Category: Eastport

Traditional and online memberships available at Eastport Gallery

Eastport Gallery’s new call for new members is open Feb. 15 through March 15.  Eastport Gallery offers two types of memberships. A traditional membership is based on a co-op model that depends on time and financial investments from its members while providing gallery space and promotion. In addition, there is also an opportunity to join […]

Eastport Gallery call for new members

New this year, Eastport Gallery will be offering two types of memberships: traditional (entailing time and financial investment in exchange for gallery space and promotion) and online (with reduced responsibilities and financial commitments but including promotional support). Both membership types provide for active participation within the gallery community. Eastport Gallery has the lovely designation of […]

Paint Eastport Day

Paint Eastport Day artist deadlines for both the physical auction and the online gallery is Sept. 2 The reception and auction will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 3 at the Eastport Arts Center. Get the complete details and registration forms at eastportgallery.com/paint-eastport. Currently in the gallery is a solo show of work […]

Eastport Gallery duo show work inspired by land and sea

Work by Eastport Gallery members Helena Bosse and Barbara Moskol were featured in the show “Inspirations from Land and Sea,” July 3 to 16. Bosse’s paintings reflecting her love of flowers and local landscapes are a perfect complement to Moskol’s works in clay that showcase the colors of the ever-changing sea and often incorporate Eastport […]

New solo show from Diana Young at Eastport Gallery

Artist Diana Young’s show “I Lost My Temperas but Found My Gouaches” opened July 17 at Eastport Gallery. Young’s work is full of color and energy. “I try to keep the excitement of the underlying drawing from being buried under the paint,” she says. This is evident in her tiny pieces as well as her […]

JoAnne Houlsen: ‘Big Paintings/Small Spaces’

Eastport Gallery member JoAnne Houlsen will show a collection of her large paintings in the exhibit “Big Paintings/Small Spaces” from June 19 to 30.  “Painting large allows me to become completely immersed in the work, almost as if I’m able to step inside the painting as I’m working,” Houlsen says. “This exhibit came about because […]

Anne Black solo show ‘Flights of Fancy’ at Eastport Gallery

Anne Black will exhibit “Flights of Fancy” at Eastport Gallery from Sept. 14 to Oct. 3. Black will be at the Eastport Gallery at 109 Water St. on Sept. 19 and 26 and Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to answer questions about her work. The gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday through […]

Diana Young exhibit ‘So Much to See’

Diana Young’s solo show “So Much to See” is open through Sept 4. Young was at the Eastport Gallery at 109 Water St. on Aug 28 and 29 to answer questions about her work and life in Maine. “People have asked me what kind of art I do,” she says. “I tend toward line, direction […]

Paint Eastport honors David Orrell

  For years, artists have been celebrating the charm of Eastport through Paint Eastport Day. This year, they are expanding the experience to two weeks. One week is for creating, and the following week is for sharing. Works will be available for auction three ways: a silent auction booth of randomly selected works at the […]

Eastport Gallery honors David Orrell, exhibits Jude Kempe solo show

“Return Journey” Jude Kempe Eastport Gallery member artist Jude Kempe’s show “Return Journey” opens at the gallery on Aug. 1 and runs through Aug. 21. This multimedia installation includes photographs, paintings, drawings and video. The video can be best viewed from outside the window at night. For more information about Kempe and her work, visit […]