Category: Art Talk

MMPA First Friday Art Talk

Cole Caswell and Carol Eisenberg are the featured artists from May 3 to June 25 at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts. A conversation with the artists about their process, a demo, a peek at a portable dark room and music by Isaac van Voorst van Beest will be presented from 5 to 8 p.m. […]

Barn Gallery features work of Ogunquit Art Association artists 

The Ogunquit Art Association, Maine’s Original Artists’ Group, is celebrating their 94th anniversary in 2022 with a variety of exhibitions, gallery talks, demonstrations, workshops and more at the Barn Gallery headquarters, located at the corner of Shore Road and Bourne Lane. This exciting new season of art exhibitions and programs by artists of the Ogunquit […]

Haley Art Gallery to host artist talk with Barbara D’Antonio

Haley Art Gallery will host an artist talk by Kittery-based artist Barbara D’Antonio at 1 p.m. May 7. D’Antonio will provide background on her works that are included in her current solo exhibit, “Reimagined Memory,” which are primarily figurative. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibit will remain on view through […]

Gintarė Jautakaitė exhibits first art show at Bangor’s Sohns Gallery

To the average American, the name Gintarė (ghin-TAH-rey) doesn’t generally ring a bell. Mention her name in Europe, however, and you can almost certainly expect to get some exclamations of praise. Gintarė Jautakaitė was born in Lithuania and, as a very young child, exhibited an extraordinary talent for singing. After winning a singing contest at […]

Indigo Arts Alliance and The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design Present ‘Visions for our Future; Echoes of our Past’

Indigo Arts Alliance and its partner The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design announce the opening of “Visions for our Future; Echoes of our Past: Dianne Smith, Nyugen E. Smith, and Carl Joe Williams,” curated by IAA deputy director Jordia Benjamin and studio and program coordinator Ashley Page, on view […]

Zillman Art Museum announces new exhibitions

The Zillman Art Museum, at 40 Harlow Street in downtown Bangor, opened all new exhibitions on Jan. 14 that will run through April 21 (second floor galleries) and April 30 (main floor galleries). ZAM is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and brings modern and contemporary art to the region, presenting […]

CMCA Adult Workshop Series: Introduction to Mold Making and Casting

Adults of all skill levels are invited to participate in a three-part, in-person workshop series on mold making and casting in December. Community artist Alexis Iammarino will lead the Sunday morning workshops for adults who want to develop skills to create 3D sculptural forms. The workshop series draws inspiration from CMCA’s main gallery exhibit, “Spatial […]

Q&A: Portland Art Gallery talks with artist Joanne Parent

Maine: I moved to Camden when I was eight years old, when my father took a job as a darkroom technician with the Camden Herald. I grew up in Waldo County, not far from Camden Harbor, and my horse stable was in Searsmont. Maine was always my home base, even during years of international travel. […]

CMCA to present a Sunday Salon featuring ‘Into Action’ artist Mark Dorf

The public is invited to join the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) for an online Sunday Salon with exhibiting “Into Action” artist Mark Dorf on Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. The talk will be held on Zoom and Facebook Live. To register in advance for this free-of-charge presentation and to view the exhibition, visit […]

Radio Maine: In conversation with Portland Art Gallery’s gallery manager Emma McHold Burke

Emma McHold Burke started working with the Portland Art Gallery just as COVID was causing small businesses like the gallery to “shift direction.” She had recently graduated from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Pennsylvania after gaining an education in painting and art history and had planned her next life steps around the […]