Maine Art Gallery celebrates its 65th Anniversary season

Sun, 04/02/2023 - 10:30am

Story Location:
15 Warren Street
Wiscasset, ME 04578
United States

Ever since its founding in 1958, the non-profit Maine Art Gallery has pursued its mission to advance the visual arts through exhibitions and educational programs. The 2023 season includes an exceptionally fine schedule of exhibits and classes that were designed to fulfill the organization’s vision of becoming a premier center for showcasing Maine art.

The 2023 schedule includes six shows and twelve diverse art classes from April through October. Each show will have a lively opening event, and many will offer special free lectures. Please visit www.maineartgallerywiscasset.org for complete details.

The season opens with the "Wiscasset Student Show" April 15- 30. This is followed by a very special 65th anniversary exhibit, "Generations," that includes art by some of the gallery’s founding artists alongside a curated exhibit of contemporary art, May 4 - June 10.

 
In June, the annual plein air event, "Paint Wiscasset & Beyond" will be shown from June 15 - July 9. In July, Exhibits Chair Mark Coates presents a curated members show, "Working Maine," from July 13 - Aug. 13. The annual salon-style "Members Show" will be held Aug. 17 - Sept. 17, and the season concludes with an innovative showing of local craftsmen, "The Artful Interior," Sept. 21 - Oct. 22.

The Maine Art Gallery is grateful to its season sponsor, Sherri Dunbar of Tim Dunham Realty and to individual exhibit sponsors, Big Barn Coffee, Barnes Windows, Birch Home Furnishings, Camden National Bank, Dow Furniture, First National Bank, and J. Edward Knight Insurance.

A nonprofit organization, the Maine Art Gallery is dedicated to the advancement and preservation of the visual, fine and applied arts through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration 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 (Rt. 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 8-minute walk.