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museum exhibitions schedule May 20, 2026 visibility 4 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

Wiscasset Bay Gallery exhibition will take viewers on grand tour

Wiscasset Bay Gallery in Maine is presenting "The Grand Tour in Thirty Days," an exhibition running from May 23 through June 24 that showcases the evolution of painting from realism to impressionism to modernism. The show features works by European and American artists depicting popular and remote locales across Europe during the 19th and early 20th centuries, including pieces by Jean de Botton, Luigi Moretti, Robert Weir Allan, Polly Parker Nordell, and Mary Cassatt.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 30, 2026 visibility 19 link 3 artists

Sidle House Gallery Presents: “Anne Hebebrand: A World That Is”

Sidle House Gallery in Freeport, Maine, opens its 2026 season with a solo exhibition titled “Anne Hebebrand: A World That Is,” on view from May 1 through June 13. The show features cold-wax and oil paintings created over the past seven years, described by the artist as intuitive maps of memory. Related events include an opening reception, an artist talk, a cold wax and oil workshop, and a violin performance by Katherine Liccardo.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 2, 2025 visibility 13 link 1 artist

Book Honors for Art Museum’s Monhegan Show Publication

A book produced by Bowdoin College faculty, highlighting artistic portrayals of ecological change on Maine's Monhegan Island, has won the 2025 Historic New England Book Prize as one of two Honor Books. The interdisciplinary project was co-created by Frank Goodyear, codirector of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, plant scientist Barry Logan, and Jennifer Pye, director of the Monhegan Museum of Art & History, where the accompanying exhibition ran through September 30, 2025. The book and exhibition merge art, science, and history to explore ecological events on the island—such as pastureland formation and abandonment, forest recovery, and land conservation—through visual art and historical artifacts.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 10, 2025 visibility 12 link 1 artist

A Journey to Distant Memories, a solo-exhibition of works by Pennsylvania- based painter O’Neil Scott.

The Zillman Art Museum at the University of Maine in Bangor announces a new solo exhibition, "A Journey to Distant Memories," featuring works by Pennsylvania-based painter O'Neil Scott. Running from May 16 to September 6, 2025, the show includes never-before-seen paintings and some of the artist's largest compositions. Scott, born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, draws inspiration from memories of his youth, exploring themes of community, migration, and the passage of time through works such as "In Case of Emergency" and "Fading Promises." Admission to the museum is free in 2025 thanks to sponsor Birchbrook.

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article local schedule Aug 26, 2025 visibility 13 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

York Library hosts Dustan Knight’s 'Creative Joy' art exhibition

York Public Library in York, Maine, is hosting 'Creative Joy,' a solo exhibition of works by artist Dustan Knight, running from September 4 through October 31, 2025. Knight, who holds an MFA from Pratt Institute and an MA in art history from Boston University, has over 40 years of creative exploration and a three-decade teaching career at institutions including the New Hampshire Institute of Art and Maine College of Art. The exhibition features her expressive, abstract landscapes inspired by New England's coastal light, alongside narrative and playful works, and includes a reception with the artist on September 16.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 20, 2026 visibility 7 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

River Arts Presents Colors of Nature by Artist Mark Christopher

River Arts in Damariscotta, Maine, presents "Colors of Nature," a solo exhibition by artist Mark Christopher. The show features his luminous oil paintings of Maine landscapes and detailed wood and stone bird carvings, running from May 14 to June 2. Christopher, a wildlife biologist and award-winning wildfowl carver, brings a scientific precision to his artistic depictions of nature.

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article local schedule May 23, 2026 visibility 6 link 1 artist

Gibbs Library May/June art exhibit showcases 'Outside Work'

Gibbs Library in Washington, Maine, is hosting a May/June art exhibit titled "Outside Work: Photography by Three Local Artists," featuring the photography of Rachel Oakes, Delphine Sherin, and David Spahr. An artist reception is scheduled for Sunday, June 7, 2026, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., with light refreshments. Oakes works in multiple media including painting, sculpture, and photography; Sherin is a printmaker and paper artist inspired by nature; Spahr is a photographer and educator known for landscapes and fungi photography.

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Opening Reception for Ashton F. LeCraw at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery on May 29

The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will host an opening reception for artist Ashton F. LeCraw on May 29, 2026, at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery in Rangeley, Maine. The reception celebrates LeCraw's exhibition "Liquid Breath," a series of paintings exploring water, and will run from 5:30 to 7 PM with complimentary refreshments and a cash bar. The exhibit continues through July 6.

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Opening reception for 'Along the Coast of Maine' by artist Doug Houle

The Craignair Gallery in Spruce Head, Maine, is hosting an opening reception for 'Along the Coast of Maine,' an exhibition of oil paintings by local artist Doug Houle. The event takes place on September 10, 2025, from 4 to 6 p.m., and the show runs through October 14, 2025. Houle, a BFA graduate of Plymouth State College, captures the coastal light of Maine in his work, which he describes as a symbol of hope.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 1, 2025 visibility 13 link 1 artist

York hosts exhibition celebrating renowned artist Beverly Hallam

The York Public Library in York, Maine, will host "Beverly Hallam: Chasing Light," a solo exhibition celebrating the career of Beverly Hallam (1923–2013), a nationally acclaimed realist painter and prominent figure in Maine's arts community. The show highlights her groundbreaking contributions to American realism.

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