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New International Art Gallery opening in Portland, Maine

Portland Mayor Michael Brennan will cut the ribbon on Friday, May 2 at 5:00 PM at the new Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery, located at 48 Free Street. This will commemorate the gallery’s soft opening and the start of the First Friday May Art Walk. The public is welcome to attend. The gallery specializes in realism, in both traditional and impressionistic styles, and represents 28 artists from 7 different countries, truly uniting the world through art. “Portland is known for its vibrant arts scene, and so I’m delighted to welcome another gallery to our downtown,” said Portland Mayor Michael Brennan. “It’s even more fitting to be celebrating this opening as part of our First Friday Art Walk events.” […]

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Life Drawing Open Studio at CSA in Waterville, Maine

There is an ongoing Life Drawing series on Wednesday evenings at Common Street Arts in Downtown Waterville (across from the Opera House). Sign up by contacting CSA at 872-ARTS, or Cheryl Cayer at ccayer1@me.com. Walks in accepted. The group meets every Wednesday from 6:30pm to 9pm in the CSA Gallery.Drop-in for $10.00/session or purchase a 5-session card for just $37.50 […]

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MECA art student makes green crab invasion of Maine real

A Maine College of Art student, Hanji O’Chang of O’Chang Comics, animated a video that is raising awareness about the devastating impact of green crabs on the soft-shell clam industry. O’Chang worked with University of Maine at Machias professor Brian Beal, scientist Darcie Couture of Resource Access International LLC, the Maine Clammers Association and others to learn about the army of green crabs that are devastating soft-shell clams up and down the Maine coast. “Attack of the Green Crabs,” is a 4½-minute news type video narrated by Adam O’Chang and posted on YouTube

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The Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s 37th Annual Benefit Art Auction

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s 37th Annual Benefit Art Auction & Dinner will take place on Sunday, July 27, 2014, at Point Lookout Resort, Rte 1, Northport, Maine. The CMCA auction is considered Maine’s premiere contemporary art auction and is the nonprofit’s most important fundraising event, providing critical support for exhibitions and programming. When: Sunday, July 27, 2014 4:30 […]

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Nouveau Cirque Theater comes to Maine with Bowdoin College’s Harrison Bergeron

by Ramona du Houx. This article first appeared in Maine Insights Harrison Bergeron Escapes from the Zoo was a theater in the round production with aerial dance and multimedia messaging— using iPads. No matter where you looked something was happening from the ceiling to the floor and in the balconies above the stage. This nouveau cirque production incorporated aerial silks, […]

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Artists combat human trafficking in Brunswick, Maine

Photos of the Frontier Gallery human trafficking event taken by Alex Cornell du Houx and Morgan Rogers. By Morgan Rogers first published in Maine Insights The Frontier Gallery, in Brunswick, and local artists held an event to raise awareness of human trafficking on April 11th that informed, entertained, and connected community members to a serious issue that continues to challenge […]

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Call for Artists – Inspired by Katahdin at Maine’s Harlow Gallery in November

The Harlow Gallery invites Maine artists to submit work to the upcoming exhibition Inspired by Katahdin to be presented in partnership with brothers David & Carl Little in November 2014. Artist and author David Little has long been inspired by Maine’s tallest mountain, so much so that he wrote a book,  Art of Katahdin: The Mountain, the Range, the Region published by Down East Books in 2013. The book follows a historic timeline using art inspired by the majestic mountain, as well as a collection of Katahdin literature, photography, graphics, maps and more, and was edited by Carl Little.

