Tag: art
Meet the artists at Shaw Jewelry
Meet the artists featured at Shaw Jewelry this month with opening receptions. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 18 for “LISA DOMBEK: Mount Desert Island’s Mercurial Coast.” The power of landscape is expressed in Dombek’s abstract mixed media artwork. Drawing from the energies of the sea, the stillness of […]
‘In for the Night’ features artists Poppy Balser and Jay Brooks at Camden Falls Gallery
Camden Falls Gallery presents “In for the Night,” a new exhibit featuring Poppy Balser and Jay Brooks, Aug. 5 to Sept. 1. The pairing for this show may be a little odd, a bit like oil and water, but the combined artworks created by Poppy Balser and Jay Brooks are a fabulous representation of coastal […]
‘Between Us’ group exhibit at Cynthia Winings Gallery
Cynthia Winings Gallery presents “Between Us,” a group exhibition featuring Josephine Burr, Buzz Masters, Carol Pelletier. See new work from Louise Bourne, Elizabeth Gourlay, Nina Jerome, Christine Lafuente, M.P. Landis, Megan Magill, Robin Reynolds, Jerry Rose, Bronwyn Sale, Lari Washburn and Diane Bowie Zaitlin, with sculpture in the garden by Ray Carbone, Jon Tomson, Melita […]
Work by Anne Ireland on exhibit at Moss Galleries
Moss Galleries, Portland will show the work of Anne Ireland from Aug. 19 through Sept. 10. “My paintings are the result of observation informed by imagination–a place where the iconic is seen in the emotional context of mystery and surprise. There is a powerful energy when sky meets ground. To intensify that connection I strive […]
Plein Air Weekend in Belfast
Plein Air Weekend in Belfast is Aug. 26, 27 and 28, with an auction at 4 p.m. Aug. 28 at 15 Front St., Belfast. Proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity. Featured artists include Ken DeWaard, Nathaniel Meyer, Peter Yesis, Stephan Giannini, Bjorn, Runquist, Michael Vermette, Jill Hoy, Roberta Gosche, Olena Babek, Tollef Runquist, Maxwell Nolin, […]
‘Alex Katz: Theater and Dance’ at the Colby College Museum of Art
“Alex Katz: Theater and Dance” at Colby Museum is the first comprehensive museum exhibition of artist Alex Katz’s highly collaborative and playful work with choreographers, dancers and members of avant-garde theater ensembles. Organized with the guidance of Katz and his studio, and in collaboration with consulting curator Robert Storr, the exhibition will offer an opportunity […]
August news from Art Space Gallery
Art Space Gallery offers the work of 16 Maine artists working in a variety of mediums and styles. Front room artists in August are Margaret Creighton, John Wood, Lara Max and Mary Beth Morrison. Art Space Gallery will be open every day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Sundays when they close at 2 […]
Jean Kigel’s annual ‘Eastern Views’ exhibit
See Jean Kigel’s annual ‘Eastern Views’ exhibit, featuring Asian brush, watercolor and oil, from 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 5, 6 and 7 at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery, 1396 Back Cove Road, Waldoboro. Kigel writes: “This past year I have been working on a series of seascapes in oil, a series of fish in […]
Portland Art Gallery interviews J. Rodney Dennis
J. Rodney Dennis’ painting “While She Was Musing” stopped me in my tracks on a visit to Portland Art Gallery. Painted with exceptional skill and detail that evokes the Old Masters, it depicts a Black woman — perhaps in her 30s or 40s — casually seated in bed wearing a demure white nightgown and holding […]
Artist reception at Salt Pond Studio in celebration of Friendship Day
Pam Cabanas’ series “Working the Waters” depicts the random chaos of the working waterfront in large charcoal drawings on panel. These works are juxtaposed with Katharine Cartwright’s exquisite ink drawings from the series “Third Watch,” which explore the order of the ropes and rigging on board beloved sailing vessels. The exhibition casts off with a […]
