Category: exhibitions
‘Women Rising: Celebrating Female Artists and Mythic Goddesses’ at Markings Gallery
The “Women Rising” art show at Markings Gallery honors the creativity and resilience of female artists, both past and present. Featuring the latest collection by fiber artist and shamanic practitioner Sara Palumbo, the exhibit blends contemporary artistic voices with the enduring power of mythic goddesses, illustrating how art connects us to our past, challenges our […]
The Kittery Art Association hosts two exhibitions
“Color Fields” and “Mark Making” opened March 20 at The Kittery Art Association. These exhibits explore the use of vibrant color, abstraction and the strategic use of mark-making to tell visual stories. It showcases artwork that uses bold, contrasting palettes and dynamic texture to create visual tension and harmony. Pieces use strokes, shapes, and colors […]
‘The Art of Iceland’ talk at Brick Store Museum
Bruce McMillan, watercolor painter of Shapleigh, will speak on Icelandic art and noted Icelandic artists in conjunction with The Brickstore Museum and the Art Guild of the Kennebunks at 6 p.m. April 23. He will have on display original works from his collection of more than 50 Icelandic paintings and sculptures, along with Iceland art […]
Winter 2025 exhibitions at CMCA
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) presents its winter season with the unveiling of two new thought-provoking exhibitions and held an opening reception on Feb. 1. New exhibitions that opened Feb. 1: “The Sun, Trying to Disappear” is a show that speaks of entanglement. The images in this exhibition flutter between icons and mistrusted […]
ArtVan’s ArtExhibit
Crescendo is about reaching new heights, riding the waves of life, climbing peaks, looking up to the zenith, witnessing the culmination of a project, peering over the crest, feeling the surge of emotions. 2025 is a 9 year in numerology, marked by a crescendo of power and experience, acclimation and completion, and new beginnings. Artists […]
Maine Art Gallery presents ‘Fiore at 100: Maine Observed’
Joseph Fiore (1925-2008) was a widely respected artist and active member of the Maine Art Gallery during the 1960s and ‘70s. In celebration of the 100th year of his birth, the gallery is partnering with Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) on an exclusive and overdue major retrospective, “Fiore at 100: Maine Observed.” The show runs June […]
Midcoast Downeast Chapter of UMVA presented ‘Dark Skies’
The Midcoast Downeast Chapter of the Union of Maine Visual Artists, in collaboration with Waterfall Arts and Dark Sky Maine presented “Dark Skies: Artwork Honoring Dark Nights in Maine,” which ran from Jan. 17 to Feb. 28 at Waterfall Arts in Belfast. Not only did the exhibit gather a sizable crowd of over 280 people […]
Jeanne Maguire featured at Roux & Cyr Gallery
In March the Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery will host its first abstract contemporary artist as its featured artist of the month. Jeanne Maguire, a Maine-based abstract artist, will be the First Friday artist on March 7. Maguire’s show is titled “Feminine Archetypes” and her work is vibrant and expressive, capturing the emotion […]
Meetinghouse Arts celebrates Youth Art Month
Youth Art Month is right around the corner. Show your support and celebrate the young artists in this year’s youth show, “Healing Through Color,” on view March 6 to 9. Students from all instructional levels will be featured in the show, which emphasizes the importance of visual arts, creative expression, and access to the arts […]
The Wine Cellar Art Gallery features work by Mavis Davis
The Wine Cellar Art Gallery at John Edwards Market on Maine Street in Ellsworth is pleased to be hosting a variety of Maine artists, including Mavis Melissa Davis. Mavis Davis is a self-taught Maine artist who loves color and loves paint. In her words, “I believe beauty is a sign of God’s mercy to humanity; […]
