Every January, the Clifford Gallery feels a little like a greenhouse. The light is low, the outdoor world is quiet, and yet inside the walls of Waterfall Arts, something is stirring, taking shape, reaching toward another season of creativity. Homegrown, the first exhibition of 2026, gathers that energy into view. It is a portrait of…
We’re excited to welcome the new year with Homegrown, our 2026 Denizen exhibition, opening in the Clifford Gallery. This show celebrates the people who make Waterfall Arts feel like home—a place rooted in shared creativity, care, and belonging. For many of us, home is wherever we feel most comfortable, loved, and connected. For others, it’s…
To stitch is to mark time. To move with it, not capture it. To follow its rhythm through the hum of conversation, the rustle of fabric, the quiet sound of care. In Threaded Together: A Stitch Social Experiment, on view at Waterfall Arts from October 4 to November 21, 2025, seventeen artists invite us into…
On View through August 22, 2025. Closing Reception and Artist Talk: Friday, August 22, 5-7 pm. Learn more here. “Artwork can be a portal, a kind of rethinking and reseeing of the world as we live it.” —Todd Solondz “What makes for great art is the courage to speak and write and paint what you…
A familiar question echoes through galleries, studios, and living rooms alike: But will it match my couch? It’s a question that speaks to the complex intersection of personal taste, marketplace influence, and the ways we define our spaces. This group exhibition, curated by Barbara Sullivan, invites viewers to reconsider the relationship between art, home, and…
Waterfall Arts, in collaboration with Dark Sky Maine and the Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA), proudly presents Dark Skies, a juried art exhibition that illuminates the beauty and importance of Maine’s night skies. The exhibit opens on January 17, 2025, and runs through February 28, 2025, at Waterfall Arts, located at 256 High Street in Belfast, Maine. This dynamic…
On View: October 19 – November 29, 2024 Featuring: Abigale Avey, Marcy Chevali, Jeane Cohen, Alejandra Cuadra, Bo Dennis, Betsey Feeley, Lifu Hu, Tectonic Industries, Catie Joyce-Bulay, Juliet Karelsen, Molly Knobloch, Tara Morin, Lisa Mossel, Dylan Ouellette, Taryn Pizza, Phoebe Pope, Caroline Routh, Kathryn Shagas, Rachel Sperry, Maya Stein, Barbara Sullivan, Anthony Welch, and Daniela…
Life Drawing Exhibition- a collection of recent work from Waterfall Arts Life Drawing group, the longest-running of its kind in Maine. Plus, a special ‘Life Drawing Marathon” event! September 14-28, 2024. Learn more here.
The Penobscot Marine Museum and Waterfall Arts Present: The Midcoast Maine Art Scene: 1987 – 2002 An Exhibition of Rare Photographs and Iconic Artworks Belfast — June 5, 2024 — In collaboration with the Penobscot Marine Museum, Waterfall Arts, located at 256 High Street, Belfast, Maine, is delighted to announce the opening of a unique…
In the Press: Maine Arts Commission, March 14, 2024 Maine Gallery + Studio Guide, April Cafe de Artistes Newsletter The Free Press, May 16, 2024