Category: Portland
Lisa Noonis solo show at Cove Street Arts
The solo show “Blossom” by artist Lisa Noonis opened at Cove Street Arts on April 27 and runs through June 18. Cove Street Arts is at 71 Cove St., Portland. Call 207-808-8911, email [email protected], or go to www.covestreetarts.com for more information.
The Steve and Judy Halpert Collection at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts
The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts presents the Steve and Judy Halpert Collection, curated by Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest, April 21 to June 10. This assortment of images is Maine focused and illustrates Steve Halpert’s career as native curator, academic and former owner of the arthouse theater, The Movies on Exchange Street. On […]
Portland Art Gallery featured in Architectural Digest
“A selection of paintings from the Portland Art Gallery hang on the wall, including Joyce Grasso’s Afternoon Delight; Brenda Cirioni’s Kintsugi III, and Bibby Gignilliat’s Sparkle. The pair of midcentury bamboo stools add a bit of texture to the living room, along with the vintage Saporiti sofa, pillows covered in Loro Piana fabric, a carved […]
Portland Art Gallery interviews Greg Day
By Susan Sherrill Axelrod The bold abstracts created by gallery newcomer Greg Day toe the line between painting and sculpture. Viewed online, the three-dimensional nature of his work is not obvious, but his signature grids and strong elemental shapes offer evidence of his interest in line and form — and of his training as an […]
A new year brings a new member to Fore River Gallery
The work of Tegan Curry has been displayed in Fore River Gallery for about nine years, and as a vendor during that time, only a limited selection of her work was available in the shop. That has all changed as she was welcomed as a full-time member of the gallery this past January. Not only […]
David Moser exhibits ‘Art of the Craft’
Portland Art Gallery will host an opening reception for David Moser’s “Art of the Craft” exhibition from 5 to 7 p.m. April 13. The convergence of sculptural artistry and functional design is captured in this collaboration between represented artist David Moser, Thos. Moser Furniture and Portland Art Gallery. David Moser’s furniture designs are rooted in […]
‘Wax, Hot & Cold’ group exhibition on view at Cove Street Arts
A new exhibit of encaustics called “Wax, Hot & Cold” is on view at Cove Street Arts in Portland. Featured artists are Edith Beatty, Marcy Bergeron-Noa, Anne Bernard, Sandi Donnelly, Janet Hyland, Karen K. Kulberg, Mary McCann and Micki Whelan. Prior to paper, writing was mark making on animal skin or stone. Akin to the […]
Portland Art Gallery interviews Jill Hoy
Maine: When I was 9 years old, my parents bought an 1880s ship captain’s house in Deer Isle Village. I grew up summering there, and have continued to spend extended portions of my year in Stonington on Deer Isle. Our family moved a great deal when I was growing up. Maine became my bedrock. It […]
Michael Kolster exhibits at MMPA
In Michael Kolster’s “Take Me to the River” at the The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, the artist explores four post-industrial rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean — the Androscoggin (Maine/New Hampshire), Schuylkill (Pennsylvania), James (Virginia) and Savannah (Georgia/South Carolina) — as they emerge from two centuries of use and neglect. With vastly improved […]
Group show at Portland Art Gallery
Sarah Ingraham, Page Eastburn O’Rourke, Jodi Edwards and Nancy Simonds will show work at Portland Art Gallery throughout March, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. March 2. Portland Art Gallery is at 154 Middle St., Portland. Call 207-956-7105, or go to portlandartgallery.com for more information.
