The deliberate use of sewing, weaving, knitting and ceramics in creating art became part and parcel of a larger feminist movement.
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Ann Craven has made an art out of painting time and memory | Column
Three exhibits of her work in Portland, Rockland and Brunswick showcase the work of the artist best known for her moon paintings.
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MECA’s temporary exhibit uses U-Haul trucks to explore the possibilities of empty spaces
The ‘Cluster Truck’ sculpture exhibition invited 11 students at the Maine College of Art and Design to adopt a truck and create an experience or spectacle.
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An art installation goes on a haunting journey, while another exhibit looks at books as art
Fort Hall is showing ‘Maggie Stark/Shadow Light,’ while ‘to-morrrow, the world answers everything: Andrew Hayes + Tom Phillips’ in Woolwich examines book arts.
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‘Envision Resilience’ at Space asks viewers to consider humans’ role in climate change
The show, which runs through April 26, features works by seven Maine artists that ask us to contemplate the inevitable.
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A Gorham artist’s work is inspired by Dutch still lifes
Jonathan Eiten’s work is on display at Aperto Fine Art in Bridgton through March 30.
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‘Across Common Grounds’ exhibit at Bates confronts questions of cultural identity
Some years ago, at a diversity and inclusivity meeting I was attending, an Asian American woman confessed that as far back as she could remember, her fellow Asian American family and friends strived to appear as “anything but Asian.” Their identity rested largely on assimilating American mores, behaviors and speech while denying their natural-born heritage. […]
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The odd, darkly enchanted world of Kate Hargrave
That every one of the nine paintings in “Kate Hargrave: The Journal” at Moss Galleries in Portland (through Mar. 8) sold within 24 hours of the opening is itself astounding. It tells us much about Hargrave’s startling originality, but also about the art scene in Maine. Clearly, we have been hankering for something this fresh […]
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Milestone ‘5.5’ exhibition at Cove Street Arts brings together 22 artists
The gallery and arts space opened in June 2019 and helped transform Portland’s East Bayside.
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Surprising, illuminating resonances among 3 shows now at Cove St. Arts
And at Greenhut Galleries, see a sweeping all-encompassing tale of the Black experience in America, from artist Daniel Minter and poet/historian Rachel E. Harding.