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Call for Artists: the Howard Hill Preservation Project at Harlow Gallery

Article on Maine Insights by Ramona du Houx The Harlow Gallery in partnership with the Kennebec Land Trust (KLT), proudly presents a very special call for art in celebration of the KLT’s pending acquisition of Howard Hill in Augusta, 164 wooded acres that serve as the scenic forested backdrop for Maine’s State Capitol. This ambitious project is part of KLT’s 25th Anniversary “Conservation Across Generations” campaign. Artists are invited to create art depicting or inspired by the Howard Hill property environs, history and views from or including the hill. Charles Codman’s famous 1836 painting of the original Maine State House features Howard Hill at a time when Augusta was defined by an agrarian landscape. For generations, artists, writers and Maine […]

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The Congress Square, Portland, Maine design team to hold next public meeting

by Ramona du Houx in Maine INsights April 3rd, 2014 · Filed under: Community Maine, Creative Economy · No Comments The design team for the Congress Square Redesign will hold a working meeting for the members of the Congress Square Redesign Study Group and the public to review the findings of their initial assessment and discuss design directions going forward. The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 22 from 6:30pm-8:30pm in the Rines Auditorium at the Portland Public Library. The meeting is free and open to the public.

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Maine design contest fashioned out of trash

Popular design contest lets Maine artists play with trash appeared in the Bangor Daily News, by Beth Brogan. from the full article which is here Here is an excerpt: BRUNSWICK, Maine — Last year, the winner of the Altered Couture design competition fashioned a strapless gown — and purse — out of Capri Sun pouches.Two years earlier, a local sound artist crafted an umbrella, yellow fisherman’s overalls, ping-pong balls and a shopping cart into an unusual creature that spit ping-pong balls at the audience to the sound of his own art. “It was pretty intense,” event founder Christine DeTroy said. “He won.” Over the past four years, participants in the contest were told to shop for materials at local thrift […]

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Twelfth annual POETS/SPEAK! at Bangor Public Library

In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Bangor Public Library is hosting the twelfth annual POETS/SPEAK!, Wednesday, April 23 from 4:15-8 p.m. POETS/SPEAK! is one of the largest free poetry events in Maine. This year will feature more than 25 well-known and emerging poets, University of Maine student poets, local Poetry Outloud winners, and book sales and signings. Live jazz will be provided by saxophonist Jay Bregman and the Swingmatism Quintet from 4:15-4:50 p.m., and this year also features an homage to the late social, political, and environmental activist poets Amiri Baraka, Maxine Kumin, and José Emilio Pacheco.

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New gallery to lease in Brunswick, Maine, issues call to Artists

The Gallery at 11 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, Maine, will open on May 9, 2014. The Gallery will offer 1410 square feet of space with track lighting, as well as mezzanine space for rent. 11 Pleasant seeks a combination of fine 2D art, sculpture, carving, and hand-made jewelry. Space is leased to juried artists/artisans in three-week time periods. For jewelry and 3D objects the leases would be on a monthly basis. No membership fees are collected. Each three week period is structured to contain a 2nd Friday Artwalk night, with live music and refreshments at 11 Pleasant. Promotion and assistance with display design are a part of the rental fee. Jurying will occur on an ongoing basis and will be based […]

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1st Annual Maine Statewide High School Ceramic Arts Show at UMA’s Gannett Gallery

In celebration of Youth Art Month the Harlow Gallery / Kennebec Valley Art Association is presenting an exhibition of ceramic art by students from high schools statewide. New for 2014, The Maine Statewide Ceramic Arts Show is being presented in partnership with the University of Maine at Augusta in the spirit of connecting and celebrating art, artists and community. The […]

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Hemera Foundation Fellowship for visual and performing artists and writers

The Hemera Foundation is a philanthropic organization dedicated to introducing secular contemplative views and practices into mainstream society, focusing on education, women and children, and the arts. The deadline is 04-01-2014. Tending Space Fellowships are open to visual and performing artists and writers. Fellows will receive financial support for both contemplation and creation. Application is open to those who are deeply engaged with, and have a demonstrable commitment to, an art form and who also have an interest in beginning or deepening a spiritual practice. Compensation will be provided to 10 fellows for a residential meditation retreat, an art retreat or workshop, a meditation mentor, an art mentor and a stipend for a two-week work period where fellows can focus […]

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