Category: Boothbay Harbor
ARTinME 2024 goes big at BRAF
The not-for-profit Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) unveils its annual juried ARTinME show, which, this year, spotlights large format works and small sculpture from Maine artists. Entries were juried by Bob Keyes, the Editorial Director at Colby College and Chair of the Maine Arts Commission. ARTinME 2024 kicks off with an opening reception at the […]
‘The Monhegan Paintings’ at Gleason Fine Art
Indian Island artist Michael Vermette opens his new show, “The Monhegan Paintings,” at Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor on Sept. 5. The show runs through Oct. 5, and an opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 6. Michael Vermette’s personal and professional history are as intertwined with Maine as any […]
Painted stories from Africa on view at Joy To The Wind Gallery
Joy To The Wind Gallery presents Lynne Seitzer’s painted stories from South Africa in “One Fine Day,” Aug. 29 to Sept. 30. Some years back, Lynne and her husband John traveled to the Capetown area to research book illustration project for the then upcoming book “Come Walk With Me in the Fynbos,” by Susan Schadler. […]
Gleason Fine Art shows solo exhibition ‘Where Rock Meets Water’ featuring work by Lyn Asselta
Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor will open the solo show “Where Rock Meets Water” featuring works by renowned pastel painter Lyn Asselta on Aug. 2. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 2, and the show will run through Sept. 3. Four years ago, Lyn Asselta returned to Maine […]
Governor Mills visits Gleason Fine Art
Janet Mills, Maine’s governor, joined in the fun at Gleason Fine Art’s during the June 7 First Friday reception for artists Kevin Beers and sisters Anne and Dorothy Eisner. Shown here are Mills with gallery owners Dennis, Martha and Andrew Gleason, with artist Kevin Beers in the back. They are posing in front of a […]
Gleason Fine Art celebrates sisters Anne and Dorothy Eisner in exhibition, plus solo show by plein-air painter Kevin Beers
Gleason Fine Art celebrates the inaugural show of the paintings of two mid-20th century sisters: Anne (1911-1967) and Dorothy (1906-1984) Eisner in an exhibition that runs May 24 to June 25. A reception for “Sisters” will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. June 7. Christie Eisner McDonald will be attending the reception and will […]
‘Art in the Square’ at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation
The “Art in the Square” show at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation opened Nov. 18 and runs through January. This show features original works of art mostly on 12×12 canvases — but including many versions of other mediums using the same dimensions for fiber art, watercolors, collage, photos on canvas, and even wooden assemblages. All […]
Call for Artists
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation has issued a call for artists for its 16th annual statewide juried exhibition, “Art in ME,” to be held at the foundation gallery Oct. 7 through Nov. 11. This year’s exhibition is large format (no smaller than 900 square inches). Small sculptures are welcome. The show presents a fresh and […]
Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s ‘The Glory Days of Autumn’
BRAF’s final members’ show for the summer is providing a seasonal theme with fall colors predominating, along with the “perennial” last blooms of summer. As always, the collection includes an eclectic variety of styles, mediums and subject matter. In addition to the regular members’ show, BRAF is sponsoring two artists with solo shows in the […]
‘Ebb and Flow’ features John M.T. Seitzer’s seascapes at Joy To The Wind Gallery
The fierce beauty and drama of the rocky cliffs in Maine are breathtaking. Water surges and splashes with each incoming wave. The inhospitable surfaces are rough in spite of the continuum of smoothing ocean washes. Crevices and low spots become temporary tide-pools. Sun baked rock dries at low tide. If you are close enough to […]
