Category: Wiscasset
Maine Art Gallery seeks gallery manager
Encouraged by the arrival of Covid vaccines, the Maine Art Gallery (MAG) plans to reopen its Wiscasset gallery in May with a schedule of exhibits that will run through October. To assist in the operation of the nonprofit gallery, the MAG board of trustees has announced an opening for gallery manager. The part-time, year-round position […]
Small works holiday show at Sylvan Gallery
Sylvan Gallery is featuring a selection of small works of art by contemporary masters through Jan. 10. This exhibition features works in oil, acrylic and pastel, with the majority of the paintings measuring 8 by 10 inches or smaller. The subject matter includes a versatile selection of Maine landscapes and coastal views, winter snow scenes […]
Seven artists portray glimpses of their reality in Maine Art Gallery Show
Contemporary realism is the focus of the current online exhibit presented by Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery. The show, originally scheduled to be seen in the gallery at this time, has been rescheduled to 2021 due to the coronavirus. However, one can get a preview of the full show by visiting www.maineartgallerywiscasset.org. The images will be […]
Artists tell their stories with an eclectic mix of materials and genres in Maine Art Gallery exhibit
“Lost and Found,” the current online show at the Maine Art Gallery, features three Maine artists who create mixed-media narratives with all manner of materials from traditional art supplies to textiles, papers, and found objects. The show, which can be viewed at www.maineartgallerywiscasset.org through Sept. 4, is a preview of an in-person show to be […]
Alna artist Kate Nordstrom exhibits at Carriage House Gardens
“Bunny is my essence,” says Alna-based artist Kate Nordstrom, and then, with a mischievous smile, she moves on to the next topic, how she paints. “When I’m painting, I’m playing, I’m experimenting” — with colors, combinations, forms, dream images, and intuition. And while the paintings do appear playful, they are also complex and layered with […]
Wear white for Women’s Suffrage at Walk Around Wiscasset
Wear White! is the fashion theme for the upcoming Walk Around Wiscasset, which runs from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27. Wiscasset joins the national initiative commemorating 100 years of women’s suffrage during August, National Women’s Suffrage Month. Wiscasset residents, neighbors, and visitors are invited to stroll the new village sidewalks, wave to friends, and […]
Wiscasset Bay Gallery opens “Impressionism, Modernism and Realism”
“Impressionism, Modernism and Realism, ” which opens Saturday, August 15, at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery, is a diverse exhibition spanning the early 19th through mid-20th centuries with works by Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Belgian and American artists. Of particular interest is a vibrant watercolor by neo-impressionist, Hippolyte Petitjean (French, 1854-1929). Using his classic pointillist technique, […]
Remembering artist Charles Kolnik at the Sylvan Gallery
Sylvan Gallery in Wiscasset is featuring more than 40 oil paintings by the late New York artist Charles Kolnik from Aug. 1 through Sept. 29 in the show “Remembering Artist Charles Kolnik (1951-2020).” The exhibition features a wide range of his favorite subjects, including landscapes, seascapes, figurative works and still lifes. The exhibition will be […]
Symbolism is the focus of Maine Art Gallery’s new online show
The Maine Art Gallery’s second online show, “Acquired Symbols,” features former students and friends of the important Maine artist and teacher John Lorence. Because the gallery is closed for the season due to COVID-19, the images in the online show will provide a preview of works that will be exhibited in the 2021 season. The […]
The Maine Art Gallery Opens Its First Online Exhibit
Hard times inspire creativity, and Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery has stepped up to the challenge. The gallery presents an online show of paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints and collages from 23 artists that might have been held at the gallery, were it not for the limitations due to COVID-19. Instead, the images can be viewed at […]
