From April 4 through May 30, Maine Farmland Trust Gallery is exhibiting a new show tied together around the common theme of farming families in Maine. On the ground floor is a photographic documentary by Collin Howell who, over the course of three years, became a frequent guest at Winterberry Farm. Her photo series, “Sage,” shows us life on a family farm through the eyes of a young girl, whose only home has been this land that sustains her. The second…
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Weeds and Wilderness star in MFT Gallery’s exhibit “The Wild Things" opening June 6th at MFT Gallery, located at 97 Main Street, Belfast with paintings by John Arden Knight, Amy Peters Wood, and Leslie Bowman, sculpture by Anne Alexander and photography by Sarah Szwajkos. The artists will be present for an artist talk on June 24, from 4:30-5:30pm, followed by a reception and Belfast’s Fourth Friday Art Walk from 5:30-8pm. Read the full press release here.
Find out more »Come see two films by Richard Keen - Imber's Left Hand and Joseph Fiore: The Nature of Artist. Reception at 6pm sponsored by Maine Farmland Trust and The Union of Maine Visual Artists, film starts at 7pm.
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Join us for The Summer Stable Show, a multi media group show featuring new work by many MFT artists that runs August 1-September 16 with an artist talk, Friday, August 26 4:30-5:30pm and art walk/opening reception, 5:30-8pm “Lyrical” is a word that comes to mind when visiting the Maine Farmland Trust Gallery’s Summer Stable Show. A favorite with returning art-lovers and summer visitors alike, this is the gallery’s annual large group show, showcasing seventeen Maine artists this year, including Dahlov Ipcar.…
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A new exhibit open from Sept. 23 to October 31 with an artist talk on September 23, 4:30-5:30pm and art walk/opening reception, 5:30-8pm, featuring The Tray Series: photographs by Lynn Karlin and Growers and Grown: New Farmers in Waldo County by James Macdonald. Read the press release on our gallery webpage.
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MFT Gallery is excited to participate in the Belfast Creative Coalition's annual Cultivate: Farm & Arts Tour. The gallery will be open during this special Saturday event from 10am-3pm. Check out their website for full event details: http://belfastcreativecoalition.org/cultivate/
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From Nov. 7-January 6, 2017 MFT Gallery will show two couples, four photographers; Kathryn Oliver & Ralph Hassenpflug and Drew Sanborn & Margaret Lindsey Sanborn. Join us November 18 for an artist talk, 4:30-5:30pm and opening reception, 5:30-8pm. Please note that the Gallery will be closed November 1-4 for installation. When it comes to photography, couples Ralph & Kathryn and Margaret & Drew are two peas in a (tri-)pod. For both pairs, being photographers together is a core part of their relationship…
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Please join us for our next gallery show and artist talk: In Dialogue with Nature Exhibiting the four artists-in-residence who spent a month during the summer of 2016, living and working at MFT’s Joseph A. Fiore Art Center in Jefferson: Thomas R. Higgins (courtesy of Greenhut Gallery, Portland) Robert Pollien (courtesy of Dowling-Walsh Gallery, Rockland) Thérèse Provenzano Susan Smith With new work by Julie Cyr, Dahlov Ipcar, Sheep Jones, Christopher O’Connor and Lou Schellenberg on the second floor. The exhibit…
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Join us for The Inside View, on exhibit from April 3rd through June 23rd. There will be artist talks at 5:00pm on Friday May 26, followed by a reception as part of the Belfast Art Walk from 5:30-8:00pm. With The Inside View, Maine Farmland Trust Gallery is aiming to show a variety of interior views of farms: old and new; still used for farming or transformed into an artist’s space; the family’s kitchen table versus the cow’s barn. The group…
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