Tag: art
Exploring art through poetry at Local Color Gallery
In honor of National Poetry Month in April, Judy Kaber teams up with Belfast’s Local Color Gallery to present a two-part workshop on ekphrastic poetry, followed by a poetry reading in the gallery where the final poems will be read and displayed next to their inspirational art work. Kaber is a teacher and writer, as […]
International Slow Art Day celebrated in Portland
All are invited to attend a complimentary immersive slow art event featuring the works of 14 Maine artists, all of whom are UMVA members on April 13 in Portland. The event is curated by Mary Harding, of the George Marshall Museum Store, who will be onsite. Reservations are limited. Visit www.slowartdaymaine.com to learn more and […]
Saltwater Artists Gallery adds five new member artists
Saltwater Artists Gallery announces the addition of five new member artists for the 2124 season: painters Ericka O’rourke (oil), J.C. Airnoldi (oil), Barbara Coburn (egg tempera and watercolor) and Rachel Bubier (acrylic) and potter Stephanie Haynes (Wishbone Clay). The gallery is located at 3056 Bristol Road, New Harbor, and will open on May 24. Hours […]
‘Extraordinary Earth’ at the Kittery Art Association gallery
In the spirit of Earth Day, the Kittery Art Association honors the planet that we call home. Celebrate this gorgeous, vast, textural blue and green planet with the show “Extraordinary Earth,” on view at the KAA from April 11 through May 12, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. April 12. In conjunction […]
Katy Helman is the DIAA artist in residence in March
The Deer Isle Artists Association is pleased to announce that its March artist in residence will be Katy Helman. Helman is a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and a new member of the DIAA. Helman primarily paints in oils but occasionally works in other media, such as prints, collage and embroidery. Her art […]
Local Color Gallery hosts guest artist Karen Olson
Local Color Gallery’s current guest artist is Karen Olson, a photographer and paper artist whose unique prints and paper sculptures have been popular additions to the gallery in the past. Olson’s work will be displayed beginning Feb. 21. A reception was held on Feb. 23 with live music by The Outhouse Association. Olson will also […]
UMVA will be featured at Pecha Kucha Night and will present ‘Lois Dodd: Maine Master’ online film screening and discussion
Robert Shetterly will present the Union of Maine Visual Artists at Pecha Kucha Night at 6:30 p.m. April 5 at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. He is one of nine creative artists and organizations each presenting 20 images and narratives each in 20 seconds within Pecha Kucha’s unique storytelling format. A reception will follow. The […]
Janice Simari Siegel joins Gallery 302
Janice Simari Siegel has joined the Bridgton Art Guild and is the latest artist to exhibit at Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. Siegel brings a fresh perspective on landscapes to the artist co-op gallery. Siegel is a representational artist working in oils who takes inspiration from such artists as Johannes Vermeer, Umberto Bocciono and […]
Celebrate the first stirrings of spring at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery
Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery at 1396 Back Cove Road in Waldoboro welcomes visitors as winter eases into spring and sap becomes syrup. Featured is “Sugaring,” a watercolor celebrating Maine’s annual maple sugar rite, culminating in Maine Maple Sunday at the end of March. Kigel is a member of the Sumi-e Society of America and […]
‘Glimmer’ group exhibition at Sidle House in Freeport
Much like love, glimmers are experienced through the eyes of the beholder. They evoke something — memory, hopefulness, nostalgia, possibility. A glimmer may foreshadow an awakening or serve as a reminder. This midwinter exhibition, titled “Glimmer,” seeks to provide a respite from the seemingly endless cold and offer glimpses, glimmers of what we anticipate. “Glimmer” […]
