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The 10×10 Show @ Meetinghouse Arts Gallery

Meetinghouse Arts 40 Main St, Freeport

The 10x10 show at the Meetinghouse Arts gallery in Freeport features work by over 20 gallery member artists in oil, acrylic, encaustic and mixed media. All work is original, 10"x10" in size and unframed. 3d art, cards, works on paper and small gift items will also be included in the show.

The show runs September 13-October 19 and is open 10:00-5:00 Wed-Sat and 12:00-4:00 on Sunday.

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Marking Time – A Measure of Craft: An Exhibition Presented by Lights Out Gallery

The Carriage House 476 Main Street, Norway

An exhibition that explores how traditional craft techniques and materials, developed over time and practice, influence and inform artistic expression. Craft has often been associated primarily with utility and decoration. This collection of work aims to challenge the delineations between form and function, decorative and expressive, practical and emotional.

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Open house at Galleria Gardella at 7 Washington St in Greenville

Galleria Gardella 7 Washington St, Greenville

Galleria Gardella is full of Robin's fine art and whimsical sculptures that reflect the Northwoods as well as coastal Maine. There is also a section where families can create their own art. The gallery also features local artisans with their pottery, baskets, wood and metal work . Refreshments will be provided.

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Local Maine Artists Featured

Common Roots Studio 165 Main st, Biddeford

Swing by our studio and check out the constantly growing Common Roots! Monthly featured artists that work in a VARIETY of mediums! We average around 18 artists in our gallery space with new pieces being swapped out by those artists weekly! Prices start at just $10 and up for local hand made pieces! Come check out our community driven art studio that has programs from a painted bus to teaching young artists how to develop their career as an artist!

Featured Featured Event Series Festivals + Fairs

Visit Freeport’s 25th Annual Freeport Fall Festival

Downtown Freeport Downtown Freeport, Freeport

2024 is our 25th Anniversary!

Each year on the first weekend in October, Visit Freeport brings together over 200 of the best New England artists, makers and local food producers for a three-day festival throughout downtown Freeport!

In addition to browsing local art, join us at the Discovery Stage on the L.L.Bean campus and the Second Stage in the Mallard Parking lot for three days of live music. There are also plenty of free activities for kids from make ‘n take crafts, to scavenger hunts and more. Free parking and complimentary ADA-accessible shuttle makes visiting easy! And, thanks to our generous sponsors, it’s all FREE!

Friday, October 4 from 12 - 6 pm
Saturday, October 5 from 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday, October 6 from 10 am - 4 pm

See freeportfallfestival.com for the event schedule, shuttle details and profiles of the participating artists, makers & food purveyors!

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Fiber Arts Show @ Lajos Matolscy Art Center 480 Main Street Norway, ME

Lajos Matolscy Art Center 480 Main St, Norway

Fiber Arts show: Texture and color is the theme for this wonderful show of artists. Curator: Kathy Beauregard

Artist of the month: Shelly Shibles at the Main Street Gallery, 426 Main Street, Norway Me

Event Series Festivals + Fairs

Madison Business Association Presents the Madison Handmade Market at Somerset Abbey

Somerset Abbey 98 Main Street, Madison

The Madison Business Association is proud to present the Madison Handmade Market! We'll be featuring local makers, crafters and artists at Somerset Abbey in Downtown Madison, Maine. Last year we welcomed more than 25 makers to Somerset Abbey and we anticipate even more to join us this year as we will have indoor and outdoor under the tent.

Event Series Open Studios

Open Studio (fine woodwork, quilts, baskets and stained glass)

DownEast WoodArt 28 Churchill Road, South Portland

2024 Open Studio October 5-6, 2023, 9am to 4pm
You are welcome to a two-day event featuring a wide variety of recent and unique handmade furniture including chairs, bowls, tables, end tables, coat rack, lamps, mirrors and small boxes (some at sale prices). Handmade baskets by Lorraine Snapp will be available again this year (in many different shapes, sizes and uses). New this year will be several stained glass pieces creatively made by Benn Sither.

In addition, answers to questions and demonstrations of woodworking skills, techniques and methods will occur. Jim Vander Schaaf provides highly desirable woodworking education and designs and builds custom furniture to meet client needs. His first book was published in 2018.

Event Series Galleries + Exhibitions

Pop-Up Sale @ Handworks Gallery, Blue Hill, ME

Handworks Gallery Handworks Gallery 48 Main St, Blue Hill

A pop-up sale featuring Blue Hill area art and craft. Three local artists will be vending their work at Handworks Gallery in downtown Blue Hill.
Handworks will be open on Saturday, October 5 from 10 to 4 and Sunday, October 6 from 10 to 2.

