From article in Maine Insights Ramona du Houx’s fine art photography has been published by Polar Bear & Company in a book entitled Transformations- Revealing nature’s complex balance, containing 36 original works. Du Houx uses the camera with a painter’s eye. She has exhibited internationally. In Japan she is represented by Gallery Storks of Tokyo. “It’s unique,” said Gallery Storks […]

Waldo Pierce. Swimming in Searsport, Maine

“In This Boat Together,” is a new exhibit at Deer Isle Arts Association Gallery. Local artists participating in this show include Don Bardole, Rosalind Ellen Bridges, Jill Finsen, Amber Gentry, Cathy Hart, William Lukens, Walter Smalling, Roz Summer, Tracy Van Buskirk, Hub White, and Alice Wilkinson. DIAA Gallery is located at 15 Main Street, Deer Isle. The Gallery is open […]

“Directors’ Cut: Selections from the Maine Art Museum Trail” at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is a mini-retrospective of 200 years of Maine culture with contributions from eight museums statewide. Some artists included are: Winslow Homer, Marsden Hartley and the Wyeths – along with the supporting tier of Maine art royalty, from John Marin and Rockwell Kent to Robert […]

By Robin Clifford Wood Jennifer Sapiel Neptune — artist, anthropologist, educator and member of the Penobscot Nation — has integrated her myriad skills to intertwine the past and the present, giving life to the future of her community. Her most recent reproduction from Penobscot history was a ceremonial headdress, cuffs and a collar, hand-decorated with intricate beadwork. It took Jennifer […]

Many people in Maine know John Calvin Stevens’ architecture, which graces our landscape. However, few of us know him as an artist. Through July 19th, UNE’s Portland campus art gallery (716 Stevens Avenue) is showing the collection of his art, the first such showing since his death. Admission is free. Times: Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 1 – 4 pm; Thur […]

Fogfest, a local international music festival, is expanding this year to include art. This is an opportunity for new and seasoned artists to exhibit their works to a diverse audience.The Fogfest team would like to invite interested artists from both Canada and the US to submit photos and a description of their work. Fogfest will display pieces from selected artists […]

Photographer Mary Ellen Mark died May 25, 2015 at the age of 75. She is best known for her striking portraiture and investigative documentary work, which spanned over 40 years. Mark’s emotional photographs capture the lives of those often overlooked and underappreciated. Her work took her around the world, from India to homeless shelters across upstate New York. “I’m just […]

The University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor is featuring dozens of works by well-known American pop artist Andy Warhol. Warhol gained recognition in the 1960s and 1970s and was known for challenging the idea of “what makes art.” The current exhibit, called “Andy Warhol: Photographs & Screenprints,” features a blend of pieces owned by the museum, a […]

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Yellow Corn with Lid, by Theresa Secord is one of 78 Maine Indian baskets on view at Maine Fiberarts in Topsham through June 30. Maine Indian Basketry is an exhibition on view now through June 30 at Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main St. in Topsham. The exhibition includes 78 baskets woven by more than 30 Wabanaki basketmakers, loaned from 12 different […]