Art

• Carol Wiley solo show at River Arts

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 7:30pm

  

  River Arts in Damariscotta presents Carol Wiley in a solo show, “Figures and Shapes.” This West Gallery show runs from Aug. 22 to Sept. 4. Three summers ago at the West Gallery, Jefferson Maine artist Carol Wiley had a solo show featuring the many ways she paints the human figure and face. This summer in her West Gallery show “Figures and Shapes,” she exhibits paintings which further explore figures and their environment. Wiley has a teacher and friend who often refers to her as a “shape...

• Roger Dale Brown: ‘Around Town’ opens at Gleason Fine Art

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 12:30pm

  

  For “Around Town,” his first solo show at Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor, Roger Dale Brown, one of the country’s foremost marine painters, chose to focus on Boothbay Harbor and the surrounding villages including Southport, East Boothbay, Pemaquid and Port Clyde. “Around Town” opens Aug. 22 and runs through Sept. 17 with a reception for the artist on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 5-7 p.m. Brown, who comes to Maine every summer, visited Boothbay Harbor last fall and then spent the winter turning...

• Plein Air Painting Day at Castle Tucker

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 11:45am

  

  Join artist Jennifer Linskey on Thursday, Aug. 22 for a day of painting and drawing at historic Castle Tucker. Unleash your inner artist! The view is fabulous and the house is a fascinating Maine treasure. Beginners are welcome. The day begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Enjoy the day and gather for an afternoon critique with the instructor. Weather permitting. Bring your own materials, lunch and a hat. Jennifer Linskey brings over 30 years of drawing and painting experience working from...
• Gold/Smith Gallery

  Kenyan artist Irene Wanjiru’s “Menagerie” next show

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 10:30am

  

  Irene Wanjiru, a native of Nairobi, Kenya will be having an exhibit of her paintings and fabric collage pieces on canvas and her small sculptures at Gold/Smith Gallery from Aug. 29 through Sept. 24. Irene was born in a small village on the slopes of Mount Elgon, an extinct volcano straddling the border between Kenya and Uganda. She grew up watching her grandfather carve cooking sticks, mortars and pestles for the village. Women didn’t carve. Settling in Nairobi to raise her four children, Irene...

• Sylvan Gallery to celebrate 19th anniversary with receptions

  Fri, 08/16/2019 - 8:15am

  

  Sylvan Gallery celebrates its 19th year of representing a core group of talented New England artists with receptions on Thursday, Aug. 29 and Thursday, Sept. 26, both from 5-8 p.m., to mark their anniversary and to coincide with the Wiscasset Art Walk. The exhibition, which is continually evolving, continues through Oct. 31. New to the gallery walls this season is a series of nocturnes by New Jersey artist Neal Hughes. In “Twilight Walk,” Hughes paints a tranquil scene of a ferry station at...

• ‘Wild Things’ new show at River Arts

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 1:15pm

  

  River Arts in Damariscotta invites the public to a “wild” opening reception on Friday, Aug. 16 from 5-7 p.m. An exhilarating exhibition juried by Anthony Anderson, publisher of the Maine Studio and Gallery Guide, will surprise and delight the audience with is exuberant interpretation of the theme, “Wild Things.” The show runs until Sept. 14. With 208 submissions from all over Maine, Anderson carefully selected 80 works of impressive quality and vitality. Ranging from realistic images of nature...

• ‘Lights and Shadows’ at Stable Gallery

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 10:00am

  

  The Stable Gallery, at 28 Water St., Damariscotta, will host an opening reception for its latest show, “Lights and Shadows,” on Friday, Aug. 16 from 5-7 p.m. “Lights and Shadows” may refer to real light cast on three-dimensional objects. Alternatively, paintings or pastels depict light and shadows using colors and values. Lights and Shadows may also refer to the emotional tone of a work of art. Rachiel Norwood’s stone sculptures make the most of light as it changes hour by hour. Norwood’s...
• Lincoln Arts Festival

  It’s time for the Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 8:00pm

  

  Summer in Maine is prime time for art shows, exhibitions, and spending time on the water – among so many other activities and pastimes. At Lincoln Arts Festival’s annual Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale held at Hodgdon Yacht Services on Southport Island, you can find these three – the only difference is rather than spending time on the water aboard a vessel, visitors can check out a few yachts out of the water – along with some very cool models of various sizes. This four-day Lincoln Arts...

