Greenhut’s Biennial “Portland Show” Opens April 9

Marsha Donahue’s “Old Portland from Amatos” The 8th biennial “Portland Show”, an invitational show of artists interpretation of “Portland,” will be on display at Greenhut Galleries in  April 6-30. An Artist Reception will be held Saturday, April 9 from 1 – 3 p.m. Participating artists include  Daniel Anselmi, Chris Beneman, Mary Bourke, Jeff Bye, Ben […]

Farnsworth [Collective] 2016 BASH: April Fools Circus featuring Just a Band

Just a Band will perform at Farnsworth [Collective] 2016 Bash On Friday, April 1, the Farnsworth Art Museum’s [Collective] membership group will host their 5th annual BASH. This year’s BASH will feature the Nairobi, Kenya group Just a Band: “Africa’s nerdiest hip-hop art collective.” Just a Band is known for Gorillaz-like immersive performances, creative sampling, […]

R. Luke DuBois Artist Talk + Reception at BCMA 3/30

“Fashionably Late for the Relationship” by R. Luke DuBois The Bowdoin College Museum Art (BCMA) in Brunswick will present a solo exhibition by New York-based “new media” artist R. Luke DuBois, featuring a new portrait commissioned by BCMA of Black Lives Matter and Campaign Zero activist DeRay Mckesson, who is a Bowdoin College alumnus (class […]

Deadline Approaching to Submit to the CMCA 2016 Biennial

Interior view of the main gallery under construction at CMCA in Rockland The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) in Rockland will continue to accept online submissions for the 2016 CMCA Biennial Exhibition until midnight, April 4, 2016, through the CMCA website. The CMCA Biennial is an open juried competition for artists at all stages of their career […]

Van Campen’s Bursts of Color Travel South for the Winter

Susan Van Campen’s “Early June” A colorful and expressive garden is on display at Haynes Galleries’ Nashville location. The gallery, which operates during the summer months in Thomaston, opened the exhibition “A Symphony of Color,” a showcase of the stunning floral still lifes of watercolorist & Mainer Susan Headley Van Campen. The show continues through March […]

CMCA Announces Opening Date for New Building in Rockland

Interior view of the new building under construction. The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) announced that it will open its new building, designed by internationally acclaimed architect Toshiko Mori, on Sunday, June 26, 2016. The public opening celebration will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, with CMCA board chair Charlotte Dixon and director Suzette McAvoy […]

PMA Films: New Cinematic Program at Portland Museum of Art

The movie “Mustang,” plays March 3 & 6 as part of PMA Films The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) announced a new cinematic program at the museum, PMA Films, on February 12. As part of “Your Museum, Reimagined,”, the PMA’s multiyear project based on improved access and experiences with the museum’s collection, PMA Films allows […]