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BRAF Blooms with Spring Exhibit
- May 28, 2025
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE - The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is delighted to announce its vibrant spring art exhibit, opening to the public on...
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Juried Monthly Competitions: Cityscapes + Mountains & Forests 2025
- May 28, 2025
Juried Monthly Competitions: Cityscapes + Mountains & Forests 2025
Host: Ten Moir GalleryEligibility: Open to artists worldwide, 18+
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SEEN ≠ HEARD 2025 Exhibition
- May 27, 2025
***Please note this open call is for Maine artists residing in Cumberland County***
We are seeking work for our upcoming exhibition SEEN ≠...
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Curator's Choice An Annual Exhibition of Visual Art July 1st through July 29th
- May 27, 2025
Stop in Richard Boyd Art Gallery in July and relax while viewing a presentation of beautifully detailed paintings that made me pause to take in their...
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Works in Watercolor by Randy Eckard and Richard H. Eyster June 1st through June 28th
- May 27, 2025
Richard Boyd Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of a two-person exhibition of exquisitely detailed drybrush watercolor paintings by...
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Maine Students from Sixty-Four High Schools Attend 2025 Student Craft Institute
- May 21, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2025CONTACT: Kate Lochner, kate@haystack-mtn.orgDownload images: https://adobe.ly/4k4kcO8
Maine Students from...
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STUFF
- May 21, 2025
On Friday, June 6th, the maybe well known artist Doug Chess will be having an opening reception of the exhibition of large drawings on paper called...
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Reencountering the Sonnet: Millay, Seuss and the Generative Sonnet
- May 19, 2025
This generative workshop springboards from Edna St. Vincent Millay's magisterial work in the sonnet to engage the contemporary use of the form. We...
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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Announces 2025 Public Programs Series
- May 19, 2025
Media Alert: May 13, 2025
CONTACT: Kate Lochner, kate@haystack-mtn.org
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Haystack Mountain School...
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Art in the Capitol: Women of Integrity by Maggie Libby
- May 12, 2025
Art in the Capitol: Women of Integrity by Maggie Libby
An artist talk and public reception for Women of Integrity will be held at 3:00 p.m. on...
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Maine Arts Commission News Maine Arts Blog Highlights
Peter Walls Solo Exhibition at The Zillman Museum of Art
- May 12, 2025
BANGOR — An exhibition of twenty never exhibited paintings by Stockton Springs Artist Peter Walls will open on Friday May 16th at The Zillman...
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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Opens 2025 Season with Island Workshop Day, Presented in Partner
- May 07, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2025
CONTACT: Kate Lochner, kate@haystack-mtn.org
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Art show "Alison Rector: Silkscreen Season on a Maine Farm"
- April 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE
Who: Alison Rector of South Portland and Monroe Maine
What: "Alison Rector: Silkscreen Season on a Maine Farm" art gallery...
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Anne Lunder Leland Curatorial Fellowship
- April 28, 2025
The Anne Lunder Leland curatorial fellowship offers an in-depth introduction to the field of museum curating in the context of an academic museum....
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Mark Your Calendars for the Haystack Yard Sale
- April 28, 2025
Media Advisory
Issued: April 23, 2025
CONTACT: Kate Lochner, kate@haystack-mtn.org
Mark Your Calendars for the Haystack Yard Sale
Deer...
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Opera in the Pines Presents The Barber of the Cape: A World-Premiere Opera Experience for Maine
- April 24, 2025
Cape Neddick, ME - Opera in the Pines presents The Barber of the Cape, an immersive, world-premiere adaptation of the beloved opera, The Barber of...
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Displacement: Immigrant Portraits
- April 23, 2025
DISPLACEMENT - Immigrant Portraits , watercolors by Jean Kigel
Jackson Memorial Library, 71 Main St., Tenants Harbor presents DISPLACEMENT a...
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Just Passing Through / An Appeal to Heaven opening reception
- April 23, 2025
Just Passing Through + An Appeal to Heaven Exhibition Notice On view May 2 - June 21, 2025 at SPACE GalleryExhibition announcement for Just Passing...
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Pouring it On
- April 16, 2025
The Merrymeeting Arts Center Gallery presents Pouring It On, acrylic pour paintings by artist/instructor Linda Murray, and Merrymeeting Arts Center...
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Ebb and Flow 2025 Art Competition & Exhibition
- April 11, 2025
Deadline: June 30, 2025Entry Fee: $24 for 3 imagesEligibility: Open worldwide, ages 18+
Enter here:...
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Memory Lane 2025 Art Competition & Exhibition
- April 11, 2025
Hosted by Ten Moir GalleryDeadline: July 1, 2025Enter now: https://tenmoirgallery.com/memory-lane-2025-online-art-competition/
Ten Moir Gallery...
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Maine Playwrights Festival Announces 2025 Lineup and Expanded Programming
- April 10, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 8, 2025Contact: Liz CarlsonPhone: 207-712-2485Email: maineplaywrightsfestival@gmail.com
Maine Playwrights Festival...
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Artist in the Allagash
- April 10, 2025
ARTIST IN THE ALLAGASH
Fine art on rough waters
by Kim Yesis
Paintbrush meets wilderness…from the author of Side by Side Tales from Behind...
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Kim Yesis Author Debut with Side by Side Tales from Behind the Canvas
- April 10, 2025
Searsport Author Releases Memoir of Journey into Fine Art
"Most of us go to our graves with our music still inside us." - Oliver...
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JANE HIRSHFIELD TO KEYNOTE THE THIRD ANNUAL CAMDEN FESTIVAL OF POETRY
- April 08, 2025
The third annual Camden Festival of Poetry will take place from May 13 - 17, 2025. The Festival opens with a Tuesday evening reading from 6-8 pm at...
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