DAMARISCOTTA — This year the River Arts’ exhibition of all abstract work is a tour de force. The new gallery space is ideal for the large scale works and robust paintings selected by juror, Jaap Helder. The show began Wednesday, Sept. 23, and runs through Saturday, Oct. 24. With works from 103 artists to review, […]

DAMARISCOTTA — A pair of pastel artists, Barbara Vanderbilt and Carol Abitabilo Ast, combine their paintings in a show titled “Down East Meets Southwest” beginning Thursday, Sept. 24, in the River Room at River Art. The show runs until Wednesday, Oct. 7. Connecting through their interest in the landscapes of coastal Maine and the Southwest […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Jaap Eduard Helder, an accomplished, award winning abstract painter and photographer, is the juror for an abstract art show at River Arts. The deadline for submission is 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. Helder, of Round Pond, works in his studio in Main Street, Damariscotta. Helder was born and raised in the Netherlands and […]