Open Studio time in November and December might be just what you need to begin your 12-inch by 12-inch canvas for the 2013 Art in the Square show. Any talented person may enter…

The Southport Library is pleased to have the many paintings of Dr. Andre Benoit on display through November and December. 

Benoit wrote in his artist statement, “Assembled are plein air…

From now until December 15, K-12 students in Maine can compete for a chance to showcase their art on a huge canvas – the side of a truck! CLYNK, the Maine company that makes it…

River Arts in Damariscotta invites submissions for its upcoming What’s New? Exhibition. The show explores the idea of “the new,” whether as a subject or as an expression of an…

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce would like to invite photographers to submit photographs of the region with their name and business (if applicable) for possible…

We have a very good friend who searches for faces in photographs.

By this I mean that she looks at a photograph, not just for its overall interest, but…

Skidompha's “Chats with Champions” Committee is pleased to announce that Brunswick author Carla Maria Süllwold, accompanied by her Newfoundland dog, Ruffian, will be featured at 10…

The marvelous, dizzying continuous line drawings by East Boothbay resident Jean Swan Gordon will be the subjects of a one-woman exhibit at Gold/Smith Gallery from November 1…

Eastern States Exposition and the New England Sheep and Wool Growers Association will co-produce the third annual Fiber Festival of New England, in the Mallary Complex. Show hours are Saturday,…

Over the weekend I traveled to North Carolina to photograph a wedding at the spectacular University of North Carolina Chapel Hill campus. It ain't Maine, but it ain't bad.…

Exotic, dreamy, colorful, and imaginative describe the paintings of Svetlana B. Beattie.

An exhibition of her work can be viewed at The First bank in Boothbay Harbor in…

Before the third annual ArtinMe exhibit opened on October 13, Claire Hancock was unsure if she was going to attend.

The painter from Bremen had one of her works selected by a jury to hang in…

So here's the thing: if you were about to take off on a long flight, with no guarantee of adequate food, possible poor weather, high probability of structural, in-transit damage, and questionable…

It may be the beginning of the off-season in Maine for vacationers but not for art enthusiasts and collectors. Most Maine galleries have strong shows in autumn including the museums. …

Maine musician Anni Clark returns to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, October 20 at 7 p.m. The concert will take place in the upstairs space above the main concert…

Once you've seen the artwork of John Kimball you don't forget it; nor do you have any difficulty recognizing it. If you have never been so fortunate, go to Goobies on McKown Street in Boothbay…

It’s time for the next six-month session of Groovy Girls Club at Mainely Sewing in Wiscasset.  Come and join the fun as Julie shows you tips, techniques and patterns each month.

Mainely…

Dolly Robbins will be exhibiting “Nude by the Fire” at the University of Southern Maine Lewiston Auburn College, juried group show, at the Atrium Gallery.

The show is called the “Figure…

“Capturing the Gardens’ Landscapes” is the theme for the inaugural show by members of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ photography club. The exhibit will be on view until October 16, from 9 a.…

Jen Litchfield has been living and painting in Maine for the past 16 years. Originally from Australia, where she pursued a medical career as a general practitioner in Sydney for 20 years, she…

Entries for the third annual state-wide juried ArtinME exhibition can be delivered Tuesday, October 9, from noon to 7 p.m., or Wednesday, October 10, from 9 a.m. to noon.

The jurist is…

Sylvan Gallery is pleased to offer a special feature of oils, watercolors, and acrylic paintings by Robert Noreika, a renowned artist and illustrator, and a popular instructor and lecturer…

The current exhibit of artworks at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset represents the works of its entire membership and has a distinct flair for colorful Maine scenes. Jane Bowman, from…

Ed Brown’s Wharfside Gallery at Pier 7 will premier a free slide show “Artist Mind + Art Process,” throughout Wednesday, Oct. 3.

