Category: gallery

Mentors + Apprentices: Work from Maine + New Hampshire’s 2023 Craft Apprentice Program opens Oct. 6

The Maine Craft Association’s Craft Apprentice Program, developed and offered in partnership with the Maine Arts Commission & the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, provides mentor craft artists and apprentices the opportunity to learn, create and connect. The program is designed to advance and expand the apprentice’s craft studio practice and professional experience.  Nine mentor […]

‘Engagement’ exhibition at reception at DIAA Gallery

The jeweled tones of autumn offer rich inspiration to artists from around the Peninsula as they design work for the final show of the Deer Isle Artists Association summer ’23 season. Similarly, a less-crowded gallery ensures ample opportunities for “Engagement” by visitors to the gallery in Deer Isle Village. Appearing in this show are Ben […]

Dowling Walsh Gallery features new work by artists Rachel Gloria Adams and Joanna Logue in October exhibitions

Dowling Walsh Gallery will present solo exhibitions of new work by artists Rachel Gloria Adams and Joanna Logue from Oct. 6 to 28. A public opening reception celebrating the shows will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 6. Both exhibitions are debut presentations for the artists at the gallery.  Rachel Gloria Adams is […]

Stop by Saltwater Artists Gallery during Maine Craft Weekend

Maine Craft Weekend is the annual statewide event that provides the public the opportunity to explore the work of Maine craft artists and businesses. This year’s event takes place Oct. 7 and 8.  Saltwater Artists Gallery in New Harbor invites interested visitors touring the Pemaquid peninsula to stop by for refreshments and to view jewelry […]

Archipelago celebrates Maine with ‘Coastal Mood’ exhibition and reception 

Join Archipelago, the Island Institute’s store and gallery, for “Coastal Mood” celebrating Maine, on display through Oct. 28. “Coastal Mood” shares works of six local artists using India ink, charcoal, stone, glass, watercolor, acrylic and wood as their media. Enjoy these depictions of Maine’s coastal mood with varied works on display.  Celebrate the second month […]

‘HOME’ group show and John Woolsey solo show at Caldbeck Gallery

“HOME: A Group Show” at Caldbeck Gallery features work by Cicely Aikman, Gideon Bok, Alan Bray, Lois Dodd, Jeff Epstein, Melanie Essex, Breehan James, Elisa Jensen, Bernard Langlais, K. Min, Jody Payne, Jay Stern, Barbara Sullivan and Nancy Wissemann-Widrig  “John Woolsey: Time And Transformation” runs from Sept. 23 to Nov. 4, with a First Friday […]

Stop by Turtle Gallery for end-of-season display during Maine Craft Weekend

In celebration of Maine Craft Weekend Oct. 7 and 8, Turtle Gallery invites the public to visit and see a selection of ceramics, glass, textiles, wood vessels and fine furniture, jewelry and many other media.  Turtle Gallery is just one stop on the Maine Crafts Association map of galleries and craftspeople open on the peninsula […]

‘Impressionism Into Abstraction’ opens at Wiscasset Bay Gallery

“Impressionism Into Abstraction: Pioneering Women Artists” will open Oct. 14 at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery in Wiscasset. The exhibition will feature works by important 19th and 20th century American and European women artists, often overlooked or unrecognized in their day, as well as up and coming contemporary artists. Of particular note are some vibrant gouaches […]

‘The Artful Interior’ celebrates Maine craftspeople

“The crafts are as beautiful as the fine art,” said one visitor to Maine Art Gallery’s opening last Saturday of “The Artful Interior.” The age-old academic debate of the difference between crafts and fine art seemed to be moot with many other visitors responding similarly.  The concept for the show was the brainchild of Cynthia […]

Fall exhibitions open at the Zillman Art Museum

  The Zillman Art Museum, University of Maine, located at 40 Harlow St. in downtown Bangor, opens new exhibitions that will run through Dec. 2 (second floor galleries) and Dec. 30 (main floor galleries).  SUSAN ABBOTT: “An Artist’s Pilgrimage: Paintings from the Camino De Santiago” Sept. 15 to Dec. 2 The Zillman is pleased to […]