• Art auction largest fundraiser ever for Boothbay Region Land Trust

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Aug. 8 was a record-setting fundraiser for Boothbay Region Land Trust. At the nonprofit’s quadrennial art auction held at the new headquarters at Oak Point Farm in Boothbay Harbor, BLRT grossed over $90,000. The auction included 77 art pieces of paintings, ceramics, photography and jewelry. Artists donated their work and all proceeds went to BRLT. Besides being a record setter, this year’s auction was notable for another reason. A collaboration between BRLT and recently completed Maine Stone...

• Fiddler, workshop color Southport Yacht Club Art Show

  Mon, 08/12/2019 - 8:15am

  

  More than 30 artists and craftspeople exhibited their works for sale Aug. 10 and 11 at Southport Yacht Club’s annual arts and crafts show. According to coordinator Adrienne Robntrick, proceeds benefit the Southport Junior Yacht Club Sailing Foundation. Over 200 youthful sailors take part in the one-week program each summer, she said. Over $25,000 has been raised over the years for the program, said Robntrick. Yacht Club Secretary Janet Duchaine exhibited her knitted clothing and sewn summer...

• Pemaquid Gallery’s new mid-season artwork

  Fri, 08/09/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  As they have in past seasons, the exhibiting artists of The Pemaquid Artists Group have refreshed their panels with new works of art. Visitors to the gallery after the mid-season point will discover many new and exciting oils, pastels, acrylics, watercolors, pottery and wood turnings. In addition to larger framed works, gallery visitors will find smaller and very affordable paintings in the gallery’s bins of matted but unframed original artwork. The Pemaquid Art Gallery exhibits only original...
• Local Flavors Summer Series

  Susan Bartlett Rice exhibit at Newcastle Realty

  Fri, 08/09/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  Cheney Financial Group is hosting the second of three fun summer events Thursday, Aug. 15, from 4:30-6 p.m. The events support and showcase local artists, local musicians, local food, local brews and wine. Artist Susan Bartlett Rice will exhibit her paintings and live music will be performed by Chris Hight and Annette Rundall. Hors d’oeuvres and tastings of local beer and wine will be provided by Lurie Sprague-Palino of Seacoast Catering and Lobsterbakes and Damariscotta River oysters will be...
• The Lincoln Home

  Exhibit at Lobster and More features 20 artists

  Fri, 08/09/2019 - 7:15am

  

  Join us on Saturday, Aug. 17, 4 p.m. for the fourth annual Lobster and More event! Peruse the “Art Under the Tent” while enjoying fresh oysters from the Damariscotta River, delicious hors d’ oeuvres, and a locally brewed beer or cold drink. Twenty talented Maine artists will exhibit work in a variety of mediums for sale in the Art Tent. Professional artists and photographers include: Valerie Borgal, Marcia Brandwein, Sandy Crabtree, Sandra Leonin Dunn, Steve Dunn, Virginia Forrest, Douglas...
• Harbor Theater

  Sneak preview ‘Downton Abbey’ ... the movie Sept. 12

  Thu, 08/08/2019 - 2:15pm

  

  “Downton Abbey” is now a grand motion picture event and the Harbor Theater is holding its very first Sneak Preview. See the new film version of your favorite television program before it opens nationwide … be part of the costume contest (with prizes) and a pre-show reception at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12; film at 7 p.m. Regular screenings begin Friday, Sept. 20. The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King...
• First National Bank

  Customer Photo Calendar Contest winners announced

  Thu, 08/08/2019 - 8:15am

  

  First National Bank is proud to announce the winners of its 12th annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fifteen color photographs have been chosen from over 200 entries, and each winning photographer will be awarded a $150 cash prize. The images will appear in the Bank’s 2020 desk calendar, tide calendar and wall calendar, which will be available to customers in all offices of First National Bank by mid-November. The winning entrants are: Cover – Kaitlin Bryant of Bristol; January – Jessica...

