art current: Gabriella D'Italia at Asymmetrick Arts

Gabriella D'Italia keeps exploring new directions all the time - makes for very rewarding viewing.
http://www.freepressonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=50&SubSectionID=268&ArticleID=25678

Portland Phoenix: Dozier Bell at Bates

This is a small show of very small drawings that make for a powerful experience. 
http://portland.thephoenix.com/arts/153718-small-scale-yields-big-impact/?page=1#TOPCONTENT

art current: Art and Politics

Artists Alan Magee, Natasha Mayers, and Kenny Cole share their thoughts on the connection between art and politics.

http://www.freepressonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=50&SubSectionID=72&ArticleID=25388&TM=66309.12

art current: A Studio Visit with Jessica Stammen

Everything Jessica Stammen does, she seems to do with great enthusiasm and great talent.  

http://www.freepressonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=50&SubSectionID=72&ArticleID=25135&TM=45883.22

(these paintings are tiny!)

Portland Phoenix: The New Landscape at Rose Contemporary

Lydia Badger, Hilary Irons, and Erik Weisenburger both innovate and continue traditions of landscape representation in smart and interesting ways. 

http://portland.thephoenix.com/arts/153001-exploring-new-and-old-landscapes/?page=1#TOPCONTENT

images top to bottom: Badger, Weisenburger, Irons

art current: Åarhus’ Radius

Once a year Åarhus Gallery in Belfast, Maine, does a very generous thing: an open call to all artists living within a 30 mile radius. Artists of all ages, abilities, and persuasions show in 44N 69W: Radius.
http://www.freepressonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=50&SubSectionID=72&ArticleID=24902&TM=48567.52

art current: Decorating the Everyday at the Farnsworth Art Museum

 

A beautiful, entertaining, and informative exhibition of decorative and functional objects in the collection of the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine.

http://www.freepressonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=50&SubSectionID=72&ArticleID=24670&TM=43255.86