Tag: photography
‘American Bedroom’ by Barbara Peacock at MMPA
“American Bedroom” by Barbara Peacock features a photography exhibition and a new book by the same name at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland. The show will run Dec. 13 to Jan. 31, with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13. MMPA is happy to include the Baxter Society as […]
‘Energy in Flux’ at MMPA
The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts presents “Energy in Flux” from Oct. 4 to Nov. 30. “Todd Watts’s photograph, ‘The Second Law’ (of thermodynamics) was the impetus of this exhibition,” says Denise Froehlich, director MMPA. “He sent me an image of his new piece, and I started thinking about physics and different types of energy […]
MMPA hosts artist talks
The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts will host artist talks from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 13 featuring Jack Montgomery, Susan Rosenberg Jones, Jodi Colella and Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest. The show “Figurative – The Body As Language” runs Aug. 2 to Sept. 28. The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts is at 15 […]
New artwork featured at Shaw Jewelry
“Photographer’s Eye,” by Curtis Wells Curtis (1939-2023) was a narrative photo journalist who delighted in the surprising moments of human interactions with others, with nature and with their inner selves. He captured them, primarily in black-and-white film starting in his teens and continuing until days before his death. His keenly observed photographs, sometimes poignant and […]
MMPA Gallery presents ‘Figurative: The Body as Language’
“Figurative: The Body as Language” runs Aug. 2 to Sept. 28 at The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts. Artist talks and demos will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 23 featuring Amy Wilton, Andrew O’Brien and Kevin Callahan. Kevin Callahan is a seasoned museum preparator and art mover with extensive experience working in […]
Celebrate Friendship Day at Salt Pond Studio
Salt Pond Studio presented a special Friendship Day event celebrating the artists of Friendship on July 19. Works by Sam Cady, Pam Cabanas, Jeremy Barnard, Nancy Nelson, Lisa Dombek, Cheryl McAlister, Stephen Hensel, Brian Woods, Joanie Kessler Betterley, David Kapp, Cecily Kahn, Patience Sampson and Jamie Spooner were featured. Guests could get their old-timey portraits […]
MMPA to host artist talks
“In the Making,” on view at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland, runs through July 27, with an artist talk slated for 5 to 8 p.m. June 21. The talk will feature Astrid Reischwitz (photographs and a new book), Sara Stites and Joan Fitzsimmons (a collaboration). In the book “Spin Club Stories: A […]
‘In the Making’ at MMPA illustrates where the photographic medium is today
“In the Making,” on view at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland, is a provocative exhibition that illustrates where the photographic medium is today. An opening reception was held on May 31. The exhibition continues through July 27. There are sculptures, camera-less works, multimedia constructions, collaborative pieces and an installation, meant to delight […]
The Paula Tognarelli Collection featured at MMPA
The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts presents “The Paula Tognarelli Collection” from April 5 to May 25, with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. April 5 featuring music by Ry’s Trio. Personal art collections are always a form of self portraiture, and this new exhibition is no exception. It’s prodigious; about wonder, wit, […]
‘Traditional Painting Genres in Photography: A Holiday Exhibition’ at MMPA
“Traditional Painting Genres in Photography: A Holiday Exhibition” is on exhibit at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts from Dec. 8 through Jan. 31. This exhibition explores the themes of portraits, still life, interiors, sea scapes, landscapes and collage. our artists are making works with antique and contemporary processes and they display a mastery of […]
