Category: Art Talk
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 […]
‘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, […]
