NORWAY — Like pretty much everyone in Oxford Hills and beyond, James Barrett and his store Widdershins Antiques in Norway have weathered a tough year. Although he was forced to close the shop from March into May due to the pandemic, Barrett has been riding a wave of anticipation toward better times since October, when […]
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Gallery 302 welcomes stained-glass artist as member
BRIDGTON — Deborah J. Ripley, a stained-glass artist from Denmark, Maine, joins a group of more than 40 artists at Gallery 302, 112 Main St. Ripley learned stained-glass techniques from a gifted local artist in the winter of 2016. It brings her great joy to make something interesting, bright and beautiful from a pile of […]
Bowdoin Museum of art to host Virtual Family Saturday
Elizabeth Humphrey, curatorial assistant and manager of student programs, will lead an all-ages program at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, including a discussion of works on view and a related hands-on activity, at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick. This session focuses on the exhibition “The Presence of the Past: Art from […]
Holiday Shop show features works by Maine artists
DAMARISCOTTA — An exhibition of nearly 400 works of art is involved in “Holiday Shop,” the final show of the year, at River Arts Gallery. The show features artworks and fine crafts of artists from all over the state. The walls are full, the pedestals are all in use and the gallery has been decorated […]