Art

Where would you find a hand carved pileated…

A new exhibit of paintings and pastels, celebrating art, life, every day objects and summer in Maine opens June 13 as part of The Art at The Damariscotta River Grill series. Three talented…

MIldred Burrage, Wiscasset ME

Lincoln County Historical Association is pleased to announce that State Historian Earle Shettleworth will give an illustrated talk on Wiscasset artist Mildred Burrage at the LCHA historic site,…

The next time you exit the back door of Reny's in Damariscotta, you may notice some dreamy aromas wafting around you. There are some first-rate artisan breads being…

The first time I had the overwhelmingly awesome experience of being served Yorkshire pudding was on a sailboat somewhere out in the middle of the ocean.

It…

Two local artists are being featured on the walls of Atlantic Motorcar (AMC) from June to September: watercolorist Virginia Forrest and photographer Bruce Burnham.

Virginia Forrest is a…

Will Kefauver at Monhegan’s Lobster Cove

The Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, is calling for artists to participate in “The Boat Show” running from July 1-31. This show celebrates boats and everything related – pleasure craft…

At Mathias Fine Art an exhibition of works created in cool colors — shades of blue, green, pale yellows and grays — is enchanting viewers and collectors. Paintings, original prints, photographs…

Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Greg Bullard

Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) recently installed its May/June Exhibit, representing 101 member/artists and marking 51 years of fulfilling a mission: “to create opportunities for people of…

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries

Until June 7 (2 p.m. EST), an amazing diversity of decorative and collectible items, all with modest opening bids, will be on offer in Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ Spring 2016 Online Timed…

Sally Loughridge, “Storm Break”

Mae’s Café & Bakery in Bath presents “From Smutty Nose to Hurricane Hole,” an exhibit of original artwork by South Bristol painter Sally Loughridge, June 1 through September 30. The exhibit…

Showcase Antiques Gallery on Main Street in Wiscasset recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.

Studio 53 Fine Art presents ....
Robert Hamilton

You say you've never heard of Robert Hamilton or Gerald Immonen? Then, like me, you never attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) or took many art courses in your lifetime (to date). Art…

Sandy Cirillo

River Arts in Damariscotta, invites the public to the opening reception of its 8th Annual Member Show, Friday, May 27 from 5-7 p.m. The artwork submitted…

Maine artist Will Kefauver

The Kefauver Studio & Gallery presents “Small Gifts from the Coast,” an art show that will kick off the 2016 summer season at the gallery.  The…

Gleason Fine Art

Artist Ed Parker combines his interest in nautical history, his skill as an illustrator and his sense of whimsy to produce paintings that are technically precise and also tell stories filled with…

There's a new shop in town. Julie Moore has moved her business, Dirty Bird Pottery, from…

To borrow a phrase from Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, Midcoast-based music promoter/talent buyer Angus Webster is “still searching…

Wiscasset just keeps getting better. Red's Eats has long made the town a destination for a good lobster roll, and there are other eating establishments and shops in the small downtown area to keep…

Francis Grant, “Molly 1990”

Yvette Torres Fine Art opens the 2016 season on Saturday, May 28 with a solo exhibit of paintings by Francis Grant, “A Painting Is Something You Cannot Do,” May 28-June 26.

The opening…

Marcia Brandwein at Stable Gallery, Damariscotta ME
For Anne Alexander, joining Stable Gallery is a “return to childhood roots.”  In years past, Anne would visit the gallery every summer with her…

The Harlow Gallery has announced the award-winning artists for Art2016, the 21st annual juried art show on view at the Harlow Gallery at 160 Water Street in Hallowell now through June 18.

Mobius Inc. is inviting the public is to the opening reception for its Spring Art Show on Thursday, May 12 from 2-5 p…

Boothbay Region Art Foundation

If you need illustrations for the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” this year’s Student Art Show at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation fits that…

At the Theaters This Week ...

The Harbor Theatre

“The Jungle Book” Raised by a family of wolves since birth, Mowgli (Neel Sethi) must leave the only home he's ever known when the fearsome tiger…

My day became more than complete when Peter Wolf called to discuss his latest venture on disc called “A Cure for Loneliness”  (released by Concord Records: April 8),appropriately named as…

Robyn Langhorst, RIchmond ME potter

The Pemaquid Craft Co-op has been named “Best Craft Co-op” in Yankee Magazine’s Best of New England Editors’ Choice Awards for 2016.

