Exhibitions

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:

Portals into our Future: A Summer Group Exhibition June 28th – August 22nd | Opening Reception: June 28, 2025, from 4-7pm.
Pondering the question “What does the next 25 years of Waterfall Arts look like”, curators Ashley Page and Amy Tingle cast a wide net into the broad Maine arts community to craft Portals into our Future. The selected artists in this exhibition represent Waterfall Arts’ past, present and future, painting a picture of the organization’s impact over time. Using the Printmaking, Photography, Glass, and Ceramic studios that Waterfall Arts currently houses as inspiration, Page and Tingle considered the growing creative community of Maine, and centered the experiences of youth based artists, LGBQTIA+, BIPOC artists who often occupy the frontlines of our communities. By platforming these voices, Portals into our Future critically considers what we constitute as Maine and reshapes our understanding of the land and its ever changing people.

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS:

  • Here is Magic Mural
    ‘Here Is Magic’ Mural Map with Artist Info Scroll down to learn more about the mural project and participating artists. This modular 33-panel mural design, using a hive of hexagons, is a mark of respect for both the individuality of our community members and the power of collaboration in Maine. The boundary of each individual…
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  • Does it Match the Couch
    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…
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PAST EXHIBITIONS:

  • Dark Skies
    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…
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  • When Ideas Evolve: ‘I’ve Been Wrong Before’ and the Art of Changing Perspectives, a Fall Exhibition.
    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…
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  • Life Drawing Exhibition
    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.
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  • Mckenna and her Camera Exhibit Press Release
    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…
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  • Spring Exhibition ‘You Are Never Alone’
    In the Press: Maine Arts Commission, March 14, 2024 Maine Gallery + Studio Guide, April Cafe de Artistes Newsletter The Free Press, May 16, 2024
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  • 2024 Glassworks Artists in Residence: Jason McDonald
    Glass Artist Jason McDonald to Host Artist Talk and Studio Demonstration at Waterfall Arts as part of Week-Long Residency Belfast, Maine – March 18, 2024 – Waterfall Arts is thrilled to host Jason McDonald, an accomplished artist renowned for his mastery of Venetian furnace techniques, as their April Artist In Residence. As part of Jason’s…
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  • Kindred Futures: Through Our Eyes
    January 26 – March 1, 2024  On view at the Clifford Gallery at Waterfall Arts, Kindred Futures: Through Our Eyes features works in sculpture, video, and digital collage by four Maine-based artists: Ashley Page, Eli Kao, Lokotah Sanborn, and Shane Charles. Exploring themes of language, land, environment, and memory through embodied experience and site-based processes,…
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  • Homegrown: 2023 Denizen Exhibition and Signed, Sealed, Delivered
    A Celebration of Local Creativity and International Connection  Waterfall Arts is thrilled to host a double exhibition this fall : ‘HOMEGROWN: DENIZEN EXHIBITION’ and ‘SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: AN INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART EXHIBITION.’  These two exhibitions are on view until December, 2, 2023, and showcase the power of local creativity and the global connections forged through…
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  • Experience the Magic of Creativity at the  2023 Belfast Chalk Walk: A Street Art Extravaganza
    Experience the Magic of Creativity at the  2023 Belfast Chalk Walk: A Street Art Extravaganza and Open Call for Artists! Belfast, ME — August 15, 2023 — Mark your calendars and get ready for a captivating journey into the world of art and imagination as Belfast proudly presents the much-awaited 7th annual Belfast Chalk Walk…
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  • ‘Art Gone Wild’ Brings Collaborative Mini Art Residencies to Maine Trails
    Waterfall Arts’ partnership with Coastal Mountains Land Trust provides a fun and accessible way to engage with art while out on the trails Belfast, ME — June 14, 2023 — Next time you venture to Coastal Mountains Land Trust (CMLT) Preserve or trail network, you might see a unique-looking trailhead. In fact: it’s not a…
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  • “Here is Magic” Public Art Project
