Enjoy art, conversation, and refreshments in our two-story 1982 barn and outdoor sculpture gardens.

DIS Historical Society will close for the season. Archives will still be open Wednesdays through Fridays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

It's time for Winterfest 2024! Join Healthy Island Project for a fun celebration of our island community on Saturday, January 20. Everyone is welcome!

Join Local Blacksmith, Doug Wilson and ‘Knotsman’ Tom Kellogg at Wilson Forge on Little Deer Isle, for a Saturday morning of learning how to tie various working knots for island life.

Don’t miss this evening of storytelling, honesty, warmth, and humor as seven accomplished women from Deer Isle and Stonington each take the stage to deliver a five-minute personal story she’s written under the direction of Debbie Weil.

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE. Jadyn LaDeau is ushering in 2024 as January’s Artist in Residence at the Deer Isle Artists Association Gallery. A native of Deer Isle, Jadyn is a talented artist who utilizes a variety of mediums and materials in her work.

Nervous Nellie's has lots of Valentine sweets for your sweetie, your folks, your kids, your pals, your pets!

RECEPTION. Please join David Wednesday, Feb 28 - 3 to 5 pm to see what he has been creating during the month.

Don't wait another 60 years to view a total solar eclipse! And don't fight the crowds further north.

The Festival offers a mix of activities surrounding birding, boating, nature, history, and creativity.

The Deer Isle Artists Association’s 2024 season is here! With an excellent lineup of shows, including the popular 12X12 (X12) and a brand new collaboration show, there will be exciting art for visitors to the gallery to observe. Opening the summer lineup is “Shapes of Spring,” featuring art by Mary Eaton, Carol Ann Fer, Susan […]

Group Show runs May 30 - June 30. Open House & Artist Talk: June 7.

Opening the summer lineup is “Shapes of Spring,” featuring art by Mary Eaton, Carol Ann Fer, Susan Keating, David McBeth, Katama Murray, and Robert Starkey.

Enjoy new work from gallery artists in our historic barn and sculpture gardens.

The Deer Isle Artists Association presents “Visions of Hope” from June 11 – 25.

The Deer Isle Artists Association presents “Visions of Hope” Reception with the Artists June 14.

Walk the Bridge! Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge One Hour Closure June 16 for 85th Anniversary Celebration Music, food, activities to entertain and educate at Bridge End Park

Stonington is Your Destination for Puffins & More June 19-23

From June 25 – July 7, “Music Inspiration” brings the “sound of art” to the Deer Isle Artists Association Gallery. Various mediums will be on display, including fiber, jewelry, painting, pottery, printmaking, and woodworking, all inspired by the theme of music. Appearing in this show are Marianne Alweis, Betsy Braunhut, Christopher Brumfield, Diana Coit, Ray […]

DIS Historical Society will open for the season on Wednesday, June 26th from 1-4 PM. Open every Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday from 1-4 PM unless otherwise stated.

This Season's Featured Display is "Vintage Wedding Dress Display"- on open days only (Wednesdays-Fridays 1-4pm). Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society 416 Sunset Road, Route 15A, Deer Isle www.dishistoricalsociety.org

The public is warmly invited to a reception with the artists on Friday, June 28, from 4 – 6 PM.

Turtle Gallery hosts a book signing celebrating Blue Hill resident, nature enthusiast, sculptor, and illustrator, Rebekah Raye, on June 29th at 2pm.

Deer Isle-Stonington Independence Day Celebration! Schedule of Events

Works on Paper runs July 4 - July 28. Book Signing with Siri Beckman: July 13. Open House: July 5.

This exhibit tells the stories of Island people at war and on the home front, from the Revolution to Iraq.

Works on Paper opens July 5th! Join us for our Open House from 2-5pm with talks beginning at 2:30.

“Unfolding Horizons,” which runs from July 9 - 21 at the Deer Isle Artists Association gallery, will expand and extend visitors’ perceptions about the power of art.

Turtle Gallery hosts a book signing for the recently released publication “Engraving a Sense of Place” which follows Siri Beckman on her journey to Maine and her calling to become a printmaker.

The Island Community Center's Christmas in July Craft Fair will be held on July 20, 2024 from 10am-2pm.

This is the annual celebration for naming the Fishermen who will be added to the Hall of Fame

The Deer Isle Artists Association’s eagerly anticipated annual 12 x 12 (x 12) show will open on July 23 and run through July 28.

Artists Reception: annual 12 x 12 (x 12) show will open on July 23 and run through July 28.

Summer Music Series on July 29 at 6:30 pm with Bagaduce Music Ensemble.

Island Connections show.  This exhibit is a fundraiser to benefit the Deer Isle Artists Association and the Chase Emerson Memorial Library in Deer Isle Village

Painters of Maine Exhibit | Turtle Gallery

Join us Friday, August 2nd from 2-5pm for light refreshments and artist talks in our barn and sculpture gardens.

Island Connections Reception.  This exhibit is a fundraiser to benefit the Deer Isle Artists Association and the Chase Emerson Memorial Library in Deer Isle Village

“Beacon of Bright Color” show runs from August 6 – August 18.

The meeting will be held in the Island Heritage Trust's barn.

The Island Community Center will hold a Community Yard Sale on Saturday, August 17th at 10am.

Heather Guidero visits Turtle Gallery with a treasure trove of her impeccable jewelry this month on Saturday and Sunday, August 17th and 18th

“Special Exhibit: Perfect” show runs from August 20 – September 1.

Welcome Center Volunteers will be selling tickets for the raffle a the Deer Isle Artisans Market (on Church Street next to the Deer Isle Town Office) on August 22. All proceeds will go to the repair, maintenance and operations at the Welcome Center.

In various areas around the Facility are our Victory Gardens. The tours will explain the plants needed for a family to survive during certain difficult periods of time in our History.

You’re invited to The Haystack Auction, an end-of-season fundraiser to support fellowship awards and ongoing School programming on Friday, August 23 starting at 5:30 PM.

Summer Music Series on August 26 at 6:30 pm with Wood Lily.

This special event will offer a variety of beautiful works small enough to fit in a suitcase, and perfect for collecting or gift-giving. A range of mediums will be on display, including painting, prints, ceramics, weaving, glass, and jewelry.

The Historical Society will be closing for the 2024 season at 4:00 PM today. The Archives will remain open...

Reception with the artists: “Dance Fever” brings the energy of creative movement to the Deer Isle Artists Association Gallery.  A range of mediums will be on display, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, wood, and jewelry, filling the gallery with dynamic beauty.

Healthy Peninsula will host a free hybrid event at the Blue Hill Library’s Howard Room, also streaming via Zoom at the Brooksville and Ellsworth Libraries as well as at the Deer Isle and Stonington town halls. The event will focus on how Home Sharing is one way to address Maine’s severe shortage of affordable housing.

Join us for Deer Isle Stonington's Annual Trick or Treat Parade. Saturday, October 26.

The Deer Isle Artists Association is pleased to announce the commencement of the Winter Artist-in-Residence Program on November 4 with artist Sarah Baskin.  Sarah paints impressionistic watercolor and oil landscapes, seascapes and figures.

Winter Artist-in-Residence Program artist Sarah Baskin will hold a free watercolor painting workshop at the gallery.

Sarah will hold an exhibition of her work in progress and artist talk at the gallery on Sunday, November 24, from 2-4 PM.

Based on the book by the same name, the film tells the inspiring story of a 12-year-old boy who, separated from his family by a fast-moving storm, must fight to stay alive during his nine-day adventure lost in the backwoods of Maine.