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History Month at the Camden Public Library
During the month of October, the Camden Public Library is celebrating “History Month.” In addition to numerous online programs and special features on social media, the library has curated a virtual exhibit of vintage photographs and images from the library’s Walsh History Center including this image of the view from the Summit House on Mt. […]
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Exhibition reveals how Black soldiers guarded vital Maine train routes in WWII
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Plein Air art show planned at McLaughlin Gardens
SOUTH PARIS — The Western Maine Art Group and the McLaughlin Garden and Homestead will host an art show featuring plein air painters from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the McLaughlin Garden and Homestead. Artists are invited to paint, and the public is invited to watch artists working outdoors. The rain […]
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Art and science merge in new exhibit at River Arts
DAMARISCOTTA — River Arts Gallery presents Jacqueline Johnson in a solo show in the River Room. The exhibition runs from Friday, Sept. 11, through Thursday, Sept. 23. Johnson’s work, deeply inspired by nature and her concern for climate change, combines her fine technical skill with powerful emotional content. With a bachelors of fine arts from […]
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WHA artwork includes watercolors, photographs
LEWISTON — The Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center is displaying the watercolor paintings of Angelia Murray and the photographs of Beth Francis. Murray is known for her whimsical watercolor landscapes. The move from New York City to Lisbon, Maine, has allowed for an immersive experience in nature in forming […]
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UMF features ‘Farm Tools Project’ – a visual exploration of hand tools on Maine farms
FARMINGTON — As the University of Maine at Farmington’s Emery Community Arts Center Flex Space Gallery reopens to the public, it is fitting that its first exhibit will be close to the heart of rural Maine life. The “Farm Tools Project,” a visual exploration of the use of hand tools on small farms by Michel […]
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Kim Hetherington works in solo show at River Arts
DAMARISCOTTA — Works by Kim Hetherington of Bremen will be presented in a solo show of oil paintings at River Arts. Hetherington will install her show on Thursday, Aug. 27, and the work will be on view through Wednesday, Sept. 9. Hetherington has developed an intimate form of realism, choosing subject matter that is close […]
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Hot air balloons on display at Gritty’s
A group show is on display in the Gritty’s Art and Ale window in Auburn through mid-September. Curated by Wicked Illustrations Studio and Gallery, the show includes two artists from Wicked, Corrina Tancrede and Amanda Retus, as well as this photo, “Adventure Awaits,” from Tricia Barnhard. The theme is “Hot Air Balloons,” and their work […]
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Art Walk L-A continues as virtual event – with some downtown elements as well
LEWISTON – The next “virtual” Art Walk L-A happens Friday, Aug. 28, on www.laarts.org/artwalk/, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram and includes visual arts, music, prose poetry, and more. Featured elements include Local Writers Read genre spotlight: dark fantasy, featuring writers Josh Gauthier and Jessica Koch; “Art is Vulnerable – Let’s Talk,” Joan Crawford speed painting by […]