2026 Exhibitions
April 9 to October 17
Hours: Thurs. - Sun., 11am - 4pm
K-12 Wiscasset Public Schools Student Art Show
11am - 4pm, April 9 - 12
This exhibition showcases student artwork from Wiscasset Elementary and Wiscasset Middle/High Schools. Over 100 artworks will feature a variety of media and approaches by this community’s young, talented artists.
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Opening Reception: Thursday, April 9, 4pm - 6pm
Artwork: Henry B.
Art to Table: Visual Sustenance
May 7 - June 14
Thursday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
This exhibition examines our individual and communal relationships to what we eat through works that elevate ingredients, meals, and rituals around food. Art to Table offers a look into how visual components influence desire, memory, and meaning while informing our emotional, cultural, and perhaps ethical relationship to food and each other.
Humans of all cultures have long considered the aesthetics of nourishment and the stories contained in each dish. Close to home, the people of Maine have always had an intimate relationship with food, which has only become stronger as we have evolved into a mecca of the restaurant world and the farm-to-table movement.
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Call for Art will be posted soon. Artists may enter to be in this juried March 10 through April 10.
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Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
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Panel Discussion: Date TBD
Artwork: Jane Kigel, "Close Comfort."
Song of the Wild: Honoring the Natural Beauty of Maine
June 18 - July 26
Thursday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
Maine Art Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of the work of ten esteemed Maine artists in celebration of the natural beauty of Maine. Artists and co-curators Emily Sabino and Jane Dahmen have chosen work showcasing a variety of visual homages to wild places in Maine, including: aerial views of ocean and islands; terrestrial immersion in birches and white pine groves; close-ups of insects, healing plants and amphibians; and abstract visual interpretations of Maine fields and forests. In addition, they have partnered with Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust to present an expansive educational component in the programming.
The ten artists representing various mediums are: landscape painters Eric Hopkins, Jane Dahmen, Sarah Farragher and Matt Barter; fresco artist Barbara Sullivan; mixed media artist Lesia Sochor; photographer Liv Kristin Robinson; and abstract painters, Katherine Shagas, Joy Vaughan and Emily Sabino.
A primary reason people often give for either moving to Maine or loving to live here is the bounty of nature we’re blessed with. This show is bound to appeal to art lovers and nature lovers alike.
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Opening Reception: Saturday, June 20, 4:30pm - 6:30pm. Music provided by The Flying Seeds.
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Talk on local fauna and flora: Steven Hufnagle of Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust. Saturday, July 11, 4:30pm - 6pm.
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Panel Discussion: “Nature As Muse” featuring author Kay Tobler Liss, photographer Jonathan Lavan, and painter Emily Sabino. Thursday, July 16, 4:30pm - 6pm.
Artwork: Jane Dahmen, "Fall."
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July 30 - September 6
Thursday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
Maine Art Gallery is hosting its annual plein air painting event, Plein Air: Paint It Maine, which will include the entire geographic scope of the state. Plein air artists from around the state are invited to enter sample images of their work to be accepted to participate in this en plain air event.
Painting of work for exhibition may be conducted during the period from July 11 - July 25. The exhibit itself runs on the ground floor from July 30 - August 5, Wednesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm.
Cash prizes will be given to artists who win the juror recognition awards.
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Call for Art will be posted in advance. Artists may enter to be in this juried show between June 8 and July 6. We will have room for about 25 artists.
Events:​
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Open late for Wiscasset Art Walk: Thursday, July 30 and August 27, until 7pm.
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Opening Reception: Saturday, August 1, 4:30pm - 6:30pm. Music provided by Sean Fleming, jazz pianist.
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Panel Discussion: Date TBD
Artwork: Roberta Goschke, "Bowman House."
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The Art of Alchemy: Collage/Mixed Media Exploration
July 30 - September 6
Thursday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
This collage and mixed media juried show, running on the second floor concurrently with Plein Air: Paint It Maine on the first floor, will allow artists the opportunity to create artworks of multiple mediums combined in one work. Works will incorporate disparate materials such as paper, paint, photographic images, fabric, and ephemera affixed to a support, or create a three-dimensional object. Originating with Picasso and his Cubist colleagues, the collage technique has evolved to offer a wonderful range of representational and abstract possibilities, creating array of colors, textures, and patterns. The concept of mixed media is broader than collage, encompassing it and any form of combining different media to create a work of art. We encourage our contributing artists to allow their imaginations to run playfully wild as they create work for this show.
Call for Art will be posted in advance. Artists may enter to be in this juried show between June 8 and July 6. We will have room for about 50 artists.
Events:
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Open late for Wiscasset Art Walk: Thursday, July 30 and August 27, until 7pm.
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Opening Reception: Saturday, August 1, 4:30pm - 6:30pm. Music provided by Sean Fleming, jazz pianist.
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Panel Discussion: Date TBD
Artwork: Debra Arter, "Truth Dissection."
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Made in Maine: Annual Members Show
September 10 - October 17
Thursday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
Made in Maine features recent work by artist members of the Maine Art Gallery. This exhibit includes a variety of media – drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, and assemblage. Works range from rigorously representational to completely non-objective, with stops in between. This year’s show will also highlight work from some of the early members of the gallery, emphasizing their important role in the history of the visual arts on the coast of Maine.
Member artists must preregister and identify the work they will submit for the show. The Call for Art details will be posted in advance. Members may submit their work between July 17 and August 21.
Drop off dates will be September 6, 7, and 8.
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Opening Reception: Saturday, September 12, 4:30pm - 6:30pm. Music provided by Sean Fleming, jazz pianist.
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Art Talk: Date TBD
Artwork: Holly Berry, "Along the River."