Category: Wiscasset
‘The Artful Interior’ at Maine Art Gallery features craft created for the home
“To make something functional requires skill. To make something beautiful requires a refined aesthetic. To make something both functional and beautiful takes a very special kind of person,” says Cynthia Pappas, curator of the upcoming exhibition at Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery. The works are on view from Sept. 21 to Oct. 21 with a reception […]
Maine Art Gallery hosts Business After Hours
By Kay Liss A lively crowd of about 30 local businesspeople turned out for the Maine Art Gallery’s Business After Hours event on Aug. 24. While viewing artwork from the annual Members’ Show, they enjoyed Damariscotta River oysters on the half-shell and mixed with fellow Wiscasset business folks and MAG board members. At the end […]
Maine Art Gallery Members Show opening reception
Works in painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, assemblage, collage, photography and digital imagery are among the more than 100 individual pieces in the upcoming Maine Art Gallery Members Show. Artists were invited to submit two works for display. “The approaches, technical skills and imagery are wide ranging, which makes for a lively show,” said Mark Coates, […]
Wiscasset Bay Gallery announces new acquisitions and exhibition
Wiscasset Bay Gallery presents its new exhibition, “Impressionism & Beyond: American and Continental Art,” which can be viewed online and at the gallery. The gallery also recently announced several new acquisitions, which can be viewed at wiscassetbaygallery.com/new-acquisitions. Wiscasset Bay Gallery is at 75 Main St., Wiscasset. Call 207-882-7682, email [email protected], or go to www.wiscassetbaygallery.com for […]
‘Lasting Impressions: The Landscape Paintings of Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano’ at Sylvan Gallery
Sylvan Gallery is delighted to welcome back renowned landscape artists Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano for the exhibition “Lasting Impressions: The Landscape Paintings of Neal Hughes and Crista Pisano,” featuring their recent paintings. The exhibition runs Aug. 3 to Sept. 2, with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 31, coinciding with the […]
Maine Art Gallery exhibit features Mainers at work
Maine might be Vacationland for tourists, but it can be a demanding work environment that requires skill, patience, intelligence and passion for its wage earners. The upcoming exhibit at the Maine Art Gallery includes art that illustrates this varied and dynamic working world. The exhibit runs from July 13 to Aug. 13. An opening reception […]
‘Following the Light’ features recent paintings by Paul Batch at Sylvan Gallery
Sylvan Gallery welcomes back artist Paul Batch for the exhibit “Following the Light,” featuring his most recent landscape paintings, with many focusing on the Maine coastline and marsh. An opening reception was held on June 29, and the exhibition will remain on view through July 30. Years of direct observation of nature’s transitory effects have […]
Maine Art Gallery offers summer classes
It’s not too late to expand your creativity by enrolling in a painting class at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset. While classes provide opportunities learn new skills, they also help to provide some discipline to the creative process.Even the most experienced artists find joy in the classroom tutorial. Complete details on the classes can […]
June classes at the Maine Art Gallery for adults and children
There’s still time to sign up for three classes that will be offered by the Maine Art Gallery in June. Classes in Wood Assemblage and Appreciating Nature Photography are open to adults and youth over 10 who are accompanied by an adult. Watercolors for Beginners and Intermediates is designed for adults only. Wood Assemblage. No […]
Maine State Historian remembers Maine Art Gallery founder
By Kay Tobler Liss “This was one of the best historic talks I’ve ever heard,” said one of the 50 attendees at the Maine Art Gallery’s event on May 18, which featured reminiscences of gallery founder Mildred Burrage, by the Maine State Historian Earle Shettleworth and local art restorer Peter Fogg. The talk was in […]
