Looking ahead to 2021 with 2020 vision, Robert Mitchell has once again outdone himself. Through a dozen remarkable photos, his Around Boothbay Harbor calendar is just what we need to calm our…
Art
"Impressionism, Modernism and Realism, " which opens Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery, is a diverse exhibition spanning the early 19th through mid-20th…
Featured artists for the month of August at Studio 53 are Nancy Keenan Barron and Don Josephson. The Gallery will hold a reception in their honor on Friday, Aug. 7 from 5-7 p.m. outdoors near the…
Gleason Fine Art
Beginning Thursday, Aug. 6, and running through Tuesday, Sept. 8, Gleason Fine Art presents "Tom Curry: Surrounded by Water." The Brooklin, Maine artist has been represented by Gleason Fine Art…
Rising Tide Co-op, located at 323 Main St. in Damariscotta is pleased to announce they will be displaying art by local artist Jerri Whitman Aug. 2-29.. In an effort to continue maintaining social…
Beginning July 30 and continuing until Sept. 2 the new series”MALI,”paintings by John Vander will be exhibited at Gold/Smith Gallery in Boothbay Harbor.
“Mali, West Africa was my first…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
“Nature’s Sustaining Power,” is the underlying theme of the Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) newly-installed summer show running through August featuring the works of 60 artists.
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Sylvan Gallery Sylvan Gallery in Wiscasset will be featuring more than 40 oil paintings by the late New York artist Charles Kolnik (1951-2020) Aug. 1 through Sept. 29. The exhibition features a…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
This summer First Federal Savings Bank on 41 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor is hosting an exhibition of four regional artists who are all part of the Plein Air Painters of…
Susan Webster is one of the artists chosen to submit work for the Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s (CMCA) Biennial opening Oct. 3 in Portland. This is the second biennial show Webster has been…
Expanse by Miles Chapin, approximately 2,400 pounds, was one of four sculptures being moved along Sculpture Boothbay’s outdoor trail in Boothbay Harbor that extends to East Boothbay, Southport…
Maine Art Gallery
The Maine Art Gallery’s second online show, “Acquired Symbols,” features former students and friends of the important Maine artist and teacher John Lorence. Because the gallery is closed for the…
Sculpture Boothbay, formerly known as the Boothbay Harbor Region Sculpture Trail, was formed this spring. Its board of advisers – Bill Royall, Patricia Royall (curator and coordinator), Andreas…
Artist Henry Isaacs has long divided his time between homes on a Downeast Maine island and in rural Vermont, with frequent stops in between to visit his gallery, Gleason Fine Art, in Boothbay…
Several homes and businesses along the peninsula are sporting canvas flags with a painted red heart, the work of Boothbay Region Elementary School art teacher Jessica Nadeau. Trying to make the…
Where it’s at
The modern abstract painting in front of me draws me into its surreal world … An oval mirror near its center draws me in. I see a figure of a woman inside it. I cannot tell if she is standing or…
Studio 53 will be hosting a First Friday event July 3 from 5-7 p.m. Due to the current circumstances this will not be in our usual freewheeling format, but have no fear, here's how it is going…
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year. Our mission, “to create opportunities for people of all ages to enjoy, learn from and participate in the…
Joy to the Wind
A recent visitor to the art studio at Joy To The Wind, in these times of seclusion, has been the Green Man. The first one appeared very naturally a few months ago, but has been followed by many…
Beginning Thursday, June 25, and running through Tuesday, July 21, "Kevin Beers: Points of Light," new paintings of Midcoast Maine, Cuba, and Beers' signature portraits of old cars and trucks, are…
“American Artists Here and Abroad” opens at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery on Wednesday, July 1.
