manages assets and liabilities […]
Newest acquisitions at Wiscasset Bay Gallery
The Wiscasset Bay Gallery is pleased to present Autumn Arrivals, a collection of recent acquisitions. Wiscasset Bay Gallery is at 75 Main St., Wiscasset. Call 207-882-7682, email [email protected], or go to www.wiscassetbaygallery.com for more information.
Pemaquid Art Gallery closes for season, launches new website
The Pemaquid Art Gallery is closed for the season at Lighthouse Park, but you can view its new website to check out its juried artists and their work. The gallery will reopen on Memorial Day weekend in 2024.
The Sohns Gallery presents “New Paintings by James Linehan
The Sohns Gallery, located within The Rock and Art Shop, is pleased to present its upcoming exhibition entitled “New Paintings by James Linehan”. The exhibition will run from October 2nd to November 12th. Join us for an artist talk and reception with James Linehan on Friday, October 6th, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. James […]
Hole In The Wall Gallery Opening Saturday, October 7
Hole In The Wall Gallery presents paintings by Christina Eckerson, Marguerite Lawler and Caren-Marie Michel from September 29th, through November 12, 2023. The public is invited to a reception with the artists on Saturday, October 7, from 5-7pm. Christina Eckerson is an oil painter, who is inspired by the natural world and the infinite expression […]
Colby presents “Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village
May 19, 2023–July 28, 2024, Lunder Wing, lower level Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village centers Pueblo perspectives on the contexts that informed the social and cultural landscape of Taos from 1915 to 1927, when the Taos Society of Artists (TSA), a group of Anglo-American painters, was active. Featuring the Colby Museum’s collection, including a key […]
Saltwater Artists gallery voted No. 1 in Best of Maine Art Gallery category
Saltwater Artists Gallery in New Harbor has exciting news as it enters its fall show season. The gallery is very grateful to its patrons and visitors who voted SWAG No. 1 in Down East magazine’s Best of Maine Art Gallery category. They are also pleased to announce the opening of their satellite gallery featuring food-related […]
Maine arts scene dazzles NEA chair: A message from Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
Maine’s vibrant and thriving communities are living examples of the incredible impact the arts have on our lives. Last week, I had the pleasure of welcoming National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, to our great state for a comprehensive tour of the arts communities in Waterville, Rockland and Portland. During […]
