Category: exhibitions

Wiscasset student show at MAG was a community success

By Kay Tobler Liss Students and parents flocked to the Maine Art Gallery for the opening of The Wiscasset Schools K-12 Spring Art show on April 14.  “Kids were so excited to see their work displayed in a real gallery,” said Liz Proffetty, teacher of the lower grades. Indeed, the excitement of the young budding […]

Dowling Walsh Gallery opens 2023 season with three solo exhibitions 

Dowling Walsh Gallery will open its 2023 season on May 5 with three solo exhibitions of works by Robert Hamilton, Elizabeth Osborne and Kevin Xiques. A closing reception will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. May 26. For Osborne and Xiques, this will be their first show with the gallery.  Now in its 16th […]

New season and new members at Art Space Gallery in Rockland

Art Space Gallery welcomes new members who add a new level of diversity to the gallery’s art offerings, working in a variety of mediums and with their own distinct styles. The Front Room show in May is a group exhibition with the theme “Cheer Me Up.” Come by from 5 to 8 p.m. May 5 […]

Local Color Gallery celebrates fifth anniversary and welcomes new guest artist

Local Color Gallery will celebrate its fifth anniversary from 3 to 6 p.m. April 28 with refreshments and a new show. Five years ago, the Women Artists of Midcoast Maine (WAMM) banded together to find venues for their work. When they saw a For Rent sign on a space in the Masonic Block in Belfast, […]

2023 CMCA Biennial closing reception

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) will host a closing reception celebrating our 2023 CMCA Biennial from 2:30 to 5 p.m. May 6. The event will include music from local DJ’s Zoë Sessums and Jordan Crosthwaite and refreshments in the courtyard and will be preceded by a performance from Biennial artist Heather Lyon titled […]

Moss Galleries extends ‘Arrangements’ show and adds film screening 

“Arrangements” at Moss Galleries in Falmouth has been extended one more week until May 20. The group show features work by Robert S. Neuman, alongside art by Michael Mulhern and Carla Weeks. The documentary “Pieces of the World: The Art and Life of Robert S. Neuman” will be screening at Moss Galleries on May 19.

Camden Falls starts its season the exhibition ‘Homecoming, Spring Launch’ featuring artists Jonathan McPhillips and Jay Brooks

Camden Falls Gallery will kick off its 2023 season with “Homecoming, Spring Launch,” a two-person exhibition featuring works by Jonathan McPhillips and Jay Brooks. The show opens during Camden’s Third Thursday Art Walk on May 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. and will run through June 12. The pairing of works by these two artists […]

Call for Entries: Barn Gallery juried show

Since 2004, the Ogunquit Arts Collaborative/Barn Gallery has invited local artists who are not members of the Ogunquit Art Association to submit work for the “Regional Artists: An Open, Juried Show.” For a small fee, any artist can enter paintings, graphics, sculpture or photographs for review by the gallery’s current juror. Past jurors have been […]

Opening party for ‘Generations’ exhibition at Maine Art Gallery celebrates 65 years of Maine art

In honor of its 65th anniversary, the opening party for the Maine Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibition, “Generations,” will be a special event. All are invited to join the festivities from 4 to 7 p.m. May 6. Maine art writer and guest curator Carl Little will offer brief remarks to introduce the show. The celebration, with […]

Caldbeck Gallery opens season with a retrospective of work by fiber artist Morris David Dorenfeld

The Caldbeck Gallery will open its 42nd year with the retrospective exhibition “Morris David Dorenfeld: Tapestry Master,” featuring 27 works created over the last 40 years of the artist’s long life. Dorenfeld, late of Spruce Head, passed away on Feb. 13 of this year at the age of 85. The show will run from May […]