Now the fun begins! There are just a few days left in which to browse the Maine Art Gallery’s online auction and make bids. The art has been donated by artists and collectors for the purpose of…
Art
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s newly-installed Members’ Show is now on display at One Townsend Avenue; Boothbay Harbor. In this particular exhibit, our area artists have created artwork that…
Two classes offered by the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset in June and July are filling up, but a few spaces are still available.
Adeline Godminc-Tronzo will teach a drawing workshop with…
Kathleen Thornton and Linda Healy share the spotlight in a two-person show at the River Room at River Arts in Damariscotta on June 3-23. The artists are long-time friends, scientists by training…
The Maine Art Gallery’s first show of the season offers a fine exhibition of 103 works by 33 very talented artists living in Midcoast Maine. Curators Jorge Pena and Colleen Kearney-Graffam asked…
Pemaquid Art Gallery
The Pemaquid Group of Artists has juried nine new artists into membership. John Butke, a Boothbay resident is a locally known oil painter. Gwendolyn Evans of Walpole excels at watercolor painting…
A storm builds over the hills. The wind is moving the dark mass over the hills towards the viewer. There are three small structures capped in a bright orange in the meadow. One can imagine a…
River Arts in Damariscotta invites the public to the opening of the juried show, “Land and Sea,” on Saturday, May 29 from 1-4 p.m. This will be a modified reception, without the customary food and…
Do you know that the Y has an award-winning signature arts program? It’s called Y-Arts, and it was founded in 1999 by Ginny Bishop. Y-Arts is now directed by her daughter, Emily Mirabile, who…
From Thursday, May 27, through Tuesday, June 29, Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor is showing the paper collages and select oils of Cranberry Island artist, Dorothy Eisner (1906 to 1984). For…
The Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset opened its doors to visitors this year on May 15 with over 100 guests attending the festive events both inside the historic brick building and on the lawn…
These artists spent the day cleaning, gardening, and hanging artwork in anticipation of the Saltwater Artists Gallery, located at 3056 Bristol Road/Route130 in New Harbor, opening on Friday, May…
A mythical stroll through Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in the spring
On May 29, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens unveiled a spectacular addition to their 300 acres of gardens and natural spaces. Take a virtual stroll through the woods to experience Danish artist…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC) gallery will feature Maine artists Maryjane Johnston and Tanja Kunz in a show titled “Light, Line, Form,” with an opening event at CCAC on Friday, May 28.…
River Arts in Damariscotta features landscape paintings by midcoast artist, Ramone Hanley-Warren. Her solo show titled “Studio Work; Drawn to Solace” opened May 13 and runs until June 2. Working…
The “Art at the Grill” program is a series of art exhibits that showcase a variety of Maine artists at the Damariscotta River Grill. To celebrate and promote the exhibiting artists, the Grill …
The clay’s the thing! Some gotta throw, some gotta mold … just ask the artists at the Midcoast Pottery Co-op. The Co-op members, Annette Stormont, Clark Griffith, Monica Tan and Mitchell…
Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset
An exhibit by members of the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset marks the gallery’s opening for the first time in over a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
An outdoor, opening reception…
Savory Maine, dining and provisions, will host an exhibit and sale of the paintings of Damariscotta artist Polly Steadman from May 7-26. The public is invited to a closing reception on Wednesday…
Join us for dinner Wednesday, May 12 for the opening reception for photographers Jim Nyce and Penny Linn. To celebrate the photographers, the Damariscotta River Grill is hosting a Prix Fixe…
Students of art are invited to work on their skills in two classes offered by the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset. Adeline Godminc-Tronzo will teach a drawing workshop with painting and collage on…
River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit work to a juried show “Land and Sea.” The deadline for entry is Saturday, May 22 at 4 p.m. River Arts is pleased…
The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at Maine College of Art (MECA) is pleased to announce the 2021 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Thesis Exhibition opening on Saturday, May 15. The MFA…
Skidompha Library’s Teen Services offering is a virtual life-drawing class with Chewonki.
Have you ever wanted to try drawing owls, reptiles, or insects—from live models? Teen Services at…
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta invites Maine artists to submit a design for this year's official festival T-shirt. The deadline to submit a design entry is Tuesday, June 15.
