It’s always fascinating to see how artists interpret their surroundings. The four artists featured in Maine Art Gallery’s upcoming show express not only the observed world, but also the circumstances, conditions, and objects that surround them.

Visit the gallery Saturday, July 16 from 4-7 p.m. for the opening event and thereafter on Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Aug. 13 to see how Liz Hoag, Justine Lasdin-Springer, Lin Lisberger, and Paige Taylor view their surroundings.

“The idea of ‘Surroundings’ goes beyond the observed world that is all around us,” says Mark Coates, curator of the show. “The way we respond to precise surroundings is determined by many internal and external aspects: our own cultural background, our personal taste, our artistic influences, our personality, and our emotional experiences at a given place.”

Coates invited each artist to select 15-20 pieces of their work that reflect the theme of surroundings. The artists will be on hand to discuss their work at the opening reception on July 16 when music will be supplied by jazz guitarist David Lawlor.

On Thursday, July 28 the exhibition will also be open for Wiscasset Art Walk. Visitors to Art Walk are encouraged to come early and begin their walk at 4 p.m. with the “Surroundings” show. The gallery will be open until 8 p.m. that evening.

The Maine Art Gallery is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement and preservation of the visual, fine and applied arts through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration and educational programs for children and adults since 1958. 

Visti maineartgallerywiscasset.org and on Facebook at Maine Art Gallery Wiscasset. The gallery is located at 15 Warren St. just a 2-minute drive or an 8-minute walk from downtown Wiscasset. Free on-street parking. Route 1 from the north, turn right onto Federal Street (Rt. 218) then left onto Warren Street. Route 1 from the south, turn left onto Federal Street, then left onto Warren Street.