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Room Tone: An exhibition of ambient sound collages
ROOM TONE ambient sound collages by Shanna Compton June 1–30 at Anodyne175 W. Main St., Searsport ME Artist reception & Deep Whoosh book launch: Saturday, June 21, 5–7 p.m. Save the dates! I’ll be at Anodyne on Sunday, June 1,
Welcome to INKY: A Studio Visit
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2025 Exhibitions & Events
A work in progress, but here are the first few things of the new year! Dark Skies, group show. Waterfall Arts, Belfast ME. January 17–February 28, 2025. Gallery hours Tuesday–Friday 10 to 5, Saturday 11 to 3.In addition to the
Last event of the year + the new UMVA website!
I’ve got one last event this year—Art for the Holidays at DIAA Gallery in Deer Isle will take place December 13–15 and December 20–22. I’ll have holiday cards, small prints and collages, and a few other things perfect for holiday
Upcoming Exhibitions: Late Summer into Fall
What a whirlwind summer! I kept up…with almost everything? Currently, my monotype “Granite Outcrop, Wallamatogus” is part of the Mountain Love exhibition at the Blue Hill Public Library through the end of this month, and my new multiblock linocut “Bee
Drawn to Maine: Contemporary Drawing & Printmaking
I’m very excited to be included in this exhibition (with some of my favorite Maine artists!) at Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset. Drawn to Maine runs simultaneously with a new exhibit of plein air paintings on the first floor. The
Schedule of 2024 Shows, Fairs & Shops
Happy Summer! 🌞 Here is my event schedule so far, and I could not be more excited. More about each of these as we roll along into my favorite Maine season. Hi Water Press + Bloof Books will be at
Spring schedule in progress
We’re finally seeing the first flowers here in Maine—forsythia, daffodils, hyacinths—even the first few little wild violets are springing up. The mosses and lichens seem softer and more vibrantly green every day. I’m soaking up all the fresh energy to
Two decades, how?
I’m pretty sure this is the twentieth year in a row I have done NaPoWriMo alongside Maureen and others. I just went back to my old blogspot to check, and yep, April 2005. Amazing. I have lost count of how