Featured Featured Event Series Demonstrations

Blown Glass Pumpkin Patch at Atlantic Art Glass

Atlantic Art Glass 25 Pine St., Ellsworth

Every October, we turn the hot glass-blowing shop into a "Glass Pumpkin Patch." We will pull out all the stops for Maine Crafts Weekend to celebrate and share our love of glass and other crafts with you! Linda Perrin and her team of glassblowers delight in creating a hub of arts activities while they demonstrate their glassblowing craft to the public. Come to the warehouse to watch traditional glassblowing all day as they make glass pumpkins in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colors! Other local artisans will be showing and selling their crafts during the event. New this year are weaving and enameling workshops – stay tuned! Fine jewelry, pottery, prints, and more... Fogtown Brewery, located in the same building, will be slinging beverages and wood-fired pizza.! Swing by on Saturday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm and on Sunday from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm.

Featured Featured Event Series Open Studios

Maine Craft Weekend at Artsworth

Artsworth Studios 25 Pine St., Ellsworth

A weekend of open studio activities! Artsworth annually creates this "hub" of fine arts activities in the building we share with our glassblowing neighbor, Atlantic Art Glass. It's a grand celebration of creativity by local makers, and you can find many of them here in one dynamic location.

Linda Perrin's team of glassmakers will demonstrate traditional glassblowing all day as they make glass pumpkins of all shapes, sizes, and colors! Atlantic Art Glass's studio will be turned into a glass pumpkin patch as the molten glass is pulled from the furnace, blown, and hand-formed on the end of a blowpipe. There are bleachers set up, and refreshments will be provided for your comfort as you watch demonstrations. The glass pumpkin patch charms visitors of all ages!

Artsworth is considered an MCA HUB. Local artisans will share their work at the 25 Pine St. Warehouse—fine jewelry, prints, pottery, fiber art, and more! Everyone will be showing, selling, demonstrating, and discussing how they make their work.

Come one, come all! Artsworth prides itself on being welcoming to all people and focusing on building community one event at a time. We want to see you out for this fabulous weekend—see you there!

Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Event Series Pop Ups

Alna Craft + Arts Show @ Village School at Puddle Dock

Village School at Puddle Dock 275 Head Tide Road, Alna

An eclectic mix of Alna crafts and fine arts, including everything from wooden ware to jewelry, quilts to vintage clothing and fabric arts, and fine art painting to fly tying and taxidermy. The event will be held at the Village School at Puddle Dock, one of Alna's National Register Listed one-room schoolhouses, located behind the Alna Post Office at the intersection of Dock Road and Head Tide Road (Route 194) in Alna.

Tandem Glass Open House + Guest Artist Pop Up!

Tandem Glass 6 Eagle lodge lane, Dresden

Join Tandem Glass and guest artists/vendors as we celebrate Maine Craft Weekend! Enjoy snacks from our wood-fired oven (weather permitting) and the work of:

- Terrill Waldman + Charlie Jenkins of Tandem Glass 
- Jon White of Odd Inc.
- Scott & Lisa Cylinder of Chickenscratch Jewelry 
- Rose of Dippermouth Sewing & Printing will be in our sweet little cabin
- Barbara Coburn will doing some painting demonstrations. She works in Watercolor and Tempura
- Lisa Jones of Ember Grove
- Manon Whittlesey- painting
- Mary K Spencer of The Potters House
- Hannah Niswonger - Ceramics
- Marpa Nursery will be joining us Sunday 

For the latest information about vendors visit: https://www.tandemglass.com/events

Event Series Pop Ups

Fall at the Farm @ Orchard Ridge Farm with Maine Micro Artisans

Orchard Ridge Farm 236 Sebago Lake Rd, Gorham

Join Orchard Ridge Farm and Maine Micro Artisans for our second annual Fall on the Farm! This family favorite event features over 50 makers from our talented community as well as food trucks, live music and more! This two-day festival is an excellent way to spend the weekend with your family. Come explore the farm, sample great local food and check out great items handmade by local Mainers!

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Open House at Once In A Blue Moon Studio

Once in a Blue Moon Studio 1298 Main St., Lovell

Unique Fiber Art, Painted Clothing, Triangle Loom Weaving Knit and Woven Wear. Come play, paint or weave, take home your own unique piece. Open hours from 10:00 - 4:00 Saturday 12:00 - 4:00 Sunday

Event Series Galleries + Exhibitions

Maine Craft Weekend at Saltwater Artists Gallery New Harbor, Maine

Saltwater Artists Gallery 3056 Bristol Road, New Harbor

Please join us for Maine Craft weekend at Saltwater Artists Gallery in New Harbor, Maine just steps from the Pemaquid Lighthouse! Explore our cooperative gallery with featuring 25+ local AMAZING Artists! Our Gallery is home to many accomplished Artists with a wide variety of mediums from Fiber Arts, Watercolors, Pastels, Glass Art, Wood Turnings, Encaustic , Oil, and Acrylic Paintings, Etchings, Mosaics, Mixed Media, Jewelry as well as Pottery.

