Tag: art
New Era Gallery Opens ‘Spring!’
New Era Gallery opened its first show of the season on May 23 featuring new work by several artists. “Spring! Art in the Time of Pandemic, Volume I” is a spring-themed group show. A maximum of five people are permitted in the gallery at one time during gallery hours, and face masks and social distancing […]
Sarah Faragher’s ‘At Sea’ Opens at Landing Gallery
The solo exhibit “At Sea: new paintings of the Maine coast,” by Sarah Faragher, runs June 5 to 28 at Landing Gallery. Faragher was born and raised on the coast of Maine and still makes her home there. She calls her paintings “memoirs of my experiences with nature.” “The ocean is a constant companion,” she […]
Studio Sale at van der Ven Studios
Simon A. van der Ven will host a pandemic-appropriate studio sale at vanderVen Studios from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 13, with a June 14 rain date. Artwork and ceramics will be arranged outdoors, on the deck and lawn, with plenty of space for social distancing. Hand-crafted teapots, cups, vases, bottles and bowls will […]
Eastport ArtWalk Showcases Pride Month
June is Pride month, and many of the almost 40 window galleries in homes and businesses around Eastport will include a rainbow-themed piece in their displays. The ArtWalk project encourages people to walk for exercise while basking in the natural and cultural beauty blooming around town. The Downeast Rainbow Alliance has a slate of virtual […]
‘Floriography’ Opens at Cove Street Arts
Originally conceived as an early-April show — as both an antidote to the cruelest month’s lingering gloom and a reminder that spring, with its florid proliferation of life, was on the horizon — the exhibit “Floriography: The Language of Flowers” feels even more timely in its new slot as the first post-lockdown exhibition at Cove […]
Caldbeck Gallery’s ‘Spring at Last’ Group Exhibit
The group exhibition “Spring at Last” at Caldbeck Gallery features work by Alan Bray, Lois Dodd, David Dewey, Jeff Epstein, Melanie Essex, Nancy Glassman, K. Min, Kayla Mohammadi, Dennis Pinette, Dan West, Susan Williams and Nancy Wissemann-Widrig. To view the exhibit catalog, go to https://mcusercontent.com/c6bdac10295726afaab4a2246/files/a9e5b3d8-e5e5-4280-8ab6-c19e11d84848/Spring_at_Last_2020_ecatalog.01.pdf. Caldbeck Gallery is at 12 Elm St. in Rockland […]
Celebrate Archipelago’s 20th Anniversary
Not only is Earth Day 50 years old on April 22, but Archipelago – the Island Institute Store will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year with free shipping for all online orders now through Memorial Day. Maine artists and makers face each day with heart, creativity, innovation and care. Shop their items, and celebrate with […]
Centre St Arts’ Online Sale Benefits Food Bank
Centre St Arts Gallery, LLC, an artist-owned business operating year-round in Bath, has posted a video slideshow on Facebook with selections from its new exhibit and sale to benefit local food banks. Each purchase will help the community and bring a piece of art into your home or the home of someone you love. […]
Commercial Currents Podcast: Business in Uncertain Times
To better understand how our local small businesses are doing during this time of change, Island Institute Small Business Team is making a series of short, pre-recorded interviews with some of Maine’s island and coastal small businesses. These conversations are designed to check in […]
