An artist, poets and foresters will present an exhibition, and related events, in response to trees that are dying off on Monhegan and adjacent islands. The exhibition entitled, “A Protest Artist…
Art
Not many of us can say one of our parents has had their art displayed at the White House. But East Boothbay resident and artist Barbie Fischer Eldred, and her brother, York Fischer of Sawyer’s…
One of Maine’s most beloved artist-couples, Ted and Consuelo Hanks, passed away within a week of each other on Dec. 1 and 8 at their home in Jefferson. It was their…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Attention all frustrated artists: New Year’s resolutions can be kept. If one of yours happens to be to learn how to draw or paint, the Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) has just…
Steve Viega is at work in his Walpole studio and workshop, designing and creating unique gifts from wood.
His collection includes spalted wood bowls, plates, natural edge bowls, unique…
Rising Tide Community Market
Looking to sample wine before hosting your holiday gathering? Portland-based distributor Devenish Wines will be doing a free sampling at Rising Tide Community Market this Friday, Dec. 18 from 4 to…
The River Arts West Gallery will be the venue for a variety of art work by individuals enrolled in the Creative Expressions Program at Mobius Incorporated beginning Dec. 17.
All are welcome…
The Advanced Art program of Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) has put together a production of visual art, including student created poetry and…
The 2015 judges of the Gingerbread Spectacular, Kit Sherrill, Sarah Foulger, Kelly Robbins and Laura Honey bestowed the following sweet awards ... drum roll, please ..... no, no, on a REAL drum,…
On December 4, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts brought 25 Maine art educators of grades K-12 together for a workshop on ceramic surface printing techniques to use in the classroom. Artist…
Susie Stephenson's new studio is open for business.
The Boothbay Railway Village (BRV) has published a children’s book entitled, “Reginald The Railway Rat.” The story by Paige Pendleton follows Reggie through one day at the BRV Museum, including…
Take a road trip to Portland’s Public Library to see it before Dec. 31
PORTLAND—Stumble down to the ground floor of the Portland Public Library and you’re sure to feel how Alice did after sipping the “Drink Me” sizzurp.
A contemporary art exhibition titled “…
Maine Department of Education
The Maine Department of Education and the Maine Arts Commission a celebration of Excellence in Maine Visual and Performing Arts Education hosted by First Lady Ann M…
Centre St Arts Gallery, LLC, invites the public to celebrate its Third Anniversary Open House on Friday, Dec. 11, at 11 Centre Street in Bath from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be music by pianist Frank…
This annual holiday event, now in its 11th year, will be held at the home of Jessica Sirois, owner of Jlynne Designs Studio. Come meet the artists, sit by the fire, and have the opportunity to buy…
Pemaquid artist Julie Babb is displaying several of her paintings at The First bank, Main Street, Damariscotta, during the month of December.
Babb is well known for her…
Once again the Boothbay Region Garden Club has outdone itself with its presentation of the annual Festival of Trees, part of the Boothbay Harbor Lights Festival.…
Elise Isabel Andersen’s new line of note cards comes with a guarantee.
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Susie Stephenson will hold an open house at her Edgecomb fiber arts studio on Thursday, Dec. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Fiber artist, teacher, and author of “Designing and Hooking Primitive Rugs…
With her current show “Winter Colors” at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG), East Boothbay artist Andrea Peters clearly shares in the spirit behind the celebration of the holidays…
Last winter, artist John Vander was invited to be part of a two-man show at the Fondazione Marino Marini in Pistoia, Italy. Turns out, longtime friend and…
Damariscotta River Grill
The Art at The Damariscotta River Grill series incorporates Ed McCartan’s large, bold botanical paintings with Nancy Coleman’s printmaking images of nature and everyday life. Opening on Monday,…
Miles Memorial Hospital Hall Gallery presents paintings in watercolor and acrylic by Cecile Clifford of Boothbay Nov. 28 through Jan. 1, 2016.
