Category: Art Talk
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, […]
William Wegman Artist Talk Presented by CMCA & The Strand Theatre
Artist William Wegman, accompanied by his famous Weimaraners, will present a talk on his work on Tuesday, July 25, at 5:30pm at The Strand Theatre, Main Street, Rockland, as part of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s Tuesday Talk series. CMCA and the Strand Theatre are partnering on the presentation, with reduced admission for CMCA […]
Mid-Season Exhibitions opening at Barn Gallery
‘Regional Artists: An Open, Juried Show’ is one of four new Mid-Season Exhibitions opening at Barn Gallery on June 28. Andres Verzosa, former Interim Executive Director and Curator at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMAA) and former owner of Aucocisco Galleries in Portland, Maine will select work for this show from entries by local […]
“Island Boats Homes and Harbors” at New Era Gallery
The mid-summer show at New Era Gallery is entitled “Island Boats Homes and Harbors” and will feature the work of painter Esther Garcia Eder and ceramic sculptor David Riley Peterson. Eder’s colorful and joyous oils and watercolors of familiar island locales, often seen from atop the hill where she maintains her studio, speak of her […]
