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Art previews
"Will Barnet: The Nineties" is on display now through Nov. 17 at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. Learn more about the artist and his work.
"Patriots," an exhibit by landscape artist Barbara Ernst Prey, is on display now through Aug. 31 at Blue Water Fine Arts. Read more about the artist and her work.
"From Barter's Island," an exhibition of the artwork of Brenda Bettinson, is on display now through Sept. 8 at Mathias Fine Art in Trevett. Read more about the artist and her work.
In the Arts looks at local news and happenings. More... [8/11/02]
Center for Maine Contemporary Art celebrates its 50th with a generation rap. Now through Oct. 5. More...
Artist William Pope.L's exhibit, "eRacism," has the potential to touch not only Maine's art community, but its political and cultural institutions as well. Read the full story...
Lasting impressions: 'Artists on the Edge' marks the first showing of the neo-impressionists' strokes of genius in Maine. Now through Oct. 20. More...
Two galleries and a museum put Carl Sprinchorn's Maine stuff on display. Now through Aug. 23. Get all the details...
"Neo-Impressionism: Artists on the Edge," features more than 50 paintings, watercolors, prints and drawings at the Portland Museum of Art. Now through Oct. 20. More...
Kenneth Noland is the subject of a retrospective at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland beginning Sunday, June 30 - Oct. 13. Get all the details...
More than 35 paintings, as well as costumes, designs and photographs are the focus of "Capturing Nureyev: James Wyeth Paints the Dancer," at The Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center. Now through Jan. 5. Read more about the show...
Seventy-five gelatin silver prints are the focus of the newest Portland Museum of Art exhibit, "Paul Caponigro: New England Days." Now through Sept. 8. Get all the details...
Recent never-before exhibited paintings by Andrew Wyeth are the featured works in one of two new exhibits about the artist opening Sunday at the Farnsworth Art Museum. Now through October 27. More...
'The Art that is Glass: Selections from the Greenberg Collection' is on display at the PMA, now through December 15. More...
If big-ticket items are draining your entertainment budget, keep in mind that the calendar of events is full of free (or almost free) fun right here in the Portland area. More...
Gallery listings
Keep in Mind lists art openings and ongoing shows in the galleries and museums.
Art columns
Phil Isaacson reviews newly opened art exhibits every other week.
Each Thursday, Jane Halliwell previews new exhibit openings and keeps us up to date on current art happenings.
Sidewalk Art Festival
Saturday, August 24, Congress Street, Portland
Once again Congress Street will close to vehicular traffic to transform itself into one of the most well-visited outdoor art galleries in New England. The 37th annual WCSH-6 Sidewalk Art Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the downtown arts district. Planners expect over 50,000 people to enjoy the displays of paintings and photography that will be presented along Congress Street from Park Street to Monument Square and on Federal Street. Artists from New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the Mid-West and even Florida will be exhibiting thousands of completed works of art along the converted pedestrian walkway all day. Many artists will also be demonstrating their technique. In addition to selling their art, many participating artists will submit one piece for a juried competition. For more information, call (800) 464-1213.
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'Paul Caponigro: New England Days'
Through Sept. 8, Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square, Portland
Seventy-five gelatin silver prints are the focus of the newest Portland Museum of Art exhibit, "Paul Caponigro: New England Days," opening Saturday. One of the most important black and white photographers, Caponigro celebrated the beauty of New England. The exhibit includes photos taken at his Cushing, Maine, home. A "Meet the Artist" lecture by Caponigro will take place at 6:30 p.m. June 13 at the Eastland Park Hotel Ballroom. The museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays. Through Columbus Day the museum will also be open Mondays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $6 with discounts available and free on Fridays from 5-9 p.m. Call 773-ARTS.
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'Capturing Nureyev: James Wyeth Paints the Dancer'
Through Jan. 5, The Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center, 16 Museum St., Rockland
A close friendship with dancer Rudolf Nureyev provided American artist James Wyeth a subject worthy of his own artistic talent. Over almost 20 years, Wyeth was privy to performances, rehearsals and other opportunities to observe the dancer, who Wyeth has said was one of the his most difficult and demanding models. More than 35 paintings, as well as costumes, designs and some 60 photographs are the focus of "Capturing Nureyev: James Wyeth Paints the Dancer," opening at The Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center on Sunday. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily and Wednesdays until 7 p.m. Admission is $9 with discounts available and free to children age 17 and younger. Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. admission to the museum is free. For information call 596-6457.
