Category: Portland
Maine artists donate to Maine Medical in new online exhibition ‘Sheltered in Place’
Maine artists donate to Maine Medical in new online exhibition Although the Union of Visual Artists (UMVA) Gallery, inside the Portland Media Center at 516 Congress St. in Portland, is not open yet, UMVA artists produced the online exhibition “Sheltered in Place.” The show’s work reflects artists’ thoughts and feelings on both the coronavirus pandemic […]
John Whalley’s ‘Earth Tones’ exhibit and work by Thomas Higgins featured at Greenhut Galleries
Greenhut Galleries presents “John Whalley: Earth Tones” from Aug. 13 through Sept. 5. Advancing the tradition of American realists and acknowledging the Dutch masters, John Whalley’s paintings go well beyond mere technique. His work exudes tremendous warmth, luminosity and charm. He responds to what he calls “the beauty that speaks softly.” He was born in […]
Maine College of Art Announces Isaac Kestenbaum as director of the Salt Institute
Maine College of Art has appointed Isaac Kestenbaum as director of the Salt Institute, president Laura Freid announced. Kestenbaum begins his role at MECA on Aug. 10. Kestenbaum is a 2008 graduate of the Salt Institute and a veteran audio producer and journalist, bringing more than 10 years of industry experience to MECA. Kestenbaum has […]
Daniel Minter solo exhibit ‘States Of?’ opens July 16 at Greenhut Galleries
Daniel Minter’s artwork is a study of memory and the many ways in which memory is embedded into our past, present and future. Using archetypes, symbols, icons and folklore steeped in the context of African-American and African diaspora culture, Minter creates a visual vocabulary. Metaphors take shape out of common objects, infusing the energy of […]
Guided Makers Joins Maine Craft Association
Product development and sourcing strategist Rachel Battarbee and technical designer and pattern maker Myranda Caputo combined have 50 years of industry experience on a range of product categories and came together to create Guided Makers. Guided Makers is a new institution member of the Maine Crafts Association. Guided Makers, located in the greater Portland area, […]
‘Lin Lisberger: Gravity’ at Cove Street Arts
The word gravity comes from a Latin root meaning “weight, heaviness, pressure.” Gravity can denote seriousness or dignity. It can also refer to the weakest fundamental force in physics, yet is the force that defines the very structure of the universe. It is the attractive force between two objects or, perhaps more precisely, the impact […]
‘Architecture’ Opens at Cove Street Arts
Architecture is the art of designing and constructing buildings. Perhaps due to the difficulty of that task, the term has also come to mean the complex or carefully designed structure of any object. Architecture was, therefore, the perfect, succinct title for the photography exhibition featuring David Clough, Jean Noon, Donald Peterson, Liv Kristin Robinson, Sarah […]
‘Gardenship: First Voyage’ exhibit at Cove Street Arts extended through July 4
A vast, empty warehouse sat in the brown fields of Kearny Point, waiting for someone with a vision to give it new life. An intrepid crew of 14 Maine artists accepted the challenge, relishing the opportunity to build a new creative community out of an old Navy yard. From little more than this notion and […]
Greenhut Galleries Reopens
Greenhut Galleries is reopening its doors. Due to the current crisis, the exhibition schedule has been adjusted and necessary restrictions will be in place. A maximum of 10 people will be permitted in the gallery at a time, and everyone must wear a face mask. Disposable masks and hand sanitizer will be available near the […]
‘Floriography’ Opens at Cove Street Arts
Originally conceived as an early-April show — as both an antidote to the cruelest month’s lingering gloom and a reminder that spring, with its florid proliferation of life, was on the horizon — the exhibit “Floriography: The Language of Flowers” feels even more timely in its new slot as the first post-lockdown exhibition at Cove […]
