The Maine Art Gallery (MAG) re-opens for the season on April 12 with two concurrent shows that express the influence of artistic mentors. The first floor of the gallery will be filled with the colorful and exuberant creations by Wiscasset’s K-12 students. Alongside this art will be work by their teachers, who will describe their artistic mentors.

The gallery’s second floor features an exhibition called Generations: The Legacy of Mentors. This exhibit includes art by MAG’s founding generations of artists — from the 1950s and ’60s who influenced a younger group of artists whose work accompanies their mentors’ work. This show will be expanded in May to include a juried exhibit of MAG member artists who describe the influences on their work.

The gallery will be open three weekends in April: from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 13-14; April 20-21; April 27-28. An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 12 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Maine Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges First National Bank, sponsor for the K-12 Student Art Show, season sponsor, Sherri Dunbar of Tim Dunham Realty, and capital sponsor, Islebrook Village at Wiscasset, an Everbook Senior Living Community.

A nonprofit organization, the Maine Art Gallery is dedicated to the advancement and preservation of the visual, fine and applied arts through exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations and educational programs for children and adults since 1958. More information can be found at www.maineartgallerywiscasset.org and on Facebook at Maine Art Gallery Wiscasset.

The gallery is located at 15 Warren St. Wiscasset, with free on-street parking. From the north on Route 1, turn right onto Federal Street (Route 218) then left onto Warren Street. From the south on Route 1, turn left onto Federal Street, then left onto Warren Street. From Main Street shops, it’s an easy eight-minute walk.