Category: Art Talk

Maine Art Gallery Artwalk + Art Talk

  Exciting Plein Air and Drawing and Printmaking Exhibits  now open at Maine Art Gallery Artwalk Art Talk announced for  June 27th with four artists from  Drawn to Maine Exhibit A lively crowd turned out last Saturday for the opening of two concurrent shows at the Maine Art Gallery (MAG): the plein air exhibition Paint […]

Busy times at the Maine Art Gallery

The historic Old Academy in Wiscasset, home to the Maine Art Gallery (MAG), offers two floors of light and bright exhibit space. For the upcoming exhibition that runs from June 13 to July 21, the gallery will take advantage of this layout to offer two shows concurrently. The first floor will feature works by artists […]

MMPA to host artist talks

“In the Making,” on view at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland, runs through July 27, with an artist talk slated for 5 to 8 p.m. June 21. The talk will feature Astrid Reischwitz (photographs and a new book), Sara Stites and Joan Fitzsimmons (a collaboration). In the book “Spin Club Stories: A […]

Barn Gallery news, exhibitions and an upcoming art talk

The Barn Gallery throws open its doors to a season of exhibitions showcasing the work by juried Ogunquit Art Association artists. The season began on May 22. Opening-Season Exhibitions will feature “OAA Expressions” (an exhibition with a wide variety of subject and medium); OAA Artist Showcases by Lou Kohl Morgan (painting) and Lennie Mullaney (painting); […]

The Paula Tognarelli Collection featured at MMPA

The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts presents “The Paula Tognarelli Collection” from April 5 to May 25, with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. April 5 featuring music by Ry’s Trio. Personal art collections are always a form of self portraiture, and this new exhibition is no exception. It’s prodigious; about wonder, wit, […]

‘Glimmer’ group exhibition at Sidle House in Freeport

Much like love, glimmers are experienced through the eyes of the beholder. They evoke something — memory, hopefulness, nostalgia, possibility. A glimmer may foreshadow an awakening or serve as a reminder. This midwinter exhibition, titled “Glimmer,” seeks to provide a respite from the seemingly endless cold and offer glimpses, glimmers of what we anticipate. “Glimmer” […]

‘Traditional Painting Genres in Photography: A Holiday Exhibition’ at MMPA

“Traditional Painting Genres in Photography: A Holiday Exhibition” is on exhibit at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts from Dec. 8 through Jan. 31. This exhibition explores the themes of portraits, still life, interiors, sea scapes, landscapes and collage. our artists are making works with antique and contemporary processes and they display a mastery of […]

Artist talk with Amanda Lilleston

Featured artist Amanda Lilleston will present an artist talk on Nov. 30 at the Zillman Art Museum, 40 Harlow St., Bangor.  The Zillman is currently exhibiting “deep field,” which explores biological narratives through woodcut and lithograph collaged prints.   A reception with refreshments will start at 5:30 p.m., and the presentation will begin at 6 […]

‘Spiritual Ecology, Part One’ at MMPA

Artists Cole Caswell, Deb Dawson and Paul Rider will speak about their work and process during an artist talk from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts. “Spiritual Ecology, Part One” is on view through Dec. 2. The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts is at 15 Middle St., A3, […]

Leslie Moore launches new book, ‘Grackledom’

Local Color Gallery will host a book launch, signing and reading for Leslie Moore’s “Grackledom,” a bestiary of poetry, prints and pen-and-ink drawings (Littoral Books) from 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 4, with a reading at 3:30 p.m. The book is filled with sparkling poems, colorful prints and an array of birds, beasts, cats and […]