MacLeod’s debut graphic memoir tells the story of a newly self-aware Thai American girl trying to find her place between her two homes: Bangkok and Damariscotta.
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River Arts in Damariscotta opens new exhibition featuring Maine artist
River Arts in Damariscotta is hosting Phyllis Harper Loney’s solo show “Painting Silk” in the River Room from June 20 through July 10. An opening reception is from 2-4 p.m. Friday, June 21. Born in Philadelphia, Harper Loney earned a BFA in textile design from Moore College of Art. Harper Loney also studied at Haystack […]
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From the Chocolate Church: A summer art program for kids
A $20,000 grant from the Onion Foundation will fund two innovative arts programs this summer at the Chocolate Church Arts Center. “This grant is real wind in our sails,” said Matthew Glassman, executive and artistic director of the performing arts center in Bath. “We are excited and grateful. The CCAC is a small organization — […]
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Art created by Maine prisoners on display at Freeport gallery
The collection, which will wrap up its showing on Sunday, questions whether mass incarceration is the answer to society’s problems.
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Maine Arts Commission names new executive director
Amy Hausmann, who starts in August, is a veteran arts administrator who currently oversees the Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, New York.
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Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset hosts two shows in one exhibition
Maine Art Gallery is hosting two shows in its next exhibition, one on each floor of the historic Old Academy in Wiscasset. Running from June 13 through July 21, the first floor will feature works by artists who have been involved in MAG’s plein-air event, “Paint it! Wiscasset,” and the second floor will feature an […]
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MECA&D alums support current students through annual Collect Art Show
The show and sale, featuring 425 pieces of art, takes place this week.
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Boothbay Harbor gallery hosts exhibition of paintings by NYC transplant
Gleason Fine Art opens its 27th show Thursday, June 6, with plein-air painter Kevin Beers’ “On My Own.” The gallery will host a reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 7, and the exhibit runs through July 9. Leaving New York City for small-town Maine is a big decision for anyone, let alone for a former […]
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Kennebunk Art Walk returns this summer
Starting June 14, the anticipated Kennebunk Art Walk returns for a summer of fun.
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Sisters’ paintings featured at Boothbay Harbor gallery
Gleason Fine Art in Boothbay Harbor will be celebrating the paintings of two mid-20th century sisters — Anne (1911-1967) and Dorothy (1906-1984) Eisner — through June 25. A catalog with essays by noted arts writer Carl Little and Dorothy Eisner’s daughter (and Anne Eisner’s niece), Christie Eisner McDonald, is available for the asking. The reception […]