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Art Exhibition: David R. Jones-See the Everyday in an Abstract way – Landscapes of the US, France and England at the Kittery Community Center

Kittery Community Center 120 Rogers Road, Kittery

The Morgan Gallery at the Kittery Community Center is looking forward to exhibiting the works of David R. Jones, beginning with a reception on September 12 from 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm.
 
David R. Jones is an internationally renowned impressionist artist currently residing in Methuen, Massachusetts. He was born in North Wales, moved to England, then Paris, France, where he had his first show of Indian ink and brush paintings. His love for creating unique paintings finally came full circle in 2007, when he met international award winning artist, Sharon Morley, APS, who encouraged him to add color to his Indian ink works. David is a full-time artist and is president of the Methuen based Art Institute Group of the Merrimack Valley, and since 2018 has hosted a monthly “Art in the Studio” show at MCS.
 
Since 2017 David’s work has been shown in galleries around the world, including Paris France,  Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, Brussels, Cologne and Aix-en-Provence. He has won several awards including the Toile D’Or De L”Annee 2015 by the Federation Nationale de la Culture Francaise for his 40” x 30” oil on canvas “Ten Years Before” and his work has been published in multiple international art books. He recently had a solo show of his oil paintings “Abstracts of the Common Place - Landscapes of Europe & the United States” in May and June, 2023, at the Ayer Lofts Gallery in Lowell, MA. He was part of the collective show at the Galerie Beaute Du Matin Calme in June 2024 and is scheduled to have a show in Tokyo in September, 2024, in parallel with his Morgan Gallery show at the Kittery Community Center beginning Thursday Sept 12, 2024.
 
The exhibit will feature paintings of landscapes from the US, France and England each with his own unique impressionistic approach and style.” My paintings reflect my feelings about the places I have visited, or the emotion I have experienced” he explained.

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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.

Monson Arts Gallery – The Magic of Sauna

Monson Arts Gallery 8 Greenville Rd, Monson

The Monson Arts Gallery hosts a pop up exhibtion celbrating the joy of sauna with photographs by Garrett Conover and artifacts from Rest Day Sauna. Rest Day Sauna is a public sauna recently opened in Monson Maine, making sauna accessible to all who come to town. The exhibition will be open Sep 28 - Nov 17th. A reception will be held Oct 5th, 2pm - 4pm.

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36 Windows – a photography show by Lights Out

The Gingerbread House 500 Main St, Norway

36 Windows is a photography exhibit produced by Lights Out’s first residency program. June Kim, Nick Gervin, Harlan Crichton, Neville Caulfield, Scott Vlaun, and Chelsea Ellis were selected for the first residency for their experimental, rigorous, and engaged relationship with their medium. The artists were prompted to live and work in dialogue with the town, the house, and their practices. The exhibition is being held in The Gingerbread House, 500 Main Street, Norway. A bus will be running along the route for anyone who wants a lift.

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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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

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“Here is Magic” Mural Project at Waterfall Arts

Waterfall Arts 256 High Street, Belfast

Saturday & Sunday, all day: Visit Waterfall Arts to view the installation of a nw public art piece on the Waterfall Arts’ building is a way for the community arts center to offer something beautiful and thought-provoking to the public while highlighting our mission of connecting people with the power of art whether they choose to enter our building or not. The mural’s theme is a nod to Waterfall Arts’ long history of collaboration between artists and its foundational understanding of the innate value that the arts brings to a place. It will tell a story that links the exterior of the building to the ongoing activity on the interior, while bringing color and visual interest to the center.

Over thirty local artists are set to participate by completing individual reflective narratives on the theme of home. When joined together, these panels will form a whole; a creative placemaking that will highlight and celebrate the natural assets of Midcoast Maine. Waterfall Arts is an active home, a nest, an incubator for the fine arts, a hive of energy and inspiration for the entirety of the Midcoast and beyond.

“HERE IS MAGIC” PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Kirk Linder, Deborah Jellison, Christina Barstow, Allegra Kuhn, Elizabeth Moore, Sally Stanton, Marjorie Arnett, Liz Kalloch, Tara Morin, Victoria Barnes, Willy Reddick, Annadeene Fowler, Sam Maheu, Devon Kelley-Yurdin with Lilah Akin, Abbie Read, Heidi Reader, David Estey, Libby Sipe, Emily Sabino, Karen Jelenfy, MJ Viano Crowe, Nell Parker, Amy Lowry, Ruby Day, Julie Crane, Lesia Sochor, Paul Valentine, Ashley Megquier, Kelly Desrosiers, Barbara Sullivan, Stew Henderson, Peter Walls, and Amy Tingle. 256 High Street

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REFUSE REIMAGINED: An Exhibition Featuring Erica Schlueter at the Center for Maine Craft

Center for Maine Craft 288 Lewiston Road, West Gardiner

REFUSE REIMAGINED

NON-TRADITIONAL MATERIALS IN UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS

A solo exhibition featuring Erica Schlueter at the Center for Maine Craft in West Gardiner.

On View: September 2nd – October 25, 2024

Shop Maine Craft Presents REFUSE REIMAGINED by ERICA SCHLUETER. This remarkable showcase blends artistry with sustainability, presenting a collection where upcycled and recycled papers and plastics are woven into intricate, eye-catching creations. Erica’s exceptional skills in fine metalwork jewelry further elevate the exhibit, merging texture and form in captivating new ways. Join us for a unique exploration of how artistry can reimagine refuse into something extraordinary.

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.

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.

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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!

‘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.