Category: Rockland
“Richard Estes: Woods and Waters” at Dowling Walsh
Richard Estes (born 1932) is best known for his complex photo-realistic images of urban shop windows and their mind-eye confounding reflections. However, his work also attests to a well-traveled eye for distant places, including Mount Desert Island and Lake Champlain. While helping Alice Walton select artworks destined for the permanent collection of Crystal Bridges […]
CMCA welcomes Rori Smith and announces July education programs in Rockland
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland has named Rori Smith as its new director of education. Smith brings nearly two decades of experience as an educator, scholar and artist, having worked with institutions including the Penn Museum, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, the National Museum of the American Indian and […]
Landing Gallery opens ‘Sense of Place’
Rockland’s Landing Gallery will open “Sense of Place,” a group exhibition celebrating the connection between Maine’s geography and the artists inspired by its terrain, on July 3. The exhibition will feature new paintings by Russell Slocum, Christopher French, Michael Weymouth, Roberta Baumann and Bruce Busko. An opening reception will be held during Rockland’s First Friday […]
Art Space Gallery features four artists in July
Rockland’s Art Space Gallery will feature the work of Art Schaefer, Lara Max, Jody Solow and Linda Clowes Murray in the Front Room during July. The gallery will participate in Rockland’s First Friday Art Walk from 4 to 7 p.m. July 3, welcoming local supporters and summer visitors to explore members’ newest work. Max will […]
Caldbeck Gallery opens four July shows
Rockland’s Caldbeck Gallery will open four July shows with a First Friday opening from 5 to 7:30 p.m. July 3. The exhibitions feature Barbara Sullivan’s “Fresco Vocabulary, Domestic Scenarios and Small Plates”; Jeff Epstein’s “New Work”; Lois Dodd’s “Work”; and Michael Reece’s “Off the Grid: Paintings from Moody Mountain.” Caldbeck Gallery is at 12 Elm […]
Dowling Walsh Gallery presents two solo exhibitions featuring Wolf Kahn and Richard Estes
Rockland’s Dowling Walsh Gallery will present two exhibitions, “Wolf Kahn: Beyond Intention” and “Richard Estes: Woods and Waters,” from July 3 to Aug. 1. A public reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. July 3. WOLF KAHN “Wolf Kahn: Beyond Intention” features selected works by the master American colorist. Kahn depicted the American […]
Farnsworth explores Maine ceramics in ‘Quiet Riot’
The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland will present “Quiet Riot: Making Ceramics in Maine” in its 365 Gallery from July 10 to Nov. 8. Led by the museum’s Learning & Engagement department, the exhibition explores ceramics through the lens of experimentation, process and community while highlighting artists who have helped shape Maine’s ceramic arts landscape. […]
Dowling Walsh Gallery highlights Jamie Wyeth’s ‘Kleberg: Sunrise, Monhegan’
Rockland’s Dowling Walsh Gallery highlighted Jamie Wyeth’s “Kleberg: Sunrise, Monhegan,” a 2024 work in watercolor, acrylic, charcoal and gouache on toned board. Kleberg was a beloved yellow Labrador retriever owned by Wyeth and his wife, Phyllis. Gifted to the Wyeths by Robert Kleberg of Texas’s King Ranch, the dog inspired a celebrated series of artworks […]
Center for Maine Contemporary Art celebrates 10th anniversary of Landmark Building at 2026 Art Party
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its iconic Rockland building at the 2026 Art Party on Wednesday, July 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. This annual fundraising event will honor the visionary leaders whose creativity, expertise, and dedication helped bring this award-winning building to life and shaped CMCA’s […]
Triangle Gallery opens two new shows for First Friday in Rockland
Triangle Gallery in Rockland is celebrating the opening of two new shows today, June 5, during the Rockland First Friday Art Walk. “The Black & White Show” brings together bold black and white work by Triangle Gallery artists and runs through June 20. Upstairs through June 28 is “Interiors/Exteriors (the Nature of Nature),” a solo […]