• Purchase pottery and support KELT

  Thu, 08/08/2019 - 7:45am

  

  Help support the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) and local artists through a collaborative endangered species pottery collection. Maine potter, Mary McKone, and painter and illustrator, Jackie Johnson, have created the Maine Endangered Species series of pottery, which features handmade porcelain pieces decorated with exquisite drawings of some of Maine’s endangered species. In addition to spreading awareness of Maine’s threatened and endangered species, McKone and Johnson have chosen to...
• Arts & Yachts Show and Sale

  Twenty-two artists and artisans featured in 2019

  Wed, 08/07/2019 - 12:30pm

  

  Lincoln Arts Festival’s Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale at Hodgdon Yacht Services on Southport Island, is just one week away with this year’s opening reception on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 5-7 p.m. with harpist Suki Flanagan, appetizers and beverages ... and it’s open to the public. The yachts exhibit returns this year, with different boats and participants - these beauties always draw the eye their way. In past years yachts have been on land and in the water. More on this year’s yachts next...
• Green Lion Gallery, Bath

  ‘Northernscapes’ show to run through Sept. 15

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 2:30pm

  

  Richard William Blanchard grew up in Winthrop, and found opportunities to develop his creative inclinations at the University of Maine in Augusta while he was still in high school. He continued through his university career, working as a sculptor and performance artist as well as honing his skills as the painter and visual artist he’s become professionally. He now divides his time between Maine and Los Angeles, and the Green Lion is fortunate enough that he’s spending some of his time this...
• Gleason Fine Art

  Super turnout for Issacs show book talk

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 1:30pm

  

  Friday afternoon, Aug. 2, artist Henry Isaacs and arts writer/historian Dan Kany entertained an overflow audience at Gleason Fine Art, 31 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. The subject was “Travel Notes: The Paintings of Henry Isaacs,” written by Isaacs’ close friend, Kany, also the arts critic for Maine Today Media. The book talk coincided with the opening reception for Isaacs’ new show at Gleason: “Moving Pictures,” paintings from Isaacs’ spring trip to Nepal to paint the Himalayas. The show...
• Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

  Guest ‘Antiques Roadshow’ appraiser Ken Gloss at BHML

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 10:30am

  

  Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the internationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston’s Downtown Crossing section, will give a free and open talk Thursday, Aug. 22 at 2:30 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, 4 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor. He will discuss the value of old and rare books. Ken, who is also a frequent guest appraiser on PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow,” will talk in part about the history of his historic bookshop ( www.brattlebookshop.com ), which goes back to circa 1825. He is a second...

• Old is new at River Arts

  Sun, 08/04/2019 - 8:00am

  

  River Arts in Damariscotta announces the opening of “Old Items & New Ideas” in the West Gallery from Aug. 8-21. The public is invited to celebrate at the opening reception on Aug. 16. Barbara Bean, Ann Slocum and Martha Slocum join together in this exceptionally delightful and imaginative exhibition. A whimsical use of found materials abounds in this show of sculptural assemblages and two dimensional collages by the three artists. Barbara Bean of Brunswick and Ann Slocum of Topsham share...

