Art

Southport Memorial Library
"Rachel's Gift" - watercolor - Mary Jo Rines.

Mary Jo Rines, noted New England Watercolor painter (1931-2011), summered in West Southport and wintered in Weston, Massachusetts.

As an…

Southport General Store & Barn
New at "The Store": The coastal paintings of Benjamin Gibbons. Courtesy of Janessa Gursky

 For 144 years, Southport General Store has been more than a place to buy groceries—it's been the heart of the island. Guided by its motto, "Food for Every Day. Food for Everyone…

Sara Gladu, community science director for Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, will give a talk about the way air impacts the landscape on Saturday, July 11. Photo by Kris Christine

In conjunction with its current exhibition, “Song of the Wild,” Maine Art Gallery is hosting two upcoming programs relating to the environment.  First is a…

Courtesy of Arcadia Publishing

With 11 cemeteries dotting the Boothbay region, residents are no strangers to gravestones, but Maine author and historian Ron Romano’s new book “Stories from Maine…
Gleason Fine Art Gallery
Kevin Beers - "Dynamic Clouds" - 18" x 24" - one of the artist's new works on exhibit at Gleason Fine Art. Courtesy of the venue

Gleason Fine Art announces two new shows at the gallery at 31 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor. “Henry Isaacs: Sailing on a Deep Blue Sea” opens on July 2 and runs through Aug. 3. “Kevin Beers:…

"Rowing on the Charles River, Cambridge" - 36" x 48" - oil on canvas is among Henry Isaacs' new work at Gleason Fine Art.

Self-guided journeys ... led by an art lover’s desire to exercise their imagination. Paintings ... sculpture ... mixed media ... assemblage…

John M.T. Seitzer's "Island and Ocean" - 12' x 16" - oil. Courtesy of the artist

Featuring John M. T. Seitzer.’s oil paintings depicting the fierce dramatic beauty of rocky cliffs met by ocean, trees holding ground against nature, vibrant sunsets and in contrast-the serenity…

Artist Mary Sue Weeks. Courtesy photo

The Maine Health Lincoln Hospital is pleased to exhibit the artwork of Mary Sue Weeks through Aug. 28. Mary Sue is a native of Bremen and has been painting since a child when she took lessons from…

Gold/Smith Gallery
The art of Jim Sinclair is the next show at Gold/Smith Gallery in Boothbay Harbor through the month of July to Aug. 3. Courtesy of the venue
Jim St.Clair has painted the ever changing, rapidly gentrifying coast along the Hudson and East rivers in New York for decades.
 
He…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
New member Steven Schutz’s stained glass work, “Cathedral of Thyself,” is on view this month at BRAF. Courtesy of the venue

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is delighted to welcome the community to its July Members Exhibit, a sizzling celebration of local creativity on view now through Sunday, July 19.

Maine Art Gallery
Matt Barter with his painting "March Bog #3" at the current Maine Art Gallery show. Photo by Bob Bond

The Maine Art Gallery was humming with “good vibes,” as many said, from the art and music last Saturday at the opening reception of “Song of the Wild: Honoring the…

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Some are born for the runway, and that’s true of the local models who sashayed Sample Shipyard’s runway June 20 for the 11th annual Fishin’ for Fashion. 
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Take Two is a series from movie buffs Isabelle Curtis and Fritz Freudenberger to review entertainment options in the region. This…
Photojournalist and filmmaker Bob Krist will present his film at Harbor Theater June 28. Courtesy of the artist

Harbor Theater’s 170 seat auditorium is sure to be filled to bursting for at least two shows each year – the biannual member free events! The 2026 Members Free first presentation happens on Sunday…

Libby Reed’s “Selfies” class invites students to explore self-portraiture. At Bootbay Region Art Foundation

Whether you are a seasoned artist looking to grow your skills or a total novice convinced you can't draw a straight line, the Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) roster of summer art classes…

Maine Art Gallery
"Over the Horizon" by Eric Hopkins. Courtesy of the artist

A highlight of the 2026 season at Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset is a curated group exhibition of 10 esteemed artists, “Song of the Wild: Honoring the Natural Beauty and Wildlife of Maine.” It…

"A North Wind" - Cordelia Edwards

Keith and Cordelia Oehmig have been acquiring new work for Wiscasset Bay Gallery's 42nd year. They've been wintering in Florida, enjoying life on “Jimmy Buffet time,” but once art collectors,…

2026 poster by Kay Cope, Raymond, ME.

