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INKY 2: Room Tone in June + On Loss & Found Materials

SUBSCRIBE TO INKY here. This is the website version of my once-a-month email newsletter called INKY. For the first few months I will be cross-posting them here as well. The newsletter is free, only once per month, and invites readers

Shanna May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 Events, Printmaking, Visual Art Read more

Room Tone: An exhibition of ambient sound collages

Poster for Room Tone, an exhibition of ambient sound collages by Shanna Compton, June 1–30 at Anodyne, 175 Main Street, Searsport Maine. Artist reception Saturday, June 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. In addition to this text at the top and bottom, a central collage feature a linocut house on torn and cut pink strips of paper and a full moon floating in a pink sky behind the house. A closed-caption sound effect in a dark gray box in the lower right says (ROOM TONE).

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,

Shanna May 22, 2025May 28, 2025 Events, Poetry, Visual Art Read more

Welcome to INKY: A Studio Visit

I’ve restarted my newsletter under the title INKY. Subscribe here if you’d like to receive a letter from me, just once a month. No tiers, zero dollars. Hello, friends. Welcome to INKY. Once a month, I’ll be offering this newsletter

Shanna April 24, 2025April 28, 2025 Events, Poetry, Printmaking, Visual Art Read more

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

Shanna February 9, 2025March 23, 2025 Events Read more

Last event of the year + the new UMVA website!

Stonington Santa holiday card design © Shanna Compton, 2023

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

Shanna November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 Events, Visual Art Read more

Upcoming Exhibitions: Late Summer into Fall

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

Shanna August 17, 2024November 15, 2024 Events, Printmaking, Visual Art Read more

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

Shanna June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 Events, Printmaking, Visual Art Read more

Schedule of 2024 Shows, Fairs & Shops

A slice of deep blue starry sky with a bright central moon and silhouetted dark trees below.

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

Shanna May 27, 2024November 15, 2024 Events, Printmaking, Visual Art Read more

Upcoming readings & appearances

Full details on the calendar page. POSTPONED: SAN ANTONIO, TX Saturday, March 7, 10–4 Whale Prom Alternative Bookfair Offsite during AWP 2020 Brick at Blue Star 108 Blue Star POSTPONED: PANEL & POETRY FESTIVAL: ROSEMONT, PA Saturday, April 4, 2:30–4

Shanna March 5, 2020May 1, 2024 Events, Poetry Read more

Script for reading: New Orleans Poetry Festival, Sunday Lunch Feature, 4/21/19

Good morning. Here are the poems from (CREATURE SOUNDS FADE) I’ll be reading at Cafe Istanbul, at 12:15 pm today. (Unfortunately I do not have access to a printer to make copies in advance of the performance.) [Link has expired.]

Shanna April 21, 2019May 1, 2024 Events, Poetry Read more
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  • INKY 2: Room Tone in June + On Loss & Found Materials
  • Room Tone: An exhibition of ambient sound collages
  • Welcome to INKY: A Studio Visit
  • 2025 Exhibitions & Events
  • Last event of the year + the new UMVA website!

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