Culture – The Maine Mag https://www.themainemag.com Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:23:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Camden Garden Club https://www.themainemag.com/mainecompass/camden-garden-club/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:23:51 +0000 https://www.themainemag.com/?post_type=resources&p=63214 The Camden Garden Club’s 74th Annual Garden Tour will be held July 21, 2022 from 9:30 am – 4:00 pm.  This year, this major fundraising event will include several special activities throughout the day, including plein aire artist Holly Smith,

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]]> The Camden Garden Club’s 74th Annual Garden Tour will be held July 21, 2022 from 9:30 am – 4:00 pm.  This year, this major fundraising event will include several special activities throughout the day, including plein aire artist Holly Smith, who will be in one of the gardens to paint a scene that will be raffled off at the end of the day.

 

The funds raised by the annual Tour supports the Club’s mission to provide public gardens, horticultural programming and educational scholarships.  The Tour is always held on the third Thursday in July. More information may be found at: CamdenGardenClub.org.

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]]> Ogunquit Museum of American Art https://www.themainemag.com/mainecompass/ogunquit-museum-of-american-art/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:12:53 +0000 https://www.themainemag.com/?post_type=resources&p=63184 Opened in 1953, OMAA was founded by Lost Generation artist Henry Strater. Closely tied to one of the earliest modern art colonies in the United States, OMAA today houses a permanent collection of paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, and photographs from

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]]> Opened in 1953, OMAA was founded by Lost Generation artist Henry Strater. Closely tied to one of the earliest modern art colonies in the United States, OMAA today houses a permanent collection of paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, and photographs from the late 1800s to the present. The Museum showcases modern and contemporary American art by mounting seasonal exhibition programming. OMAA’s seaside landscape—a three-acre sculpture park containing 18 small gardens—complements its exhibitions and overlooks Narrow Cove and the Atlantic Ocean. The Museum is open May 1 through October 31.

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]]> Maine Boat & Home Show https://www.themainemag.com/mainecompass/maine-boat-home-show/ Mon, 03 May 2021 20:24:25 +0000 https://www.themainemag.com/?post_type=resources&p=58527 The annual August Maine Boat & Home Show features boats in the water, boats on land, marine gear vendors, fine furniture and home wares, arts, architecture, live music, and delicious food. This event is the largest in-the-water boat show north

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]]> The annual August Maine Boat & Home Show features boats in the water, boats on land, marine gear vendors, fine furniture and home wares, arts, architecture, live music, and delicious food. This event is the largest in-the-water boat show north of Newport. It is also the only show to feature dozens of Maine’s most talented artisans on one spectacular waterfront site. These craftspeople present all the essential components for living the good life on the coast of Maine.

The event includes daily live music, an array of food trucks, and special exhibits. This show is a must for everyone who enjoys life on the Maine coast.

The Maine Boat & Home Show is produced by Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine. The show started in 2003 and happens every August at Harbor Park in Rockland, Maine.

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]]> Maine Crafts Association https://www.themainemag.com/mainecompass/maine-crafts-association/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:04:30 +0000 http://www.themainemag.com/?post_type=resources&p=57513 The Maine Crafts Association supports craft artists by providing educational, marketing and retail opportunities. MCA retail galleries and resource centers sell the work of MCA members in fine craft gallery settings, mount exhibitions, and host educational, networking, and community building

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]]> The Maine Crafts Association supports craft artists by providing educational, marketing and retail opportunities. MCA retail galleries and resource centers sell the work of MCA members in fine craft gallery settings, mount exhibitions, and host educational, networking, and community building programming. MCA provides over half a million dollars to Maine Craft artists annually for the sales of their work. Your purchases directly support Maine craft artists and the Maine Crafts Association.

Center for Maine Craft: Located in West Gardiner, Maine, the Center for Maine Craft is a retail store and gallery selling and exhibiting the work of over 300 Maine craft artists. The Center is the hub of the Maine Crafts Association and a central location for craft sales, education, and activities in our state. All work for sale at the Center is handcrafted by Maine craft artists or produced by small Maine companies.

Address: 24 Service Plaza Drive, West Gardiner, Maine 04345

Phone: (207) 588-0021

Email: center@mainecrafts.org

Maine Craft Portland: Maine Craft Portland is a retail gallery + resource center in the historic Mechanics Hall downtown Portland, Maine. It promotes craft in Maine through exhibitions and public programming and directly benefits Maine craft artists through sales of their work. Maine Craft Portland opened in July 2018 and exhibits and sells the work of over 130 MCA member craft artists.

Address: 521 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04101

Phone: (207) 808-8184

Email: portland@mainecrafts.org

SHOP Maine Craft: The Maine Crafts Association Online Gallery: A growing selection of items from our retail galleries, the Center for Maine Craft and Maine Craft Portland, may now be purchased online. We are proud to offer you handmade Maine craft objects made by hundreds of MCA members in our new Maine Crafts Association Online Gallery: SHOP Maine craft. Learn more about our members and purchase their work at www.MaineCrafts.org/shopmainecraft

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]]> Artemis Gallery https://www.themainemag.com/mainecompass/artemis-gallery/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:07:25 +0000 http://www.themainemag.com/?post_type=resources&p=57433 Tucked away in an old house in the heart of Northeast Harbor, Artemis Gallery features some of the finest Maine-themed and Maine-inspired art ranging from realism, contemporary, three dimensional, and functional work. Open June through November with shows rotating frequently,

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]]> Tucked away in an old house in the heart of Northeast Harbor, Artemis Gallery features some of the finest Maine-themed and Maine-inspired art ranging from realism, contemporary, three dimensional, and functional work. Open June through November with shows rotating frequently, there is always something new to discover. Always open by appointment and online.

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