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Making Faces: Photo Portraits of Actors & Artists - Portland Museum of Art

7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
 Phone: (207) 775-6148

          

Jan 14 thru Apr 08, 2012. Two newly acquired portfolios by Berenice Abbott and Robert Doisneau, filled with portraits of famous artists and actors of the mid-20th century, prompted this look at the art of photographic portraiture. Drawn from the Museum's growing collection of celebrity portraits, the exhibition of 35 works will examine the way in which appearence, poses, and props help to define the public perception of an artist's work, whether it be on the stage or in a museum. Other photographers whose works will be on view include Philippe Halsman, with images of notable early television personalities such as Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Imogene Coca, and Jackie Gleason; and Barbara Morgan, whose photographs of the choreographer Martha Graham, capture the essence of modern dance. The exhibition will also feature portraits of some of Maine's leading artists including Andrew Wyeth, Stephen Etnier, Louise Nevelson, Robert Indiana, Brett Bigbee, and Dozier Bell, whose work will be on view in the Museum's third floor galleries. Event #7740   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Tanja Alexia Hollander: Are You Really My Friend? - Portland Museum of Art

7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
 Phone: (207) 775-6148

          

Feb 03 thru Jun 17, 2012. Facebook friendships exist in the nebulous world of cyberspace. Social networking creates a forum where we may connect or reconnect deeply with dear friends or become acquainted with new ones on a superficial level. What happens when we reach across real time and space to physically connect with these same "friends"? In her new exhibition, Maine artist Tanja Alexia Hollander examines that question; she collapses the intangibility of cyberspace by traveling around the world on a modern-day odyssey to actually visit her 600 (and growing) Facebook friends. In this rich and multi-dimensional project, Hollander photographs her Facebook friends, prints images on paper, and exhibits the prints on gallery walls, causing her cyber-friend connections to become real and personal. Hollander's process will be explored by encouraging interaction through visitor comments and an ever-changing installation of portraits through the run of the exhibition. Are viewers supposed to acknowledge the artist's creativity, photographic skill, and role within the tradition of portraiture, or should we instead critique the management of her Facebook page? This exhibition is the fifth in a series of exhibitions. Open reception is on Friday, Feb. 3 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Event #7741   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Author Carl Little & Artist Eric Hopkins - Thos. Moser Gallery

149 Main Street
Freeport, Maine 04032
 Phone: (207) 865-4519

          

Feb 15 thru May 01, 2012. Author and artist reading at Thos. Moser Gallery in Freeport. Reception and book signing on Feb. 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with Carl Little, author of Eric Hopkins: Above and Beyond and artist, Eric Hopkins. Also exhibition featuring new works by Eric Hopkins, James Mullen and Colin Page. Event #8075   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist - Portland Museum of Art

7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
 Phone: (207) 775-6148

          

Feb 23 thru May 28, 2012. Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist will be the first comprehensive exhibition at the Museum devoted to the 19th-century French master Edgar Degas and his works on paper. Comprised of more than 70 drawings, prints, pastels, and photographs as well as several sculptures, the exhibition will provide an insightful exploration of the oeuvre of one of the most skilled and complex artists in art history. In addition to masterworks by Degas, the exhibition will include a select group of rare works on paper by artists of his circle, including captivating works by Mary Cassatt, Paul Cezanne, Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. To add even greater depth to the exhibition, generous loans to the Museum from major benefactor Scott M. Black including Degas's Portrait of Alexis Rouart (1895) and from Les Otten including Degas's Fourth Position in front on the left leg will be part of the installation. Paintings and drawings by Jane Sutherland, a contemporary New England artist greatly inspired by Degas, will add yet another dimension to the exhibition. Event #7742   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Annual Maine Open Juried Art Show

73 Elm Street
Waterville, Maine 04901
 Phone: (207) 872-5422

          

Mar 17 thru Apr 20, 2012. The Waterville Area Art Society and Waterville Main Street are proudly co-presenting the 2012 Maine Open Juried Art Show at the spectacular, newly-renovated Waterville Public Library in Downtown Waterville. Now entering its 22nd year, the Maine Open Juried Art Show attracts over 80 artists representing over 50 Maine communities and a variety of media, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, and other media. Event #3383   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Arts & Artists of the Cities on the Saco - Engine Exhibit Space

265 Main Street
Biddeford, Maine 04005
 Phone: (207) 229-3560

          

Apr 06 thru Jun 10, 2012. Engine is pleased to co-host the Saco Museum's biennial exhibition of work by artists associated with Saco, Biddeford, and Old Orchard Beach. Work will be shown at both the Saco Museum and Engine at 265 Main Street in Biddeford. Artists selections will be announced the week of February 6. The exhibit opens on April 6 and runs through June 10. Event #8073   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

From Portland to Paris: Mildred Burrage's Years in France - Portland Museum of Art

7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
 Phone: (207) 775-6148

          

Apr 21 thru Jul 15, 2012. This exhibition will focus on Portland-born artist Mildred Burrage (1890-1983), who as a young aspiring painter traveled in the early 1900s to Giverny, France. There Burrage trained her eye on the landscape, creating oil paintings and filling sketchbooks with her Impressionist style. She wrote copious letters to her family back in Maine, detailing her adventures and providing vivid accounts of the artists, dealers, and distinguished figures whom she encountered, including French artistic legend Claude Monet and avid collectors Gertrude and Leo Stein. While Burrage was a prolific artist up until her death, this exhibition will celebrate these crucial, formative years (1909-1914) when she traveled abroad and was introduced and exposed to modern European movements. Comprised of approximately 70 works of art, including paintings, drawings, and never-before-exhibited letters, this exhibition will reflect a unique time of innocence, ebullience, and optimism in Mildred Burrage's life and career, and in the American and European psyche before the onset of the First World War. Event #7743   Map + Directions   |   Report Update

Bangor Art Society Annual Open Juried Show - Bangor Public Library

145 Harlow Street
Bangor, Maine 04401
 Phone: (207) 947-8336

          

Apr 30 thru May 28, 2011. Bangor Art Society 31st Annual Open Juried Show at the Bangor Public Library. Open to all artists 18+ living in Maine, including part-time residents and college students. Jurors: Kerstin Engman, Gary Green, and Suzette McAvoy. For information and registration please visit our website, www.bangorartsociety.com or call Ulrike Guthrie at (207) 942 6593 or Carol Brooks at (207) 944 6970. Art in-take is Saturday, April 30th, from 9 a.m. to 11am. Opening reception and awards (cash prizes) 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on May 11th at Bangor Public Library. Parking in lot opposite library or on street. Event #5567 |   Report Update