Featured Featured Event Series Demonstrations

Weaving and Natural Dye Demonstrations @ Belfast Fiberarts

Belfast Fiberarts 171 High St. Suite 8 & 11, Belfast

Enjoy weaving demonstrations in both tapestry and floor loom weaving. Give it a try! Several looms will be set up to walk in and weave. Dye pots will be bubbling in the courtyard on Saturday and Sunday creating gorgeous colors from the dye garden that has been growing in planters in front of Belfast Fiberarts all the summer.

Open both Saturday + Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm. 

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Explore work from Maine artisans @Handmade Maine

Handmade Maine 414 Main St, Norway

Come visit our gift shop featuring work from over 140+ Maine makers. We offer pottery, jewelry, home décor, kitchen goods, various types of original art work, along with bath and body products that are made in store.
Open from 10am to 5pm everyday

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50 plus Maine artists @ Veras Iron + Vine

Veras Iron & Vine 319 Main Street, Wilton

Veras Iron and vine features 50+ Maine artists and makers.
Many items are made right in Wilton at Vera's studio 'Belle Creative arts'
Former W.S. Wells fiddlehead cannery
Blacksmithing, woodworking, repurposing, fiver Arts, watercolor,
Oil paintings, copper and sterling jewelry and so much more.

Event Series Open Studios

Bonnie Chase Open Art Studio and Historic Barn Gallery

Bonnie Chase Studio 256 Oak Hill Rd, Bar Harbor

Mixed media artistry, incorporating natural dyes, botanical prints, handmade paints and inks, natural fibers, hand stitching and local found objects. Joining us will be pop-up artists displaying hand forged metal work, turned wooden bowls and unique hand made lamps designed from found and vintage materials. The arts and crafts will be displayed in our historic 1810 barn gallery, working studio and workshop. Demonstrations on solar dying techniques using local plant and garden materials grown on the farm will be on going.

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Fiber Show and Sale at Old Point Comfort – Sara Hotchkiss + Wayne Myers

Old Point Comfort 28 Pitcher Rd, Waldoboro

Weaver Sara Hotchkiss and felter Wayne Myers open their studio and showroom, showing work for sale and to admire. Demos include their weaving, felting, and yarn dyeing processes. Sara weaves rugs and home items on her looms including 10' and 12' Swedish rug looms and upright tapestry looms. Wayne creates beautiful wearable nuno felted shawls from silk saris and wool fleece.

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Craft Fair + Exhibition – 49 Oak Student Gallery / Maine College of Art + Design

49 Oak Student Gallery / Maine College of Art & Design 49 Oak St., Portland

Showcasing 19 Craft students in their fourth year of study, artisan booths include ceramics, fashion and textiles, metalsmithing and jewelry, printmaking and woodworking. Expected graduates will be present to discuss and present their one-of-a-kind exhibition works, with a selection of production pieces available for purchase. Only cash and credit cards are available for purchases.

Saturday October 5th, 11:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday October 6th, 11:00am - 6:00pm

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Beautiful Wearables + Slow Clothing at Studio on the Hill

Studio on the Hill 21 Pleasant Hill Rd., Freeport

Mixed media artist + print maker, Cat Schwenk and stitcher, Susy Perrine team up to create singular wearable art at the micro gallery/farm stand 21 Pleasant Hill Rd. in Freeport. Come check out the happenings and enjoy a treat. 11:30 to 3:00 Saturday & Sunday. While you're with us, check out our timber frame project, a gathering place for art, food & community!

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Markings Gallery

Markings Gallery 50 Front Street, Bath

Markings Gallery will be proud to have several of our artists on location for both days to engage customers with discussion of their work.

