Category: Artists Reception

Charles H. Woodbury and the 1932 Solar Eclipse, plus Barn Gallery’s 2024 season schedule

By Eric Taubert The summer of 1932 cast a unique light on the quaint coastal town of Ogunquit. Anticipation crackled in the air, a buzz unlike the usual rhythm of crashing waves and creaking lobster traps. This wasn’t a season for tourists seeking lazy afternoons on the beach; this was a pilgrimage for an astronomical […]

Camden Falls Gallery kicks off season with homecoming show ‘Bits And Pieces’

Camden Falls Gallery’s homecoming exhibit, “Bits and Pieces,” opens May 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. during Camden’s Third Thursday Art Walk. The show will run through June 6. Art Walks are held on the third Thursday of each month from May through October. The show brings together the works of three mixed media artists, […]

Harriet Libby at Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery

In May, the Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery will feature a new artist and teacher, Harriet Libby. As part of Creative Portland’s First Friday Art Walk on May 3, Libby will be in the gallery with her latest paintings to meet patrons and students. The event will occur from 5 to 8 p.m. […]

Mari Dieumegard’s narrative work kicks off Gallery 302’s Guest Artist Series, and Stephen Carpenter joins the gallery as an exhibiting artist

Gallery 302 welcomes Mari Dieumegard as the first artist to be featured in its Guest Artist series for 2024. Her exhibit of narrative paintings will run from May 4 to June 7 with an opening reception with the artist from 5 to 7 p.m. May 10. Dieumegard was born and raised in Alaska, attended the […]

‘Donald Moffett: Nature Cult, Seeded’ at CMCA

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland will present the exhibition “Donald Moffett: Nature Cult, Seeded” from May 25 to Sept. 8. The show, curated by former CMCA director and chief curator Suzette McAvoy, is the artist’s first exhibition in Maine, where he is a seasonal resident of North Haven Island. Donald Moffett, born […]

Archipelago celebrates Maine with new gallery show ‘Resonance’

Join Archipelago, the Island Institute’s store and gallery, for “Resonance,” an exhibition celebrating Maine on display through June 30. Resonance has the quality of being deep, full and reverberating and Archipelago hopes this show has those qualities for the viewers as the works engage the audience in their love of Maine. The gallery shares work […]

‘For We Are All Sprung from Earth and Water’ at Caldbeck Gallery

On exhibit at Caldbeck Gallery is “For We Are All Sprung from Earth and Water,” on view from April 19 to May 19. First Friday gathering will be held on May 3. The show features work by Elizabeth Awalt, Krisanne Baker, Melanie Essex, Maggie Foskett Jeanne Goodman, Bayard Hollins, John Knight, Dennis Pinette, Elizabeth O’Reilly […]

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art opens May 1 with ‘Annual Spring Show’

Ellsworth Courthouse Gallery Fine Art will open for the season on May 1 with its “Annual Spring Show,” which this year will highlight the work of 20 artists. Also on view is a solo show for printmaker Siri Beckman, whose enchanting prints are showcased in a new book by Down East Books. The gallery will […]

George Marshall Store Gallery opens another season on May 25

George Marshall Store Gallery’s next season kicks off with “Dock Level Spotlight,” which runs from May 25 to June 30, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. May 25. Works by the following artists will be on rotation in the dock level gallery throughout the season: Lizzie Abelson, John Bowdren, Dan Brenton, Kristy Cavaretta, […]

Local Color Gallery welcomes three new artists and will present a workshop during Print Day in May

Three new year-round artists joined Local Color Gallery in Belfast on April 23. A reception and open house was held o April 26 with artist talks. Ruth Heffron, of Belfast, works primarily in oil, often with cold wax added. She enjoys collage and printmaking as well. She views her paintings as poems that shine a […]