Category: Castine

Gallery b. launches second drop of Small Works Show

Gallery b. announces the second release of new work for Small Works Show 2025, featuring art by 64-plus artists at $220 (5×7 inch) and works by members of the 10×8 Group at $325 (10×8 inch). Free shipping or local pick-up available on all orders. The gallery offers gift wrapping upon request during checkout. Work moves […]

Gallery b in Castine “Small Works Show 2025”

The Art For Right Now: Small Works Show 2025November 22 – December 20, 2025 Online and in-person at gallery b. This special event show offers 2 sizes of paintings for 2 prices: • All 5×7″ works are $220 • All 8×10″ works are $325 • Shipping is FREE this year! This show features artists from […]

Gallery B closes out the summer and bids goodbye to visiting artists

A reception was held for Louise Bourne on Aug. 27 at Gallery B. Bourne has been working on a magnificent new body of work all summer, wrapping up August with a residency at the Annex Water Street studio. A selection of work was on display through Aug. 31. While her residency has come and gone, […]

Annex Arts welcomes Marwa Abdul-Rahman and Robert Dewhurst as its newest Artists-in-Residence

Annex Arts is honored to welcome Marwa Abdul-Rahman and Robert Dewhurst as its newest Artists-in-Residence. Marwa (painting and sculpture) and Robert (essay, biography, poetry) come to Annex Arts from Los Angeles for a full-summer residency. Their home was lost during January’s devastating Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. As a result, Annex Arts is humbled to […]

‘Stars Above Us’ opens at Gallery B

“Stars Above Us” opens at Gallery B with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. July 1. The show will remain on view through July 30 at the gallery, located at 5 Main St., Castine. “Stars Above Us” celebrates work in two gallery spaces featuring the current Artists in Residence at the Annex, and the […]

Art Under the Elms will bring creative energy to Castine

On Saturday, July 26, the Castine Town Common will be transformed into a vibrant hub of creativity during Art Under the Elms, a festival celebrating the visual arts in all forms. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., visitors can stroll beneath the town’s stately elms to explore a wide range of artwork including painting, art […]

A season of creative exploration begins with Hannah Burr at Annex Arts

Annex Arts in Castine kicked off its summer season with a series of almost-every-Friday Open Studios that began on June 13. Artist-in-Residence Hannah Burr, the first to take up residence this year, will be working in the front studio through June 19, then transitioning to Studio #2 through June 30. Visitors are encouraged to stop […]

Help Annex Arts Artists Residency program grow

  Dear Friend of Annex Arts, This past summer, as an experiment, we packed the Water Street studios and apartments with visiting artists all summer long. The results were magnificent, and the effects wide ranging. We felt the impact on the artists and our community immediately, and we want to make this our approach going […]

‘Small Works Show’ at Gallery B. offers original art for gift-giving season

“Art For Right Now — Small Works Show: 2 Sizes 2 Prices” runs through Dec. 20 at Gallery B. The show includes 83 artists from the greater Blue Hill peninsula and across North America, including many of this region’s working artists. Works are limited to two specific sizes and set at two different prices. “This […]

Artwork by Viktor Butko, astrologer in residence and more from Gallery B

Kicked off by the opening of new work by Artist-in-Residence Hannah Bureau, and continued with work from several gallery artists, Gallery B’s sixth show of the season, “EARTHSEA” opened Aug. 9. Gallery B hosted a reception for Hannah Bureau and Earthsea on Aug. 9 at 8 Water St., Annex Studios. The show then moved to […]