Category: Art Talk
Farnsworth Presents Lecture and Film: Returning Nazi-Appropriated-Art to its Rightful Owner
On Wednesday, August 23, the Farnsworth Art Museum, in partnership with the Strand Theatre and the Adas Yoshuron Synagogue will co-present a lecture by Donald S. Burris, Esq. followed by a screening of Stealing Klimt: The Documentary. The program will take place at the Strand Theatre in Rockland, Maine from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Beginning […]
Late Summer Exhibitions at Barn Gallery
Evelyne Harper Neill will celebrate over 50 years as a member of the Ogunquit Art Association with a solo exhibition of her paintings in the North Gallery. She will give a Gallery Talk on Thursday, August 17 at 6 PM, a talk that is free and open to the public. There will be an opening […]
The Sohns Gallery Presents Collage Works By Artist Abbie Read
The Sohns Gallery, located in The Rock & Art Shop presents collage works by artist Abbie Read. The show runs from August 1st through September 17th. August 25th at 6:30 will be a reception and an artist talk at 7:00. Abbie Read’s large impressive assemblage installation “Library” was on display in the Sohns Gallery in […]
Noted ceramic artist Matt Wedel to speak at CMCA
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts are collaborating to present an artist talk by noted ceramic artist Matt Wedel at CMCA, 21 Winter Street, Rockland, Maine, on Thursday, August 10, at 5:30pm. The talk is free-of-charge and open to the public. Wedel is currently the guest artist-in-residence at […]
Linden Frederick: Night Stories Exhibit and Summer Gala at CMCA
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) is celebrating its first anniversary in its Toshiko Mori Architect building with its Summer Gala on Friday, August 18, 2017. The evening also celebrates the preview opening of the much-anticipated exhibition Linden Frederick: Night Stories, a collaboration between the artist and 15 award-winning authors, including Anthony Doerr, Andre […]
August Events at the ANNEX and Gallery B
Lyn Mayewski – An Exhibition of New Felted Animal Sculptures – a Fundraiser to Benefit Endangered Species The felted sculptures are primarily of endangered and threatened animals throughout Maine and the world. Half of the proceeds from sales will go to the World Wildlife Fund and the Climate Change Institute. @Gallery B, 5 Main Street, […]
Portland Museum of Art presents Winslow Homer Studio Tours
The Maine that you know and love started with Winslow. Before Winslow Homer arrived at Prouts Neck, no artist had connected Maine to the world’s popular imagination to the extent that he would soon after. His imagery depicted the region with uncommon passion, and drew artists and curiosity seekers to the state in a pilgrimage […]
Colby College to host Art & Land Conservation Symposium, August 3-4
Organized by the National Park Service, in partnership with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and Maine Arts Commission, the 2017 Art & Land Conservation Symposium will take place at Colby College in Waterville on August 3-4, 2017. This two-day conference will explore the critical role of 19th and 20th century visual […]
August Opening at New Era Gallery
New Era Gallery’s late summer show is entitled “Land and Legend” and will feature the work of sculptor William Lasansky and photographers Andrew Crane and Ron Rosenstock. William Lasansky was born in Argentina, but has been a part of the Vinalhaven community for seventy years. His intense observations of the natural world led to a […]
Daily Exhibition Tours at CMCA for July and August
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art will offer daily guided tours of the current exhibitions every weekday at 11am for the months of July and August. Join museum staff for a closer inside look at the exhibitions on view. Current exhibitions include John Walker | From Seal Point; Jenny Brillhart + Sara Stites | Temporality, […]
