First Friday Art Walk - Portland, Maine




		Browse through our comprehensive listings of venues participating in the First Friday Art Walk: Portland, Maine. Download a printable, pocket-sized brochure here. Registered users can add or update their listings here.		03-02-2012 GLEASON FINE ART 545 Congress Street Kevin Beers Trucks and Monhegan Landscapes Oil Paintings Beers returns to Monhegan Island to paint for months on end, mining a fresh treasure trove of subject matter. Also, known for his old truck paintings, the gallery will feature some charismatic "portraits." Artist talk, Thursday, Marcy 8, 5:30PM. www.gleasonfineart.com 207 699 5599 Venue Description: After nearly 25 years of running a highly successful gallery in Boothbay Harbor, Gleason Fine Art has opened a second gallery in Portland. We offer exceptional 19th-21st century art and are the exclusive representative in Maine of artists Scott Kelley, Peter Sculthorpe, Ralf Feyl, Helen St. Clair, Genetta McLean, Andrea Peters, and Don Meserve. Hours: Wednesday - Friday, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm; Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm; anytime by appointment; open First Fridays until 8:00 pm Directions: 545 Congress Street across from Reny's. RICHARD BOYD ART GALLERY 15 Epps Street Group Exhibit "PIA a 20th CENTURY RETROSPECTIVE 1975 - 1985" Muti Media On view are over 25 pieces of art created by eight artists working on Peaks Island during the 1970's - 1980's. On view are works by Richard (Rick) Boyd, Willard Goodman, Jane Gross, Larry Hayden, Theodore (Ted) Haykal, Lavendier Myers, Claudia Whitman and Geoffrey Vollers. www.richardboydpottery.com 207 712 1097 Venue Description: Richard Boyd Art Gallery located on Peaks Island exhibits one of a kind 20th and 21st Century works of art by established and up and coming artists working in the media of glass, paintings, pottery and sculpture. Hours: Richard Boyd Art Gallery is open first Friday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The gallery is open weekends in March from 10:00 AM through 4:00 PM, and Monday through Friday by chance or by appointment. Directions: From Casco Bay Ferry Terminal take the ferry to Peaks Island. Upon docking exit the ferry onto Welch St. Walk to the first intersection 0.1 mile and turn left onto Island Avenue. The second street on the right is Epps Street. Richard Boyd Art Gallery is located at the corners of Island Ave and Epps St. first building on the right.