• ‘tapestry | the new wave’ to roll out at Down East Gallery Aug. 6

  Thu, 08/01/2019 - 2:30pm

  

  Priscilla May Alden and Barbara Burns are the Debbie Harry and Cyndi Lauper of Maine’s fiber arts scene. Their show as co-curators, “ tapestry | the new wave ” at Down East Gallery, 146 Boothbay Road in Edgecomb, puts a contemporary spin on a craft celebrated over the last couple millennia. Featured weavers are Lou Abbott, Priscilla May Alden , Janet Austin, Barbara Burns , Don Burns, Katie Hickey, Sara Hotchkiss, Eve Pearce, Sue Pretty, Minna Rothman , Micala Sidore , Sarah Warren and Betsy...

• First Friday Art Tour Aug. 2

  Wed, 07/31/2019 - 1:15pm

  

  A self-guided journey led by the art lover’s desire to exercise their imagination. Open houses. Live demos. Refreshments. Meet the artists and gallery owners. Take a walk on the creative side … Boothbay Harbor galleries GLEASON FINE ART 31 Townsend Avenue, 633-6849 gleasonfineart.com Featuring "Henry Isaacs: Moving Pictures," a show of over 30 new paintings including a series of Henry's very...

• Art: tapestry | the new wave

  Wed, 07/31/2019 - 12:30pm

  

  Down East Gallery will featuring 30+ tapestries from New England's top weavers, this invitational exhibition celebrates the ancient and fine art of tapestry weaving. Curators Priscilla May Alden and Barbara Burns have invited highly accomplished weavers to exhibit their contemporary tapestries Aug. 6-31. In addition to the exhibition, there will be gallery talks and tapestry weaving demonstrations by the artists during the four-week show. An opening reception will be held Friday, Aug. 9, 5 to 7...

• Maine Stone Symposium now truly international

  Wed, 07/31/2019 - 7:15am

  

  The Maine Stone Symposium is well under way on the Boothbay Common. The artists have come from across Maine and from as far away as Japan to create works of art from Maine granite and other stone while they learn from each other and share their craft with the public. The event is organized by members of the Maine Stone Workers Guild and led by Guild Treasurer Dick Alden of East Boothbay. Alden estimated opening weekend attendance at easily 400 plus guests of all ages. According to Alden, “...

• Opening Reception at Down East Gallery

  Mon, 07/29/2019 - 9:30am

  Friday, August 9 Celebrating the opening of two concurrent exhibitions at Down East Gallery: “Tapestry | the new wave” features 30+ hand-woven tapestries from New England’s top weavers and “The Wild Sea” features over a dozen marine art paintings that reflect the power of the sea by artist Brad Betts, ASMA. 5 to 7 p.m. at the Gallery: 146 Boothbay Road, Edgecomb.

• Coastal landscape painters, Loughridge and Klein, exhibit at Pemaquid

  Sun, 07/28/2019 - 7:00am

  

  Two Pemaquid peninsula artists showing this summer at the Pemaquid Art Gallery at Lighthouse Park in New Harbor are Sally Loughridge and Barbara Klein. Their bold and colorful paintings depict familiar scenes from the coastal landscape. Both are largely self-taught who have had a passion for painting since childhood. They each claim that taking early instruction from other artists has been a significant contribution to their success. Loughridge has been a successful member with the Gallery for...

• Wiscasset Bay Gallery’s new show opens Aug. 7

  Sat, 07/27/2019 - 3:30pm

  

  "Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Modernism" opens Aug. 7 at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery. Works by important American and European artists from Italy, France, Holland, Austria, Great Britain and the United States will be on display. Of particular interest is a charming portrait of a young girl in a green and white dress with a pink bow by French Impressionist Carolus-Duran (1837-1917). Carolus-Duran was among the most celebrated, portrait painters in Paris in the 1870's and 1880's and taught...

• Saltwater Artists Gallery featuring jewelers and wood-turner

  Sat, 07/27/2019 - 10:00am

  

  The Saltwater Artists is proud to have three jewelers and a wood-turner in their gallery. Cat Crozier uses semi-precious gemstone beads that have unique spiritual and healing properties. They are woven with leather into various designs inspired by the beauty of Pemaquid. Lynn Thompson is known as "The Seaglass Lass" as she only uses sea glass found on the shoreline. "I feel a sense of delight every time I see a unique piece of sea glass with the glowing intensity that only the forces of nature...

