Landing Gallery Seasonal Invitational this Friday

“October Surf, View to Monhegn from Marshall Point, Port Clyde, Maine” oil/linen, 16” x 24”, $950, by Sarah Faragher Please join us in the gallery for fun and refreshments at our first, artists’ reception opening of the year, this Friday, from 5-8PM.  Our new location is on Main St. in Rockland and we look forward […]

Art Space Gallery first opening reception of the season

Art Space Gallery invites you to the first opening reception of this season on Friday May 6th from 5 to 8pm. This reception will introduce the six new Maine artists in our front room, Obrianna Cornelius, Nancy Tang, Michelle Walker, Melissa Van der Burg, Sylvia Murdock, and Perkins Studios. Obrianna Cornelius specializes in colorful watercolor […]

Home Grown: an exhibit about Farming Families at MFT Gallery

Maine Farmland Trust Gallery is exhibiting black and white photographs, paintings, mixed media works and an artist book which all tie together around the common theme of farming families in Maine., through May 30. On the ground floor is a photographic documentary by Collin Howell who, over the course of three years, became a frequent […]

Tidemark and Friends Open for 2016 Season

“Tidemark Gate 2014” by Nate Nicholls, Recyclesculptor Fifteen of the area’s fine artists and craftsmen are coming to Tidemark Gallery next week to help launch Waldoboro’s 2016 ArtWalks season. On the second Saturday of each month, from May through October, gallery openings and other special events in the village are being coordinated for the public’s […]

Here’s What’s Happening in May at PAM in Portland

A panel discussion “The Cocktail and its Earthly Origins” on May 12 Here’s a sampling of events at Portland Museum of Art. Be sure to check the website for a full list of events at http://www.portlandmuseum.org/ A book launch and presentation by Winky Lewis and Susan Conley will take place on Thursday, May 5 at […]

Georges River Watershed-Inspired Shows Open First Friday at Caldbeck

“Levensellar from Lawry Pond” by Nancy Glassman Two exhibits inspired by the beauty of the Georges River Watershed will open on Friday, May 6 at Caldbeck Gallery in Rockland. Nancy Glassman’s show, “My Studio in the Watershed” and George Mason’s “A Year in the Watershed” will kick off with an opening reception on May 6 […]

DIAA’s Winter Workshops Artists Participate in Gallery Show

Art by Ana Mendoza Individuals who participated in DIAA’s Winter Workshops displayed their work at the Deer Isle Artists Association Gallery from April 30 – May 1. The show represented a wide range of artistic experiences, from well known artists to beginners, some of whom shared their first encounters with watercolors or charcoal. Participating artists included: Diane […]

“Stories of the Land” concludes May 15 with Program + Reception

On April 28, the Farnsworth Art Museum opened the first of three public school art exhibitions on the Midcoast. Under the umbrella of “Stories of the Land and Its People: An Arts-Integrated School Initiative for Midcoast Maine,” a collaboration between the museum and eight schools, the first exhibition opened at the Camden Rockport Middle School as […]

MCA Announces 2016 Master Craft Artist + Supporter Awards

“Heat Wave” by Elizabeth Busch The Maine Crafts Association (MCA), a statewide non-profit organization promoting the work of Maine’s craft artists, has named artist Elizabeth Busch of Glenburn, Maine as the 2016 recipient of the MCA Master Craft Artist Award. Recipients are selected for demonstrating excellence in craftsmanship, inspired design, a singular voice or style, […]