The slide show, an approximate three-minute loop displayed on…

Bruce John Riddell has a deep connection to the natural world. His blend of granite, native plants, ground covers, moss, trees, water, and color transform each garden so seamlessly, clients often…

River Arts in Damariscotta invites submissions for its upcoming Artists' Choice exhibition. The show encourages artists to select submissions that best express their own approach to art. This…

Regional businesses and individuals have “picked up a paint brush” to support local artist Pamela Creamer in her debilitating and expensive battle with Lyme disease. To date, more than $17,000 in…

Several gallery owners in the Wiscasset Village will be organizing an informal brainstorming session to discuss establishing an Open Doors event in the downtown for the summer of…

I goofed! I thought because the calendar said it was September, it was. 

It seemed like September.

But, shortly after I opened my mouth, I was sitting on a rock over at the Department…

“Fresh Paint and Recent Acquisitions” opens Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery. The exhibition showcases recent acquisitions of 19th and 20th century American and European paintings,…

Through October 9, Gold/Smith Gallery in Boothbay Harbor will feature new paintings by Tuscan super realist Laura Bianchi. The artist resides in the sleepy Italian village of Vecchiano, near San…

The popular Student Scholarship Fundraiser and fine art sale Art In The Square will open Friday, Nov. 23. This is the seventh year of the event.

To…

A few years ago four professional plein-air painters from the Boothbay region, Corinne McIntyre, Roger Milinowski and Ron and Monique Parry, were at an opening. 

Milinowski said, "Since we…

Damariscotta artist Polly Steadman will have a solo exhibition of her colorful, abstract oil paintings in the lobby area at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta from September 22 through…

Between two cloudy and rainy days, the sun gave its full measure on the Art@Waterfront Park art fair Saturday of Labor Day weekend. Exhibitors’ tents were going up as the sun did. 

By 7 a.m…

Before it seems possible, it's September.

I know it's September because for my wife’s birthday I try to buy her a ring I bought for her 5 years ago.

It’s a nice ring.   

And Tony…

For Liz Proffetty, Southport Central School’s new art teacher, one thing comes first for what she wants students to take away from class.

“I want them to have a joy of creating,” she said. “…

First lady Ann LePage and the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy's “Maine is ME Student Art Challenge” will call for Maine students in grades K-8 to submit original works of art depicting…

On Thursday, Sept. 6, Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor opens the gallery’s fall 2012 season with “Philip Frey: New Paintings.” Frey creates lively, expressive paintings that reflect his delight…

Ocean Point Studio Visions of Maine will celebrate late summer by participating in the First Friday Art Tour on September 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. and by having an open-house reception and exhibit…

Suzanne Marinell is a summer resident of Maine. She is also the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s September Artist of the Month. Her paintings are often inspired by places that…

Christine Peters Hamilton, a Boothbay jeweler, has been selected to participate in the 25th annual Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival. The event will be held at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm on the…

Lynne Seitzer's artwork will be featured through September 30 at Joy to the Wind Gallery. An opening reception, in conjunction with the First Friday Arts Tour, will be September 7 from 7 to 9 p.m…

Artists from near and far gathered at Waterfront Park in Boothbay Harbor on September 1 for the Art in the Park event. Some painted or sketched as passers-by observed, all soaking in the…

Sylvan Gallery is pleased to feature the landscape and figurative paintings by Joann Ballinger and Shirley Cean Youngs. The exhibition runs from August 31 to September 23.

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I appreciate clarity and simplicity. 

In a world that throws information at us from all directions, it's nice to get across a point effortlessly – even if the point may be a bit abrupt.

All Mitch Billis really wants to do is paint. The Internet and the world of cyberspace wasn't for him; he didn't know much about it and he was all right with that. He knew plenty of artists that…

Lobster buoys, swimming fish, leaves and flowers, Boothbay life, lobster traps – these were just a few of the themes artists used to decorate the Adirondack chairs they painted for the YMCA’s…

The J. Russell Jinishian-selected exhibit at the Maine Art Gallery opened August 23 to an appreciative crowd of marine-art lovers. Entries to this exhibit came in from all over the state for a…

Artists will demonstrate painting, doing portraits, drawing, working in clay, cutting silhouettes and more. See and hear the Greenfields, back after a lively performance last year. Browse through…