• Weaving art at Stable Gallery

  Sat, 07/27/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Who would ever imagine that you could have a beautiful scarf that is warm in winter, cool in summer and environmentally friendly? Now featured at Stable Gallery in Damariscotta, Amy Smith’s woven scarves do it all! As a handweaver, Amy weaves all year long in Tencel yarn. Made from wood pulp, the yarn has a low environmental impact and comeS with beautiful luster and drape. The resulting scarves are soft to snuggle in the cold, light and flowing in summer’s heat. Amy Smith is one of the nine...

• Gilles Letourneau exhibition at River Arts

  Fri, 07/26/2019 - 4:30pm

  

  River Arts in Damariscotta presents a unique exhibition featuring Maine artist, Gilles Letourneau, in the West Gallery through Aug. 8. “Micro Abstraction, Helmets” depicts historic war helmets and masks at different stages of aging and is the largest single showing of his Micro-Abstraction Helmets to date. “My work in this series explores the line between abstraction and realism. The carefully crafted battle helmets, contrasted with the effects of aging, provide the tension I’m looking for in...

• Got All Your Marbles? pop-up show at Boothbay Harbor Framers Aug. 6-7

  Fri, 07/26/2019 - 3:00pm

  

  The Tuscon-based company Got All Your Marbles? has a line of jewelry featuring marbles in rings, bracelets, pendants and earrings. Metalsmith William Skiles created it in 1999. Since then, he and wife Lisa Stotska have been making sure people can see the line without having to travel to Tucson. The couple is returning to Boothbay Harbor for another pop-up tent show at Boothbay Harbor Framers & Gallery Aug. 6, 3 to 5 p.m., and Aug. 7, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Meadow Mall. Their first show...

• Jack Silverio solo show at Studio 53 through Aug. 25

  Fri, 07/26/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  Jack Silverio had his own architectural practice from 1979 to 2016. In this area folks may be familiar with his St. Columba Episcopal Church near St. Andrews Village. It is designed in a way to be compatible with cottages. Drawing and thinking in three dimensions and making his ideas relate to other people is something Jack has done every waking moment, but Jack has also painted throughout his life, and in recent years he has worked full time making the paintings and sculptures in this exhibit...
• Gleason Fine Art

  Henry Isaacs: Moving Pictures

  Fri, 07/26/2019 - 11:00am

  

  “Moving Pictures,” internationally acclaimed artist Henry Isaacs’ eighth solo show with Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor, opens Thursday, Aug. 1, and runs through Tuesday, Sept. 3. On Friday, Aug. 2, from 4 to 5 p.m., at the gallery, Isaacs and author/arts writer Dan Kany will hold a book talk and signing of their new book, “Travel Notes: The Paintings of Henry Isaacs.” That will be immediately followed from 5 to 7 p.m. by a gala reception for Henry. Planning “Moving Pictures” began in the...

• Points of View Art Auction at Oak Point Farm

  Fri, 07/26/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) will be hosting our 2019 Points of View Art Auction on Thursday, Aug. 8, from 5-9 p.m. This event, hosted every four years, will feature over 60 of the region’s most talented artists. Renowned painter, Don Demers, will be returning this year as the honorary chair, and he has generously donated a featured piece to the live auction, to be unveiled at the event. Other participating artists include Brad Betts, Bob McKay, Villard Studios, Jeff Barrett, June Elderkin...

