Category: gallery

Multimedia artist Julie Crane stirs up the DNA of art 

Maine artist Julie Crane is bringing her unique perspective to Local Color Gallery this June and July. Her multimedia pieces depict creatures in an atmosphere of objects with amplified scale. Microscopic elements from the ocean mingled with seed pods and the trails of birds’ flight patterns enter into the layering of marks. Crane’s work considers […]

Mars Hall Gallery opens its 2021 season 

Mars Hall Gallery opens its 2021 season on June 18 with a group show titled “Pandemic Productivity.” With nowhere to go and an abundance of time, artists have been very productive. This exhibit will showcase new works by Nancy Baker, Ian Baird, Jeanette Steele-Esposito, Kris Johnson, Stephen Jonassen and Eleanor Zuccola, along with oils and […]

‘Abbott Meader: Land Visions Seen and Imagined — A Retrospective’ at the Harlow

The Harlow presents “Abbott Meader: Land Visions Seen and Imagined — A Retrospective” from June 9 to July 3 at 100 Water St. in Hallowell. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Charles Abbott Meader, the son of Albion parents and descended from over four generations of Maine natives, was born […]

‘Wander Lust’ solo photography exhibit by Susan Moore

“Wander Lust,” a solo show by photographer Susan Moore, runs June 20 to July 3 at Eastport Gallery. Moore learned photography from her father. She was “taught to always have my camera,” she says, “as well as a fishing pole with me, as I imagine he wanted me to be able to fill my soul […]

Jean Kigel Gallery presents ‘The Buzz about Bees’

Jean Kigel Gallery, located at 1396 Back Cove Road in Waldoboro, will host “The Buzz about Bees” from June 18 to 30. This show focuses on close-ups of Asian brush and watercolor florals, as well as their many pollinators. Look closely at Kigel’s Asian brush peonies, lotus and lilies, and you’ll see their pollen-laden stamen. […]

Barn Gallery expands hours

Barn Gallery expanded its hours to include Mondays and Tuesdays beginning June 14. Two sets of shows, including “Ogunquit Art Association Expressions” in the Main and Lower Galleries, Collectors Gallery in the Upper Gallery and Invited New England Sculptors in the outdoor Sculpture Court, will be open seven days a week: 11 a.m. to 5 […]

‘Welcome Back to Real Life’ exhibit at Carol L. Douglas Studio 

Carol L. Douglas Studio in Rockport will present “Welcome Back to Real Life” from 2 to 6 p.m. June 19. While the past year has been an unprecedented challenge for artists, it’s also created new opportunities, says Rockport artist Carol L. Douglas. “For example, I would never have taught online without COVID, and now I […]

Landing Gallery opens Sarah Faragher solo exhibit

Landing Gallery, 409 Main St, Rockland, is pleased to announce the opening of “LOCAL COLOR: AN ALMANAC OF MAINE PAINTING”, a solo exhibit of 60 new paintings by Sarah Faragher, June 4 – June 29. Sarah Faragher is a 1990 graduate of Colby College, Magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.  Her work was included […]

Mount Desert Island artists present work at annual MDI Open

An artistic tradition for 21 years, the MDI Open is an opportunity for Mount Desert Island artists to present their recent paintings, sculpture and craft to the local community. About 50 local artists show one piece in this non-juried event. The range is dynamic in media, technique and experience. The show runs May 27 to […]

Eastport Gallery kicks off season with annual Community Show

The Eastport Gallery will open for the summer season on June 5 with its annual Community Show. This year, the show will be presented both live in the Water Street gallery and online in the virtual gallery. The show will run in the front rooms of the gallery from June 5 through 19 and will […]