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'Andrew Wyeth: Maine Paintings' and 'Andrew Wyeth: WWI'
Through Oct. 27, Farnsworth Art Museum, 352 Main St., Rockland
Recent never-before exhibited paintings by Andrew Wyeth are the featured works in one of two new exhibits about the artist opening Sunday at the Farnsworth Art Museum. "Andrew Wyeth: Maine Paintings," in the Hadlock Gallery, includes paintings in tempera, drybrush and watercolor about subjects such as the Allen and Benner Islands and the local St. George and Cushing areas. A second exhibit, also running through Oct. 27, will be held in the Wyeth Study Center: "Andrew Wyeth: WWI" features toy soldiers from Wyeth's youth that he used as inspiration for many childhood drawings in pencil and watercolor. The main museum and Wyeth Center are open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Columbus Day. Admission is $9 with discounts available and free to children under 18, museum members and Rockland residents. Call 596-6457.
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'The Art that is Glass: Selections from the Greenberg Collection'
Through December 15, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland
Last year, longtime Portland residents Sylvia and Morris Greenberg bequeathed more than 250 pieces of art glass to the Portland Museum of Art. Accumulated over more than 40 years, the large collection included many pieces from the "golden age" of art glass, 1880-1910. Also included are many pieces the Greenbergs, longtime supporters of the PMA, donated during their lifetimes. The museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays through Columbus Day. Admission is $6 with discounts available and free on Fridays from 5-9 p.m. Call 773-ARTS.
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'Neo-Impressionism: Artists on the Edge'
Through Oct. 20, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland
Tiny dots and squares placed close together ("pointillism") are the signature of the Neo-Impressionist style originated by painter Georges Seurat in the mid-1880s. Opening today at the Portland Museum of Art, "Neo-Impressionism: Artists on the Edge," features more than 50 paintings, watercolors, prints and drawings by artists including Seurat and Paul Signac, as well as later artists who continued to be inspired by the movement such as Henri Martin and Ludovic de Vallée. The museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays. Through Columbus Day the museum will also be open Mondays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $8 with discounts available and free on Fridays from 5-9 p.m. Call 773-ARTS.
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'Kenneth Noland: Themes and Variations, 1958-2000'
Sunday, June 30 - Oct. 13, Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland
Concentric circles filled with intense colors define the works of American artist Kenneth Noland, one of a group of artists whose style is often identified as "Post-Painterly Abstraction" or "Color Field Painting." Noland is the subject of a retrospective at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland beginning Sunday. The exhibit surveys major phases of Noland's career including "Circles" (1956-1962) and "Diamonds," (1964-1969). Also featured are works from Noland's most recent series, "Mysteries," (1999-present), many of which were created in Noland's studio in Port Clyde, Maine. The museum is open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $9 with discounts available, and free for children 17 and younger, members and residents of Rockland. For information call 596-6457.
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KEEP IN MIND
Contemporary Crafts featuring trhe work of the Haystack School faculty, Blue Heron Gallery, 22 Church St., Deer Isle. 348-2940. Hours: 10 a.m-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 1-5:30 p.m. Monday. Artist reception, 3-5 p.m. Sunday.
Forget About Domani, watercolors by Louis and Marjorie Rizzo, Forty-Five Degrees Artisans Gallery, 169 Port Road, Suite 14, Lower Village, Kennebunk.
967- 4505. Through September 7. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-3
p. m. Saturday.
"Intimate Landscapes." Plein-air painter David Dunlop brings his background in philosophy and religion to his work. He shows a body of work that is elegant, classical, and contemporary. Marlene Loznicka works in oils, pastels and watercolors. Sara Crisp creates tiny landscapes created in encaustic. Ralph Moxcey exhibits beautiful bronze sculptures. Firehouse Gallery, One Bristol Road, Damariscotta. 563-7299. Through September 9. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.