    A Nod To Waterfall Arts’ Long History of Community Collaboration Belfast, ME — June 1, 2023 — Waterfall Arts’ new collaborative public art project  “Here is Magic” further solidifies their role as an anchor of the Midcoast art community. This modular 32-panel mural design, using a hive of hexagons, “is a mark of respect for both…
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  • Annual Young Artists’ Gallery Takeover
    The Young Artists’ Gallery Takeover showcases the vast array of talent from Waldo County’s up-and-coming young artists working in paint, photography, ceramics, and other media. Works of art from artists ranging from prekindergarten children through 18-year-old artists across our community will be on display in the windows of downtown Belfast’s merchants and businesses, both galleries at Waterfall Arts and at the Belfast Public Library. Stanley Buick and the Maine Buick Dealers are the lead sponsors of the exhibition. The exhibition will be on view from March 1st to April 1st.
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  • Midcoast UMVA Juried Winter Exhibition: January 25 to February 24
    A new show at Waterfall Arts, “Midcoast UMVA Juried Winter Exhibition,” will be on view from Wednesday, January 25th to February 24th, 2023. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 4pm and Saturday from 10am to 3pm.
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  • Nowhere Left – Paul Valentine
    November 4 – December 4, 2022 Artist Statement Paul Valentine creates woodcut prints and paintings that celebrate the beauty and power of the earth and asks the viewer to consider the impact that their lifestyle leaves upon it. We all consume material goods at a horrifically fast rate. We buy our freshly grown produce wrapped…
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  • Radical Acts – Shannon Downey
    Waterfall Arts announces exhibition and workshops in October 2022, “Radical Acts” with craftivist Shannon Downey (aka Badass Cross Stitch)
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  • Exploring the Gulf South Through Woodcut – Pippin Frisbie-Calder
    September 8 – September 30, 2022 Waterfall Arts was thrilled to welcome artist Pippin Frisbie-Calder to our gallery in September 2022 during her artist residency. Below is information about the exhibit, artist, and related events. Artist Statement: This woodcut series focuses on the flora, fauna and stories of the Gulf South. Using printmaking techniques Pippin Frisbie-Calder explores the…
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  • The Embrace – Karen Olson
    On Friday evening, June 3, Waterfall Arts will throw open its doors to celebrate the launch of a new solo exhibition, open studios, all ages art happening, and more!
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  • Artfellows Exhibition: Memorabilia and Archival Ephemera
    Attracted by the state’s unique character and way of life, artists have established communities and flourished in Maine for over a century. In 1980, a number of young Waldo County artists teamed up to form the Artfellows, a group committed to supporting artists and to creating more local opportunities for exhibiting contemporary art. For over…
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  • Waterfall Arts celebrates forty one years of Belfast artist vanguard, the Artfellows, with exhibition this fall
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Belfast) – On Saturday, September 11th, Waterfall Arts will open its doors to another history-rich exhibition with Artfellows: Belfast’s Original Cooperative Gallery, 1980-1997. In 1980, a number of young Waldo County artists teamed up to form the Artfellows, a group committed to supporting artists and to creating more local opportunities for exhibiting…
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  • Announcing Artist-in-Residence: Nina Elder
    Waterfall Arts is honored to host Nina Elder for a residency in July 2021, in tandem our featured summer exhibition.
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  • Photographing Belfast’s Waterfront: Then & Now
    This extensive photography exhibition explores how Belfast’s identity has evolved –and how it has stayed the same– in tandem with the varied activities and bustle of its harbor.
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More pictures of our past exhibitions and community events here.

There are a wide range of ways one can immerse in the arts: learning from artists, participating in public events, and engaging with creativity. We offer all that–and more.

At Waterfall Arts, we support local art and artists by providing access to unique and fulfilling art experiences. Whether it’s an art show (ours are always free), a flash mob or arts festival (we’ve done those, too), or the weekly market in summertime that puts you in direct contact with local artists and makers: we strive to bring the creativity to you.

Upcoming Exhibitions

Portals into our Future: A Summer Group Exhibition June 28th – Friday, August 22nd. Curated by Ashley Page and Amy Tingle.

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