Category: Rockland
ArtLab for All Ages – February 2, 2-4pm
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) invites artists of all ages to construct freestanding sculptures with wood and paint during February’s ArtLab for All Ages on Saturday, February 2, from 2 to 4pm. Looking to Anna Hepler‘s sculpture in the courtyard, participants will fashion their own in-the-round structures by combining found shapes and wooden forms into pieces that activate the […]
Biennial Artists Present Their “Art Crushes” at CMCA
Back by popular demand, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) is offering its lively and thought-provoking lecture series, Who Do You Love? in conjunction with this year’s Biennial Exhibition. The third iteration of the series takes place on Sunday, January 6, at 3pm, and features Biennial artists Tad Beck (Vinalhaven, ME), Seth Koen (South Bristol, ME + Easthampton, MA), and Gina Siepel (Portland, […]
CRAFT Gallery Artists Receive Maine Arts Commission Grants
Two CRAFT Gallery artists are this year’s recipients of Maine Arts Fellowships awarded by the Maine Arts Commission. They are Jan Owen of Belfast, for Craft Arts, and Lynn Duryea of Deer Isle, for the Belvedere Handcraft Award. Each artist receives $5000 in recognition of artistic excellence. CRAFT Gallery congratulates these two fine artists […]
Caldbeck Presents ‘Back to Nature’
Caldbeck presents ‘Back to Nature.’ A group show featuring the following artists: Anne Alexander, Elizabeth Awalt, Katherine Bradford, Alan Bray, Lise Becu, Sam Cady, David Dewey, Lois Dodd, Jeff Epstein, Melanie Essex, Kathleen Florance, Maggie Foskett (Brasilian-American 1919-2014), Nancy Glassmann, Jeanne Goodman, Bayard Hollins, Janice Kasper, Frederic Kellogg, Koichiro Kurita, Jill Madden, Kristin Malin, K. […]
ArtLab for All Ages – January 5, 2-4pm
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) invites artists of all ages to discover the infinite possibilities of textiles, fibers, and fabric collage during January’s ArtLab for All Ages on Saturday, January 5, from 2 to 4pm. Looking to the works of Biennial exhibition artists Baxter Koziol, Willoughby Lukas Hastings and Isabelle O’Donnell, participants will experiment with craft techniques such as sewing and assemblage […]
Famed Photographer William Wegman Creates Limited Edition Print to Benefit MOFGA and CMCA
Famed photographer William Wegman, known worldwide for his witty and strikingly human photographs of his Weimaraners, has created an exclusive limited-edition print to benefit two Maine nonprofits, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) and the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA). Titled, “Topper,” the 30 x 24 inch print, produced in an edition of 10, […]
Holiday Selections at Dowling Walsh Gallery
Holiday Selections at Dowling Walsh Gallery showcased from November 20 – January 1.
CMCA 2018 Biennial Exhibition Opens November 3
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland will open the 20th edition of its statewide CMCA Biennial Exhibition on November 3, 2018, with an opening reception from 5 to 7pm. The Biennial will remain on view through March 3, 2019. This year’s Biennial is sponsored by The First National Bank and features the work of 43 artists from […]
ArtLab for All Ages
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) invites artists of all ages to dive into the diverse currents of contemporary art making on view in the 2018 Biennial Exhibition during November’s ArtLab for All Ages on Saturday, November 3, from 2 to 4pm. Led by ArtLab instructor Alexis Iammarino, participants will wade into the creative depths explored by the 43 Biennial artists, […]
CRAFT Gallery Extends “Erasing the Line” Show
In marking the occasion of the 2018 Biennial at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, CRAFT Gallery is extending its last show of the season ”Erasing the Line between Fine Art and Craft”, currently showing the newest work of weaver Morris Dorenfeld and sculptor Lynn Duryea, winners of the 2016 CMCA Biennial. Dorenfeld weaves on […]