Many American artists came to the New England coast to capture its untamed beauty or sail its…
Hard times inspire creativity, and Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery has stepped up to the challenge. The non-profit gallery has brought together an online show of paintings, sculptures, photographs,…
Studio 53 is proud to present “Don Justin Meserve: Sculpture Retrospective 2020,” an exhibition of over 40 works which reveals not only Don’s mastery of stone but also his prolific use of wood,…
Will Kefauver, owner of the Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, is offering art lessons in several modes: virtual and plein air, in private or small-group lessons. As safety restrictions…
As any gallery owner knows, artist requests for representation are frequent. The fact is, there are far more talented artists than there are galleries that handle fine art. With so many artists to…
Where It’s At
I discovered the sculpture of the late Don Meserve late in my life. Actually, had it not been for the large outdoor works at Studio 53 and the articles I’ve written over the years about sculptor…
Damariscotta River Grill
Damariscotta River Grill opens its doors for dinner Wednesday, June 3. Join us for dinner Wednesday through Sunday, while savoring the beautiful art of Amy J. Audet. Doug Houle. Valerie…
In the interest of good health, Stable Gallery partners have decided to cancel their 2020 season.
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Studio 53 opens for the 2020 season on Monday, June 1. The opening show: the sculpture of the late Don Meserve through June 29. Twenty-plus works span his entire career – and that was no easy feat…
Where it’s at
Over Edgecomb way at Eben Blaney’s Fine Contemporary Furniture studio/showroom, there’s something new, something much smaller scale than his gorgeous, inventive tables, chairs and consoles. Eben…
I checked in with West Boothbay Harbor artist Hilary Bartlett last week to see what she’s been up to while sheltering in place. And I can tell you this: She’s been…
Maine Photography Show
The hypnotic gaze of the red fox in the Best of Show photograph will stay with you long after you stop looking at it … Its windblown chest hair says it is a frosty day and the falling snowflakes…
The Maine Photography Show awards were announced Saturday, April 4!
The juror…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we regret to announce that the opening reception for the 15th annual Maine Photography Show (MPS) , scheduled for Saturday, April 4, is cancelled.
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Where It’s At
One morning last May, Suzi Thayer woke up thinking about her first love. No, it wasn’t a person, a place or the Mary E even … it was painting. Her art.
“I’d left it in the dust for…
The Pemaquid Group of Artists has previously announced a Call for Artists for the 2020 season. Because of the uncertainties with the coronavirus we are postponing our…
As coronavirus continues to spread in our communities, we have made the hard decision to postpone the Maine Pottery Tour to June 6 and 7. This decision was made based on our…
Each March, the Maine Arts Commission shines the spotlight on youth artists around the state with a display of the best works from kindergarten through grade 12 at the State Capitol Complex. For…
River Arts in Damariscotta presents an exhibition of works by Isabella Corwin of Bristol. This solo show opens in the West Gallery on Saturday, March 14 with a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. This solo…
Coastal Senior College is delighted to announce that Belfast collage artist Deborah Stevenson returns to teach a course at UMA Rockland Center for six Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., beginning…
Smithsonian Magazine has designated Saturday, April 4 as the 16th annual Museum Day, an initiative in which…
Southport Memorial Library
Michael Leonard is the featured artist of the the month for March and April at the Southport Memorial Library at 1032 Hendricks Hill Road, on Southport Island.
Though Mike is is currently…
University of New England
The University of New England’s (UNE) Portland Campus Art Gallery will present its spring exhibition, “The House of the Soul,” through June 14. An opening reception, free and open to the public,…
The Pemaquid Group of Artists announces a call for artists to exhibit this season at the Pemaquid Art Gallery at Lighthouse Park, Bristol. The gallery is celebrating its 92nd season in operation…
Henry Isaacs has painted up and down the Maine Coast, across the United States, and in too many countries around the world to count, including two trips to Nepal and the Himalayas in 2019. But it…
On Saturday, March 14, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Maine’s statehood, the Farnsworth Art Museum, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), and…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
If it’s mid-February, it’s time for the exhibition celebrating the human form, “What’s Nude in Boothbay Harbor.” This fourth annual show is being held for a second time at Boothbay…
River Arts in Damariscotta invites artists to submit work for the juror’s selection for the upcoming exhibition, “Storm.” River Arts is pleased to announce that John David O’Shaughnessy will be…
The Pemaquid Group of Artists (PGA) announces a Call for New Members for the Pemaquid Art Gallery in Lighthouse Park, Bristol, for the 2020 season.
The gallery has been in operation for 91…
