Category: Ellsworth

Courthouse Gallery presents three shows: Philip Barter: My Maine, Rosie Moore: New Work, and Charlie Hewitt: Abstract Paintings and Electric Dreams

Courthouse Gallery is pleased to present a three shows: Philip Barter: My Maine, Rosie Moore: New Work, and Charlie Hewitt: Abstract Paintings and Electric Dreams. The exhibitions open on August 14 with a reception from 5–7pm, and run through September 6, 2019. The Hewitt exhibition runs through October 15. The exhibitions are free and open […]

Courthouse Gallery hosts “Meaning in Layers”

  Courthouse Gallery will host “Meaning in Layers” on Wednesday, August 28 at 5:30pm. Artist Charlie Hewitt and art critic Daniel Kany will talk about Hewitt’s work and the strategies behind making art, and how the creative process, technique, and cultural meaning come together in contemporary art. A solo show of Hewitt’s large-scale abstract paintings […]

(KōT) Contemporary Craft Guest Artist Rachel Sherman

Artist Rachel Sherman of Malaguetta will be at (KōT) Contemporary Craft, 6 State Street in downtown Ellsworth, August  3 +4, 2019 11:00 – 6:00pm. This is the fourth year Sherman will show her work in a trunk show style setting showcasing her clothing. Sherman’s work is based on improvised surface manipulation techniques such as applique, […]

Guest Artist Trunk Show at KOT

  On July 20 from 12:00-6:00 artist Kate Stack of Stitch & Rivet Handmade will be at (KōT) Contemporary Craft, 6 State Street in downtown Ellsworth, Maine.     This is the second event in a series of summertime trunk shows showcasing the work of American craft artists. Using leather sourced from a tannery here […]

Courthouse Gallery Debuts International Artist Christina Thwaites

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art is pleased to debut a selection of work by artist Christina Thwaites, a British painter, who moved to Maine in 2015, and whose artistic career spans four continents. The show opens June 15, and runs though ­July 11, 2019. Thwaites graduated from The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, in 2004 with […]

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art Presents Spring Show

    Courthouse Gallery Fine Art in Ellsworth is pleased to announce the opening of their annual Spring Show on May 22, highlighting twentyeight gallery artists, three of which are new to the gallery—Kate Emlen, Richard Keen, and Christina Thwaites. The show runs through June 14.     Also highlighted is an exhibition of monoprints and watercolors by printmaker Susan Amons. Amons created […]

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art opening for “Heath Paley: Photographs of Ellsworth”

  Courthouse Gallery Fine Art in Ellsworth is pleased to present a selection of Heath Paley’s high-definition, large-scale photographs of Ellsworth. The show runs from April 24–May 15, 2019. Paley’s prints use a new cutting-edge process called dye-sublimation, which permanently infuses the image onto aluminum. Paley will give at talk about his work at the Gallery on Thursday, May 9 at 6pm, refreshments at 5:30pm. The event is free […]

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art is pleased to present “Studio Picks”

  Courthouse Gallery Fine Art is pleased to present “Studio Picks,” a juried show highlighting new work selected from the studios of their gallery artists. There will be an opening reception on Wednesday, December 5 from 5–7pm. The show runs from December 5–December 23, 2018. The event is free and open to the public.     Many of the artworks in the […]

Art of Ellsworth: Maine Craft Weekend

    The 2nd Annual Art of Ellsworth: Maine Craft Weekend running from October 11 – October 14 is being held in conjunction with Maine Crafts Association statewide celebration of craft and American Craft Week. This year Ellsworth will once again be at the forefront as a Featured City and will be promoted as a […]

Courthouse Gallery Fall Shows + Guest Speaker Abbe Levin

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art will highlight the following shows from October 3–November 7.  PRINTS: Susan Amons, Siri Beckman, Carroll Thayer Berry, Holly Meade, John Neville, Lilian Day Thorpe, Charles Wadsworth. CERAMICS: Charlie Hewitt, William Irvine. SUMMER FINALE: Gallery Artists.     There will be an opening reception on Thursday, October 11 from 5–7pm. Courthouse Gallery welcomes guest speaker Abbe Levin, who will present “Is […]