A…
River Arts in Damariscotta opens with the first juried show of 2021, “Wild Things.” Professional art, architecture, and design writer, Jorge Arango served as juror and selected works of 78 artists…
The Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset has gathered a number of noteworthy, yet affordable works of art for an online auction open for bidding from May 1 to June 15. The pieces, donated by artists and…
Hilary Bartlett’s paintings are on display in the Hall Gallery at Miles Memorial Hospital until May 28. Hilary lives year-round in Boothbay Harbor. Her art covers a broad range of subjects in soft…
Windjammer Days Festival
It’s official: Members of Friends of Windjammer Days have chosen the T-shirt design by Maria Elaine Michael for this year’s student-designed T-shirts. Michael is in eighth grade at Boothbay Region…
Pemaquid Group of Artists
The Pemaquid Group of Artists (PGA) announces the last call for members at the Pemaquid Art Gallery in Lighthouse Park, Bristol, for the 2021 season. The Pemaquid Gallery will be open for visitors…
Maine Art Gallery
The board of trustees of the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset is pleased to announce that Kerry Hadley has stepped into the position of gallery manager. Hadley brings to the gallery a depth of…
River Arts in Damariscotta announces a call to artists for the first juried show of 2021. Artists may submit up to two works for jurying into “Wild…
Where It’s At
The new exhibit upstairs at Boothbay Region Art Foundation features color images Eva McDermott captured on Lofoten Island, Norway and Isle of Skye, Scotland – digitally and with film. McDermott…
Maine Photography Show 2021
Emily Whiting was quite surprised to hear her photograph, “White Bowl,” won the coveted Best In Show distinction in this year’s Maine Photography Show (MPS).
“I’m also so grateful for the…
The 16th annual Maine Photography Show (MPS) opens April 10 at Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) and will continue through May 7, subject to COVID-19 restrictions.
Juror…
Come to the Damariscotta River Grill for dinner and the opening reception of the art of Sarah Fisher, Daisy Greene and Mary Winkes on Wednesday, April 7. To celebrate the artists, the Grill is…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath will exhibit four Maine artists in its gallery in a show titled “A…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC) in Bath…
The Second World War had a dramatic impact on the everyday lives of individuals across the country, and while far from the fighting, the residents of Maine’s remote offshore islands…
The Pemaquid Group of Artists (PGA) announces a call for new members for the Pemaquid Art Gallery in Lighthouse Park, Bristol, for the 2021 season.
This will be the Pemaquid Gallery’s 93rd…
On Thursday, March 25, the Farnsworth Art Museum will present an online lecture by writer, art historian, and psychoanalyst Laurie Wilson entitled “Empress of the Environment: Louise Nevelson at a…
In its first major sale of 2021, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries will present an irresistible array of fresh-to-the-market items that will attract all types of potential buyers. Titled “…
Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Festival
The Windjammer Days Festival Committee invites Boothbay region student artists to submit a design for this year’s official Festival T-shirt. Please consider what your artwork will look like on a T…
Chocolate Church Arts Center
The Chocolate Church Arts Center will welcome the Bowdoinham Guild of Artisans, with a gallery exhibit opening on Friday, Feb. 26. In its 17th year, the Guild is a collective of artists promoting…
A virtual art show featuring the works of five Midcoast artists who have attended New Ventures Maine classes and workshops will be hosted during the month of…
Pastoral paintings – at some point, whenever I’m visiting in one – I slowly become aware of this slight smile on my face and then the right side tilt of my head as I begin dreaming of where in the…
Owls Head Transportation Museum
Presented by the Owls Head Transportation Museum, this 2,000-square foot exhibition will illustrate the electrifying evolution of tourism and transportation history that defined the State of Maine…
Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Region Art Foundation – 1 Townsend Ave. - 633-2703 – www.boothbayartists.org
Gleason Fine Art – 31 Townsend Ave – 633-6849 – www.gleasonfineart.com
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Maine Art Gallery Wiscasset
As we work our way through a new year, gallery owners and boards, event planners, store owners, lodging and attraction businesses are all taking the 2021 season one day at a time. The Maine Art…
Meanwhile ... back in the studio
When I gave Sawyer’s Island-based artist John Butke a call this week, he and his wife Jill, an accomplished weaver, were enjoying a bit of down time. Yet, even while enjoying a respite, there is…
