Category: Portland
‘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 […]
MMPA Antidote Aims to Inspire
The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland has begun to create online editions of what it calls MMPA Antidote. The museum publishes upbeat, positive and forward-looking posts that digitally feature the art and artists in Maine, as an antidote to the viral disruption by publishing. “MMPA Antidote was inspired by the need to share […]
‘Mary Bourke: Somewhere Between Water and Woods’ at Greenhut Galleries
“Mary Bourke: Somewhere Between Water and Woods” will be on exhibit from June 4 to 27 at Greenhut Galleries in Portland. Although the exhibition does not start until June, the gallery launched an online preview of Mary Bourke’s exhibit on Earth Day (view it at https://www.greenhutgalleries.com/exhibitions-events/mary-bourke-solo). Bourke is donating a portion of the proceeds from […]
‘Charlie Hewitt Prints’ Virtual Exhibition at Cove Street Arts
In this year of Maine’s bicentennial, artist Charlie Hewitt has created a new series of woodcut prints focused on New England’s strong bond with the sea in his solo exhibition at Cove Street Arts in Portland. In his dynamic, imaginative and unmistakable style, Hewitt reimagines iconic regional sights — shining lighthouses; brightly colored, numbered buoys […]
10TH BIENNIAL PORTLAND SHOW AT GREENHUT GALLERIES
THE PORTLAND SHOW 10th Biennial Invitational Exhibition April 2-May 30, 2020 Please note: because of the Covid-19 virus there will be no opening reception for this exhibition. Work may be viewed anytime during regular business hours. Greenhut Galleries is pleased to announce its 10th Biennial Portland Show featuring work by 51 artists. In a creative […]
Greenhut Galleries: 10% off Gift Certificates
Based on the Governor’s new executive order, we will only be open by appointment for at least the next two weeks. To make an appointment, please shoot us an email (info@greenhutgalleries.com). We will soon provide updated information on our current and upcoming exhibition schedule. As always, you can shop our entire inventory […]
Portland Art Gallery Selects Artwork in a Calming, Neutral Color Palette
For your enjoyment, a curated selection of artwork in a neutral palette presented by Portland Art Gallery. View more at portlandartgallery.com.
Tim Greenway’s Mackworth Island Transformed: Rocks Reimagined at Cove St. Arts
Prompted by the current crisis, Cove St. Arts in Portland is trying something new: a virtual exhibition, complete with an accompanying video on our website: https://www.covestreetarts.com/exhibitions-1/mackworthislandtransformed Tim Greenway’s Mackworth Island Transformed: Rocks Reimagined explores the transformation of space within the context of both the physical and the psychological. Using the popular location of […]
