Art

Nancy Benner art work on display at Waldo Hospital. (Photo courtesy MaineHealth)

BELFAST — A new art exhibit opened this month at MaineHealth Waldo Hospital, featuring work by Penny Linn and Nancy Benner. Their works are on display along the first-floor hallway near the Lab…

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The Annual Art Show will be held again this year at Pascal Hall, 86 Pascal Ave in Rockport. December marks the 17th year of this…

Sue Michlovitz. (Photo courtesy Camden Public Library)

CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library welcomes Sue Michlovitz for her photography and book exhibit “Breathe in Water” in the Picker Room Gallery during the month of December…

“I am always looking for the puzzle pieces to suggest a narrative."
Vegetable 14 by Sheep Jones. (Photo courtesy Local Color Gallery)

BELFAST — Local Color Gallery welcomes Belfast painter Sheep Jones as its guest artist for three months.

"A mainstay of the Belfast art scene and beyond, Jones is known for her…

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CAMDEN — Registration is open for the second United Midcoast Charities (UMC) annual Gingerbread House Exhibit and Contest. Individuals or groups can enter in one of three competitive categories:…

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BELFAST — Get a jump on Christmas shopping or baked goods at Winter Wonderland Craft Fair, Saturday, Nov. 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Belfast First Baptist Church, 95 High St., Belfast.

BELFAST — The November art installation at the Belfast Free Library will feature teen…

Artist: Susie Porter. Courtesy of BRAF

The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is excited to announce the return of its popular Art in the Square exhibition for 2024. This holiday favorite showcases a diverse collection of original…

The Nature of Wool
Kelp Study by Amy Donaghy. (Photo courtesy Gibbs Library)

WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library presents its 2024 Fall/Winter Fiber…

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THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Players and Watts Hall Community Arts are hosting the third annual Merry Mannequins Evergreen Extravaganza on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday Dcember 15, 2024.…

Night at the Museum. (Photo courtesy Owls Head Transportation Museum)

OWLS HEAD — On Saturday, Oct. 26, from 5 - 7 p.m., the exhibition halls at the Owls Head Transportation Museum will host an array of historic “ghosts” and…

Fall Art Exhibition at Waldo Theatre Art Gallery
 Julian Sacks painting. (Photo courtesy Waldo Theatre)

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BELFAST — Waterfall Arts announces a new partnership with the Waldo County YMCA, launching Creative Café, a weekly drop-in art program for adults.

Starting October 3, 2024, the program will…

(Photo courtesy Triangle Gallery)

ROCKLAND — Seven Artists Collective is currently showing ‘Roots & Wings’ at Triangle Gallery, in Rockland, through November 30, 2024. Fall hours are noon - 5pm Tuesday through Saturday; 1 -…

SEARSMONT — An opening reception for Northport artist Margaret Gallagher at will be held Friday, Oct. 18, from 5 to 6 p.m., at the Searsmont Town Library. 

Gllaher's mixed-media work will be…

CAMDEN — Coastal Quilters will hold its second meeting of the season on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., at the Camden Lions Club.  

Although there is no formal program this month…

Pam Cabañas puts a cap on a busy season at Salt Pond Studio, Friendship with an exhibition of her works. The gallery is hung with Cabañas' major paintings from the last two years along with her…

The inaugural Writer-in-Residence for the Millay House in Rockland, Melissa McKinstry, a poet from San Diego, California, will be offering a two-part Ekphrastic Poetry workshop at the Farnsworth…

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BELFAST — Belfast is one of six featured cities in the Annual Maine Craft Weekend, October 5 and 6, 2024. Belfast’s events will include live demonstrations, DIY workshops, classes, hands-on help,…

Charles Nowell, Autumn’s Bounty. (Photo courtesy BRAF)

ARTinME 2024 kicks-off with an opening reception at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery on Saturday, October 5 and runs through November 9.

Artists from all over Maine submitted more…

opening reception October 8
Lexicon 15, oil on panel 2024 by Sheep Jones. (Photo courtesy Belfast Free Library)

BELFAST — “Narratives,” a new exhibit of paintings by Belfast artist Sheep Jones, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of October. The exhibit, in…

offshore, oil on birch, 20” x 24" by Susan Metzger. (Photo courtesy Triangle Gallery)

ROCKLAND — Susan Metzger will be showing her paintings at Triangle Gallery on Elm Street in Rockland. In The Between, "exquisitely spiritual (sky/land/sea)scapes," will be in the upstairs gallery…

Judith Schuppien - "Trail 1, Monhegan." Courtesy of BRAF

The not-for-profit Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) unveils its annual juried ARTinME show which, this year, spotlights large format works and small sculpture from Maine artists.

