Category: Bar Harbor

“Conservation Matters” at the 41st Annual Mount Desert Island Directions Fine Craft Show

“Conservation Matters” at the 41st Annual Mount Desert Island Directions Fine Craft Show, July 29-31, 2016 – Atlantic Oceanside Event Center in Bar Harbor, Maine. In celebration of the Acadia National Park Centennial, the Maine Crafts Guild is coordinating an event titled, “Conservation Matters.” Guild members have been challenged to design and produce works featuring […]

D’Alessio Gallery presents “Moose Licks.”  “Puffin Tricks,”  &  “Hot Chicks”

Benefits the local SPCA Donations accepted for “Moose Licks”(chocolate pops) & drawing for the D’Alessio 2016 4th of July poster. All to benefit the local SPCA.  Sip a glass of wine while you chat with the“Hot Chicks” artist!     July 1st – 6 – 9 p.m. We hope you will join in the festivities! 

Artists and Naturalists at Acadia’ Launches MDI Biological Laboratory’s Art Meets Science Café Series

  The MDI Biological Laboratory will kick off its 2016 series of Art Meets Science Cafés on Monday, June 20, at 5 p.m. with a presentation entitled “A History of Scientists and Artists Working Together in Acadia” by Catherine Schmitt, an environmental scientist and author. Schmitt’s presentation is an ideal choice for the first of […]

2016 Acadia ART Achievement Award Winners

The 2016 Acadia ART Achievement Award goes to Russell and Linda D’Alessio. In the mid-sixties, Russell and Linda D’Alessio were introduced to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park while on vacation. Awe struck by its natural beauty, they knew someday this would become home. The dream became reality in 1974. With Russ fresh out of […]