Category: gallery

Meet the artists of MFT’s Bicentennial show ‘200 Years of Farming’ at virtual artist talk

To mark Maine’s Bicentennial year, this show focuses on some of the history, practices, triumphs, and challenges of farming in Maine over the last 200 years — from homesteading to dairy, potatoes, blueberries, the local food movement, and present-day changes and challenges. This exhibit encompasses a wide range of media to depict just some of […]

Downeast and Acadia featured at Blue Hill Bay Gallery

The late-summer show at the Blue Hill Bay Gallery features two studio artists whose recent works capture the quiet beauty of the Maine coast. Bonnie LaBelle details the intricate interplay of light and shadow of the sea and sky that envelop coastal scenes like our own Blue Hill harbor, which she presents as a marvelous […]

Caldbeck Gallery hosts two new virtual exhibits

Caldbeck Gallery will show two new exhibitions: “23 Watercolors from the Weskeag Marsh,” a solo exhibit by David Dewey featuring a new body of work, and “Inside & Outside,” a new body of work by Melanie Essex.   Full catalogs can be viewed online. Caldbeck Gallery is at 12 Elm St., Rockland. Gallery hours are […]

‘Ed Parker: Painting the Story’ on exhibit at Gleason Fine Art

Gleason Fine Art hosts “Ed Parker: Painting the Story,” on exhibit from Aug. 20 through Sept. 22. The Southport resident is universally acknowledged as one of America’s leading marine painters working in the folk art tradition. It is also fair to say that his creations are far more sophisticated than the term “folk art” might […]

‘Back Yard Hens’ at Jean Kigel Studio

From Aug. 21 to Sept. 4, Jean Kigel Studio returns with Kigel’s bird series, this time with oil paintings of backyard hens. These paintings weigh in on the current impulse to provide for oneself as much as possible, by raising backyard hens for meat and eggs. Having grown up on a poultry farm, Kigel found […]

Dowling Walsh Gallery will host three exhibitions in September

Dowling Walsh Gallery will host three exhibitions in September, featuring work by Greta Van Campen, Sebastian Blanck, and Scott Kelley. Exhibits open Sept. 4 and will be on view through Sept. 26. The gallery will host an artist reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 4. Greta Van Campen is a painter from Thomaston who’s […]

Maine Farmland Trust’s Bicentennial Celebration

200 Years of Farming: A Bicentennial Celebration, July 13- October 2, 2020. The history of farming in Maine is rich, bountiful, creative, and diverse, as is the talent and variety of its artists. In celebration of Maine’s Bicentennial, Maine Farmland Trust’s virtual gallery exhibit focuses on the history, practices, and triumphs of farming in Maine […]

Smart Studio Pandemic Group Art Show

Smart Studio, Main St, Northeast Harbor is hosting a group art show August 3rd-14th, featuring over twenty artists works created during this pandemic.  Some artists have painted serene landscapes or still lives to quiet their minds through these trying times, other artists have painted the virus itself! Masks are required and only five people are […]

The Gascoine Gallery presents two exhibits: Abby Shahn’s ‘Faces’ paintings and ‘Masks Around the World’

The Gascoine Gallery presents two exhibitions beginning: nine large paintings by Abby Shahn from her series “Faces” and a collection of masks from around the world, both of which run through August through Oct. 30. Abby Shahn is widely known for her rich paintings with dynamic constructions and vibrant colors that appear to jump off […]

‘The Sea Hypnotic’ at Kigel Studio

Jean Kigel Studio presents “The Sea Hypnotic,” Jean Kigel’s fourth theme show of the season. This is available for viewing in person at 1396 Back Cove Road in Waldoboro and virtually at www.jeankigel.com from Aug. 7 to 21. There’s something about water that draws us in and fascinates us. It creates peace and awe — […]