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December 22, 2011

• EXHIBITS AND MUSEUMS •

Kennebec Journal Staff

To have your exhibit added to this listing, e-mail happening@mainetoday.com

OPENING RECEPTIONS

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ON EXHIBIT

 

AUGUSTA


J. Donna Asmussen of Smithfield, through Jan. 12, Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), 5 Community Drive. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 

FARMINGTON

Penny and Deborah Hall, featured artists through December, SugarWood Gallery, 48 Broadway. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 778-7002.


GARDINER

Beast in Show benefit show and sale, 5:30-9 p.m., Monkitree Gallery, 263 Water St. Animal-themed art by Nancy McGinnis and Susan Mathias, through Jan. 16. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday; monkitree.com or 512-4679. 

HALLOWELL

Kennebec Valley Art Association Holiday Art Show & Sale, through Jan. 14, Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. Hours: noon-6 p.m, Wednesday-Saturday; free.

NEW PORTLAND

Indian art from the United States, Canada and South America, with focus on Maine Abenaki., Nowetah’s American Indian Museum, Route 27. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; free; 628-4981.

RICHMOND

Work by David Estey of Belfast, sculptor Richard Whittier of Liberty, and furniture craftsman Mort LaPointe of Topsham, The Royall Gallery, 52 Main St.; 737-2257.

SKOWHEGAN

Forrest Meader, Abbott Meader, Nancy Meader, Suanne Muchlner,Central Maine Artists Gallery, 72 West Front St., through Jan. 2. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; 858-0797.

WELD

“Primitive Art In An Age of the Artificial Reproduction,” Dollar Museum, Church Street; 754-4105 or dollarmuseum@gmail.com.

WATERVILLE


Kindred, through Dec. 28, Common Street Gallery, 20 Common St. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday and Saturday; 749-4368 or commonstreetgallery.com.

FOR PUBLIC VIEWING

 

AUGUSTA

Alec Hartman, featured artist through Jan. 20, Art Gallery at MaineGeneral Medical Center, 6 East Chestnut St.

PITTSFIELD

Illustrations by Hazel Mitchell and Russ Cox, through December, Pittsfield Public Library. The colorful and whimsical characters the artists drew will capture your imagination.


WATERVILLE

Waterville Area Art Society Annual Members’ Show, MaineGeneral Medical Center Art Gallery, Thayer Campus, through Jan. 4.

WHITEFIELD

Artwork of Matt Demers, Sheepscot General at Uncas Farms, 98 Townhouse Road; 215-2392 or matthewjdemers@yahoo.com.

WINSLOW

Craig Wratten, photographer, through December, Winslow Public Library. Also on display are carved Santas by Robert J. Violette, through Dec. 15; 872-1978.

OTHER MUSEUMS & GALLERIES

 

AUGUSTA

“Northeast to Southwest,” Bonnie J. Tucker Gallery, 87 Western Ave.; 623-1751 or bonniejtucker.com.

Maine State Museum, 83 State House Station. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday; 287-2301or mainestatemuseum.org.

UMA Danforth Gallery, Jewett Hall, UMA campus. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays.

BELGRADE LAKES

Spring Gallery and Sculpture Garden, 81 Maine St. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday; modernartfoundry.com or 495-3113.

FAIRFIELD

Fairfield Historical Society, 42 High St. Victorian house arranged to depict life in the 1900s. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Tuesday; 453-2998.

FARMINGTON

The Nordica Homestead Museum, Holley Road. Hours: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Admission: $2 for  adults, $1 for children; 778-2042 or lilliannordica.com.

 

SugarWood Gallery, 48 Broadway. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 778-7002.

GARDINER

Circling the Square Fine Art Press & Gallery, 275 Water St. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays or by appointment; 582-2108 or circlingthesquarepress.com.

HINCKLEY

L.C. Bates Museum, U.S. Route 201. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $2.50 for adults, $1 for children; 238-4250 or lcbates@gwh.org.

KINGFIELD

Fine Arts Gallery, 245 Main St. Custom Furniture; 266-4656 or reinholtgallery@gmail.com.

Stadler Gallery, 225 Main St. Hours: noon-4 p.m. daily; 265-5025.

Ski Museum of Maine, 256 Main St. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Sunday; 491-5481.

LEWISTON

Museum L-A, 35 Canal St. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, free for children younger than 6; 333-3881or museumla.org.

L/A Arts, 221 Lisbon St. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 982-7228 or laarts.org.

LIVERMORE FALLS

Washburn-Norland Living History Museum, 190 Norlands Road. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Admission: $10 for adults, $25 for families; 897-4366.

OAKLAND

Macartney House Museum, 25 Main St.; 465-7549.

PORT CLYDE

Blue Water Fine Arts, Main St. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; inquiries@bluewaterfinearts.com, bluewaterfinearts.com or 372-8087.

ROCKLAND

Caldbeck Gallery, 12 Elm St. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 594-5935.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. Hours: 4-6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: suggested donation, $5; 236.2875 or cmcanow.org.

SKOWHEGAN

Margaret Chase Smith Library, 56 Norridgewock Ave. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 474-7133 or mcslibrary.org.

Skowhegan History House Museum & Research Center, 66 Elm St.; 474-6632 or skowheganhistoryhouse.org.

UNITY

Centre Gallery Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St. Hours: open during performances or other functions are scheduled or by appointment; 568-3147 or unityme.org.

WALDOBORO

Maine Antique Toy and Art Museum, U.S. Route 1. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Monday; tours by appointment; 832-7398.

WATERVILLE

Colby College Museum of Art. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission: Free; 872-3228; colby.edu/museum.

 

Upcoming exhibits

HALLOWELL

Out on a Limb, paintings by Anita Morrissey, Jan. 8-Feb. 4, Slates Restaurant, Water St. Opening reception, 5-7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 8;
ahmorrissey@roadrunner.com or 547-4876

Peer critique at Harlow Gallery, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, 160 Water St. Suggested donation, $3; 622-3813, kvaa@harlowgallery.org or harlowgallery.org

 

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