Category: Portland

Indigo Arts Alliance and The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design Present ‘Visions for our Future; Echoes of our Past’

Indigo Arts Alliance and its partner The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design announce the opening of “Visions for our Future; Echoes of our Past: Dianne Smith, Nyugen E. Smith, and Carl Joe Williams,” curated by IAA deputy director Jordia Benjamin and studio and program coordinator Ashley Page, on view […]

Portland Art Gallery Featured Artist: 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 […]

Portland Art Gallery introduces Art Matters

Every week, Portland Art Gallery will be providing a new edition of Art Matters. Susan Sherrill Axelrod has long been a part of the Portland Art Gallery art community and has closely followed the lives and careers of many of its artists. For Art Matters, Sherrill Axelrod will be sitting down with each of our […]

Krisanne Baker showing at Moss Galleries

Moss Galleries in Falmouth is exhibiting the work of Krisanne Baker Feb. 4 to March 12. Krisanne is a Gulf of Maine and Gulf of Mexico ocean advocacy artist whose work concerns water quality, availability and rights, both locally and globally, and inspiring worldwide ocean stewardship. Her multimedia  installations and paintings are studies of the […]

‘3D Love’: works by The Art Department at MCA

Maine Craft Portland presents the 3D LOVE themed work from members of The Art Department of Portland, Feb. 4 to 27 at at Maine Craft Portland. Many mediums and objects will be represented and for sale in a multitude of expressions of love, life and courage. A love-fest not to be missed!  The Art Department, […]

Deadline Fast Approaching: Apply now to the 2022 Portland Fine Craft Show

Application Dates: Through Feb. 1 Application Fee: MCA Members $20; Non-members $25 Late Application Date: Feb. 2 to 15 (fee increased to $50 for all) The online application for the seventh annual Portland Fine Craft Show is open through Juried Art Services. Now is your chance to apply and join 100+ exhibitors from Maine and […]

UMVA Gallery at PMC offers February mail art cards online fundraising auction      

Like most other things in 2021, the auction of Mail Art Cards, received by the Union of Maine Visual Artists Portland Gallery inside the Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St. in Portland, was delayed in both December and January, because of COVID. But beginning Feb. 17 and continuing through Feb. 22, UMVA will be offering […]

Portland Art Gallery Featured Artist: Matthew Chamberlain

Maine. I was born and raised in Portland, Maine. South Portland to be specific. I’ve lived in a few other places later in life but Maine will always be home.  Inspiration. I get inspiration from a number of places such as food, music and other artists. Ultimately it boils down to a compulsive need to […]

Shop Maine Craft offers Dasher Delivery of Maine-made crafts

Shop Maine Craft is shining up its sleigh in preparation to deliver handcrafted goodies to the locals this December! With expected mail delays on the horizon, they wanted to create a new way to reliably send and receive Maine-made gifts. Not only are you guaranteed to receive your order in a timely manner, but it’s […]

Portland Art Gallery shows new work each Friday 

Be the first to see new work from Portland Art Gallery artists in the “New Work”section of the gallery’s website, which is updated every Friday, at https://portlandartgallery.com/new-work. The November show can be viewed online through the Virtual Gallery Tour and in person at 154 Middle St., Portland. The gallery is open seven days a week […]