Category: Wiscasset

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 […]

“American Artists Here and Abroad” opens at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery

  “American Artists Here and Abroad” opens at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery on Wednesday, July 1st. Many American artists came to the New England coast to capture its untamed beauty or sail its vast, meandering shoreline dotted with islands. Such was the case with Chicago-born artist, Emily Muir (1904-2003), who settled in Stonington, Maine, with […]

Community Tapestry Debuts at Wiscasset Community Center

During the Wiscasset Art Walk 2019 season, locals and visitors from away – from far away – took part in a community weaving project.  The result of that project, a wall-sized woven tapestry, is now on view at the Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Rd. You can’t miss it. As you walk in the door, […]

Wiscasset Bay Gallery Opens for “Autumn Arrivals”

“Autumn Arrivals” will open Saturday, October 12th at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery in Wiscasset, Maine. A unique and diverse collection of American and European works by artists from Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Great Britain, Spain and the United States will be featured in the exhibition. Of particular note is a small, charming oil by Dorothea […]

Maine Art Gallery Presents “Point of View”

Visitors to the Maine Art Gallery’s current show will see the world from the “points of view” of photographers Bob Bond and Brad Sevaldson. While Bond is drawn to people, Sevaldson is attracted to the design he finds in his environment. Many of the prints are so painterly, especially when printed on canvas, that they […]

Maine Art Gallery presents “Points of View”

Photographers Bob Bond and Brad Sevaldson have combined their photographic talents for a new show at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset. Bond’s work is a visual record what’s going on in the streets of the world, while Sevaldson’s inspiration comes from water and landscapes and objects. An opening reception with music provided by the […]

Sylvan Gallery celebrates its 19th year with receptions

Sylvan Gallery celebrates its 19th year of representing a core group of talented New England artists with receptions on Thursday, August 29 and Thursday, September 26, both from 5 – 8 p.m. to mark their anniversary and to coincide with the Wiscasset Art Walk. The exhibition, which is continually evolving, continues through October 31st. New […]

Artists Paint Live During Wiscasset Art Walk

  If art is your passion, then Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, August 29, from 5 to 8pm, is the place for you! Wiscasset Village will be humming with exceptional exhibitions and accomplished artists painting live during the evening.  Sylvan Gallery, 49 Water St., is celebrating 19 years as a fine art gallery representing a […]

Wiscasset Bay Gallery Presents “Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Modernism”

  “Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Modernism” opens August 7th at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery. Works by important American and European artists from Italy, France, Holland, Austria, Great Britain and the United States will be on display. Of particular interest is a charming portrait of a young girl in a green and white dress with a pink […]

‘Abstractions’ Showing at Maine Art Gallery

  The reception for ‘Abstractions’ draws a crowd at the Maine Art Gallery.  The reception celebrated seven Maine artists and the show continues through August 10.  Maine Art Gallery is located at 15 Warren Street in Wiscasset and hours are Thursday-Saturday 10:00-4:00. Guests were clearly delighted with the paintings and sculpture curated by Elaine Pew.  […]