Category: Portland

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 […]

Maine Jewish Museum popup show features work by Carol Eisenberg

Maine Museum of Photographic Arts isn’t physically open yet but wants to cheer and support efforts by its neighbors. The Maine Jewish Museum is hosting a pop-up exhibit that features the work of MMPA advisory board member Carol Eisenberg and other great artists. Carol Eisenberg’s exhibit runs from Aug. 13 to Sept. 12.

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 […]