Category: Art Talk
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 […]
Deer Isle Artists Association will resume its Art Matters program
Beginning in January, the Deer Isle Artists Association will resume its Art Matters program that abruptly ended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Art Matters 6 will include three programs in the new year, which will be held on the first Sunday afternoons of January, February and March. Presentations by various DIAA Gallery artists […]
‘American Bedroom’ by Barbara Peacock at MMPA
“American Bedroom” by Barbara Peacock features a photography exhibition and a new book by the same name at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland. The show will run Dec. 13 to Jan. 31, with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13. MMPA is happy to include the Baxter Society as […]
Creative couple will give talk at the Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery
Fine artist Peter Yesis and author Kim Yesis will give a talk at the Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 1 during the First Friday Art Walk. Their talk is titled “Artistically Inclined: the value of partnership in art.” This is a free event and refreshments will be served. Kim […]
Sidle House Gallery Presents ‘things we lost in the…’ with guest curator Colin Cheney
Sidle House Gallery presents “things we lost in the,” a captivating art exhibition set within a unique historical narrative, curated by mid-coast Maine poet, artist and musician Colin Cheney. The exhibition runs Oct. 3 to Nov. 1. An opening reception was held on Oct. 1. The show invites visitors to explore a blend of contemporary […]
‘Energy in Flux’ at MMPA
The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts presents “Energy in Flux” from Oct. 4 to Nov. 30. “Todd Watts’s photograph, ‘The Second Law’ (of thermodynamics) was the impetus of this exhibition,” says Denise Froehlich, director MMPA. “He sent me an image of his new piece, and I started thinking about physics and different types of energy […]
Nocturne exhibit at MAG dazzles
The last exhibition of the season at the Maine Art Gallery, “Nocturne,” drew a large crowd to the opening Sept. 14. As one observer said, “It’s fascinating to see how artists handle light in the relative absence of it.” Indeed, creating a visual work with the theme of nighttime presents unique challenges to an artist. […]