"Botanicals" and "Spirit of the Land." New Paintings by Darwin Nordin and Crystal Nicholas. Hay Gallery, 594 Congress St., Portland. 773-2513. Tuesday-September 22. Hours: 11a.m-5 p.m. Monday-Sunday; Thursday and Friday nights till 8 p.m. Artist reception, 5-8 p.m., September 6.
"Open House: Tillman Crane." Known for his evocative black-and-white architectural photographs (Through September 15). "Paul Caponigro: New England Days"
through September 8). "Neo-Impressionism: Artists on the Edge." More than 55 paintings, watercolors, prints, and drawings culled from private and public collections throughout the United States and Europe will be on exhibit (through October 20). Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. 775-6148. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Admission charge; Friday evenings free.
"Bays and Byways"are original watercolors by South Freeport artist Kathie Dana Nelson. The Fore Street Gallery, 366 Fore St., Portland. 874-8084. Through August 31. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
"On the Road" features new additions to Connie Hayes "borrowed views," this time from either side of the Atlantic Ocean. Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland.
772- 2693. Through August 31. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday; 10
a. m.-5
p. m., Saturday.
"Fresh paint, Outside and In," featuring oil paintings by Martha Burkert. Thomas Spencer Gallery, 360 Main Street, Yarmouth. 846-3643. Through August 31. Hours: 10
a. m.- 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
"John Hultberg's Paintings and Works on Paper, 1960's-2001." Hultberg is a painter whose distinctive imagery has remained compelling for five decades. Aucocisco, 615 A Congress St., Portland. 874-2060. Through August 31. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, and by appointment.
"Art Quilts at the Whistler,"is a juried, international show of 32 art quilts representing artists from 15 states and 3 foreign countries. Included in the exhibition are landscapes, abstracts, portraits, and traditionally inspired pieces. The Whistler House Museum of Art,
243 Worthen St. Lowell, Mass. 978-452-7641. Through August 31. Hours: 11
a. m-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.
Maine College of Art Faculty present their annual summer show. Elements Gallery, 313 Main St., Rockland. 596-6010. Through September 1. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 1-6 p.m. Sunday.
"Past, Present, and Future-" A fiftieth anniversary celebration featuring 55 artists from the gallery's past shows. Center For Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport,
236- 2875. Through October 5. Hours: 10 a.m-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
Still life and gelatin silver prints taken over the past 30 years by renowned New Hampshire born artist, Vincent Vallarino. Jameson Gallery, 305 Commercial St., Portland. 772-5522. Through September 2. Hours: 10 a.m-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Shirley Haynes, New Drawings. June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 112 High St., Portland.
772- 1961. Through August 31. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
Eileen Gillespie presents recent drawings and paintings. June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, 522 Congress St., Portland. 879-5742. Through August 31. Hours: noon-5
p. m., Tuesday-Saturday.
"Sweet Dreams," opens with Maine crafts and antiques. Royal River Gallery, 36 Marina Road, Yarmouth. 846-9771. Through September 30. Hours: 11 a.m-6.p.m. daily.
"Patriots: Paintings of Maine in Response to the Tragedy of 9-11" are presented by Barbara Ernst Prey on her 20th anniversary of exhibiting in Maine. Through August 31. Blue Water Fine Arts, Maine St., Port Clyde, 372-8470. Hours: 10a.m.-5p.m. daily.
Recent works by 20 artists including David Campbell, Alison Hildreth, Dahlov Ipcar,
and Lawrence Sisson. Frost Gully Gallery, 1159 US Route 1, Freeport.
865- 4505. Through August 31. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Monday-Friday or by appointment.
Four emerging artists: Robert Colburn, Suzanne deLesseps, Philip Lapeza, and Betty McLellan. The Clown, 123 Middle Street, Portland. 756-7399. Through August
31. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
"Dynamic and Powerful: Exceptional graal and Lidded Vessels by John Leighton." Stein Gallery, 195 Middle St. Portland. 772-9072. Through September 29. Hours: 10
a. m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
A major exhibition of the work of nationally renowned African-American artist, William Pope.L . ICA at Maine College of Art, Porteous Building, 522 Congress St., Portland. 879-5742 ext. 229. Through October 17. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday; 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. first Friday.
