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.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
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.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
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.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
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
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
World Premiere Production SALVAGE by Lena Kaminsky, directed by Kathryn Markey.
World Premiere Production SALVAGE by Lena Kaminsky, directed by Kathryn Markey.
World Premiere Production SALVAGE by Lena Kaminsky, directed by Kathryn Markey.
World Premiere Production SALVAGE by Lena Kaminsky, directed by Kathryn Markey.
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
World Premiere Production SALVAGE by Lena Kaminsky, directed by Kathryn Markey.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
World Premiere Production SALVAGE by Lena Kaminsky, directed by Kathryn Markey.
Whippoorwill Wood plays a mix of rock, folk, alternative and indie cover songs, plus a few originals, with a focus on driving rhythm and tight harmony.
The public is warmly invited to a reception with the artists on Friday, June 28, from 4 – 6 PM.
World Premiere Production SALVAGE by Lena Kaminsky, directed by Kathryn Markey.
Firepit is a modern rock band from Bangor, Maine playing energetic originals and covers from alternative to hard rock, with other genres mixed in.
Turtle Gallery hosts a book signing celebrating Blue Hill resident, nature enthusiast, sculptor, and illustrator, Rebekah Raye, on June 29th at 2pm.
World Premiere Production SALVAGE by Lena Kaminsky, directed by Kathryn Markey.
A band out of Stonington, Maine that plays classic rock, alternative, and good country.
World Premiere Production SALVAGE by Lena Kaminsky, directed by Kathryn Markey.
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.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
Originally formed in 2010, in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, NC, Circus Mutt draws from a spectrum of musical influences including rock-n-roll, jazz and bluegrass. The band cut their teeth on the road, touring literally non-stop from 2011-2016.
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.
On July 13, 2024, Deer Isle Music Hall & BBQ brings Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations’ “The Women of Soul” to Deer Isle.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
A story will be read to the children, and other activity.
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.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
A story will be read to the children, and other activity.
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
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
Painters of Maine Exhibit | Turtle Gallery
A story will be read to the children, and other activity.
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
Energetic Americana, Rock, Reggae, Rhythm and Blues.
“Beacon of Bright Color” show runs from August 6 – August 18.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
A story will be read to the children, and other activity.
The meeting will be held in the Island Heritage Trust's barn.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
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.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
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.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
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.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
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.
Offering a mix of art, jewelry, wearables, sculpture, and home decor.
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.
Lewiston Jones and Rumble Strip play modern and classic country music to dance the night away
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.
