New works by Lincoln County artists are among the oil paintings, watercolors, collages, photographs, prints and sculptures on display in the Maine Art Gallery’s (MAG) current exhibition, “Made in Maine.” The gallery, located on Warren Street in Wiscasset, features works by Kathy Bouchard of Newcastle, Carol Wiley of Newcastle and Irene Plummer of East Boothbay, among others.
The Maine Art Gallery is open Thursday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hours will be extended to 7:00 p.m. for the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, August 29.
Wiscasset’s historic Academy Building, which houses the nonprofit gallery, offers two floors of light and airy exhibition space. This special exhibition features a wide selection of art inspired by Maine’s visual and emotional sense of place. “Made in Maine” runs through Sunday, September 8. It is one of two shows per season reserved for member artists.
The gallery thanks season sponsor Sherri Dunbar of Tim Dunham Realty, capital sponsor Islebrook Villages in Wiscasset, and Camden National Bank, sponsor of the “Made in Maine” exhibition.
Since 1958, the Maine Art Gallery has been dedicated to promoting and preserving the visual, fine and applied arts through exhibitions, lectures, performances and educational programs for children and adults. For more information, visit www.maineartgallerywiscasset.org and on Facebook at Maine Art Gallery Wiscasset.
The gallery is located at 15 Warren Street in Wiscasset. There is free parking on the street. If you are coming from the north on Route 1, turn right onto Federal Street (Route 218) and then left onto Warren Street. If you are coming from the south on Route 1, turn left onto Federal Street and then left onto Warren Street. It is just an 8 minute walk from the shops on Main Street.