The co-operative artisan shop, located at 2565 Bristol…

Ellen Hutcheson

Celebrate local art at Rising Tide!  Join us Friday, May 6 from 4-6 p.m. for our monthly celebration of art, community and good wine. This month’s Art at the Co-op exhibit will feature work from…

The Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, is calling for 12 artists to participate in the “Small Gifts from the Coast” show, running May 28 through June 26. An artists’…

Southport Memorial Library
Mary Johnston photo  “Marshall Point, Port Clyde 2013”

Mary Johnston has become one of Maine's up and coming freelance photographers. Her photography will be featured this May and June at the Southport Memorial…

Sally Giddings Smith has taken her art halfway around the world from Maine to the Big Sur in California to Paris and back to East Boothbay. She currently shows her work from the Fortunate Chance…

Cathleen Mahan

Portland artist Cathleen Mahan's exhibition, “Foreign Bodies,” will be displayed at River Arts Gallery West through May 9.

Lisa Mossel Vietze “Arms of the Ocean”

A new exhibit bursting with vibrant color opens Monday, May 2 as part of The Art at The Damariscotta River Grill series. Compelling photographic flower studies by Lisa Mossel Vietze and dynamic…

College Guild (CG) in Brunswick will present student-prisoner poetry, artwork and testimonials, along with an overview of this unique school on Thursday, April 28 at 3 p.m. at the Patten Free…

Judy Nixon of Damariscotta ME, “Dandelions”

The public is invited to attend the opening reception for the River Arts’ “Flower Show” from 5-7 pm on Friday, April 22. Over 115 works are available for viewing in an exhibition that runs through…

Andrea Peters

She paints every minute she can.

Every day.

And when East Boothbay artist Andrea Peters paints, the channeled energy of her subject is transferred the second Peters' paint brush makes…

Metalsmith Anita Roelz is motivated by two strong forces. First, to advance her art and second to support her partner, Pamela Creamer, in her struggle against Lyme disease.

Circle Stone…

After a few technical issues, the second episode of “Era Man,” Boothbay’s one and only scripted television production, is finally available online through video hosting site Vimeo. The brainchild…

Head Tide

Richard Plunkett likes to kick off the winter cobwebs each year with an open house event at The Wizard of Odds and Ends at historic Head Tide Village. This year’s happening and season opener will…

Arrowsic Island potter Bob Santerre

Maine Pottery Tour, a non-profit collective of potters throughout Maine, have once again joined together to celebrate ceramics by opening their studios to visitors on April 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.…

The Maine Photography Show
Lauren DelVecchio Flora Fauna Best in Show 2016 ME Photography Show

To say the Maine Photography Show awards event on April 8 was extremely well attended would be an understatement.

There had to have been 100…

There's a new flower shop in Wiscasset. It's small in stature, but full of a variety of gift items and greeting cards, as well as houseplants and fresh flowers for a…

A new home accessories boutique has opened in Wiscasset. BIRCH…

The Miles Memorial Hospital League Art Committee is delighted to accept a significant gift to its hospital art collection. Damariscotta artist Bertil Whyman, and his wife Amelia,…

Artists are invited to submit work for jurying into the River Arts “Flowers” Exhibition. Artists are encouraged to submit up to three works in any…

The opening reception for the Lincoln Academy Student Art Exhibition at River Arts was held on March 31. This exhibit will showcase ceramics and sculpture, complemented by two-dimensional pieces…

After moving out of their shop in Damariscotta in November, Cara and Michael Gaffney have relocated. They took over the new retail space on the street level of 8 Wharf Street, Boothbay Harbor in…

11th annual Maine Photography Show

Sponsored by Boothbay Region Art Foundation, the Maine Photography Show (MPS) opens to the public at 11 a.m. on April 9 running through May 6.

The 105 images in the show were…

Last Light of Summer - Pamela Logan

A photographer for over 30 years, Pam spends her time searching for new and different perspectives and is frequently overheard saying “gotta switch it off macro.” See the results in her April and…

A preserve of Maine Coast Heritage Trust

ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust invites students in grades third-twelfth to submit an original poster design for Aldermere Farm's…