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  • Magenta FLASH FORWARD FESTIVAL Features Maine Photographer Robert Moran
    (Mount Desert Island, ME) Fine art photographer Robert Moran will have a solo exhibition of work as part of the Magenta Foundation's FLASH FORWARD FESTIVAL in Boston this month. The festival takes place May 16 – 19 at the Fairmont Battery Wharf and Moran's exhibit opens on May 17th with a reception from 7:00 to 10:00 pm at the Fairmont Battery Wharf, Building 2, Lower Level. Moran's RELICS will be on display through June 17th. RELICS is also featured on www.lenscratch.com (http://www.lenscratch.com). Moran describes this body of work as a series of portraits of common objects that are past...


  • Robert Moran's RELICS Solo Exhibition in Boston
    As Part of the Magenta FLASH FORWARD FESTIVAL (Mount Desert Island, ME) Fine art photographer Robert Moran will have a solo exhibition of work as part of the Magenta Foundation's FLASH FORWARD FESTIVAL in Boston this month. The festival takes place May 16 – 19 at the Fairmont Battery Wharf and Moran's exhibit opens on May 17th with a reception from 7:00 to 10:00 pm at the Fairmont Battery Wharf, Building 2, Lower Level. Moran's RELICS will be on display through June 17th. (Image: RELICS by Robert Moran)


  • July Exhibit of Jeanne O'Toole Hayman at Richard Boyd Art Gallery
    “Spectrum 2013” Opens July 5th (Peaks Island, ME) Richard Boyd Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of a solo exhibition of paintings in oil by Jeanne O’Toole Hayman on July 5th at 10:00 am. The exhibit features a selection of exquisitely rendered paintings depicting landscapes and seascapes around the coast of Maine. There is never one season or location that attracts Jeanne to record her interpretations of the world around her. She is equally drawn to the expanse of the open ocean and the harsh yet beautiful coastline of Maine. (Image: “Cushing Squared” by Jeanne O’Toole Hayman)


  • Saco River Theatre Presents David Mallett
    (Bar Mills, ME) On Saturday, May 25 at 7:30 pm. One of America’s true original troubadours David’s career spans four decades, and 14 albums and several hundred covers of his songs, including the American folk classic Garden Song [Inch by Inch, Row by Row], Dave has performed in clubs, concert halls and festivals across the US, Canada and Europe and has appeared on numerous broadcasts, including NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion. His carefully written and poetic songs have been recorded by Alison Krauss, Pete Seeger, Hal Ketchum, Emmylou Harris, John Denver and the Muppets. “He harks back to the...


  • Renowned Musician David Mallett at Saco River Theatre
    On Saturday, May 25th at 7:30 pm (Bar Mills, ME) One of America’s true original troubadours David’s career spans four decades, and 14 albums and several hundred covers of his songs, including the American folk classic Garden Song [Inch by Inch, Row by Row], Dave has performed in clubs, concert halls and festivals across the US, Canada and Europe and has appeared on numerous broadcasts, including NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion.


  • Artist Leo Brooks at Jonathan Frost Gallery
    (Image: The Gannet by Leo Brooks) (Rockland, ME) The Jonathan Frost Gallery, located at 21 Winter Street in Rockland, will introduce its seventh summer season on Friday, May 24th, with the exhibition Gallery Artists, Featuring Leo Brooks. The public is cordially invited to a gala Artists’ Reception from 5:00 to 8:00 pm on the 24th, featuring the Gallery’s customary live jazz. The exhibit will run through July 3. The Gallery is delighted to announce collaboration with Sally MacVane, the well-known Midcoast gallerist, who represented Monhegan and New York artist Leo Brooks for many years at her Gallery-by-the-Sea in...


  • Jeanne O'Toole Hayman Exhibits at Richard Boyd Art Gallery July 5 - 30
    (Image: “Cushing Squared” by Jeanne O’Toole Hayman) (Peaks Island, ME) Richard Boyd Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of a solo exhibition of paintings in oil by Jeanne O’Toole Hayman on July 5th at 10:00 am. The exhibit features a selection of exquisitely rendered paintings depicting landscapes and seascapes around the coast of Maine. There is never one season or location that attracts Jeanne to record her interpretations of the world around her. She is equally drawn to the expanse of the open ocean and the harsh yet beautiful coastline of Maine. A trained fine artist Hayman captures...


  • Women in Harmony Are “Singing for a New Day”
    Performances Take Place in Portland on May 18 19 (Portland, ME) Women in Harmony, Portland’s 60-voice women’s chorus, presents its spring concert, Singing for a New Day, on May 18 and 19 in Portland. Women in Harmony has been singing for social justice for two decades. This concert celebrates the spirit of hope that is part and parcel of the chorus’ reason for singing.


  • Jonathan Frost Gallery Shows Work by Leo Brooks
    The Exhibit Runs May 24 Through July 3 (Rockland, ME) The Jonathan Frost Gallery, located at 21 Winter Street in Rockland, will introduce its seventh summer season on Friday, May 24th, with the exhibition Gallery Artists, Featuring Leo Brooks. The public is cordially invited to a gala Artists’ Reception from 5:00 to 8:00 pm on the 24th, featuring the Gallery’s customary live jazz. The exhibit will run through July 3. (Image: Proceed With Caution by Leo Brooks)


  • 10th Annual Spring/Summer Concerts From VoXX
    (Camden, ME) The midcoast a cappella vocal ensemble VoXX: Voice of Twenty will celebrate the arrival of the 2013 summer season with its annual concerts in June and July. “Madrigals and More” is built around a core of works that celebrate the “part song” as manifested through the ages, with music that ranges from serene to upbeat and sacred to secular. Repertoire covers both a broad spectrum of time, from medieval through the 20th century, and of style, from rondeau, round, and Renaissance polyphony through contemporary harmony. “The madrigal, far from being an abandoned form, is alive and well,” Music...