"A Touch of Asia:" Peter Thomas exhibits photography taken on a photo shoot in Vietnam. Jean Kigel is known for her beautiful traditional Chinese brush paintings. Painter Harold Garde, sculptor, Ling-Wen Tsai, and designer Thanh Huan are also participants. The Maine Art Gallery in the old academy building, Route 1, Wiscasset.
882- 7511. Through September1. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday- Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday.
"Personal Reality." Pulp paintings, watercolors, and monotypes by Artist, Georgeann Kuhl are scenes from Tuscany and Cape Breton. "Midsummer Night Dreams," are drawings and sculpture by Condon Kuhl. Gallery at Widgeon Cove, 31 Widgeon Cove Lane, Harpswell. 833-6081. Through September 8. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and Mondays; 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
"Uncommon Threads: New Twists on Textile Art." Currier Gallery of Art, 201 Myrtle Way, Manchester, NH. 603-669-6144 ext.102. Through September 2. Hours: 11
a. m.-5
p. m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-5
p. m. Saturday. Admission charge.
Lake Effect, A group show celebrating the lake region. Little Sebago Gallery and Frame, 765 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. 892-8086. Through August 31. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:30
p. m. Monday-Friday; 9:30 a.m.-4p.m. Saturday.
Tod Reifers presents new oil paintings at Bayview Gallery, 75 Market Street. Portland.
773- 3007. through September 2. Hours: 11 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday; first Friday hours till 8 p.m.
Summer Show at Ocean Street Arts features paintings by Kate Winn, Willa Venneme,
Holly Brooks, Adam Earley and Dee Adams. Appliques by Leah McDowell and ceramics, prints and jewelry are also on exhibit. Ocean Street Arts, 520 Ocean St., South Portland. Through August 31. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday- Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday.
Amy Toensing, a freelance photographer for National Geographic exhibits her photographs of Monhegan Island. The Salt Gallery, 110 Exchange St., Portland.
761- 0660. Through October 2. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; till 8 p.m., first Friday gallery walk.
"Monhegan, Mystery and Muse" features over 25 works by celebrated Monhegan artist, Abraham J. Bogdanove. The Jameson Gallery, 305 Commercial St., Portland.
772- 7833. Through August 31. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, or by appointment.
"Along the Kennebec" brings together a wide range of paintings that depict or draw inspiration from the Kennebec River. L.C. Bates Museum, Route 201, Hinckley.
238- 4250. Through October 15. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday; 1-4:30 p.m. Sundays.
"As Long As We Both Shall Live: Long Married Couples in America" is a photographic essay by Photographer Robert Fass. The Creative Photographic Arts Center of Maine, 4th Floor, Bates Mill Complex, 59 Canal Street, Lewiston. Through August 30.
782- 1369. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
Samuel "Lee" Delano Harper III is artist of the month. Thomas College Art Gallery,
180 West River Road, Waterville. 859-1362. Through August 31. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p. m. Monday-Friday.
Light Between Two Centuries: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century American and European Paintings. The Wiscasset Bay Gallery, Route 1 on Main Street, Wiscasset.
882- 7682. Through September 27. Hours: Daily 10:30 a.m.-5p.m., Saturday evenings till 8 p.m.
"Rockwell Kent: Works on Paper" (Through August 18). "Winslow Homer: Special Correspondent of the Civil War."( Through September1). "The Edges of the World:
Photographs by Thomas Joshua Cooper."( Through September 1). Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 9400 College Station, Brunswick. 725-3275. Hours: 10 a.m.-5
p. m. Tuesday-Saturday; 2-5 p.m. Sundays.
Maine Modernists: William Zorach and Arthur Thompson. The New O'Farrell Gallery, 58 Maine St., Brunswick. 729-8228. Through September 14. Hours:
12- 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
Jane Halliwell is a free-lance writer who lives in Portland. She can be contacted at P.O. Box 856, Portland ME 04104 or: hooked@erols.com
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