In celebration both of National Poetry Month and the April publication of Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum's latest book of poetry, entitled Things Seemed to Be Breaking (Deerbrook Editions), this exhibition includes a framed selection of blackout poems from Kestenbaum's book in addition to work by his partner, visual artist Susan Webster, and also work on which the two artists collaborated.
Read MoreCurated by David Wolfe, this exhibition features works by printmakers working in unusual ways. Maine and international artists join to explore scale, content, and presentation.
Read MoreFeaturing Carl Austin Hyatt, Carol Eisenberg, CE Morse, Jane Yudelman, and John Woodruff, Abstract Nature explores nature through photography in beautiful and unexpected ways. The exhibition is curated by Bruce Brown.
Read MoreThis exhibition is a survey of fascinating, metaphysically infused work in a variety of media from the estate of internationally exhibited visual artist and poet Marlene Ekola Gerberick (1935-2018).
Read MoreOriginally from Seoul, South Korea, Jung Hur studied traditional Korean brush technique and opened his own painting school in Seoul. In 1998, Hur originally moved to New York City before moving to Portland, Maine in 2008.
Read MorePlaced in conversation with the work of Marlene Ekola Gerberick and Jung Hur, William Zingaro’s gorgeous, minimal, abstract expressionist sculpture in various materials is featured..
Read MoreCurated by Donna McNeil
Featuring Residents and Fellows of the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation
This exhibition is co-curated by Henry J. Drewal, Evjue-Bascom Professor of African and African Diaspora Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who first saw kawandi while documenting Siddi expressive culture in 2004 and Sarah K. Khan. All of the quilts in the exhibition are by members of the nonprofit Siddi Womens’ Quilting Cooperative, which is keeping this tradition alive and vibrant.
Read MoreEvocative of natural forms and dynamics, Meg Brown Payson’s work “speaks to the unpredictable complexity and instability of meaningful order in the world, but also of the inevitable, if temporary, moment of finding it.”
Read MoreNanci Kahn’s vibrant, multi-media meditations on organic forms and the concept of trust in the time of covid-19
Read MoreThis exhibition features the work of Ed Douglas, the retired Chair of the art department at Maine College of Art. Most of the work is drawn from his Quarry Rocks series, a body of early work displaying the foundations (or cornerstones) of Douglas’ long and illustrious career to come.
Read MoreCurated by Bruce Brown
Featured Artists:
Aaron T Stephan
Brenton Hamilton
Cole Caswell
Jeannie Hutchins
Judith Allen-Efstathiou
Karen Adrienne
Meggan Gould
Margaret Watson
Susan Davens
Curated by Wes LaFountain, the exhibition examines the interplay of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with the arts, creating STEAM.
Read MoreWork from five artists - George Longfish, Natasha Mayers, Leonard Meiselman, Daniel Minter, and Robert Shetterly - explores what it means to be an American.
Read MoreCurated by Lissa Hunter, Flight features Gayle Fraas, Duncan Slade, Kathleen Florance, Lin Lisberger, Lisa Pixley, Lissa Hunter, Paul Heroux, and Tim McCreight.
Read MoreCurated by Bruce Brown, the exhibition showcases the work of the faculty teaching photography in our local colleges and universities.
Read MoreFebruary 6 - March 27, 2021
An exhibition of the handmade quilts of the Siddis in India, curated by artist and scholar Sarah K. Khan and Prof. Henry J. Drewal. The Siddis are descendants of African immigrants. While they have integrated many aspects of Indian culture, Siddis have also retained and transformed certain African traditions. In the visual arts, one tradition stands out: the patchwork quilts known as kawandi.
Read MoreA preview of next fall’s exhibition Maine Coast Sojourn, a multi-year collaboration between artist Timothy Wilson and Maine Coast Heritage Trust celebrating the Trust’s 50th anniversary.
Read MoreOur first artist-in-residence, George Lloyd, has been hard at work, and we had hoped to exhibit the fruits of those labors this fall, but then a global pandemic hit. A full exhibition has been rescheduled to next year, but, in the meantime, we offer an appetizer - an amuse bouche.
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