  • VoXX Presents 10th Annual Spring/Summer Concerts
    Performances of “Madrigals and More” in June and July (Camden, ME) The midcoast a cappella vocal ensemble VoXX: Voice of Twenty will celebrate the arrival of the 2013 summer season with its annual concerts in June and July. “Madrigals and More” is built around a core of works that celebrate the “part song” as manifested through the ages, with music that ranges from serene to upbeat and sacred to secular. Repertoire covers both a broad spectrum of time, from medieval through the 20th century, and of style, from rondeau, round, and Renaissance polyphony through contemporary harmony.


  • CMCA Exhibits Lesia Sochor's "Garments"
    (Image: Garment 7 by Lesia Sochor) (Rockport, ME) Lesia Sochor is having a showing of her newest series, “Garments” at CMCA (the Center for Maine Contemporary Art). The transparent oils on sewing paper are commentaries on the power and art of fashion, but also on the obsession with trend and style, and the enormity of the garment industry. The exhibit runs from May 25 through July 7. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, May 25 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. CMCA is located at 162 Russell Avenue in Rockport. For more information, please visit cmcanow.org (http://cmcanow.org). >link to...


  • Artist Lesia Sochor Shows at CMCA
    Opening Reception on May 26 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm (Rockport, ME) Lesia Sochor is having a showing of her newest series, “Garments” at CMCA (the Center for Maine Contemporary Art). The transparent oils on sewing paper are commentaries on the power and art of fashion, but also on the obsession with trend and style, and the enormity of the garment industry. The exhibit runs from May 25 through July 7. (Image: Garment 7 by Lesia Sochor)


  • Midcoast Painter/Mixed Media Artist Eric Leppanen
    (Image: Transition by Eric Leppanen) Eric Leppanen is a Maine artist living and working in Belfast, Maine. Leppanen's interest in physics, the universe and the unknown is depicted in his large abstract paintings. He says, In my experimental art, I take ideas, thoughts, colors, action, materials - add energy and let the paint flow. I attempt to direct its interaction with the forces of nature creating texture and depth that encourages viewers to travel in their minds. His materials used for art can be found in nature, aside the road or from discarded...


  • RSU 3 Students Collaborate on Project at Waterfall Arts
    (Belfast, ME) On Friday, May 17th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Waterfall Arts and students from the Gifted and Talented program in RSU 3 will hold a public reception and celebration for the completion and installation of their collaborative project – a living wall or vertical garden on the outside walls at the arts center in Belfast. Living walls, also called vertical gardens or green walls, are arrangements of plants and other organisms that naturally remove toxins and unhealthy contaminants from the air. Most often found in urban environments, living walls can be complete ecosystems or simpler...


  • Living Wall Installation Opens at Waterfall Arts
    In Collaboration With Students from RSU 3 (Belfast, ME) On Friday, May 17th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Waterfall Arts and students from the Gifted and Talented program in RSU 3 will hold a public reception and celebration for the completion and installation of their collaborative project – a living wall or vertical garden on the outside walls at the arts center in Belfast. (Image: RSU 3 Students Working on Living Walls Plants)


  • Visual Arts Director Opening at the Maine Arts Commission
    (Augusta, ME) The Maine Arts Commission is currently seeking a full-time Visual Arts Director to develop and oversee the agency’s visual arts programming for the state of Maine. The Visual Arts Director will work in a strong team setting with other program directors and under the supervision of the agency’s Executive Director to further the arts in Maine. This position is an exciting one with a great deal of scope to develop new partnerships and programs that are essential to Maine’s cultural development. The person selected will take the reins of some of the agency’s ongoing programs, such as Arts in...


  • Two Exhibits for Submissions at River Tree Arts
    (Kennebunk, ME) River Tree Arts issues a call to artists for two summer shows in scenic Kennebunk. The ART ON MAIN sidewalk art festival, takes place on July 6, during Kennebunk’s Old Home Week. The exhibit, ART ON MAIN is accepting exhibitor applications now. Blue ribbons will be presented by River Tree Arts to an artist from each media category and a “Best in Show” ribbon will be awarded by community votes during the festival. Last year's Old Home Week attracted more than 1500 visitors. The SURF TURF exhibit will feature seascapes, landscapes, sculpture, jewelry and more...


  • River Tree Arts Issues Call for Summer 2013 Shows
    The Works Will be Exhibited in July and August (Kennebunk, ME) River Tree Arts issues a call to artists for two summer shows in scenic Kennebunk. The ART ON MAIN sidewalk art festival, takes place on July 6, during Kennebunk’s Old Home Week. The exhibit, ART ON MAIN is accepting exhibitor applications now. Blue ribbons will be presented by River Tree Arts to an artist from each media category and a “Best in Show” ribbon will be awarded by community votes during the festival. Last year's Old Home Week attracted more than 1500 visitors.


  • Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance Offers May and June Workshops
    Three New Writing Workshops from the MWPA The Maine Writers Publishers Alliance (MWPA) has announced three new writing workshops in May and early June. Beginning Saturday, May 11, Christopher Locke will teach a two-part workshop entitled “Poetry and the Myth of Experience” in Biddeford. This is a generative workshop and attendees will create new work during the sessions. The workshop meets again on Saturday, May 18. On Monday, May 13, Lola Haskins will offer “Poetry-in-Process: One-on-one Critique Sessions” in Portland. Participants will be invited to submit three poems for Haskins to review and critique, and then meet one-on-one with...


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