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Generations


  • Wiscasset Creative Alliance PO Box 617 Wiscasset, ME 04578 USA (map)

In 2023, the Maine Art Gallery celebrates the 65th anniversary of its founding by noted artist and writer, Mildred Burrage (1890-1993). In honor of this anniversary, MAG created a special exhibition that combines works by select artists from the gallery’s founding years with a juried show of current members and invited artists.

The selected artists from the gallery’s early years include Burrage and the four jurors of the initial 1958 season’s exhibition: Gene Klebe, F.W. Saunders, William Kienbusch, and William Thon. Other early participants, including Marguerite Zorach, Dahlov Ipcar, John Heliker, Laurence Sisson, and Stephen Etnier, are also included.

Generations features photographic portraits by David Etnier of several of the early artists and a display of historical memorabilia from the founding period. Carl Little, the prominent Maine-based art writer and critic, helped to curate the historical section of the show and jury the contemporary member art.

The anniversary celebration features special events like the opening reception, artists talks, and a lecture by Earle Shettleworth, Maine State Historian and personal friend of Mildred Burrage, who was entrusted with cataloging her letters, files, and ephemera.

The gallery is open Thursdays through Sundays, 11am - 4pm. 

The opening reception was on Saturday, May 6, 4pm to 7pm, at the Maine Art Gallery, 15 Warren St., Wiscasset, ME 04578. Please enjoy photos and critical reviews on the web site.

Image: “Mica Abstration” by Mildred Burrage.

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