Cecile's art reflects her love of the “Good Old…
The Boothbay Region Garden Club is thrilled to announce that renowned local artist, Tony van Hasselt, has donated an original watercolor painting to the Festival of…
“Passion is contagious. My goal is to have people feel the experience, to imagine the stories, to connect to what makes living in…
Gleason Fine Art
Beginning Nov. 25 and running through Jan. 2, 2016, Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor celebrates the season with its annual “Eye Catchers: Artwork for Holiday Giving” show.
Imagine opening…
“Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa” opened at Bowdoin College Museum of Art in October. It continues through March 6, 2016. The first major pan-African art…
Cousins Island artist Alice Wheatland Ingraham's new solo exhibition at River Arts West opened Nov. 21 and will run through Dec. 2.
Ingraham has been an island artist for over 25 years. She…
Olive Pierce recently donated 26 photographs from her series “Photographing a Maine Fishing Community,” to the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. The images will be exhibited through Jan. 17, 2016 in…
With every pathway lined in lights, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens' first ever “Gardens Aglow” event premiered to around 200 special guests on Thursday, Nov. 19.
Gardens Aglow is the…
By land, sea, and air, Robert Mitchell has been capturing moments of celebration, community, and nature round these parts – and beyond - since the mid-to-late 1970s.
Mitchell's seemingly…
Suzi Thayer grew up in Sanford and began taking weekly art lessons at the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk at age 10. Thus began a weekly regimen of art classes and workshops in different locations…
Pemaquid Watershed Association
Damariscotta artist Polly Steadman will showcase her paintings at the Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) office gallery in downtown Damariscotta. The exhibition, entitled “…
Art Review
“Variations on a Figure” is an exhibition of sculpture and drawings. The exhibit ends November 18 with a reception for the artist on Friday, Nov. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. You will enjoy…
Holiday shoppers, beware! The three floors of artistic wares by local artists, artisans and authors in Studio 53's Gifts For Giving holiday event will dazzle.…
Damariscotta artist Marnie Sinclair has a solo exhibition of her artwork at the Rockland Congregational Church until November 22. The show is open to the public…
River Arts in Damariscotta is preparing for the holiday season by offering the following several classes and workshops.
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Local artist, book illustrator and former art teacher Thomas Block will discuss book illustrating November 4 at the Wiscasset Public Library in Wiscasset -- the…
River Arts is inviting artists to submit work of the artist's choice. The show's emphasis: small works, including fine crafts, suitable for giving. Artists can enter up to 3 works. Outside…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) announces watercolor artist Jean Kigel as its November Artist of the Month. The show runs Nov. 4-28, in the second floor community room.
A…
On the midsummer day when Kenyan artist Irene Wanjiru arrived in Southport to begin her 10-week residency, she didn’t picture her closing exhibition taking place in wintery conditions. But nature…
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
An outstanding selection of fine art and antiques has been harvested from homes throughout Maine and New England for Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ fall sale on Nov. 14 and 15. The auction…
Paintings by East Boothbay artist Carlton Plummer and Bath-based artist Sandy Crabtree have been selected as Pine Tree Society’s 2015 Holiday Cards. Since 1969, the holiday cards have been a…
There's a newly renovated Cape style house on Cross Point Road in Edgecomb that makes one want to stop and admire. It is a classic, tastefully appointed house that…
Savory Maine Dining and Provisions in Damariscotta is pleased to exhibit the paintings of Nobleboro artist Elizabeth S. Palmer from Oct. 22 through November. The public is invited to a reception…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
The announcement that Edgecomb artist Bob Rose's painting, “Leaving Damariscove,” was best in show of the ARTinME exhibition was met with loud applause, whoops, yells and hollers. There was little…
The Art at The Damariscotta River Grill series will host photographers Stott Carleton from Edgecomb and Joe Devenney of Jefferson in a show running Oct. 26 through Dec. 7.
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The fifth and final Damariscotta-Newcastle Twin Villages ArtWalk of 2015 is happening Friday, Oct. 16. This month brings huge bonuses of giant pumpkins used as palettes along the…
