WISCASSET — The Wiscasset Bay Gallery is hosting a reception on July 5, from 4 to 7p.m., which coincides with the opening of its exhibition titled “Expanding Horizons in 20th Century Maine Art.”

According to a news release, the event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.

Featured in the exhibition is a dramatic and thickly painted oil painting by Andrew Winter (American, 1893-1958) , titled “The Morning After,” which captures a group of Monhegan fishermen on the island’s iconic cliffs, their forms highlighted against the turquoise water churning with waves. The men look out over a shipwreck along the island’s edge, as light spills down through the clouds above.

Also on display is a collection of paintings by John Fulton Folinsbee (American, 1892-1972). “Coast Guard Station” is painted in deep earthen tones, the reds and grays of the rocky shoreline of Seguin Island depicted with swift and bold palette knife strokes, offering a contrast to Folinsbee’s impressionistic rendition of Sheepscot Bay in “View of Wiscasset,” painted using bright colors and loose brushstrokes.

“Expanding Horizons in 20th Century Maine Art” will be on display through Aug. 8.

For more information, call 882-7682, or visit the gallery’s website at www.wiscassetbaygallery.com. The Wiscasset Bay Gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and is located at 67 Main St. in Wiscasset.