Category: Belfast
Layers of light and land: Two artists explore connection at Local Color Gallery
Two guest artists with distinct but complementary visions are being featured at Local Color Gallery. Maggie Sanftleben and Karen Olson share work that reflects their respective journeys into the natural world, both its surfaces and its spirit. A reception was held for Fourth Friday Gallery Night on April 25, with artist talks. After a 25-year […]
Stop by North Light Gallery during Fourth Friday Art Walks in Belfast
North Light Gallery in Belfast participated in the Art Walk on March 28 with a group show featuring its dozen artists painting scenes of the interior and coastal Maine. The gallery will host receptions for Fourth Friday Art Walks in April and May as well, featuring group exhibitions. The first official show of the season, […]
‘Does It Match the Couch? Typical and Eclectic Interiors’ group exhibition at Waterfall Arts
A familiar question echoes through galleries, studios and living rooms alike: But will it match my couch? It’s a question that speaks to the complex intersection of personal taste, marketplace influence and the ways we define our spaces. Waterfall Arts’ upcoming group exhibition “Does It Match the Couch? Typical and Eclectic Interiors,” curated by Barbara […]
Local Color Gallery welcomes new member artist
Local Color Gallery will hosted its second Fourth Friday Event on March 28, where new gallery member artist Deb Bergman gave a short artist talk. The work of guest artist Sumner Roberts continues to be on display, and the members of Local Color are showing new works as well. Maine artist Deb Bergman likes to […]
Midcoast Downeast Chapter of UMVA presented ‘Dark Skies’
The Midcoast Downeast Chapter of the Union of Maine Visual Artists, in collaboration with Waterfall Arts and Dark Sky Maine presented “Dark Skies: Artwork Honoring Dark Nights in Maine,” which ran from Jan. 17 to Feb. 28 at Waterfall Arts in Belfast. Not only did the exhibit gather a sizable crowd of over 280 people […]
Local Color Gallery welcomes new guest artist and ekphrastic poets
Local Color Gallery in Belfast held an evening of art and poetry for its first Fourth Friday event of 2025 on Feb. 28. Sumner Roberts, local woodcut artist, presents a show at the gallery beginning that continues through March 22. A farmer and farrier for many years, Roberts says, “I finally held on to the […]
Celebrate the season at Waterfall Arts with a Holiday Pop-Up Market
Waterfall Arts will host its Holiday Pop-Up Market, a festive indoor celebration of Maine-made artistry, on Dec. 6 and 7. This juried event will feature talented makers from across the state, transforming the building into a bustling marketplace filled with one-of-a-kind treasures. The Member Preview will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Dec. 6 […]
Local Color Gallery hosts guest artist Sheep Jones and offers handmade Christmas ornaments for charity fundraiser
Throughout December, handmade Christmas ornaments are on display at Local Color Gallery in Belfast. Each one is made by a gallery artist from a variety of materials and is suitable for hanging. In return for a $50 donation, buyers can take their choice. The sale will benefit New Hope Midcoast (formerly New Hope for Women). […]
North Light Gallery Holiday Show in Belfast
North Light Gallery Holiday Show will open from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 7 featuring work by the gallery artists. Potluck finger food and drinks will be served. Dec. 7 is also the last day to bring in framing for Christmas, so bring it to the party! North Light Gallery will join Belfast downtown businesses […]
‘I’ve Been Wrong Before’ group show at Waterfall Arts
“I’ve Been Wrong Before” is a group exhibition at Waterfall Arts in Belfast, on view Oct. 19 to Nov. 29, featuring works by Abigale Avey, Marcy Chevali, Jeane Cohen, Alejandra Cuadra, Bo Dennis, Betsey Feeley, Lifu Hu, Tectonic Industries, Catie Joyce-Bulay, Juliet Karelsen, Molly Knobloch, Tara Morin, Lisa Mossel, Dylan Ouellette, Taryn Pizza, Phoebe Pope, […]
