Category: openings
Layers of light and land: Two artists explore connection at Local Color Gallery
Two guest artists with distinct but complementary visions are being featured at Local Color Gallery. Maggie Sanftleben and Karen Olson share work that reflects their respective journeys into the natural world, both its surfaces and its spirit. A reception was held for Fourth Friday Gallery Night on April 25, with artist talks. After a 25-year […]
Watercolor portraits capturing the immigrant experience through Jean Kigel’s compassionate lens in ‘Displacement’
In an era where migration narratives frequently collapse into faceless statistics, Maine artist Jean Kigel offers something profoundly different: a humanizing gaze that restores individuality to those caught in the global currents of displacement. Her upcoming exhibition at Jackson Memorial Library transforms political abstractions into intimate encounters. The coastal community of Tenants Harbor will host […]
Painter Robert Starkey is the April Artist-in-Residence at DIAA Gallery
The Deer Isle Artists Association is pleased to announce the April Artist-in-Residence program with painter Robert Starkey. Starkey is a painter inspired by nature. The landscape has always provided the platform for his visual investigations. During the month, Robert will be in the gallery using oils, watercolors and graphite to develop his compositions. The primary […]
Stop by North Light Gallery during Fourth Friday Art Walks in Belfast
North Light Gallery in Belfast participated in the Art Walk on March 28 with a group show featuring its dozen artists painting scenes of the interior and coastal Maine. The gallery will host receptions for Fourth Friday Art Walks in April and May as well, featuring group exhibitions. The first official show of the season, […]
Boothbay Region Art Foundation presents ‘Maine Photographers Showcase’
Immerse yourself in the stunning perspectives of Maine photographers at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) highly anticipated “Maine Photographers Showcase.” This invitational exhibit, now in its third year, features the work of 23 exceptional photographers, offering a diverse array of styles and subjects. The exhibition opened March 29 and continues through May 1 at […]
Maine Art Collective set to open new Ogunquit location on April 18
The Maine Art Collective is opening in its new Ogunquit location on April 18. Located at 119 Perkins Cove Road, the 1,700-square-foot gallery will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Monday, and beginning May 1 it will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Twenty artists will showcase […]
‘Emerging Artists’ exhibition at Roux & Cyr
Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery will present “Emerging Artists: The Future of Maine Art,” with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. April 4. Three emerging artists representing USM, UNE and MECA will be exhibiting work in the gallery. Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery is at 48 Free St., Portland. […]
Spindleworks and Meetinghouse Arts Gallery combine forces for group show ‘Combined’
“Combined: Spindleworks & MhA Artists Group Show” is on view from March 28 to April 26 at Meetinghouse Arts Gallery in Freeport. The show features work by 20 Spindleworks artists and 20 Meetinghouse Arts gallery member artists. The work will include paintings, pastel, photography, collage, glass work, ceramics, encaustic, fiber arts and sculpture. Show hours […]
Rolf E. Olsen photographs are on exhibit at Anodyne Book Shop in April
Rolf E. Olsen will show several photographs at Anodyne Book Shop, 175 W. Main St., Searsport, throughout April. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. April 4, where guests can enjoy a glass of wine and snacks. The artist will be onsite to meet with guests. Learn more about the artist […]
‘Does It Match the Couch? Typical and Eclectic Interiors’ group exhibition at Waterfall Arts
A familiar question echoes through galleries, studios and living rooms alike: But will it match my couch? It’s a question that speaks to the complex intersection of personal taste, marketplace influence and the ways we define our spaces. Waterfall Arts’ upcoming group exhibition “Does It Match the Couch? Typical and Eclectic Interiors,” curated by Barbara […]