Gallery News

L to R: details of work from Abe Goodale, Josie Iselin, Wendy Newcomb, Robin Rier, Stephanie Crossman, Pam Cabanas 

Join us in the gallery from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, October 3 to meet the artists and share good food, drink, and conversations as part of Rockland’s First Friday art walk. The show will be on display in the store and gallery until December 24. Join Archipelago, Island Institute’s store and gallery, for a special exhibition To Everything There is a Season a retrospective of over 50 Maine artists and artisans who have exhibited with Archipelago. A wide range of subjects and media, both 2- and 3-D, will be showcased through the work of artists including Peter Ralston, Island Institute's co-founder. 

To view the online Gallery, visit here

Artists include:

Abe Goodale
Alison Hill
Andre Benoit
Andrea Peters
Ben Coombs
Benjamin Williamson
Bill Hallett
Catherine Worthington
Christina Vincent
David Sears
Deborah Jellison
Dylan Metrano
Eric Darling
Erica Schlueter
Gary Hoyle
Helene Farrar
Henry Isaacs
Holly Berry
Holly Brooks
Jane Banquer
Jean Kigel
Josie Iselin
Kaitlyn Miller
Katharine Cartwright
Kathleen Buchanan
Kendra Denny
Leecia Price
Lin Lisberger
Linden O'Ryan
Michele Kirchner
Michele O'Keefe
Nancy Coleman
Pam Bardon
Pam Cabanas
Peter Ralston
Richard MacDonald
Robin Rier
Sally Loughridge
Sarah Wilde
Shannon Westphal
Stephanie Crossman
Susan Cooke
Susan Cooney
Susan Sidwell
Terry Golson
Valerie Aponik
Wayne Robbins
Wendy Newcomb

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Rockland – Join Archipelago, Island Institute’s store and gallery, for Poetry of Place a show of encaustic paintings by Hélène Farrar. Encaustic painting is an ancient painting technique developed in Egypt which combines beeswax, damar resin and pigments to give it color.

“These paintings represent part of a year's work devoted to exploring the landscape surrounding and reaching beyond Manchester and Rockland, Maine.” Of her work Hélène says: “Drawing from my memory, printed resources and studio process, I engaged with place as a structure to play, to scrape, reapply, draw into and splatter the ancient of encaustic (hot, beeswax paint). These places are known to me intimately as I walked, sat with and lingered in them repeatedly. My hope is that you can "sit with" these paintings yourself and find them as a means to meditate.” 

Hélène Farrar is a Maine-based American artist who works primarily in the ancient medium of encaustic. Her colorful paintings draw themes from the natural world and her observations of it, and they have a depth and luminousness achieved through careful attention to texture and surface quality. She considers her work part of a conversation about humanity, beauty, and nature.

She recently located to Rockland, Maine with her husband, college-heading daughter, and a sassy cat. She has a studio in Tenants Harbor, Maine with an ever-evolving ocean view.

To view the work and purchase to ship to your home, please visit the collection HERE. 

A special artist's reception will be held on Friday, August 1 as a part of Rockland's First Friday festivities. Come meet Hélène and enjoy good food, fun and art from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. See you there! 

This show will be in the gallery until September 13. 

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Join Archipelago, Island Institute’s store and gallery, for Elemental a show of works featuring the use of a variety of techniques celebrating many sources of Maine inspiration. Earth, Air, Water, Fire are present in inspiration or techniques used in the medium. Archipelago’s store and gallery shares recent works from many Maine artists including new works from Jane Banquer, Holly Berry, Andre Benoit, Pam Cabanas, Terry Golson, Lee Gordon, Emily Bell-Hoerth, Clint Jones, Richard MacDonald, Robin Rier, Susan Sidwell, Christina Vincent, Shannon Westphal, Sarah Wilde, and Ben Williamson.

Pieces showcase many mediums including photography, acrylic, glass, linoleum prints, steel, sgraffito, large papercuts, wood and more! Mixing new and long-time Archipelago artists, there’s something for everyone to browse or purchase for gift giving or for your own collection.

Join us in the gallery from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 6 to meet the artists and share good food, drink, and conversations as part of Rockland’s First Friday art walk.

This show will run through June 28, 2025. 

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Rockland – Join Archipelago, the Island Institute’s store and gallery, for a special Holiday Art and Craft Bonanza opening on Friday, November 1 and showing through Saturday, January 4, 2025. Archipelago shares recent works from many Maine artists including: Val Aponik, Holly Berry, Andre Benoit, Kathleen Bird, Kathleen Buchanan, Helene Farrar, Randy Fein, Terry Golson, Lee Gordon, Clint Jones, Sally Loughridge, Kaitlyn Miller, Wendy Newcomb, Aaron Staples, Anne Stuer, Stephen Tofield, Sarah Wilde, Ben Williamson, Virginia Winkler, and Catherine Worthington. 

Pieces showcase many mediums including encaustic, pottery, fiber and fabric, graphite, ink, acrylic, glass, woodcuts and more! Mixing new and long-time Archipelago artists, there’s something for everyone to browse or purchase for gift giving or for your own collection, just in time for the holidays.

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Rockland – Join Archipelago, the Island Institute’s store and gallery, for “Visions: Maine’s Coastal Edges” opening in the gallery on Friday, September 6 through October 26^th. The gallery shares recent works from Kaitlyn Miller, Randy Fein and Anne Stuer. These three artists share their sense of place through dynamic works in a variety of mediums - encaustic, pottery, and acrylic.

Join us in the gallery from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, September 6 to meet the artists and share good food, drink, and conversations!

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