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Art on the River – 360 River Road Eliot, Maine

360 River Road 360 River Rd, Eliot

Small artist collaboration - local talented artists in a new barn situated on the beautiful Piscataqua River featuring mixed media, oil on canvas and fiber art. Join us this fall for light fare, a beverage and fine art!
Saturday October 5, 2024 12PM-7PM and Sunday October 6, 2024 12PM-6PM

The Flowered Apron and Friends Pop Up Market at The Maine Craft Weekend

The Flowered Apron 15 Kennebec Street, Bar Harbor

Meet the artists and makers at our Bar Harbor Pop Up Market and Bake Shop! MDI artist Jeanne Seronde Perkins will be there with her Collages in 3D: Paper Mache Stars + other creatures embellished w/ hand painted papers. Bar Harbor artist Ann Jenkins will offer a collection of Sterling and Mixed Media Jewelry. Karen Ressel will show her 2024 Apron Collection. Our porch bakeshop will be fully stocked with Cakes, Cookies, Bars, Scones, Whoopie Pies and more! Stay tuned for updates regarding additional artists.

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Bookbinding Workshop with Diana Arcadipone at Fiber + Vine

Fiber & Vine 402 Main Street, Norway

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 | 10AM-4PM

Make your own handmade journal, sketchbook, or photo album with guest teacher, Diana Arcadipone. Handmade books make a wonderful gift, and are a great way to exhibit unique fabric or papers you’ve collected.

Please bring light to medium-weight fabric to use for your book cover. Fabric should be a natural fiber like silk, linen or cotton. Synthetic fabric like polyester will not work, so if you’re not sure, bring a couple of options with you. Your fabric will need to be big enough to cover your book in one piece, so somewhere around 12 x 24” will work.

All other materials will be provided, but feel free to bring additional papers, buttons, or a clasp to personalize your project.

There will be a short break for lunch during this class. Students should bring a bag lunch or plan to grab food nearby.

Registration is required. Register here: https://www.fiberandvine.com/classes/bookbinding-workshop

Event Series Open Studios

Kimberley Harding Open Studio

Kimberley Harding Studio 20 Pamela Rd, Portland

Visit fiber sculptor Kimberley Harding in her studio and learn about her process of creating works with found objects, foraged fibers, natural fibers and other materials. She'll be demonstrating weaving in 3D throughout the day. Sculptures, jewelry and ornaments will be available for sale.

Event Series Pop Ups

Caravan ‘Feisty Fall Artist Market!’ at Bath Waterfront Park

Bath Waterfront Park 61 Commercial Street, Bath

Join us for a magical day of community, food, music, + ART!
Located in Bath Maine's beautiful waterfront park, featuring 40+ local artists, makers, + fine crafts.
A juried & curated show - you'll find a unique, high caliber, & quality shopping experience, from original art, paintings, pottery, printmaking, candles, skin care, glass, metals, textiles, children & adult wears, toys, & jewelry at every price point!
Coffee, food trucks & live music, FREE to attend, family friendly, good vibes only event!!
October 13th rain date.

Event Series Galleries + Exhibitions

‘Tree Talk’ art exhibit at the Gascoine Gallery/Monson Pottery

Monson Pottery 16 Greenville Road, Monson

Jemma Gascoine will conduct a 'Q & A' on the 'Tree Talk' show that she curated for the Gascoine Gallery which features seventeen different artists who all made work in different media, on the theme of trees. The artists hail from two different countries and four different states. Six of the artists included were former Monson Arts residents.

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Bath Maker’s Market

Historic Bath Customs House 1 front street, Bath

Join artisans from this region for the fourth annual Maker’s Market in front of the Historic Bath Custom House on Sunday, October 6th from 11-3 pm. Hand sewn leather bags, paintings, pottery, handwoven textiles, artisan soap, and more. Come enjoy the music and treats and get some early holiday shopping done. Afterward, stroll down to the waterfront park or enjoy a meal at one of the restaurants in town. Family and dog friendly! October 6th from 11-3 pm, across the street from Now You’re Cooking and Markings Gallery in Bath.

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Upcycling Fabric Art @ The Community Closet 207

Community Closet 207 330 Water Street, Ellsworth

Come upcycle with the Community Closet 207! Our workshop will feature LOADS of cool fabrics and accessories so you can create a one-of-a-kind creation. Make a T-shirt bag, a sock puppet, an ocean scene on cardboard, or whatever your imagination dreams up. All ages are welcome! ADA accommodations and a big private parking lot.

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Make Your Own Monster Plush Workshop

Briar & Bone 285 Main St., Biddeford

In this workshop artist Cindy Lou will guide you as you learn how to design and stitch your very own monster plush— starting with your drawing!

Participants will begin by creating a pattern from your own monster drawing, followed by techniques for cutting out your monster from colored fleece and felt . You’ll get to choose from assorted arms, legs, horns or wings to help bring your creation to life ! You will work on hand & machine sewing basics including threading your needle, knotting, and simple stitches to sew your monsters parts together. NO sewing experience necessary!

Ages 12 and up. 

This workshop is limited to 8 participants, so reserve your spot soon!