The Paul J. Schupf Art Center at 93 Main St. is expected to open in early December, with art galleries, cinema and teaching space and a cafe.
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Robert Jordan exhibition opening planned at Fryeburg Academy
The Pace Galleries of Art presents the exhibition opening reception for “Robert Jordan: Valley Landscapes in Light and Shadow” from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be provided by the Fryeburg Kitchen and Marketplace restaurant. Admission is free. […]
Lenten Expressions Project examines the relationship between creativity and faith
The Lenten Expressions Project, a combination art exhibit and performance event exploring the interplay of spirituality and inspiration, will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, at Old South First Congregational Church UCC in Farmington. More than 15 local artists share works of paintings, sculpture, photography and fabric arts. In addition, musicians, writers […]
Young artist discovers he has been working at great-grandfather’s Winthrop school desk
Adrien Polky, a fourth grader, finds his great-grandfather’s name carved into the desk the boy uses at school. The great-grandfather, Wayne Healey, also of Winthrop, was a gifted artist, too.
Community Ice Art Project planned to recreate painting scene
Artist Eric Aho will host a community-wide ice cutting project on Keewaydin Lake on Saturday, Feb. 5, to recreate the winter scene of Marsden Hartley’s 1908-09 painting “The Ice-Hole, Maine” (New Orleans Art Museum, LA). This public-led effort will commemorate a pivotal work by an important American artist and invite local residents to engage in […]
Painter Phyllis Tracy joins Gallery 302
Painter Phyllis Tracy, lives and paints in the beautiful Mount Washington Valley of northern New Hampshire, has joined Gallery 302. An artist all her life, she has used her artistic talent in all of her career choices. Graduating from Massachusetts College of Art with a BFA in Art Education and Painting, she began her journey […]
Four exhibitions to open for public viewing
Center for Maine Contemporary Art
UMF Arts Center presents exhibit – ‘American Conversations’
“American Conversations: Short Films and Artifacts,” a perceptive new media exhibit by Dawn Nye, UMF associate professor of Art – New Media, launches the spring semester lineup at the UMF Emery Community Arts Center. The exhibit runs from Thursday, Jan. 27, through Wednesday, March 9. An opening reception will take place from 5-7 p.m. on […]
Artist Emilee Harper featured in Gritty’s Art & Ale Window
The beautiful and intricate work of artist Emilee Harper featured in the Gritty’s Art and Ale Window in Auburn. Her work will be on display through February. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Harper has been creating art since she was a child. Encouraged by her father, also an artist, she attended Maine College of Art […]