• Saltwater Artists Gallery featuring three artists

  Wed, 07/24/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  The Saltwater Artists Gallery has three artists with very individualist styles who use acrylic paint. Alice de Mauriac paints large while Kay Miller paints much smaller preferring 2” X 2" mini canvases and David Higgins paints sizes in between. All three artists reflect their love of nature on the Maine coast. The primary focus of Alice's artistic endeavor is an exploration of abstraction. Higgins combined his 40 years of photography with painting when he started digitally enhancing his...
• Damariscotta River Grill

  Essence of summer the theme of new exhibit

  Wed, 07/24/2019 - 1:15pm

  

  The walls at the Damariscotta River Grill transform to summer colors and images, exploring a number of themes and capturing the light and beauty of Maine. Three artists capture the essence of summer and life in Maine in three distinct styles and viewpoints, through pastel, oil, acrylics, tempera and watercolor. Meet artists Sandra Leinonen Dunn, Susan Tilton Pecora, and Kimberly Skillin Traina at the “Art at the Grill” opening reception, Wednesday, July 24, from 4 to 5:30pm. Stop in and enjoy...

• Call to artists: Imagination runs wild

  Wed, 07/24/2019 - 11:15am

  

  River Arts announces a call to artists for the August show. Artists may submit up to three works for jurying into “Wild Things.” Participants are invited to respond to the theme to reflect their own interpretations. The deadline for entry is Saturday, Aug. 10 at 4 p.m. Anthony Anderson, art guide publisher, will be the juror for this exhibition. Anthony Anderson and his wife Suzanne are publishers of the “Maine Gallery + Studio Guide,” now in its 19th year. Anthony has been publishing visitor...

• Artist and author Rebekah Younger program

  Wed, 07/24/2019 - 7:45am

  

  Midcoast Friends Meeting will host a talk and discussion with artist and author Rebekah Younger on Sunday, July 28, at 11:30 a.m. Rebekah’s new book, “Be, Awake, Create: Mindful Practices to Spark Creativity,” includes dozens of unique prompts, introspective exercises, and hands-on activities designed to inspire expression in any medium — from movement and collage to photography and poetry. This event is free and all are welcome. Rebekah will talk about the book’s origins and offer a taste of...

• Lynne Seitzer’s ‘White Paintings’ at Joy to the Wind

  Tue, 07/23/2019 - 1:00pm

  

  “Most art begins with a desire to communicate an idea or an image. Along the way there must be room for experimentation. This ‘allowing’ is where a painting can become energized. Pausing now and again, to listen you can sense your next move. The goal is to coax out a little chaos … a little playfulness and a little design composition. The intrigue is in the abstraction but the elements of realism make you think.,” said artist Lynne Seitzer. The “White Paintings” are far from entirely white...

• Pottery and marquetry featured at Pemaquid Art Gallery

  Tue, 07/23/2019 - 11:30am

  

  At Pemaquid Art Gallery this season a visitor will find several artists who are not painters, but work in other mediums. Two who have been with the gallery for quite a long time are Bruce Babb, who creates marquetry pieces and Trudi Curtis, a clay artist creating many kinds of pottery pieces. Maine native Bruce Babb of Damariscotta has been with the gallery since 1994. He is highly skilled at the demanding art of creating inlaid wood veneer patterns . Using an X-Acto knife, Babb cuts small thin...
• Harbor Theater

  Art film explores interplay between artists and horticulture

  Tue, 07/23/2019 - 7:15am

  

  Because of the popularity of Exhibition on Screen’s art film series shown monthly in the winter at Harbor Theater, a summer offering is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. (with speaker and refreshments). An additional screening will be held Saturday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. (film only). “Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse” explores the intriguing relationship between the world’s greatest artists and horticulture. At Friday afternoon’s screening, we are fortunate to have Coastal Maine...

• Priscilla Hayes exhibition at Gold/Smith Gallery

  Mon, 07/22/2019 - 10:45am

  

  Beginning Aug. 1 through 27 Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor, will be featuring landscapes and seascapes in acrylic by East Boothbay and Boston artist Priscilla Hayes. The work “Windward Coves” are paintings from the 1980’s to the present. Her home on Linekin Bay gives her constant inspiration. The sun and sky affect her not-so-shy painterly canvas, bold with color, action and immeasurable joy of place. She lacks no confidence and is never afraid to push her paint to other emotional results...