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Work by Harrah Lord. (Photo courtesy Rockport Public Library)

The Rockport Public Library will be hosting a show of color and black and white fine art photography by Harrah Lord, Oct. 2-30. The show entitled “Through These Eyes” features images that evoke…

Cauliflower, watercolor by Katharine Cartwright. (Photo courtesy Katharine Cartwright)

SPRUCE HEAD — Organic, an exhibition of fine art by Spruce Head artist Katharine Cartwright, is on display at the Craignair Gallery. 

Cartwright’s exhibition includes watercolor…

annual 2-day salute to the diverse world of foreign automobiles

OWLS HEAD — Foreign Auto Rendezvous, Owls Head Transportation Museum’s last outdoor event of the 2024 season, takes place September 21 and 22, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“Join like-minded…

ROCKPORT — A new art exhibit at Pen Bay Medical Center features works by Judy O’Dell, Susan Garrett, Pat Nelson, Andre Benoit and Hillary Mishcon along the walls of the hospital’s main hallway.…

also the ArtFeeds artist bowls exhibit

CAMDEN — Page Gallery presents “Story Suggested,” an exhibition of artwork from David Graeme Baker, Sal Taylor Kydd, and Holden Willard. The show highlights artists who use images to tell a story…

ROCKLAND — On Friday, Sept. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Maine Coastal Islands Visitor Center will open its fall art show.

The work of those involved in the Union of Maine Visual Artists…

UNION — The New Union Farmers Market will be holding an exhibit and sale of local art beginning Friday, September 13, at the Blueberry Building at 61 Common Road in Union. The exhibit will feature…

make a difference for Maine wildlife and all animals in need while viewing beautiful artwork

BELFAST — Parent Fine Art LLC in Belfast is holding a fun-filled event supporting furry friends, Thursday, Sept. 19, from 3 - 5 p.m., at the gallery. 

“Get ready to make a difference for…

BELFAST — SoundBone Media and Barbaria Maria present a poetry/video/installation experience, Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m., in the Abbott Room, centered around Maria’s 2024 long-form poem, “…

Colin Page, Eric Hopkins, Meghan Brady plus 31 Maine Artists Headline 

CAMDEN — AIO Food & Energy Assistance announces the opening of the 3rd Annual ArtFeeds: Artists Against Food Insecurity exhibition and online…

Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool is hosting its second annual auction of community art benches, painted by local artists and sponsored by local businesses, to raise scholarship funds for families…

(Sept. 10.2024) – The Craft Stash Sale scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 has been postponed until the winter, probably February/March, due to low donations, according to Carver Memorial Library…

ROCKLAND — Join other adult (ages 18+) artists on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 5:30 - 7 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library, for "Erasure Poetry", this month's co-sponsored art making evening with the…

local documentary filmmaker Ben Levine

ROCKPORT — On Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., Maine Media College will present a showcase of early video by Ben Levine, local documentary filmmaker.

As a member of a 1970s video art…

telling stories through images

CAMDEN — Quarry Hill welcomes political cartoonist Dan Kirchoff on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m., at Anderson Inn.

“One never makes friends drawing political cartoons for newspapers...…

ROCKLAND — Triangle Gallery will be featuring three solo shows: Edward Nadeau, “Homage to the Everyday, New Paintings”, on view through September 22; Kingsley Parker, “What’s Up There?” and Abbie…

If You Give a Girl a Camera

SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library and Penobscot Marine Museum will set sail on an adventure through the eyes of two young photographers with a joint event on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 3 p.m., at…

20-minute guided tours, plus artist’s reception and cider-tasting

CUSHING — Apple Magic, a unique nature experience, will be on display September 7 and 8, at the Langlais Art Preserve.

Apple Magic is a site-specific installation by Nate Luce, a Rockland-…

opening reception Sept. 7

SEARSPORT — The Parsonage Gallery launches its third fall season with two new solo exhibitions by Alicia Ethridge from Maine and G. Roland Biermann from Germany. All are welcome to an opening…

TENANTS HARBOR — On Friday, Sept. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, will host an opening reception for local artist Stephen Teichman. Teichman’s show, which…

“Taking Flight”

ROCKLAND — The Karen Talbot Art Gallery, at 239 Cedar Street, will be hosting a First Friday (September) Artwalk event, Sept. 6, showcasing the gallery show “Taking Flight.”

The show…

pick up a tiny art kit between Sept. 9 and Sept. 25

ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library invites local community members to share their artistic talents. The Library is seeking submissions for a Tiny Art Show.

Artists ages 14 years and older…

WALDOBORO — The Great Art for Great Reads Art Show is now live on Bidding Owl. Bidding begins Friday, Aug. 30 and goes through Friday, Sept. 13 until 10 p.m. The Bidding Owl link is on the…

BELFAST — A new art exhibit opened this month at Waldo County General Hospital featuring work by photographer Betsy Headley and mixed-media artist Deborah Jellison. Their works are on display…