ART MUSEUMS > MAINE
Bates College Museum of Art
Address: 75 Russell St., Olin Arts Center, Lewiston, ME
Phone: 207.786.6158
Web: www.bates.edu/museum.xml
Houses the college's collection of art, with a lower gallery highlighting the permanent collection. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH JULY 19 the Kimono and Traditional Japanese Culture
THROUGH DEC 14 Stairway to Heaven
THROUGH DEC 14 Flourishing Folk
Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Address: 162 Russell Ave, Rockport, ME
Phone: 207.236.2875
Email: info@cmcanow.org
Web: www.artsmaine.org
The Center features work by Maine artists. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sun from 1 to 5 pm. Admission is $5, free for children and Rockport residents.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH JULY 19 "Lois Dodd: Directly Considered," "The Gleaners"
JUNE 21 THROUGH SEPT 13 William Wegman
AUG 9 THROUGH OCT 4 2008 Biennial Juried Exhibition
Colby College Museum of Art
Address: 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr, Waterville, ME
Phone: 207.859.5600
Email: museum@colby.edu
Web: www.colby.edu/museum
Permanent collection includes 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century American art. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 4:30 pm, and on Sun from noon to 4:30 pm. Free.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH SEPT 21 "Chuck Close: Self Portrait/Scribble/Etching Portfolio, 2000"
JUNE 22 THROUGH AUG 17 "Joe Brainard: If Nancy Was"
JUNE 29 THROUGH OCT 19 Masterpieces of American Folk Art
Institute of Contemporary Art
Address: Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland, ME
Phone: 207.879.5742
Email: info@meca.edu
Web: www.meca.edu
The ICA showcases new perspectives and trends in contemporary art in a range of media. Open Wed through Sun from 11 am to 5 pm, on Thurs until 7 pm, and on the first Fri of every month until 8 pm. Free.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH AUG 10 "Send: Conversations in Evolving Media"
AUG 27 THROUGH OCT 19 "Ruminants"
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum
Address: 707 Shaker Rd, New Gloucester, ME
Phone: 207.926.4597
Email: usshakers@aol.com
Web: www.shaker.lib.me.us
Located at the world's only active and functioning Shaker community, the museum has 27 exhibit rooms cataloguing more than 200 years of Shaker history in Maine communities. Open Mon through Sat from 10 am to 4:30 pm. Guided tours of the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village premises last 75 minutes. Check online for tour times. Museum and store admission free. Tours $6.50, $2 for children six through 12, free for children under 6.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH OCT 6 "The Human and the Eternal: Shaker Art in Its Many Forms"
University of Maine Museum of Art
Address: Norumbega Hall, 40 Harlow St, Bangor, ME
Phone: 207.561.3350
Email: umma@umit.maine.edu
Web: umma.umaine.edu
Maine's only citizen-owned permanent fine-arts collection features 6500 pieces, including works by Winslow Homer, Roy Lichtenstein, Braque, and Picasso. Open Mon through Sat from 9 am to 5 pm. Free.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH JULY 5 "Todd Webb: Joy Without Measure," "Sean Beavers," "Staff Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection"
JULY 18 THROUGH OCT 1 "Stella Johnson: SOL," "Katherine Bradford," "Nicole Duennebier"
