Category: Artists Reception

DIAA starts season with group show ‘Simple Pleasures’

The Deer Isle Artists Association, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, opens on May 30 with the show “Simple Pleasures.”  Appearing in this show are Ben Appleby-McGuire, Christopher Brumfield, Adell Donaghue, Judy Holder, Richard Newman, Rochelle Newman, Tracy van Buskirk and Ruth van Doren.  In the Art Rack will be work by Ben Appleby-McGuire, […]

The Steve and Judy Halpert Collection at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts

The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts presents the Steve and Judy Halpert Collection, curated by Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest, April 21 to June 10. This assortment of images is Maine focused and illustrates Steve Halpert’s career as native curator, academic and former owner of the arthouse theater, The Movies on Exchange Street. On […]

Dowling Walsh Gallery opens 2023 season with three solo exhibitions 

Dowling Walsh Gallery will open its 2023 season on May 5 with three solo exhibitions of works by Robert Hamilton, Elizabeth Osborne and Kevin Xiques. A closing reception will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. May 26. For Osborne and Xiques, this will be their first show with the gallery.  Now in its 16th […]

New season and new members at Art Space Gallery in Rockland

Art Space Gallery welcomes new members who add a new level of diversity to the gallery’s art offerings, working in a variety of mediums and with their own distinct styles. The Front Room show in May is a group exhibition with the theme “Cheer Me Up.” Come by from 5 to 8 p.m. May 5 […]

Local Color Gallery celebrates fifth anniversary and welcomes new guest artist

Local Color Gallery will celebrate its fifth anniversary from 3 to 6 p.m. April 28 with refreshments and a new show. Five years ago, the Women Artists of Midcoast Maine (WAMM) banded together to find venues for their work. When they saw a For Rent sign on a space in the Masonic Block in Belfast, […]

2023 CMCA Biennial closing reception

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) will host a closing reception celebrating our 2023 CMCA Biennial from 2:30 to 5 p.m. May 6. The event will include music from local DJ’s Zoë Sessums and Jordan Crosthwaite and refreshments in the courtyard and will be preceded by a performance from Biennial artist Heather Lyon titled […]

Camden Falls starts its season the exhibition ‘Homecoming, Spring Launch’ featuring artists Jonathan McPhillips and Jay Brooks

Camden Falls Gallery will kick off its 2023 season with “Homecoming, Spring Launch,” a two-person exhibition featuring works by Jonathan McPhillips and Jay Brooks. The show opens during Camden’s Third Thursday Art Walk on May 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. and will run through June 12. The pairing of works by these two artists […]

Opening party for ‘Generations’ exhibition at Maine Art Gallery celebrates 65 years of Maine art

In honor of its 65th anniversary, the opening party for the Maine Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibition, “Generations,” will be a special event. All are invited to join the festivities from 4 to 7 p.m. May 6. Maine art writer and guest curator Carl Little will offer brief remarks to introduce the show. The celebration, with […]

Caldbeck Gallery opens season with a retrospective of work by fiber artist Morris David Dorenfeld

The Caldbeck Gallery will open its 42nd year with the retrospective exhibition “Morris David Dorenfeld: Tapestry Master,” featuring 27 works created over the last 40 years of the artist’s long life. Dorenfeld, late of Spruce Head, passed away on Feb. 13 of this year at the age of 85. The show will run from May […]

Landing Gallery begins 2023 season with ‘In Light of Maine’ exhibition

Landing Gallery will host the solo exhibition “In Light of Maine” to kick off its 2023 season in Rockland. The show features new paintings by Lisa Kyle and runs May 5 to 28. An artist reception will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. May5 at the gallery during the Rockland First Friday Art Walk. […]