Category: Rockland

Lecture at the Farnsworth: Louise Nevelson—Light and Shadow

On Wednesday, August 16, the Farnsworth Art Museum will present a lecture by Nevelson biographer Laurie Wilson entitled Louise Nevelson: Light and Shadow. The program will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. in the museum’s auditorium. This lecture will provide an intimate portrait of Louise Nevelson’s remarkable life and art, drawing on hours of […]

Farnsworth Presents Lecture and Film: Returning Nazi-Appropriated-Art to its Rightful Owner

On Wednesday, August 23, the Farnsworth Art Museum, in partnership with the Strand Theatre and the Adas Yoshuron Synagogue will co-present a lecture by Donald S. Burris, Esq. followed by a screening of Stealing Klimt: The Documentary. The program will take place at the Strand Theatre in Rockland, Maine from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Beginning […]

Noted ceramic artist Matt Wedel to speak at CMCA

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts are collaborating to present an artist talk by noted ceramic artist Matt Wedel at CMCA, 21 Winter Street, Rockland, Maine, on Thursday, August 10, at 5:30pm. The talk is free-of-charge and open to the public. Wedel is currently the guest artist-in-residence at […]

Linden Frederick: Night Stories Exhibit and Summer Gala at CMCA

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) is celebrating its first anniversary in its Toshiko Mori Architect building with its Summer Gala on Friday, August 18, 2017. The evening also celebrates the preview opening of the much-anticipated exhibition Linden Frederick: Night Stories, a collaboration between the artist and 15 award-winning authors, including Anthony Doerr, Andre […]

First Friday Art Walk in Rockland on August 4th

First Friday Art Walk, Rockland ME, 5-8pm, 4 August 2017 Over 20 of Rockland’s art galleries will be open from 5-8pm, Friday, 4 August. Many will be opening new exhibitions for the city’s First Friday Art Walk. A full list of members can be found at www.artsinrockland.org

Art Space Gallery First Friday Art Walk

Art Space Gallery invites you to the August Arts in Rockland First Friday Art Walk.  We will be hanging a new show in our front room featuring works by John Wood, Penny Markley, Lara Marx, and Obrianna Cornelius. You’ll also find many new works displayed throughout the gallery. Please stop by and join us for […]

Daily Exhibition Tours at CMCA for July and August

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art will offer daily guided tours of the current exhibitions every weekday at 11am for the months of July and August. Join museum staff for a closer inside look at the exhibitions on view. Current exhibitions include John Walker | From Seal Point; Jenny Brillhart + Sara Stites | Temporality, […]

Dowling Walsh Gallery Announces July Shows

All Shows run July 7 – August 2 Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10AM – 5PM or by appointment Scott Kelley Scott Kelley has distinguished himself as a visual storyteller of subjects including ornithology, whaling, spirit animals and Wabanaki elders. His new paintings, inspired by his previous series, explore a narrative of personified animals. His work is a constant […]

Farnsworth [Collective] Presents Bash LITE: Under the Tent

On Saturday, July 22, the Farnsworth Art Museum’s dynamic membership group the [Collective] will present a summer dance party on Rockland’s Museum Street, featuring the bay area funk band Con Brio. Bash LITE: Under the Tent will take place from 8 to 12 p.m. under a huge, 200 foot tent raised over the Farnsworth Museum […]

William Wegman Artist Talk Presented by CMCA & The Strand Theatre

Artist William Wegman, accompanied by his famous Weimaraners, will present a talk on his work on Tuesday, July 25, at 5:30pm at The Strand Theatre, Main Street, Rockland, as part of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s Tuesday Talk series. CMCA and the Strand Theatre are partnering on the presentation, with reduced admission for CMCA […]