Category: shows

MDI Open 2020: Call For Artists

  Calling all artists to submit work for this year’s Mount Desert Island Open. Come be part of a non-juried art exposition, now in its 20th consecutive year at Shaw Jewelry in Northeast Harbor. All artists are invited to participate. Criteria for inclusion:  a close association with Mount Desert Island, and an item you would […]

Greenhut Galleries: 10% off Gift Certificates

  Based on the Governor’s new executive order, we will only be open by appointment for at least the next two weeks. To make an appointment, please shoot us an email ([email protected]). We will soon provide updated information on our current and upcoming exhibition schedule.     As always, you can shop our entire inventory […]

Portland Art Gallery Selects Artwork in a Calming, Neutral Color Palette

For your enjoyment, a curated selection of artwork in a neutral palette presented by Portland Art Gallery. View more at portlandartgallery.com.         

A Message from Archipelago

Art connects us, inspires us, and reminds us of both our humanity and our immortality. As artists and makers who share our art and selves with our communities, we offer a valuable service to those around us every day. Being self-employed, we also connect with each other to establish our networks, build the local economies around […]

Tim Greenway’s Mackworth Island Transformed: Rocks Reimagined at Cove St. Arts

Prompted by the current crisis, Cove St. Arts in Portland is trying something new: a virtual exhibition, complete with an accompanying video on our website: https://www.covestreetarts.com/exhibitions-1/mackworthislandtransformed Tim Greenway’s Mackworth Island Transformed: Rocks Reimagined explores the transformation of space within the context of both the physical and the psychological.     Using the popular location of […]

Cove Street Arts Presents a Curatorial Tour of ‘Portland 2020’

Please join curator, Bruce Brown, in an informative walk through of the exhibition, Portland 2020 on Thursday, March 12 at 6pm. Portland 2020 is our attempt to capture our vibrant, evolving city at this moment in time. It is an open juried photography exhibition curated by Bruce Brown, Curator Emeritus of the Center for Maine […]

Local Color Gallery Opens for Works by David Estey

Local Color Gallery, Belfast will present work by David Estey in a guest solo exhibit April 1 – 29, with an opening reception and artist talk 5:00 – 8:00, Friday, April 3rd. The exhibit will include 20 of his improvisational, abstract paintings and work by Gallery members. 

Dowling Walsh Gallery: New Works by Jacob Bond Hessler

  Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland presents new works by Jacob Bond Hessler.      

Local Color Gallery Hosts Drawing Class

Beginner Drawing Class March 7 with Sandi Cirillo Drawing is the oldest form of written communication and can easily become a favorite activity.  Explore your creative side as you learn how to draw a good composition using techniques such as shading, contrast, perspective, texture, and movement. Landscapes and still lifes will be explored as artist […]

The University of Maine Museum of Art announces: PATTERNS IN NATURE: ART & SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES

The University of Maine Museum of Art announces: PATTERNS IN NATURE: ART & SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES A panel discussion WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 – 6-8 PM Free and open to the public. RSVP required. Please join UMMA for a panel discussion on patterns found in nature. Featured artist Deirdre Murphy will participate to discuss themes in her […]