Category: Center for Maine Contemporary Art

Linden Frederick: Night Stories Exhibit and Summer Gala at CMCA

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) is celebrating its first anniversary in its Toshiko Mori Architect building with its Summer Gala on Friday, August 18, 2017. The evening also celebrates the preview opening of the much-anticipated exhibition Linden Frederick: Night Stories, a collaboration between the artist and 15 award-winning authors, including Anthony Doerr, Andre […]

Daily Exhibition Tours at CMCA for July and August

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art will offer daily guided tours of the current exhibitions every weekday at 11am for the months of July and August. Join museum staff for a closer inside look at the exhibitions on view. Current exhibitions include John Walker | From Seal Point; Jenny Brillhart + Sara Stites | Temporality, […]

William Wegman Artist Talk Presented by CMCA & The Strand Theatre

Artist William Wegman, accompanied by his famous Weimaraners, will present a talk on his work on Tuesday, July 25, at 5:30pm at The Strand Theatre, Main Street, Rockland, as part of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s Tuesday Talk series. CMCA and the Strand Theatre are partnering on the presentation, with reduced admission for CMCA […]

NEW Kick Off Summer Weekends with Cafe Miranda at CMCA

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art and Cafe Miranda present Open Late, a fun, informal, after-work gathering on Friday evenings in CMCA’s courtyard at 21 Winter Street, Rockland. Starting Friday, July 7, Cafe Miranda will host a drinks bar (cash only) from 4:30-6:00pm throughout July and August (except August 18, reserved for CMCA Gala). Kick […]

CMCA ArtLab for All Ages – June 3

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) invites artists of all ages to create in 3D during ArtLab for All Ages on Saturday, June 3, from 2 to 4pm. Taking inspiration from the exhibitions on view, participants will create multi-faceted, stackable, painted block towers. Bring your friends, your family or come by yourself to CMCA […]

CMCA Sunday Salon with Jenny Brillhart and Sara Stites

Join artists Jenny Brillhart and Sara Stites in conversation with CMCA Director Suzette McAvoy for a Sunday Salon on June 4 at 3pm, at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter Street, Rockland, Maine. Led by McAvoy, Brillhart and Stites will engage in a lively discussion on artistic collaboration and the work on view […]

CMCA Announces Summer 2017 Exhibitions and Events

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) in Rockland is celebrating its one-year anniversary in its stunning new building, designed by internationally acclaimed architect Toshiko Mori, with an exciting and diverse lineup of exhibitions and events. Early Summer Exhibitions & Events Sara Stites + Jenny Brillhart: Temporality, May 20 – August 13, 2017  William Wegman: […]

Sunday Salon with David Driskell at CMCA

Noted artist and scholar, David Driskell will be the featured speaker at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s upcoming Sunday Salon on May 7, from 3 to 5pm. Sunday Salons are an engaging series of conversations related to current topics in contemporary art and are free with admission. Widely respected as an artist, curator, educator, and […]

May 6 – ArtLab for All Ages | Pop-Out Image + Paper Play!

Taking inspiration from the exhibitions on view, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) invites artists of all ages to play in 3D during May’s ArtLab for All Ages on Saturday, May 6, from 2 to 4pm. Led by ArtLab Lead Artist and Educator Alexis Iammarino, you will learn how to construct with patterned papers to sculpt scenes and characters in 3D. […]

Sunday Salons at The Center for Maine Contemporary Art

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art hosts Sunday Salons, an engaging series of conversations related to current topics in contemporary art. Sunday Salons are free with admission and take place on Sundays at CMCA, 21 Winter Street, Rockland, from 3-5pm. On April 9, Sunday Salon features artist Sam Cady in conversation with David Raymond, the […]