NORWAY — Cottage Street Creative Exchange is pleased to welcome Oxford Hills native Dana Ryerson to the board of directors. Ms. Ryerson is featured on the front of the gala invitation in a screenshot of her dancing on a ledge overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in a colorful display of how to stay healthy during this time. […]

BRIDGTON —Gallery 302 announces a new show, “Mother Earth,” which will run from October 9 – November 6. This exhibit, with works created by members of the Bridgton Art Guild, will be featured in the third Thursday Art Mart video which will air on the Gallery’s Facebook page October 15 at 7 p.m. To see […]

  LEWISTON — As part of its most recent gallery exhibition, “Our Working Waterway,” Museum L-A is excited to announce a new virtual program. “Keeping the Androscoggin Healthy” is a free public event that features Lisa Pohlmann, CEO of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, exploring the topic of the Androscoggin River. Pohlmann will expand […]

  STATE — An anonymous Maine Community Foundation donor has provided $200,000 in general support grants to 20 community theaters across Maine to help sustain them during the pandemic shutdown. “In addition to its emergency response to COVID-19, the Maine Community Foundation and its donors are working to build resiliency in Maine communities,” said MaineCF […]

  NORWAY — The Western Maine Art Group begins its autumn season with a First Friday Reception October 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. The reception will be held in the backyard of the Main Street Gallery, 426 Main Street, in Norway. The gallery exhibits the work of fine artists and artisans living and working in […]

  SOUTH PARIS — The Western Maine Art Group and the McLaughlin Garden and Homestead will host an art show featuring plein air painters September 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Artists are invited to paint and the public is invited to watch artists working outdoors. The historic public garden and homestead are located at […]

  NORWAY — Jessica Cooper, youth coordinator at the Center for an Ecology Based Economy (CEBE) in Norway, is teaming up with other youth across the state to create a film that brings to center stage the stories of Maine youth advocating for solutions to accelerating climate change. For the film, Cooper, an artist and […]

  BRIDGTON — Primarily an illustrator, Kate Erwin is inspired by narratives. She loves nothing more than the combination of words and pictures and the stories they can tell together. Kate, who recently joined the group of more than forty exhibiting artists at Gallery 302 in Bridgton, recently opened a small creative collaboration company called […]

PARIS — The McLaughlin Garden Gallery is now showing the artwork of local artist Suzanne Hardy. Suzanne has been an active artist in the Western Maine community for over 20 years. She is a co-founder and displaying artist at the Main Street gallery in downtown Norway. Suzanne primarily works in watercolors, but also creates in […]

NORWAY — In 2019, the WMAG was honored with two generous gifts from our supporters. The art collection of Larry and Lisa Ketner, featuring prize winning works by local painters, and photographs by Chris and Carol Jurack were all donated to support the arts in Western Maine. These beautiful works will be available to purchase […]