When lightning or a storm knocks down a tree in the bustling city of Nairobi, sculptor Irene Wanjiru is usually not far behind. She arranges to have the fallen tree — trunk, roots, and all —…
Art
A new shipment of 12 by 12-inch canvas squares has just arrived at 1 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. This is the “green light” for all regional artists to obtain just the thing needed to create…
River Arts in Damariscotta and the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association (SVCA) is holding an opening reception for the exhibition “Sheepscot Watershed” on Oct. 9 from 5-7 p.m.…
River Arts in Damariscotta invites the public to the opening of a solo show in the West Gallery featuring the work of Camden artist Mac Economy. An opening reception will be held for Economy, as…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Maine artists are invited to enter their “personal best” for inclusion in ARTinME, Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s (BRAF) sixth annual juried fine-art exhibit that runs Oct. 17 to Nov. 9. The…
Marcia Brandwein of Pemaquid Harbor is showing her art in the lobby of The First Bank in Boothbay Harbor Oct. 1-30.
Brandwein’s…
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s October Artist of the Month is Dana Groff Jr. of Jackson, Tennessee.
Groff was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, and began drawing and sketching from…
‘Round Town
So I gave in. Like 6 zillion other folks with cameras and phones, out we went in search of the supermoon.
It's funny. The last time I tried to photograph a supermoon was 2011. Remember? The…
South Bristol artist Sally Loughridge has been awarded a project grant by the Maine Arts Commission in support of the recent publication of “Daniel and His Starry Night Blanket: A Story of Illness…
The Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine is proud to be participating in The Big Draw, an international drawing festival based in the United Kingdom. The theme for this year’s Big Draw is “every…
“Autumn Arrivals: Recent Acquisitions of American and European Paintings" will open at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery on Saturday, Oct. 3. The exhibition, which runs through Nov. 3, will span the…
The self-guided tour of fine art exhibits, receptions and demonstrations in galleries and studios on the Boothbay peninsula, some by car, will take place Oct. 2.
Boothbay Harbor galleries…
The last show of the season at Yvette Torres Fine Art features the artists associated with the gallery, reintroducing them to the public since the gallery’s move from Winter Street to its new…
“Food can make the world bigger. It can change lives.”
Award-winning chef and author Kerry Altiero made this statement in the introduction of his book, “Adventures in Comfort Food.” He…
Studio 53
The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) show at Studio 53 is a case in point for Einstein's quote, “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
This exhibition…
River Arts in Damariscotta invites the public to view a solo exhibition from Sept. 24 through Oct 7by Jan Roberson, a pastel artist from Harpswell.
Living on Quahog Bay, Robeson experiences…
From May to October, The Stable Gallery features a different group of artists in the main gallery with an opening reception held in conjunction with Damariscotta's monthly art walk.
The…
Several talented ceramic artists from the Midcoast region will be featured in a pottery open house and sale on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. The Watershed sale is…
River Arts in Damariscotta, is teaming up with the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association for its next open juried show. The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 9, from 5-7 p.m. The…
Boothbay Harbor based artist Thomas Block will be exhibiting selected works in watercolor and egg tempera at The First Bank in Boothbay Harbor from Sept. 30 through Nov. 30.
Thomas retired…
The Bristol Road Galleries
The Bristol Road Galleries, presents the final “Guests on the Lawn” event of the 2015 season Sept. 25-27. This event brings together an eclectic selection of artists appearing on the…
Centre St. Arts Gallery, at 11 Centre Street in Bath, will host a reception for the new exhibit "Autumn in Bath," with guest artists Judy Segal and Diana Johnson, on Friday, Sept. 25, from 5 to 7…
The Kelpie Gallery will kick off its fall season with an exhibition titled “Maine Color.” All are welcome to the Artists’ Reception on Friday, Sept. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Artists define the…
Bath artist Sarah Greenier is teaching an eight-week workshop in oil and acrylic painting this fall. Greenier is an award-winning oil painter, who has shown her work throughout Maine and New…
The Boothbay Region Community Center has just recently opened its doors, and its Artist of the Month for September is Helen Farnham.
Farnham has been painting since she was a child,…
Remember what it was like as a kid when you opened a pop-up book? Remember the wonder and excitement you experienced as characters or scenes literally sprang to life before your eyes?
