Category: Portland

MCA partners on condominium staging project in Portland

  The Maine Crafts Association has long dreamed of outfitting a home with member-made decor and jumped at the chance to partner on a staging project with Hay Runner this spring. Hay Runner, a real estate, design and construction company owned by MCA board member Shannon Richards, partnered with New Height Group, the building developer, […]

Hilary Irons exhibits paintings in ‘Orb Weaver’ at Dowling Walsh Gallery

Dowling Walsh Gallery will host a solo exhibition of paintings by Hilary Irons titled “Orb Weaver” from March 5 to April 24. Hilary Irons is a painter, curator and writer living and working in Portland. She studied painting at Parsons School of Design and the Yale School of Art. Hilary is gallery and exhibitions director […]

Pamela Moulton’s work-in-progress, ‘The Forest,’ is temporarily open to guests

Artist in residence Pamela Moulton is opening the SPEEDWELL gallery, so people can experience her installation “The Forest” in progress. “The Forest” is an interactive, multi-sensory installation that will continue to evolve throughout Moulton’s residency. Wearing festive green or blue is encouraged. There will be a maker’s table where visitors can fabricate elements to integrate […]

Greenhut’s 26th Annual Holiday Show

Though we’re disappointed not to be gathering for a festive opening reception this season, we’re excited to invite you in to see Greenhut’s 26th Annual Holiday Show! With styles ranging from realism to colorful abstraction and everything in between, there is truly something for everyone. This exhibition runs from December 3 through January 30, 2021. FEATURED […]

Greenhut Galleries presents new exhibition by Tom Paiement

Greenhut Galleries presents a new exhibition by Tom Paiement, “Elegance + Chaos,” which runs Nov. 5 to 28 with an artist talk to be announced. In his own words: “In July of last year, I started a series of portraits in my studio in Bath. I used a stack of etching papers brought back from […]

Thomas Connolly solo exhibition at Greenhut Gallery

Thomas Connolly is a realist painter known for his architectural paintings of Portland, New York City and beyond. His work is featured in a solo exhibit at Greenhut Gallery from Oct. 8 to 31. The gallery will host an online artist talk at 7 p.m. Oct. 13, streaming live on Greenhut Gallery’s Facebook page. Connolly […]

Call for submissions: Portland Museum of Art

The Portland Museum of Art invites artists to submit work to “Untitled, 2020: Art From Maine In A _____ Time,” which is slated to run from Feb. 12 through May 31, 2021. “Art From Maine In A _____  Time” is a tribute to Helen E. and William E. Thon, who have enhanced the PMA’s regional […]

‘Distilled’ photography show at Cove Street Arts

“Distilled” in an exhibition of the photography of Cynthia and John Orcutt, curated by Bruce Brown. The Orcutts expertly document fragile places (both natural and manmade) by simplifying the subject through composition and technique, drawing the essence of the subject into the final image. The photographs are made with a commitment to distill the subjects […]

Robin Swennes will exhibit ‘For the Love of the Blues’

Robin Swennes will exhibit “For the Love of the Blues” at Casco Bay Artisans, 68 Commerical St., Building A, Portland, from Sept. 10 to Oct. 11. In her own words: I must have a thousand photos of blueberries that I use for reference when I paint. They can look so different—whether it’s that frosty periwinkle blue […]

‘Sight Specific’ solo exhibit by Tina Ingraham

Tina Ingraham will show “Sight Specific” from Sept. 10 to Oct. 3 at Greenhut Galleries. Ingraham will give an online artist talk at 7 p.m. Oct. 3, which will be streamed live on the gallery’s Facebook page. Ingraham was born in Kenton, Ohio, in 1947. She received an MFA from Brooklyn College of CUNY in […]