Category: Art Talk
Painting The Fynbos | Lynne and John M.T. Seitzer
What is the Fynbos (fayne-boss)? It is the smallest floral kingdom in the world. The Southern tip of Africa is its home. From a distance this dry land appears quite unimpressive. The colors seem drab and lifeless. Upon closer inspection its true beauty is revealed. Over 9000 indigenous species hail from this area which is […]
Farnsworth Presents Wyeth Day Lecture: Christina’s World at 70
On Thursday, July 12, at 2 p.m., the Farnsworth Art Museum will present the annual Wyeth Day program at the Strand Theatre at 345 Main Street in Rockland. Entitled Christina’s World at 70, the discussion, moderated by Farnsworth Chief Curator Michael K. Komanecky, will include author Christina Baker Kline, scholar Henry Adams and watercolorist and […]
Courthouse Gallery to host Book & Signing Launch for Philip Frey: Here and Now by Daniel Kany and Carl Little
Courthouse Gallery Fine Art is pleased to host the Book Launch for Philip Frey: Here and Now (Marshall Wilkes), a new book by Daniel Kany and Carl Little on the work of Maine artist Philip Frey. The event will take place on Saturday, July 7, from 4pm–6:30pm. The event will be held in conjunction with a solo show of Frey’s recent work. There will be a talk with […]
Fiber Artist Sarah Haskell’s project, “Well Used, Well Loved,” currently on view
York fiber artist Sarah Haskell project, “Well Used, Well Loved,” is currently on view at George Marshall Store Gallery. Sarah will explained how this community based art project came about in a talk last week. It involved forty-six households across the country over a two year period. Participants “adopted” a hand-woven towel and made the commitment […]
Lecture at the Farnsworth Poems, Painters and Patriots: N.C. Wyeth’s Poems of American Patriotism
On Wednesday, June 20, the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine will present the opening lecture for the exhibition N.C. Wyeth: Poems of American Patriotism. The lecture by Farnsworth Chief Curator Michael Komanecky is the museum’s first Stephen May and Kathryn B. Wilson Lecture and will take place in the museum’s auditorium at 2 p.m. […]
Randy Eckard Solo Exhibition
Time permitting, stop in Richard Boyd Art Gallery June 1 at 10:00 a.m. for the opening of a solo exhibition of paintings by noted watercolorist Randy Eckard, with a meet the artist reception to follow on the 2nd. A trained commercial and fine artist living in Blue Hill, Maine Randy’s career as a fine artist […]
Thelma Golden, visionary arts leader, comes to Portland as part of the PMA’s Bernard Osher Lecture series
The Portland Museum of Art is honored to announce that Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, is the museum’s guest speaker for the 2018 Bernard Osher Lecture on Tuesday, July 9, at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall. Tickets go on sale May 24. With a vision set […]
John Whalley | Brushwork
Opening reception Thursday, June 7 from 5-7pm Artists talk Saturday, June 23 at 1pm Brushwork is John Whalley’s 8th solo exhibition at Greenhut Galleries. This exhibition of paintings and drawings continues Whalley’s exploration of reclaiming discarded tools, seashells, and other objects and giving them new life. His beautifully rendered images seem to instill, or rather […]
Monhegan Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Masterpieces of American Art
The Museum’s 2018 Exhibition Highlights the Island’s Artistic Legacy The year 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Monhegan Museum of Art & History on Monhegan Island, Maine. Founded by artists and islanders in 1968, the museum draws visitors from all over the world to its outstanding collection and historic architecture, including a working lighthouse […]
New Show at Art Space
A new show will be presented at Art Space Gallery in time for the June First Friday. The show will feature exciting new work by four artist-members including photography, wood, painting and mixed media. Lori Davis is an Ellsworth based photographer specializing in nature, wildlife, and landscape images. Inspired by both the simplicity and intricate […]