Those…
The Rocktide Inn was packed like sardines for the second annual Fishin’ for Fashion show on Saturday, Sept. 12, the final event for Harbor Fest. Designers upped their game this year, using fishing…
The Stable Gallery final show of the season, "Art Harvest" will open with a reception held on Friday Sept. 18 from 4-7 p.m. in conjunction with the Damariscotta- Newcastle (Twin Villages) ArtWalk…
Twin Villages ArtWalk
As you plan your route along the Twin Villages ArtWalk on Friday, Sept. 18, be sure The Lincoln Home is a venue on your list. The pastel paintings of Kim Skillin Traina are featured there.
…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Instructor Adeline Goldminc-Tronzo will lead a new two-day workshop, “Linear Perspective in Drawing and Painting,” at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) on Sept. 26 and 27.
Adeline…
A Stroke of Art: Boothbay Harbor Fest
The subject was the art of plein air painting.
The instructors: 30 artists from all over the country and as far north as Canada.
The students: everyone who was where the artists were…
The 4th Damariscotta-Newcastle Twin Villages ArtWalk of 2015 will be held on Friday, Sept. 18 from 4-7 p.m. The event is a self-guided walking/driving tour of art shows in the towns.
The…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation announces the call for art for its 6th annual ARTinME show.
Submission dates are Oct. 13, noon to 3 p.m., and Oct. 14, 9 a.m. to noon.
This year’s…
The Stable Gallery in Damariscotta will honor its 10 years in operation with the art show opening, “Art Harvest 10,” from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18.
The gallery’s anniversary celebration…
A Stroke of Art
Juror Carlton Plummer awarded the prizes Sunday morning, Sept. 13, to artists participating in the A Stroke of Art event Tuesday through Saturday, during Harbor Fest 2015.
Best of Show:…
Have you ever admired the skill of an artist at work? Now you can watch the process unfold on the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library lawn! The Plein Air Painters of Maine will be painting their…
On Thursday, Sept. 10, thirty painters set up their easels at the Boothbay Common during the weekly farmers market.
They were there…
The solo show “Earth, Water, Sky ... Mostly” opens on Friday, Sept. 11, in River Arts Gallery’s West Gallery. The exhibit features artist Mary Maidl of Harpswell.
Frothy waves, water, clouds…
Video
Visiting and local artists participated in the first A Stroke of Art event on Sept. 8, a ‘quick draw’ (noon to 2 p.m.) around the footbridge in Boothbay Harbor.
Some of the artists stopped…
September brings a new exhibit featuring Will Kefauver and Melissa Post van der Burg as part of The Art at The Damariscotta River Grill series. The show opens on Monday, Sept. 14.
An artist'…
Boothbay Harbor Fest
Carlton Plummer, professor emeritus of UMass at Lowell, will be juror for A Stroke of Art, a new multi-day event of the Boothbay Harbor Fest. This major art happening is a celebration of the…
Artist of the Month
Steve Black has worked as a freelance photographer in the Boston area and presently operates a photo and art gallery on Orrs Island. His work has been exhibited in the Boston area, Sausalito,…
“New Beginnings,” the theme of the show opening on Sept. 4, represents different steps in each of the five artists whose work will be featured for the…
Will Kefauver, of the Kefauver Studio & Gallery, is an award-winning oil painter specializing in landscapes. He returned to painting after many years in the publishing industry as an…
Gleason Fine Art
Beginning Thursday, Sept. 3, “A Season of Color: Paintings by Andrea Peters and Tom Curry” opens at Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor. The public is cordially invited to the opening reception on…
Studio 53 Fine Art of Boothbay Harbor presents a group show of over 30 Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) alumni and faculty artists opening Sept. 2.
A casual meet and greet will be held…
Internationally-recognized bead artist and teacher Laura McCabe will be in Boothbay Harbor Sept. 25 through 27, to teach three full-day workshops as part of the first-ever Harborside…
Highlighting fine art in the Boothbay region
Boothbay Harbor
BOOTHBAY REGION ART FOUNDATION
1 Townsend Avenue
First Friday reception: 5 to 7 p.m. with refreshments and live music…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Award-winning and acclaimed photographer Steve Demeranville is the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s September Artist of the Month, Sept. 1-28.
…
Gleason Fine Art
Classic paintings by the likes of James Fitzgerald, Robert Henri, Edward Redfield, Clarence K. Chatterton, George Bellows and William Trost Richards are displayed with the works of contemporary…