Kay Cope is the owner and artist of  Scotty + Calvin Designs, based in Raymond, Maine…

A year's worth of toilet paper rolls and three generations' worth of talent later, this vibrant, bird-filled tree was born. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

The natural beauty that surrounds us isn’t just something to admire; it’s something to protect. That’s the message behind Boothbay Region Climate Action Team’s (BRCAT…
Maine Art Gallery
Maine Art Gallery offers classes in a variety of mediums concurrently with its upcoming show, “Song of the Wild.” Courtesy of the venue

Maine Art Gallery celebrates Maine’s natural beauty in a number of ways during the course of its upcoming show “Song of the Wild: Honoring the Natural Beauty and Wildlife of Maine,” (June 18 -…

Lincoln Theater
The artist Jane Dahmen. Courtesy photo

Lincoln Theater is excited to welcome acclaimed Maine artist Jane Dahmen as our next guest of the free event, "Talking Art in Maine," Thursday, June 11. The series features live conversations…

Joy to the Wind Gallery, Boothbay Harbor, ME

Self-guided journeys ... led by an art lover’s desire to exercise their…

Maine Art Gallery
"Irresistable" by Brooke Pacy is among the work in the current Maine Art Gallery show. Courtesy of the venue

“Art to Table: Visual Sustenance,” an exhibit of artwork at Maine Art Gallery (MAG) celebrating the growing, harvesting, and enjoyment of food, will be on view for two more weeks, until June…

2026 Spring Chorus Concert

The Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Seahawk Singers performed “And So I Sing” June 1, in the school’s auditorium, marking final choral performances for seniors Rose Campbell and Chloe Joneth.…

WHERE IT'S AT
LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

I still remember the first time I drove by the big red Edgecomb Pottery "compound" and saw a For Sale sign. What? I did a double take. I remember thinking that business was a landmark on this…

Press release
“Yurtmobile" (30 x 30 x 30, Mixed Media, 2024) by Marcia Annenberg.

A new exhibit exploring various experiences of migration opens June 5 at the University of New England Art Gallery in Biddeford. An opening reception will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. the same night…

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Take Two is a series from movie buffs Isabelle Curtis and Fritz Freudenberger to review entertainment options in the region. This…
Tom Glover: "Dory Line Monhegan" - oil on canvas at  Kerr +Jones Gallery, East Boothbay. Courtesy of the gallery

Kerr+Jones Gallery in East Boothbay, is in a celebratory mood!  Featuring fine art and craft, and a unique collection of “uncommon goods”, the gallery begins its fifth season on…

Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Charles Nowell - “Portland Head Light” in BRAF’s Gallery One.

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) welcomes summer with three exhibitions that showcase the creativity, talent, and environmental concerns of Maine artists. On view through June 21, the…

Boothbay Region Land Trust
 "Hendricks Head South" - 38”x55” - dye painted on cotton, stitched by Fraas-Slade

Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition by local artists Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade in its Oak Point Farm gallery. Fraas and Slade’s show, titled…

"The Christophers" opens at theLincoln Theater Friday, May 29. Courtesy of the venue

"The Drama" - (R; 1 hour, 46 minutes) - A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.…

"The Two Fridas." 1939. A scene in the Exhibition On Screen (EOS) film, "Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon." See it at the Lincoln Theater May 28 & 29. Courtesy of EOS

The life and legacy of one of the world’s most recognizable and influential artists returns to the Lincoln Theater big screen in Exhibition on…

Maine Art Gallery
"Pemaquid Feast,” oil on linen by Elizabeth Reed, who will lead a class in still life composition at the Maine Art Gallery. Courtesy of the artist

