December Art Events in Maine

Andrews Shaker Collection - Portland Museum of Art

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

Oct 27 thru Feb 05, 2012. Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection tells the story of the first and most avid collectors of the Shaker art, Faith and Edward Deming Andrews. From the 1920s through the 1960s, the Andrews actively pursued Shaker objects, collecting mainly from the Shakers themselves. Through careful documentation and scholarship, the Andrews illuminated these materials and their collection has bequeathed to future generations the most comprehensive body of evidence on the culture of the United Society of Believers. The exhibition, comprised of more than 200 objects, is the most comprehensive collection of Shaker materials ever assembled and will feature the work of Shaker communities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York. Works on view include Shaker furniture, printed works, visual art, tools, textiles, and small crafts collected during four decades. Event #7246 Map + Directions | Report Update Oct 27, 2011Feb 05, 2012 Art

Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine - Portland Museum of Art

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

Sep 22 thru Dec 30, 2012. In celebration of the opening of the newly restored Winslow Homer Studio, the Portland Museum of Art will showcase the exhibition Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine. Comprised of 35 major oils and watercolors painted during Homer's tenure in the Studio, the exhibition will introduce new perspectives on Homer's life and work. Weatherbeaten will feature works from museums throughout the country including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., and The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts. Event #7746 Map + Directions | Report Update Sep 22, 2012Dec 30, 2012 Art

2012 Winslow Homer Studio Tours & Exhibition

5 WInslow Homer Road
Scarborough, Maine
Phone: (207) 775-6148 Scarborough

Sep 22 thru Dec 30, 2012. On September 24, 2012, the Portland Museum of Art will open the Winslow Homer Studio to the public. One of the most significant locations in the history of American art, the Studio, located at Prouts Neck, Maine, is where the great American artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910) lived and painted many of his masterpieces from 1883 until his death. A National Historic Landmark, the renovated Winslow Homer Studio will celebrate the artist's life, encourage scholarship on Homer, and educate audiences to appreciate the artistic heritage of Winslow Homer and Maine. Tours of the Studio will begin from the Museum on Monday, September 24, 2012, and tickets will go on sale next summer on the Museum's website at the Title link above. Located on the rocky coast of Maine just 12 miles from the Portland Museum of Art, the Studio was purchased by the Museum in 2006 from Charles Homer Willauer, the great grand-nephew of Homer. To date the Museum's national capital campaign has raised $8.5 million toward a $10.5 goal to support the acquisition, preservation, interpretation, and endowment of the Studio. Concurrently, the Museum has been restoring the building to the period when Homer lived there from 1883 until his death in 1910. In celebration of the opening of the Studio, the Museum will present the exhibition Weatherbeaten: The Late Paintings of Winslow Homer, on view September 22 through December 30, 2012. Comprised of more than 30 major oils and watercolors painted during Homer's tenure in the Studio, Weatherbeaten will offer new perspectives on Homer's life in light of recent discoveries and scholarship about the Studio. Weatherbeaten will feature works from museums throughout the country including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., and The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Event #7074 Map + Directions | Report Update Sep 22, 2012Dec 30, 2012 Art

Between Past and Present: Historic Photographic Processes and the Winslow Homer Studio - Portland Museum of Art

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

Oct 06 thru Jan 20, 2013. In conjunction with the opening of the Winslow Homer Studio, the Museum will present an exhibition of contemporary photography made with a variety of historic processes available during Homer's lifetime. From tintypes to platinum prints, cyanotypes to gum bichromate prints, these historical processes in the hands of today's photographers simultaneously evoke the past and capture the present. The Museum has commissioned a group of photographers for this project including Abelardo Morell (camera obscura), Keliy Anderson-Staley (wet-plate collodion), Brenton Hamilton (cyanotype and gum bichromate), Tillman Crane (platinum prints), and Alan Vlach (salted paper prints). Images of the Homer Studio will include architectural studies, views of the landscape, interior scenes, and even still-life subjects of the few objects that survive from Homer's day. This exhibition is the sixth in a series of exhibitions called Circa that explores compelling aspects of contemporary art in the state of Maine and beyond. Event #7747 Map + Directions | Report Update Oct 06, 2012Jan 20, 2013 Art

