Category: Rockland

CMCA names Martha Jones as new Board Chair

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) has appointed Martha Jones, a seasoned non-profit leader and South Thomaston resident, as its new Chair of the Board of Trustees. Martha “Marty” Jones brings to the position more than 40 years experience as a leader in cultural and non-profit management. In 1982, Jones was one of the […]

Archipelago Opens for “Maine Life”

Archipelago introduces its new fall and winter gallery show, “Maine Life,” on Friday, October 4 with a special opening reception, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., during Rockland’s First Friday Art Walk. This show exhibits art that reflects life in Maine and adds beautiful craft and design elements to our living spaces, and features splashes […]

CRAFT Opens for “Curator’s Choice”

“Curator’s Choice” opens at CRAFT Gallery, finishing the 2019 season with a selection of the finest work by gallery artists. Included are select pieces from the ZEN show and new work chosen by CRAFT owner and curator Barbara Michelena. Her choices are based on visual beauty, spiritual uplift and excellence of craftsmanship.  Included in the […]

Art Space Gallery Opens for “Fall Colors”

Art Space Gallery invites the public to Arts in Rockland First Friday Art Walk on October 4th, from 5-8pm. A member show, “Fall Colors,” is featured in the front gallery. Join us for wine and refreshments and meet our artists. Our Gift Nook has small artworks and fine crafts, cards and other items made by […]

Sunday Salon with Tectonic Industries at CMCA

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), in Rockland invites the public to attend a Sunday Salon gallery talk on September 22 at 3pm with exhibiting artists Lars Boye Jerlach and Helen Stringfellow of Tectonic Industries. The artist duo will share the inspirations and process behind their interactive installation, “Dreams Can Come True (if it’s […]

September ArtLab for All Ages at CMCA

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), in Rockland invites artists of all ages to create folded paper sculpture in this month’s ArtLab for All Ages workshop on Saturday, September 7, from 2 to 4pm. Looking to the interactive installation, Dreams Can Come True by artist team Tectonic Industries, ArtLab participants will create folded three-dimensional […]

The Caldbeck Gallery Opens for ‘Seven Photographers’

From September 6 through October 26, the Caldbeck Gallery, 12 Elm Street in Rockland, will show the work of photographers John Goodman of Friendship ME/Wellesley MA, Koichiro Kurita ofJapan, Dirk McDonnell of Camden ME, Ni Rong of Rockport ME/Boston MA, Jan Rosenbaum of Rockport ME, Allison V. Smith of Dallas TX, and Todd Watts of […]

David Driskell : A Life in Art, Gardening and Material Culture at CMCA

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) in partnership with Indigo Arts Alliance of Portland, invites the public to attend a slide presentation and conversation with renowned artist David Driskell at CMCA, 21 Winter Street, Rockland, on Sunday, September 8 at 4pm. The illustrated talk, “A Life in Art, Gardening and Material Culture” centers on […]

New Works For Sale at Clarke Gallery

  Clarke Gallery, 338 Main St. Rockland, has acquired a number of botanical drawings by Alex Katz. These will be for sale and on display beginning August 12th. These drawings were part of the personal collection of Robert and Mary Carswell of New York, having been given to them by the artist.     Another […]

ZEN opens at CRAFT Gallery

  The power of ZEN opens at CRAFT Gallery in mid August.  The gallery has selected four artists to represent the philosophy of ZEN and their use of the  three symbols of the circle, the triangle and the square in fine art and craft. Al Scovern, Daphne Taylor, Tim Van Campen and Dudley Zopp each […]