Tag: art
CMCA to host Maine Arts Education Association workshop
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland will host a full-day professional workshop for Maine art educators in partnership with the Maine Arts Education Association from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Pre-registration for the workshop is required. Participants may register at cmcanow.org. The daylong workshop “Activating Hybrid Learning with Contemporary Art” will […]
New work on exhibit at Art Space Gallery
Artists featured at the artist-run Art Space Gallery in October are Margaret Creighton of Yarmouth, with her serene seascape oils; Linda Murray, of West Gardiner, with vibrant, fall-inspired pieces. Work by Art Space Gallery artists is featured in a fall-themed show. Ann Rhinehardt, of Vassalboro paints deeply textured peaceful places in cold wax. Mary Beth […]
See Barbara Sullivan’s chair paintings and sculptures in a virtual exhibition
Barbara Sullivan shows a new body of work in Caldbeck Gallery’s virtual exhibit “Come Sit.” Empty chairs in a room suggest a human presence, as well as presenting an invitation to sit. Though inanimate, chairs can evoke the life and history of those who have sat in them, the personal history of their use and […]
Work by Amy Durocher on exhibit at Salt Pond Studio
Salt Pond Studio presents “Intimate Landscapes,” photographs of Maine by Amy Durocher, from Oct. 8 through 14. Salt Pond Studios is at 522 Cushing Road, Friendship. Call 207-691-5787 or find Amy Durocher Photography on Facebook for more information.
New issue of MMPA Antidote available online
In response to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and local closings, the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland began creating the online series MMPA Antidote, which includes photographic artwork, audio interviews, and artist statements and reflections from Maine artists, aimed to serve as inspiration during times of isolation. Published bi-weekly, Antidote features contemporary photographers and interviews […]
CMCA to host ‘For Freedoms’ billboard
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art is once again partnering with For Freedoms, a national platform founded by artists Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman, this time as part of their 2020 Awakening initiative, which uses art as a vehicle to build greater participation in American democracy. Timed to coincide with the national elections on […]
CMCA Biennial 2020 to open Oct. 3
The CMCA Biennial 2020 features the work of 34 artists from 17 Maine communities. The exhibition will open to the public on Oct. 3 with a virtual reception live streamed to CMCA’s Facebook page from 5 to 7 p.m. The virtual event will include a live video tour of the exhibition with Biennial artists speaking […]
Patti Leavitt and Barbara Applegate: romantic realism enjoyed
This summer season’s final profile discussing the work of artist members of the Pemaquid Art Gallery looks at two highly accomplished, masterful Bristol artists who could both be called romantic realists but have a surprisingly different feeling to their painting. Patti Leavitt and Barbara Applegate are experienced, well-known painters who use different mediums — Leavitt exclusively […]
Three exhibits are on view at Caldbeck Gallery
Through Oct. 10, in an exhibit titled “A Place on the Water: Paintings from Maine 1968-1975,” the Caldbeck Gallery celebrates the early Maine paintings of Nancy Wissemann-Widrig. Also on exhibit at the gallery is “Do Not Fear,” a body of work of small paintings in oil on panel by Janice Kasper. The “Evolving Group Show” […]
New work featured at Art Space Gallery
Art Space Gallery features work by Linda Murray and Margaret Creighton in October, as well as new work by gallery members. Art Space Gallery, a fine art cooperative owned and operated by Maine artists, is located at 405 Main St., Rockland. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. […]
