Category: Rockland

Neil Welliver at Dowling Walsh Gallery

  Works by Neil Welliver can be viewed at Dowling Walsh Gallery from July 5th, 2019 – July 27th, 2019.

Slab City Rendezvous at Farnsworth Art Museum

Slab City Rendezvous, whose title comes from a 1964 painting by Red Grooms, features the work of a group of young New York-based avant-garde artists who in the years following World War II discovered the pleasures of summering and working in Maine. Works by Neil Welliver, Rudy Burckhardt, Lois Dodd, Rackstraw Downes, Red Grooms, Mimi Gross, […]

Connie Hayes, ‘Face Time’ at Dowling Walsh Gallery

  Please join us for the culmination of our community fundraising project on Saturday, March 2nd from 3-5pm.  Additional donations will be accepted during the event.

ArtLab for All Ages – Saturday, March 2, 2-4pm

  The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) invites artists of all ages to create soft mixed media sculptures and wearable artworks during March’s ArtLab for All Ages on Saturday, March 2, from 2 to 4pm. Drawing inspiration from the work of CMCA Biennial artist, Baxter Koziol, participants will craft small soft sculptures and mini wearable artworks such crowns, masks, buttons or brooches. The project will borrow […]

Dowling Walsh Gallery Hosts a Performative Drawing Project by Connie Hayes

  For the months of January and February, Connie Hayes will draw one hundred portraits at Dowling Walsh Gallery of people from a cross section of the community. This performative drawing project will create a visual dialogue and representation of our area through the artist’s work. Each drawing is available for $100, with one hundred percent […]

Biennial Artist Eleanor Kipping Performs at CMCA

  The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) invites the public to join artist Eleanor Kipping for a performance in conjunction with her installation, Strange Fruit, on view in the CMCA Biennial. The performance will take place on Sunday, January 27, at 3pm. The event is free to CMCA members, others with admission. Referencing pop culture iconography and American […]

CMCA Closed Temporarily For Repairs

  The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) announces that it will be closed temporarily for repairs following a break in the water main that occurred inside the building in the early morning hours on Saturday, January 19. CMCA is pleased to report that no works of art were damaged in the event. All artwork […]

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 […]