River Arts, in Damariscotta, invites the public to the opening reception for their Artist’s Choice Exhibition on Friday, Nov. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. The show includes artwork by 80 Maine artists in a wide variety of media, sculpture and fine crafts. The exhibition will hang until Dec. 11.

“As I looked through and started to choose pieces for this show it struck me that what spoke to my soul — were the works that leaned towards an appreciation of the elusive simple,” said Mark Kelly. the juror, and founding member of Aarhus Gallery in Belfast. He described his process of selecting art for this show.

River Arts is located at 241 U.S. Route 1 in Damariscotta and is open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For inquiries, call 207-563-1507, email info@riverartsme.org or visit http://www.riverartsme.org.