“Setting the Table” is the first of nine classes planned for the summer at Maine Art Gallery (MAG). This class is themed to complement the current exhibit, “Art to Table: Visual Sustenance,” and…

"Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light" - (encore; 1 hour, 58 minutes) - Free! - Back by popular demand! “Georgia O’Keeffe: the Brightness of Light…

"The Sheep Detectives" opens at Harbor Theater Friday, May 22. Courtesy of the venue

"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" - (PG; 1 hour, 38 minutes) - After foiling Bowser’s last grand scheme,…

Emily Sue Barker (Audrey) and Niall Lessard (Seymour) lead the cast of "Little Shop of Horrors" opening Friday, May 15. Got those tickets...quick! Courtesy of Christina Belknap

LCCT presents: "Little Shop of Horrors" – Live on stage! - The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he…

"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" opens at the Harbor Theater Friday, May 15. Courtesy of the venue

"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" - (PG; 1 hour, 38 minutes) - After foiling Bowser’s last grand scheme, Mario and Luigi are ready for a well-earned break…

Wiscasset Bay Gallery
Jean de Botton (French, 1898-1978), Elements marins, oil on panel, 13 3/8" x 21 5/8". Courtesy of Wiscasset Bay Gallery

"The Grand Tour in Thirty Days" will open on Saturday, May 23rd, at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery, which is celebrating its 42nd year.

An old-…

Maine Art Gallery
Tina Ingraham with her painting “High Tea” at Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME. Bob Bond photo

“This is such a fun and engaging show,”  said one enthusiastic visitor to the opening of Maine Art Gallery’s “Art to Table: Visual…

MAG exhibit connects art, food, cultural mores

Maine Art Gallery (MAG) is hosting a multi-media exhibition titled “Art to Table: Visual Sustenance,” which investigates the deep connection between creativity, nourishment and societal norms…

BRHS Drama delivers full-scale ‘Phantom’ classic

BRHS Drama staged three shows of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” May 1-2 in the school’s auditorium. A small cast of 13, determined to perform Broadway’s notoriously difficult…

Southport Memorial Library
One of Lori Lynn Hoffer's vibrant, richly colored paintings. Look for it in her show at Southport Memorial Library in May and June. Courtesy of the Library

Southport Memorial Library's next art show features the oil paintings of Lori Lynn Hoffer in May and June. Lori Lynn’s vibrant work is based on an intrinsic impulse to convey the glory of nature.…

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The Box itself was created in about two weeks time in the Wood Studio by Brad Willis, a Studio Coordinator at Haystack since 2014. The Box was made from resawn pine…

"Two Left Feet" - Roz Davis

Coming from a graphic design background, colors and shapes and how they relate to one another has always intrigued Roz Davis, a local Damariscotta artist. …

Monhegan Island
Edward Potthast (1857–1927), "Lavender Shack," 1926, oil on board, 12 x 16 inches. Courtesy of Jennifer Pye, Director Monhegan Museum of Art & History

The Monhegan Museum of Art & History is pleased to present "To Monhegan, With Love: The Susan Bateson and Stephen S. Fuller Collection," on view July 1 through Sept. 30. Showcasing 91 works,…

'Flights of Fancy' art installation
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Area creatives are invited to collaborate in a temporary art installation “Flights of Fancy”  to be held during the weekend of the Damariscotta Chamber Art…

Art at the Grill
Maine artist Doug Houle

A new show opens April 13 at the Damariscotta River Grill featuring seasoned artists Sandra Leinonen Dunn, Sandy Harper, Doug Houle, Susan Tilton Pecora and Kimberly Skillin Traina.  Five…

Georgia O'Keefe - "Ram's Head with White Hollyhock and Little Hills" is among her paintings explored in Arts on Film showing at Harbor Theater. Courtesy of the venue

"Project Hail Mary" held over with Read & Watch event April 11. "Goat" opens April 17 with a Family Film Deal; Arts on Screen returns with "Georgia O'Keefe - The…

Maine Art Gallery
Student Art Show at Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset

It’s always a delight to see the world we live in through the eyes of young artists, and Maine Art Gallery is pleased to launch each new season with an exhibit of fresh and lively work by students…