• Sculpture Symposium starts on Boothbay Common July 27

  Mon, 07/22/2019 - 8:15am

  

  From Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, Aug. 4, the public is encouraged to visit the Boothbay Common to meet eight accomplished Maine sculptors along with their guests from Japan and Canada as they create works of art from granite and other stone. The artists will work with a wide variety of hand and power tools to create pieces that will be sold at the Boothbay Region Land Trust's Points of View Art Auction on Thursday, August 8, or later join the Boothbay Harbor Region Sculpture Trail...

• A vote for Andersen expresses a philosophy that endures through change

  Sun, 07/21/2019 - 11:30am

  

  Photos by Mackenzie Andersen have been accepted in the American Art Pottery Calender Photo Contest. The art pottery movement in America began in the 1870’s, coinciding with the beginning of the Arts and Crafts movement, which gained momentum in the 1880’s. Wikipedia describes it as “aesthetically distinctive hand-made ceramics in earthenware and stoneware from the period 1870-1950’s.” The work in the photos submitted to the American Art Pottery Calendar Contest is from the late 40s to the early...

• Vicki Huskins celebrates 25 years of Arts and Crafts on the Common

  Fri, 07/19/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Vicki Huskins has been organizing the Arts and Crafts Show on the Boothbay Common for 25 years. It began as a five-person get together packed into the corner of the Common without a set schedule and has grown into roughly 35 vendors setting up once a month. When she began organizing the event, Huskins said her fellow vendors were prepared to call it quits for lack of organization and purpose. “I just had a feeling in my spirit. I'm a Christian, so I believe in God prompting us, and I said I'd...

• A life with pots

  Thu, 07/18/2019 - 7:00am

  

  Since 2002, Ann Hedgcock has exhibited her unique pottery every summer weekend at the Boothbay Region Arts and Crafts Show. Her pieces range from wheel-thrown mugs, jugs, bowls, and dishes to whimsical handbuilt creations both practical and decorative. Born in Damariscotta, Hedgcock has been working with clay for more than 30 years. At art school she majored in painting and drawing and after graduating she worked as a photographer and graphic artist in West Hartford, Connecticut. She moved back...

• Popham Circle announces July 20 quilt show

  Wed, 07/17/2019 - 11:00am

  

  The Popham Circle, an organization of women dedicated to assisting those in need in local communities, is hosting a Quilt Show on Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held in three adjacent buildings: the Chapel House (971 Popham Road, Phippsburg), the Chapel and the Library. Over 40 quilts have been entered from members of the community and each one tells a different story. They will be on display on the pews in the Chapel and viewers are invited to “vote” for their...
• Maine Art Gallery

  ‘Paint Wiscasset’: A plein air event Aug. 29-31

  Wed, 07/17/2019 - 10:00am

  

  The Maine Art Gallery invites artists to set up their easels in town during three days beginning Thursday, Aug. 29. The plein air event will conclude with a reception and sale on Saturday, Aug. 31 from 5-8 p.m. Artists who wish to participate should contact either Richard Litz at relitz@ufl.edu or Celia Ludwig at celia-in-rehoboth@comcast.net or Richard at 882-4155 for an information packet. Registered artists are welcome to be a part of Wiscasset’s August Art Walk on Thursday evening. This is...
• Where It’s At

  Bold, colorful, absorbing: The art of David Estey

  Wed, 07/17/2019 - 9:00am

  

  Twenty-five. There are 25 journeys to be taken through the paintings of Belfast-based artist David Estey at Studio 53 Fine Art through July 28. The works were created between 2015 and 2019. Many have never been shown before. Right up front I’ve gotta say, I love David’s work. And he and his wife Karen are great people. When I wrote the feature on his 65-year retrospective at Studio 53 three years ago I felt like I really got to know this artist … the interview must’ve been a good two hours. I...

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