Category: Art Talk
Sohns Gallery hosts Jeff Wahlstrom exhibition and book launch
Bangor’s Sohns Gallery, located inside The Rock and Art Shop, will open an exhibition featuring artwork by local artist Jeff Wahlstrom on July 3. An opening reception will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. July 3, with an artist talk at 5:30 p.m. The exhibition showcases Wahlstrom’s watercolor collages and block prints, which capture […]
Sidle House opens summer season in Freeport
Freeport’s Sidle House opened its summer season June 25 with exhibitions featuring 11 artists, along with expanded outdoor sculpture in the gardens. “Life Forms: Change” is the final small-group show in a four-year series featuring Bronwen O’Wril, verónica pérez, Celeste Roberge and Erin Woodbrey. Life Forms is a sculpture collective of 12 artists and an […]
Local Color Gallery welcomes guest artist Lisa Kellner
Local Color Gallery is pleased to welcome guest artist Lisa Kellner from June 23 through July 19. She will talk about her work at the June Art Walk reception from 4 to 7 p.m. June 26. Kellner will speak at 5:30 p.m. Kellner’s paintings draw attention to the often unnoticed, overlooked, and neglected aspects of […]
Courthouse Gallery shows the exhibition ‘Ellsworth as Muse’
Courthouse Gallery Fine Art in Ellsworth is presenting “Ellsworth as Muse,” an exhibition celebrating the city that has been home to the gallery for the past 20 years. Ellsworth holds layers of history, activity and character that extend beyond a single narrative, and participating artists were invited to explore those layers and offer fresh perspectives […]
Courthouse Gallery marks 20th anniversary with ‘Ellsworth As Muse’
Courthouse Gallery Fine Art in Ellsworth is celebrating its 20th anniversary with “Ellsworth As Muse,” an exhibition on view through July 10 that pays homage to the gallery’s hometown. Also on view through June 10 is the gallery’s annual spring group show highlighting new work by gallery artists. A gallery talk with art critic Carl […]
UMVA invited teaching artists to Zoom brainstorm
The Union of Maine Visual Artists invited member teaching artists to a Zoom meeting May 17 to brainstorm ways the organization can better support independent instructors and those teaching for organizations. Topics included creating a database of organizations and artists’ experiences with them, writing downloadable tip sheets on working in public and private schools, community […]
Local Color Gallery welcomes art quilter Amy Nichols in Belfast
Local Color Gallery in Belfast welcomes guest artist Amy Nichols from May 19 through June 21. Nichols will speak about her art quilts at the May Art Walk reception on May 22 from 4 to 7 p.m., with her talk beginning at 5 p.m. Nichols’ art quilts have grown out of a lifelong love of […]
Local Color Gallery in Belfast welcomes fiber artist Sarah Leighton
Local Color Gallery in Belfast welcomes fiber artist Sarah Leighton as guest artist April 21 through May 17. Leighton will speak about her work during Fourth Friday Gallery Night on April 25 from 4 to 7 p.m., with her talk beginning at 5 p.m. Leighton grew up in Midcoast Maine, where her French-Canadian grandmother — […]
Lights Out Gallery in Norway announces March events
Lights Out presents an artist talk and interview screening with Karen Jelenfy from 4 to 6 p.m. March 10 at The Commons in Belfast, held in conjunction with Jelenfy’s solo exhibition “Horizons.” The evening includes a screening of her 2021 interview “A Strong Dose,” followed by a discussion with Jelenfy, Lights Out creative director Karlë […]
Local Color Gallery welcomes guest artist Bernadette deCesare and year-round artist Emma Schurink and says good-bye to Debbie Mitchell
Local Color Gallery in Belfast is pleased to welcome guest artist Bernadette deCesare (March 25-April 19) and year-round artist Emma Schurink. Sadly, Debbie Mitchell, a founding member/owner of the gallery, is retiring. DeCesare and Schurink will speak about their work at this month’s Fourth Friday Gallery Night, which runs from 4 to 7 p.m. March […]