Celebrate Women Artists in Maine - Thos. Moser Showroom

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

Sep 14 thru Dec 31, 2011. Thos. Moser invites you to join our Freeport Showroom for a special evening on Wednesday, September 14th to celebrate Maine's finest women artists, featuring Jill Hoy and Anne Ireland. Also exhibiting new work by Liz Armstrong, Missy Asen, Linda Bail, Sissy Buck, Michelle Clarke, Michele Dangelo, Julie Freund, Sheila Geoffrian, Laurie Hadlock, Vanessa Nesvig, Judy Taylor and Lynn Travis and introducing artists Chris Beneman, Carmen Elena Menjivar, Madeleine P. Hopkins, Holly Ready, Cat Schwenk and Mardie Weldon. Opening reception is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sep. 14 and the exhibit continues through December. Event #6970 | Report Update Sep 14, 2011Dec 31, 2011 Art

Second Annual Snug Harbor Farm Holiday Art Show

87 Western Avenue
Kennebunk, Maine
Phone: (207) 967-2414 Kennebunk

Dec 03, 2011. Second Annual Snug Harbor Farm Holiday Art Show with opening reception on Saturday, Dec. 3rd from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at which food & wine will be served. For more info as the event approaches see the Facebook page or Snug Harbor Farm Blog. Event #7635 | Report Update Dec 03, 2011Dec 03, 2011 Art

Skowhegan Downtown Art Walk

Main Street
Skowhegan, Maine
Phone: (207) 612-2571 Skowhegan

Dec 03, 2011. Skowhegan Downtown Art Walk, occurring during the Skowhegan Holiday Stroll Downtown, features over 60 artists and artisans presenting work to include: pottery, jewelry, baskets, wood products, photography, stained glass, fabric art, paintings and more. Event is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Event #7653 | Report Update Dec 03, 2011Dec 03, 2011 Art

Freeport Third Friday Art Walk

Freeport, Maine 04032
Phone: (207) 865-1212 Freeport

Dec 16, 2011. You are invited to enjoy a celebration of the arts in Freeport on the third Friday of every month from June through December. Featuring artist's work in a variety of local art galleries, showrooms and retail businesses such as some gift shops, boutiques, restaurants and coffee shops that will stay open until late evening. The greatest attraction of this event is it's unique items and works of art in combination with paintings, pottery, sculpture, photography, jewelry and crafts mixed with hands-on workshops. Event #3911 | Report Update Dec 16, 2011Dec 16, 2011 Art

Holiday Fine Arts Open House - Maine Coast Artist Studio in Friendship

10 Harbor Road
Friendship, Maine 04547
Phone: (207) 226-7446 Friendship

Dec 17, 2011. Join us for a day filled with art, music and food at the Maine Coast Artist's Studio Holiday Fine Arts Open House in Friendship. Participating painters are Kat Logan, Pam Cabanas, Jane Herbert and Rebecca St. Clair. Participating potters are Nancy Nelson, Kat Logan. Also present will be wood artist Brandon Simpson. Music by Meteora at 3 pm. You can find us across the street from Wallace's Market. Event #7655 | Report Update Dec 17, 2011Dec 17, 2011 Art

River Roads Artisans Gallery Man Day

75 Water Street
Skowhegan, Maine 04976
Phone: (207) 858-5303 Skowhegan

Dec 17, 2011. River Roads Artisans Gallery invites you to our first annual Man Day event. Available pieces of art include pottery, jewelry, paintings, wood products, fabric art, rock art, baskets, photography and stained glass. Free gift wrapping, food, and beverages all day. Event #7666 | Report Update Dec 17, 2011Dec 17, 2011 Art

Maine Events - December Art Events

River Roads Artisans Gallery Man Day