Category: Rockland

Caldbeck Gallery hosts two new virtual exhibits

Caldbeck Gallery will show two new exhibitions: “23 Watercolors from the Weskeag Marsh,” a solo exhibit by David Dewey featuring a new body of work, and “Inside & Outside,” a new body of work by Melanie Essex.   Full catalogs can be viewed online. Caldbeck Gallery is at 12 Elm St., Rockland. Gallery hours are […]

Dowling Walsh Gallery will host three exhibitions in September

Dowling Walsh Gallery will host three exhibitions in September, featuring work by Greta Van Campen, Sebastian Blanck, and Scott Kelley. Exhibits open Sept. 4 and will be on view through Sept. 26. The gallery will host an artist reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 4. Greta Van Campen is a painter from Thomaston who’s […]

Caldbeck Gallery features two solo exhibitions

“Do Not Fear: Black Bear,” by Janice Kasper Caldbeck Gallery exhibits a solo show by Nancy Wissemann-Widrig titled “A Place on the Water: Paintings from Maine 1968-1975” and the Janice Kasper solo show “Do Not Fear” from July 29 to Sept. 26. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment. Caldbeck […]

Remembering CRAFT Gallery’s Barbara Michelena

On July 16, the community lost beloved owner, curator and guiding force of CRAFT, Barbara Michelena. She passed away peacefully at her home in Camden, surrounded by friends and family. For nearly a decade, Rockland’s CRAFT gallery was Michelena’s passion. She planned all winter for her meticulously curated, themed summer exhibitions. She loved going on […]

August highlights at Art Space include woodwork, book arts, encaustic paintings and more

Art Space Gallery in Rockland is featuring work by several artists throughout August. Roger Barry, a woodworker based in Rockland, shows stunning, hand-carved and embellished wooden Reliquaries for personal possessions, often with secret locks that enhance privacy. Abstract sculptures of figures hint at the absurd capabilities of mankind. Old Master realism meets Impressionistic brushstroke and […]

Landing Gallery shows ‘Ordinary Time’

Landing Gallery is showing the solo exhibition “Ordinary Time,” featuring new paintings by Melissa Post van der Burg, through Aug. 2. The artist chose the title “weeks before the advent of COVID-19 made its way into our collective awareness,” she said. “I wanted to describe daily lives in and around Maine to those who may […]

Art Space Gallery features four artists in July

Art Space Gallery is a 14-artist cooperative, now in its 15th year in downtown Rockland. Open hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays. Gallery artists include painters in all mediums, woodworking and sculpture, metal sculpture, jewelry and small works. In July, four artists are featured in […]

‘Discussing the Line’ online panel discussion will be hosted by CMCA

“Double Bubble” (detail), by Tracy Miller. Courtesy of the artist and Mrs. Maspeth, NY. The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland will host a virtual Tuesday Talk from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. July 21 with four of the artists whose work is currently on view in the exhibition “Skirting the Line: Painting between Abstraction […]

‘Maine Shore Birds’ opens at Archipelago

“Maine Shore Birds” is Jean Kigel’s third theme show of the season. This show, hosted by the newly re-opened Archipelago Gallery in Rockland, offers the experience of viewing her work in person at 386 Main St. from July 18 through Aug. 16. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. For this collection […]

Three Solo Exhibits Open at Dowling Walsh Gallery

Dowling Walsh Gallery will host three solo exhibitions in July featuring work by Cig Harvey, Jenny Brillhart and Marilynn Gelfman Karp. The gallery will host an artist reception on opening day from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. July 3 and a gallery open house each Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. The shows run through Aug. […]