Category: Art Talk

Marcia Crumley will give an art talk at Blue Door Gallery in York

Marcia Crumley’s encaustic painting “October Marsh” has been selected as the cover image for the September/October issue of Art New England. The issue also includes a preview of her solo exhibition “Finding Joy,” which is on display now through Nov/ 8 at the Blue Door Gallery in York. Crumley will give an encaustic painting demonstration […]

Abstraction in Maine Landscape Painting: A Slide Talk with Philip Frey & Carl Little at Meetinghouse Arts

Meetinghouse Arts will present “Abstraction in Maine Landscape Painting: A Slide Talk with Philip Frey & Carl Little” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10. General admission is $15, and doors open at 5 p.m. Artist Philip Frey and art critic Carl Little will present a lively slide talk about abstraction in Maine landscape painting. […]

Marsha Donahue and Scott Moore show work at Bayview Gallery

Bayview Gallery presents “Call of the Mountains, Cry of the Sea,” featuring new work by Marsha Donahue of Belfast and Scott Moore of Stockton Springs. The show opens Sept. 12 with an artist talk at 4 p.m., followed by a reception to meet the artists from 5 to 7 p.m. Donahue and Moore have been […]

Local Color Gallery presents new works by Lindsay Hopkins-Weld and welcomes new gallery member Jim Williams

Local Color Gallery in Belfast is pleased to announce “Coastal Reflections,” a guest exhibition featuring the oil paintings of Maine-based maritime painter Lindsay Hopkins-Weld. The show opens on Aug. 19 and runs through Sept. 21. At the same time, the gallery welcomes “Lab Art” by new year-round member Jim Williams of Belfast. Living near the […]

The Turtle Gallery prepares to open last exhibition of the season

The final show of the 2025 season at Turtle Gallery in Deer Isle will open Aug. 21. An open house will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 22, with artist talks starting at 3 p.m. The current exhibit ends on Aug. 17. “Trees 3.0” will feature artist books by Rebecca Goodale, prints and […]

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art presents ‘Jon Imber: Pastel Rhythms’ and gallery talk with Jill Hoy

Ellsworth Courthouse Gallery Fine Art is pleased to present “Jon Imber: Pastel Rhythms,” an exhibition of oil pastels by the late Jon Imber (1950-2014). With the exception of one, the pastels in this show are all of Deer Isle and Stonington, where Imber summered with his wife, artist Jill Hoy, and their son, Gabe. There […]

CMCA 2025 Distinguished Lecture: Jarrett Earnest and Mary Louise Schumacher present ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Art’

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) is proud to announce its 2025 Distinguished Lecture, a conversation between critics Jarrett Earnest and Mary Louise Schumacher entitled “What We Talk About When We Talk About Art.” Produced with the generous support of the Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation, the talk will occur at 5:30 p.m. Aug. […]

Peter Walls and museum director George Kinghorn will give an art talk at ZAM

Zillman Art Museum will host a special event with its featured artist Peter Walls and museum director George Kinghorn from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 6. Light refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m., and the program and Q&A will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Zillman Art Museum, University of Maine, is at […]

Turtle Gallery shows ‘Trees 2.0’

“Trees 2.0” is on view at Turtle Gallery. A gallery open house will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. July 11, with artist talks at 3 p.m. See prints by Karl Schrag and Vaino Kola, along with assemblages by Dan Miller and Gene Shaw, paintings by Alix Bacon, Alexandra McGovern and Eilleen Gillespie and […]

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 […]