Category: Art Talk

David Driskell : A Life in Art, Gardening and Material Culture at CMCA

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) in partnership with Indigo Arts Alliance of Portland, invites the public to attend a slide presentation and conversation with renowned artist David Driskell at CMCA, 21 Winter Street, Rockland, on Sunday, September 8 at 4pm. The illustrated talk, “A Life in Art, Gardening and Material Culture” centers on […]

Courthouse Gallery hosts “Meaning in Layers”

  Courthouse Gallery will host “Meaning in Layers” on Wednesday, August 28 at 5:30pm. Artist Charlie Hewitt and art critic Daniel Kany will talk about Hewitt’s work and the strategies behind making art, and how the creative process, technique, and cultural meaning come together in contemporary art. A solo show of Hewitt’s large-scale abstract paintings […]

Tuesday Talk with Ann Craven and Christopher Crosman at CMCA

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), located at 21 Winter Street in Rockland, invites the public to attend a Tuesday Talk with artist Ann Craven and Christopher B. Crosman, founding curator, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and former director, Farnsworth Art Museum, on Tuesday, August 27 at 5:30pm. The talk will address Craven’s […]

Bangor Public Library Presents “David Estey – A 69-Year Retrospective”

  Bangor Public Library presents “David Estey – A 69-Year Retrospective” opening August 1, with a reception from 5:00 to 8:00, 1st Friday, August 2 and an art talk at 6:30. The exhibit features over 40 drawings, paintings and prints by the Belfast artist from his self-portrait at age 8 to his current, improvisational abstracts. […]

Fiore Art Center opens “Artists in Residence: The First Three Years”

  Jefferson. Maine Farmland Trust’s Fiore Art Center opens the summer season with a gallery reception and artist panel on June 29, 3-5pm. The event is open to the public and the panel starts at 4pm, featuring alumni Anne Alexander (sculpture), Michel Droge (abstract painting), Heather Lyon (video/performance art) and Jodi Paloni (writing). The panel […]

ANNEX ARTS Castine non-profit artist residency program EVENTS

  ANNEX ARTS is a non-profit artist residency program located on the Blue Hill Peninsula in Castine, Maine.  We provide creative workspaces for artists and writers so that they can benefit from unfettered time and the opportunity to draw inspiration from our stunning village and coastal region. Annex Arts’ programming promotes the arts as a means to address the economic, […]

Cynthia Winings Gallery Presents Artist Talk: Buzz Masters!

    Artist Talk: Buzz Masters!  Friday, June 21, 5:30PM Please join us for an Artist Talk by Deer Isle Artist, Buzz Masters! Masters is a featured artist in the current show, Visual Voice, and I look forward to hearing about the way she weaves her life experiences into the story of her work, layering materials […]

Photographer Peter Ralston Presents “Arctic Observations” Slide Talk at CMCA

    The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) in Rockland invites the public to attend a special presentation by photographer Peter Ralston on Tuesday, June 4, at 5:30pm. The well-known Rockport-based photographer, whose work is included in the current exhibition Melt Down, will present a slide talk about his voyage to Greenland and the Northwest Passage aboard […]

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art offers “Melt Down: Ten Artists Respond to Climate Change in the Arctic and Antarctic”

  The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) in Rockland is offering a thought-provoking and educational lecture series in conjunction with the exhibition Melt Down: Ten Artists Respond to Climate Change in the Arctic and Antarctic. The second event in the series, “One World,” will take place on Sunday, May 5, at 3pm, and features respected photographer John Paul Caponigro in conversation with Peter Neill, founding […]

Sixth annual Artists & Makers Conference at Point Lookout in Northport

  Robert Shetterly, hands-on workshops kick off two-day conference for Maine artists and arts-based businesses April 4-5 at Point Lookout The sixth annual Artists & Makers Conference will take place Thursday, April 4th from 2:00–6:30 p.m. and Friday, April 5th from 8:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at Point Lookout in Northport, Maine. This year’s event will kick off on Thursday afternoon with a […]