2025 Exhibitions
April 12 to October 18
Hours: Thurs. - Sun., 11am - 4pm unless noted otherwise
K-12 Wiscasset Public Schools Student Art Show
11am - 4pm, April 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, and 27
A variety of media will be explored by Wiscasset students in this year's student show. Over 100 works were exhibited in 2024 by our community’s young, talented artists.
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Opening Reception Wednesday, April 9, 4pm - 6pm
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Weekday Student Visitations and Discussions by Appointment
Artwork: Reagan Eddy, "Mindfulness Exercise" 2023. Photo: Bob Bond.
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Whimsy: Flights of Fancy
May 1 - June 15
Thursday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
Whimsical art is a visual expression of humor, playfulness, fantasy, or irony. Recognized as far back as the 17th century, the genre was named capriccio and defined as “a dreamlike interpretation of the subject of a work that comes from a free imagination.” Today, whimsy liberates the artist and the audience to communicate via imagery unconstrained by formal perspective or representational fealty in the service of lightheartedness, caprice and satire.
We welcome friends of Maine art to visit the show, share the joy, and find something to bring a smile to your home environment.
All Maine artists are eligible for juried entry and must comply with the linked Prospective/Call for Art entry deadlines and rules. Entry submission deadline is April 8.​
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Opening Reception: Saturday, May 10, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
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Art Talk Panel: "Collage--the Sum of the Parts," June 5, 4pm - 6pm
Artwork: Sarah Fisher, "Rocking the Boat."
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Fiore at 100: Maine Observed
June 19 - August 24
Wednesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
Maine Art Gallery in collaboration with the Maine Farmland Trust presents an exclusive retrospective of the art of Joseph Fiore (1925 – 2008) during the 100th anniversary of his birth year. We are proud to reintroduce a rich vein of Fiore’s artistic legacy to the American public and to revive interest and investment in the stylistically diverse oeuvre of this quietly accomplished, but confidently distinctive American painter.
A Black Mountain College disciple who established a summer retreat on his farm in Jefferson, Maine in 1959, Fiore’s observations of the Maine landscape from empirical, abstract, and symbolic perspectives shaped the development of his work over the course of six decades. An avid environmentalist, and a benefactor of the Maine Farmland Trust, Fiore exhibited work alongside NYC colleagues Lois Dodd, Alex Katz, Charles DuBack and others of his generation at the Maine Art Gallery during its first decade. These artists helped establish a legacy of Maine art and artists that continues 67 years later.
The Exhibition is curated by Fiore’s former student and renowned Maine watercolorist, David Dewey. It will be on the first floor from June 19 – August 24. In keeping with the Gallery’s recent series of “Generations” exhibitions, the retrospective is accompanied by a juried members show of objective and non-objective work inspired by Maine landscapes mounted on the second floor from June 19 – July 27; followed by our annual Plein Air exhibit, Paint It! Maine, from July 31 – August 24.
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Opening Reception and Summer Solstice Party: Saturday, June 21, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
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Special Gallery Hours for exhibit: Wed. – Sun., 11am – 4pm
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Open late Wiscasset ArtWalk Thursday, June 26, 4pm – 7 pm
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Exhibition Curator Talk by David Dewey, TBA
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Gallery Art Talk: Experiences of Fiore Residency Artists, TBA
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Gallery Art Talk: Fiore - The Plein Air Experience, TBA
Artwork: Joseph Fiore, "Katahdin," and "Virgo Tiger." Courtesy of Maine Farmland Trust.
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Maine Observed: Juried Members Exhibit
June 19 - July 27
Wednesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
Generations of artists have been drawn to Maine inspired by its dramatic vistas of mountains, forests, fields, lakes and coastlines challenging each witness to capture their own version of the State’s natural wonder. As Rackstraw Downes described the landscape painter’s task: “A love of country is common to all of us to some degree, but who can make it work as fresh, contemporary painting imagery, free from the trite and the cliched?”
Member artists of the Maine Art Gallery are regularly engaged in this challenge and their work presents objective and non-objective expressions of the natural world of Maine they observe. Accordingly, we invite Gallery members to submit their finest efforts to capture the Maine vistas that inspire them in this juried show: Maine Observed: Juried Members Exhibit, mounted on the second floor, running from June 19 – July 27, Wednesday – Sunday, 11am – 4 pm.
Original fine art in any media executing the theme may be submitted, including drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography, fiber, jewelry, and sculpture.
Maine Art Gallery member artists should consult the linked Prospective/Call for Art for entry deadlines and rules. Expected deadline May 28.
Artists may become members in advance of entry by going to our Join or Donate page.
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Opening Reception: Saturday, June 21, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
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Open late Wiscasset ArtWalk Thursday, June 26, 4pm – 7pm.
Artwork: Molly Mugler. Photo: Bob Bond.
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Paint it! Maine
July 31 - August 24
Wednesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
The Maine Art Gallery is hosting its annual plein air painting event with a twist by expanding its geographic scope to the entire state titling it, Paint It! Maine. Plein air artists from around the state are invited to enter sample images of their work to be accepted to participate in this plein air event.
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Painting of work for exhibition may be conducted during the period from July 1 – July 26. The exhibit itself runs on the second floor from July 31 – August 24, Wednesday – Sunday, 11am - 4pm.
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Cash prizes will be given to artists who win the juror recognition awards.
Artists should consult the linked Prospective/Call for Art for entry deadlines and rules. Expected deadline to qualify for participation is June 12.
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Opening Reception on Thursday ArtWalk, July 31 from 4pm – 7 pm
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Gallery Art Talk: Fiore - The Plein Air Experience, TBA
Artwork: Christine Aston, "Maine Street Trio." Photo: Bob Bond.
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Made in Maine: Annual Members Show
August 28 - October 18
Thursday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
Made in Maine features recent work done by the artist members of the Maine Art Gallery. There is a variety of media in this show including drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and assemblage. In addition, there is an impressive range of approaches including representation and non-objective work using a range of techniques.
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Member artists must pre-register and identify the work they will submit for the show by the August 11 deadline. When posted please consult the linked Prospective/Call for Art for entry deadlines and rules. Registration will not begin until July 18.
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Opening Reception: Wiscasset ArtWalk, Thursday August 28, 4pm - 7pm
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Open late Thursday Art Walks: August 28 and September 25, until 7pm
Artwork: Nancy Nicol, "Middle Bridge, Dresden." Photo: Bob Bond.
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