Category: openings

UMVA member Ann Tracy shows new work at Belleflower Brewery Tasting Room

UMVA board member Ann Tracy is part of the 6×6 show, opening Oct. 4 at the Belleflower Brewery Tasting Room, 66 Cove St., Portland, in the East Bayside neighborhood. The reception is during First Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 4 Tracy will be showing new collage painting work, as well as a piece […]

Sohns Gallery presents ‘The Queen and Her Court’

Sohns Gallery in Bangor presents “The Queen and Her Court” featuring work by Mj Viano Crowe, Sept. 16 to Nov. 10. A reception will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Oct. 4. According to the artist: “My work at the Sohns Gallery, Bangor, THE QUEEN AND HER COURT, explores human relationships where food plays […]

What’s happening at Art Space Gallery in October

October is almost here and so are the cooler temperatures. Many people come to Maine to avoid the heat, but this summer those hot humid days came early and stayed late. Finally we are in that sweet spot. Midcoast Maine provides what we think of as the perfect New England fall — brilliant foliage, cooler […]

‘Energy in Flux’ at MMPA

The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts presents “Energy in Flux” from Oct. 4 to Nov. 30. “Todd Watts’s photograph, ‘The Second Law’ (of thermodynamics) was the impetus of this exhibition,” says Denise Froehlich, director MMPA. “He sent me an image of his new piece, and I started thinking about physics and different types of energy […]

Nocturne exhibit at MAG dazzles

The last exhibition of the season at the Maine Art Gallery, “Nocturne,” drew a large crowd to the opening Sept. 14. As one observer said, “It’s fascinating to see how artists handle light in the relative absence of it.” Indeed, creating a visual work with the theme of nighttime presents unique challenges to an artist. […]

ARTinME 2024 goes big at BRAF

The not-for-profit Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) unveils its annual juried ARTinME show, which, this year, spotlights large format works and small sculpture from Maine artists. Entries were juried by Bob Keyes, the Editorial Director at Colby College and Chair of the Maine Arts Commission. ARTinME 2024 kicks off with an opening reception at the […]

From Italy to Maine – The Recent Paintings of Stan Moeller at Sylvan Gallery

Sylvan Gallery features paintings by Stan Moeller of York, Maine, opening on Tuesday, September 10 and continuing through Sunday, October 13. The public is invited to a reception to meet the artist on September 26 from 4 to 7 p.m., coinciding with the evening of the Wiscasset Art Walk. The subjects of Moeller’s latest paintings […]

Cynthia Wings Gallery opens “Enduring Truths”with Sunday Opening

Join us for the opening reception of Enduring Truths, featuring Ben Potter and Josephine Burr. This is the fifth show of the season, where the art reveals truths that transcend language, offering a visual experience of ideals such as beauty and wonder. The artworks highlight values such as curiosity, balance, peace, and engagement—elements that shape […]

Local Color Gallery Welcomes Back Sandra Huck

Sandra Huck, of Caribou, Maine, returns to Local Color Gallery as a guest artist from September 24 through October 20. She will be at the Gallery for Belfast’s Fourth Friday Art Walk on September 27 from 4 to 7 pm. Huck will give a short presentation about her work at 5:30 pm. Huck creates with […]

Maine’s Coastal Islands engage Midcoast UMVA artists

The Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA) — Midcoast Chapter, in partnership with the Friends of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Rockland, present “Refuge,” an exhibition of artwork inspired by the unique beauty found in and around Maine’s coastal islands. The exhibit opens with an artists’ reception from 5 to 7 p.m. […]