Category: shows
Colby Museum of Art brings together two extraordinary artists: Ashley Bryan and Paula Wilson
The Colby College Museum of Art is pleased to announce the recent opening of “Ashley Bryan / Paula Wilson: Take the World into Your Arms.” The exhibit, which will be on view through July 31, is the second show in the museum’s new Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art at the Paul J. Schupf Art […]
Artist Van Bankston exhibits paintings at Local Color Gallery
Van Bankston is the featured guest artists at Local Color Gallery in Belfast from March 28 through April 23. Bankston paints big, bold, geometric abstractions. “My artwork is about being authentic — “editing the world, editing my life to what is the truth,” he says. “Going beyond the things I have done or acquired, with […]
‘Wax, Hot & Cold’ group exhibition on view at Cove Street Arts
A new exhibit of encaustics called “Wax, Hot & Cold” is on view at Cove Street Arts in Portland. Featured artists are Edith Beatty, Marcy Bergeron-Noa, Anne Bernard, Sandi Donnelly, Janet Hyland, Karen K. Kulberg, Mary McCann and Micki Whelan. Prior to paper, writing was mark making on animal skin or stone. Akin to the […]
Call for Art: Mount Desert Island Open
Shaw Contemporary Jewelry is 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 23rd 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 […]
George Marshall Store Gallery opens for 2023 season
The George Marshall Store Gallery is thrilled to open its 2023 season in collaboration with Surf Point Foundation, a residency program for artists and art professionals on the coast of York. “Surf Point Foundation Selects: A More Human Dwelling Place” is the premier showcasing of works by alumni from the program’s launch in 2019 through […]
‘Ice Out and Northern Lights’ at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery
During April, Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery, at 1396 Back Cove Road in Waldoboro, presents “Ice Out and Northern Lights,” an exhibition of paintings celebrating the recent marvels of spring. This month has marked the awaited “ice out” in much of Maine. It has offered the rare sightings of Aurora Borealis in Midcoast and Morthern […]
Downeast gallery adds antiques and sculpture garden to its offerings
The coast has long been symbolic of the mingling of goods and ideas from near and far. With that in mind, it feels appropriate to find MOTHERS Gallery in Columbia Falls, where the Pleasant River meets the Atlantic Ocean, uniting Maine headwaters with the world. The gallery is a place unique both for its particular […]
Local Color Gallery Welcomes Two Artists Named Liz
Local Color Gallery in Belfast is pleased to announce that Liz Kalloch will join the gallery as a full-time artist and Liz Prescott will return as a guest artist in the month of March. The new show will be up from March 1-28 at 135 High St. Liz Prescott’s art is driven by a love […]
‘Signs of Spring’ at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery in March
During March, Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery at 1396 Back Cove Road in Waldoboro will present “Signs of Spring,” an exhibit of watercolors, her preferred medium, that celebrate the emergence of spring bulbs and wildflowers. Born and brought up in Maine, Kigel is an avid floral gardener. The gallery is open year-round with flexible hours. […]
Michael Kolster exhibits at MMPA
In Michael Kolster’s “Take Me to the River” at the The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, the artist explores four post-industrial rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean — the Androscoggin (Maine/New Hampshire), Schuylkill (Pennsylvania), James (Virginia) and Savannah (Georgia/South Carolina) — as they emerge from two centuries of use and neglect. With vastly improved […]
