Category: Art Talk
Solo exhibition and artist talk from David Estey in Topsham
David Estey will exhibit 20 paintings and drawings at The Highlands Senior Living, 30 Governor’s Way, Topsham, from July 3 to 29, and will give an informal talk July 16 at 2:30 p.m. The talk will explain the meaning and process behind some of the work. The public is invited, after sign-in, to the talk […]
‘Fiore’ show at the Maine Art Gallery is a ‘treat for the eyes and the heart’
“A treat for the eyes and the heart,” remarked visitor Caroline Janover of Damariscotta about the exhibition “Fiore at 100: Maine Observed,” which opened at the Maine Art Gallery on June 21. The Wiscasset gallery is marking the 100th anniversary of the artist who was an active member in the 1960s and 1970s and a […]
MMPA hosts art talks for ‘The New Abstraction’ exhibition
The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts will host artist talks from 5 to 8 p.m June 27 with Caroline E. Savage, Deb Dawson and Tara Sellios More talks will follow on July 18. “The New Abstraction” is currently on view through July 26. “Our tendency is to make something of the photograph, to try to […]
Belfast painter David Estey exhibits work at The Highlands in Topsham
Belfast painter David Estey will exhibit 20 paintings at The Highlands Senior Living, 30 Governor’s Way, Topsham, from July 3 to 29, with a talk on July 16 at 2:30 p.m. The public is invited, after sign-in, to the talk and the exhibit during normal business. Call 877-295-3747 for more information. Estey is a Maine […]
UMVA’s timely exhibition explores climate through art
The Union of Maine Visual Artists’ latest juried exhibition, “Washed Away,” addresses one of the most pressing issues facing coastal Maine communities through the lens of artistic interpretation. Running through June 21 at Portland Public Library, the show combines artistic vision with scientific understanding in ways that illuminate both the aesthetic and practical dimensions of […]
Art Talk: “Collage: The Sum of its Parts” at the Maine Art Gallery on June 5
The democratizing power of collage as an artistic medium takes center stage in an upcoming artist talk at Maine Art Gallery, where four practitioners will demystify a process that Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque elevated to fine art status in the early 20th century. The June 5 discussion, featuring Robin Brooks, Christine Covert, Jillian Herrigel, […]
UMVA’s ‘Washed Away’ at Portland Public Library explores loss, climate change and the art of bearing witness
The Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA) will present Washed Away, a juried exhibition of work by 60 artists grappling with the accelerating environmental and societal shifts reshaping our world. The show runs May 2 to June 28 at the Portland Public Library, with an artists’ reception from 5 to 7 p.m. May 2 as […]
Four artists explore memory and environment in ‘Trace’ exhibition at MMPA
In Portland’s Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, four remarkable artists are inviting viewers to explore the delicate imprints we leave on our world and those the world leaves on us. Artist talks for the exhibition were held April 25 with photographers and mixed-media artists Sarah Hood Salomon, Drew Harty, Joan Fitzsimmons and Sara Stites. The […]
MMPA showcases 10 artists in ‘Trace’
The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts will host an opening reception for the show “Trace” from 5 to 8 p.m. April 4. “Trace” is a powerful spring photographic exhibition exploring the vestiges of former existence, influence and action, featuring work by 10 distinguished artists. The show will remain on view through May 31. Featured artists […]
‘The Art of Iceland’ talk at Brick Store Museum
Bruce McMillan, watercolor painter of Shapleigh, will speak on Icelandic art and noted Icelandic artists in conjunction with The Brickstore Museum and the Art Guild of the Kennebunks at 6 p.m. April 23. He will have on display original works from his collection of more than 50 Icelandic paintings and sculptures, along with Iceland art […]
