Category: Ellsworth

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art presents ‘Sol Invictus: The Return of Light’ plus Siri Beckman Artist Talk available to view online

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art presents the show “Sol Invictus: The Return of Light” from Dec. 3 to Jan. 10, celebrating the winter solstice through visual art and poetry. Sol Invictus was a Roman sun god whose name translates to “Unconquered Sun.” In ancient times, the winter solstice marked the end of a mythical struggle between […]

Brother-sister duo show extended through December at at Wine Cellar Art Gallery at John Edwards Market

Robin Rier’s and David Shepard’s art show has been extended for another month in the Wine Cellar Art Gallery at John Edwards Market, so it will be hanging through December. Rier works primarily with oils plein air. Her paintings celebrate Maine’s working waterfront, gorgeous rural landscape and inspiring still-life moments. Shepard is a retired stonemason […]

Brother and sister artistic duo show work at the Wine Cellar Art Gallery at John Edwards Market

Robin Rier and David Shepard will show artworks at the Wine Cellar Art Gallery, downstairs at John Edwards Market, throughout October and November at 158 Main St., Ellsworth. Robin Rier lives in Jonesport, where she has Sweet Pear Studio. Rier works primarily with oils plein air. Her paintings celebrate Maine’s working waterfront, gorgeous rural landscape […]

Brother and sister artistic duo show at the Wine Cellar Art Gallery at John Edwards Market

Robin Rier and David Shepard will show artworks at the Wine Cellar Art Gallery, downstairs at John Edwards Market throughout October and November at 158 Main St., Ellsworth. Robin Rier lives in Jonesport, where she has Sweet Pear Studio. She works primarily with oils plein air. Her paintings celebrate Maine’s working waterfront, gorgeous rural landscape […]

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art presents ‘New Work’

Ellsworth Courthouse Gallery Fine Art presents “New Work” by four realistic landscape painters: Janice Anthony, Judy Belasco, Gregory Dunham and Kate Emlen. The show runs Sept. 11 to Oct. 18 and held an opening reception on Sept. 11. Janice Anthony is a realist painter with a great affection for the otherness of the natural world, […]

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art presents ‘Linda Packard: I Dreamt I was The Moon’ exhibition and gallery talk

Ellsworth Courthouse Gallery presents “Linda Packard: I Dreamt I Was The Moon,” a solo exhibition highlighting a selection of large-scale abstract paintings that Packard created for a solo show at the Zillman Art Museum in Bangor. The Zillman show ran from January through May 2024, before traveling to Courthouse Gallery this past August. In conjunction […]

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art presents three solo shows

Ellsworth Courthouse Gallery Fine Art presents three solo shows: “William Irvine: Watermark,” “Rick Fox: Untamed” and “Tom Curry: New Work,” each of which will run July 8 to Aug. 5. A reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m July 17. “William Irvine: Watermark” presents 42 new oil paintings by Irvine, who turned 93 […]

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art opens May 1 with ‘Annual Spring Show’

Ellsworth Courthouse Gallery Fine Art will open for the season on May 1 with its “Annual Spring Show,” which this year will highlight the work of 20 artists. Also on view is a solo show for printmaker Siri Beckman, whose enchanting prints are showcased in a new book by Down East Books. The gallery will […]

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art presents ‘The Mind’s Eye: Turning Inward’

Ellsworth  Courthouse Gallery Fine Art is pleased to present “The Mind’s Eye: Turning Inward,” a group show exploring the transition from summer to fall and winter that runs Dec. 6 to Jan. 18 online and at the gallery. As the hustle and bustle of summer subsides, the sunlight begins to wane, and the days get […]

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art presents the premier screening of ‘William Irvine: A Life Behind the Canvas’

Ellsworth Courthouse Gallery Fine Art will host the premier screening of the film “William Irvine: A Life Behind the Canvas,” the first documentary on the 75-year career of iconic Maine painter William Irvine (b. 1931).  The screening will be held at The Grand in Ellsworth at 3 p.m. July 23. Tickets are available at the […]