Shaw Jewelry in Northeast Harbor invites local artists to participate in the fifteenth annual exhibition of The MDI OPEN, an exhibition of local creative talent. This year the optional theme is: “Moods of Somes Sound.” The MDI OPEN is a celebration of artists who live, work or have associations on Mount Desert Island. It is open to all, including seasoned […]
From the Portland Press Herald: Maine Arts Commission to be more responsive The group will hold a workshop in Portland on Wednesday to discuss changes to its grants programs. BY BOB KEYES Excerpt from the story: The Maine Arts Commission, which distributes about $500,000 annually, is working to become more responsive to the arts community with a retooled grants program and the hiring of a new assistant director whose expertise involves running a small arts organization… The Maine Arts Commission will hold a workshop from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Osher Hall, Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland. The workshop will explain changes to the commission’s grant program.
University of Maine Hutchinson Center at Belfast invites all Maine visual artists, 50 years of age and older, amateur and professional, to participate in the 2015 Festival of Art to be held May 21-24, 2015. For the past twelve years, this four-day exhibit has included work from new artists, well-known accomplished artists, those artists who are striving to build their […]
MPBN’s Tom Porter reports on New York artist Orly Genger’s sculptures made out of discarded rope purchased from Maine fishermen. An excerpt from his report: PORTLAND, Maine – A New York-based artist has become an unlikely source of revenue for a lot of Maine lobstermen. Internationally-renowned sculptor Orly Genger makes massive works of art using rope – particularly discarded lobster line. Genger’s latest project is a monumental sculpture to be installed in South Korea next year, utilizing more than 3 million feet of rope. And to craft the piece, she’s prepared to pay fishermen good money for outdated trap lines they don’t have much use for.
WHAT: “Richard Lee: Paper Trails” WHERE: 7th floor, Glickman Family Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland WHEN: On view through April 30; 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday; closed Presidents Day HOW MUCH: Free INFO: mainefiberarts.org RELATED: Maine FiberArts director […]
River Arts in Damariscotta, is inviting artists to submit work for its upcoming “Artists’ Choice” Exhibition. We are seeking submissions of in any media, sculpture and fine crafts welcome. Work can be submitted during gallery hours anytime up to 4pm on Saturday, February 21st at 4 pm. The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, February 27, from 5-7. The exhibition […]
Gardiner Main Street is seeking temporary sculpture or installation artwork for Johnson Park. Application Deadline: March 10, 2015 – Exhibition time from May to October 15, 2015. Gardiner Main Street is calling artists that are interested in participating in the Gardiner Art in the Park program. The program seeks to place temporary sculpture or installation artwork in Johnson Park between May and October. The work should be suitable for public exhibition in an exterior space. Work at human scale or greater is preferred.
A Gateless Garden features quotations from the published works of Maine women writers, dating from 1800 to 2014, collected and edited by Dr. Liza Bakewell, and paired with contemporary black and white photographs by Maine photographer Kerry Michaels. This University of New England Art Gallery exhibition explores the world from a woman’s point of view in words and images from […]
Waterfall Arts, as part of the statewide Maine Photo Project, has dedicated its annual Open Call Show to the photographic image. Photographers of all ages are invited to submit work based on the theme of The Poetry of Maine’s Fog, Rain, Snow and Ice. All participants in this unjuried exhibit may submit one photograph, either digitally or dark room printed which illustrates the theme; the work must be original work (no reproductions or collages).
The Schoolhouse Gallery in Kingfield invites the public to an opening reception for “Winter Plein Air Paintings by Valerie Aponik,” during the First Friday Art Walk 5 to 8 pm February 6. The show runs through March. Valerie Aponik lives and works from her studio/home on Great Wass Island, Maine. Primarily a plein air painter, Aponik is often found along […]
Leah Gauthier The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport will present the exhibition, Shift: Recent Work by Leah Gauthier, from February 1 through 28. Over the past several years, Gauthier’s work has explored and been inspired by sustainable living. She says, “While I will continue to champion a mindful existence, a big part of me now feels drawn to […]
Cast your vote for the Solon Center for Research and Publishing by writing us in under Somerset in the Other box Bangor Savings Bank has just launched its Community Matters More campaign and we need your help! A total of 68 grants will be awarded to the organizations listed on the ballot and to the top 20 write-in vote recipients. The organizations to get the most votes in each region (including write-ins) will receive $5,000 each. The remaining 60 organizations will receive $1,000 each. How to Vote for The Solon Center for Research and Publishing: We want to give Maine’s libraries and elementary schools a copy of Clipper’s ABC’s in English, French, Spanish and Japanese. We live in a global […]
From the Morning Sentinel WATERVILLE — The inside gallery at Berry’s, 153 Main St., features the artwork of Ramona du Houx. Du Houx creates fine art photography that looks like watercolor paintings evoking mystery and a sense of wonder. Many find them nostalgic and some mystical. She is currently represented by Gallery Storks of Tokyo, Japan and is also a […]
Every month Gallery Insights showcases the unique work of artists with Maine connections. February, 2015 February’s exhibit showcases some of the work of INSIGHTS highlighted Gallery artists. Professor Takafumi Suzuki, also known as Yohaku Yorozuya, has had multiple exhibits over his forty year career as a photographic artist. He is renowned for his use of classic darkroom techniques spending days perfecting his images. Ramona du Houx uses the camera with a painter’s eye. The technique she discovered back in 1979, in New York, uses movement to create a sense of wonder through colors, textures, memories, and the seasons. Everything within the photographic viewfinder becomes visibly interconnected when objects merge with the motion of the camera as the image, the “lightgraph,” […]
By Ramona du Houx The Constellation Gallery’s, home of the Maine Artist Collective (MAC), recently held its most successful call for art with the Miniature exhibit, which just ended on January 29th. Five artists sold work and hundreds viewed the show over a two-month period. But during the month of December the owners of the building hosting the Constellation Gallery […]
The Harlow Gallery and Johnson Hall invite Maine artists to submit work for an art exhibition opening April 10, 2015 at Johnson Hall in Gardiner. Email submissions are being accepted through March 1st and will be reviewed by curatorial committee comprised of staff and volunteers from both organizations. The art exhibition will be on view at Johnson Hall at 280 […]
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