Category: openings

George Marshall Store Gallery invites community to participate in the Flower Exchange ahead of ‘Cross-pollination’ exhibit

The George Marshall Store Gallery invites the community to participate in The Flower Exchange, co-organized with Elizabeth Brown of Foxglove Farmhouse. This is a reimagining of traditional “art in bloom” events. Community members are invited to share flowers from their garden or create arrangements that will be installed among the works in “Cross-pollination,” on exhibit […]

Nicole Wittenberg’s first solo museum exhibition opens April 18 at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMMA) is pleased to present the first solo museum exhibition of painter Nicole Wittenberg. Featuring recent works on canvas and a series of pastel drawings, “Nicole Wittenberg: A Sailboat in the Moonlight” explores the deep history of landscape painting within the region, as well as the artist’s profound connection […]

MMPA showcases 10 artists in ‘Trace’

The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts will host an opening reception for the show “Trace” from 5 to 8 p.m. April 4. “Trace” is a powerful spring photographic exhibition exploring the vestiges of former existence, influence and action, featuring work by 10 distinguished artists. The show will remain on view through May 31. Featured artists […]

The Kittery Art Association hosts two exhibitions

“Color Fields” and “Mark Making” opened March 20 at The Kittery Art Association. These exhibits explore the use of vibrant color, abstraction and the strategic use of mark-making to tell visual stories. It showcases artwork that uses bold, contrasting palettes and dynamic texture to create visual tension and harmony. Pieces use strokes, shapes, and colors […]

Winter 2025 exhibitions at CMCA

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) presents its winter season with the unveiling of two new thought-provoking exhibitions and held an opening reception on Feb. 1. New exhibitions that opened Feb. 1: “The Sun, Trying to Disappear” is a show that speaks of entanglement. The images in this exhibition flutter between icons and mistrusted […]

ArtVan’s ArtExhibit

Crescendo is about reaching new heights, riding the waves of life, climbing peaks, looking up to the zenith, witnessing the culmination of a project, peering over the crest, feeling the surge of emotions. 2025 is a 9 year in numerology, marked by a crescendo of power and experience, acclimation and completion, and new beginnings.  Artists […]

Maine Art Gallery presents ‘Fiore at 100: Maine Observed’

Joseph Fiore (1925-2008) was a widely respected artist and active member of the Maine Art Gallery during the 1960s and ‘70s. In celebration of the 100th year of his birth, the gallery is partnering with Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) on an exclusive and overdue major retrospective, “Fiore at 100: Maine Observed.” The show runs June […]

Midcoast Downeast Chapter of UMVA presented ‘Dark Skies’

The Midcoast Downeast Chapter of the Union of Maine Visual Artists, in collaboration with Waterfall Arts and Dark Sky Maine presented “Dark Skies: Artwork Honoring Dark Nights in Maine,” which ran from Jan. 17 to Feb. 28 at Waterfall Arts in Belfast. Not only did the exhibit gather a sizable crowd of over 280 people […]

Jeanne Maguire featured at Roux & Cyr Gallery

In March the Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery will host its first abstract contemporary artist as its featured artist of the month. Jeanne Maguire, a Maine-based abstract artist, will be the First Friday artist on March 7. Maguire’s show is titled “Feminine Archetypes” and her work is vibrant and expressive, capturing the emotion […]

Meetinghouse Arts celebrates Youth Art Month

Youth Art Month is right around the corner. Show your support and celebrate the young artists in this year’s youth show, “Healing Through Color,” on view March 6 to 9. Students from all instructional levels will be featured in the show, which emphasizes the importance of visual arts, creative expression, and access to the arts […]