The Gallery at Somes Sound

In becoming an active member of the community, the Gallery (formerly The Gallery at Frenchman's Bay), will be celebrating its name change to The Gallery at Somes Sound. Artist Brad Betts brings historic Somesville to life in a newly commissioned painting entitled "Back in the Day on Somes Sound";also on display will be Artist Anne Wheeler's hand painted ceramic tiles featuring a few of Somesville's historical landmarks. A portion of the sales proceeds of these items will support the MDI Historical Society on its continued mission of promoting the history of Mt. Desert Island.

May 30^th will also be the opening night of the Gallery's first Art Exhibition of the season, featuring Stephanie Bartron-Miscione and over 20 Artists from Art Collector Maine. Art Collector Maine is a web based art collector's paradise profiling a number of Maine Galleries and their selected artists, exhibiting their work to a national audience.  The exhibit will run from May 30 through June 20.    

Maine artist David Little has long been in the mountain's thrall. He has climbed it, painted it, worked on its trails, and curated an exhibit of art inspired by it. In recent years, he has been on a journey through time, gathering paintings and other images of the mountain and researching its history as an artistic subject. The end result is "Art of Katahdin: The Mountain, the Range, the Region" (Down East), a lushly illustrated coffee-table book that celebrates the diverse portrayals of the mountain created over the past 200 years.