The Mid-Coast Salon, a monthly discussion group of about two dozen artists with diverse disciplines and styles present: Art Matters , an exhibit at the UMVA Gallery at 516 Congress Street, Portland, Maine for July 2021. For more than 30,000 years, humankind has used visual imagery to narrate, to translate, and give clear interpretation to the worlds within and around us, with artists often at the forefront of awareness. This exhibit represents what the artists of the Salon interpret to mean as Art Matters . The show will open with the Portland-area First Friday ArtWalk on July 2, 2021 from 5pm to 8pm. Salon members will sit at the gallery thereafter on Fridays and Saturdays from 1-4pm. Guests may also visit when the Portland Media Center is open. Click here for more info on our website . African Zebras by Russell Kahn

The Union of Maine Visual Artists is pleased and proud to present its annual June Members Exhibit, opening June 4, 2021. Featuring 22 artists whose talents are expressed through painting, photography, mixed-media and collage; the works range from Abstraction to Realism to Impressionism and Photoshopped to Straight photography. This will be our last virtual exhibit as our Gallery will be re-opening for our July Exhibit.  Please visit https://theumva.org for more information.  Any inquiries about works for sale should be directed to the artist or the curator (Amy Bellezza - amybellezza@gmail.com). Thank you for visiting and viewing!  The Ghost of You                                                            Euro in Libro                                                        Amy Bellezza These two photographs are reminiscent of the Victorian Era.  Euro in Libro is photoshopped and sized like a tintype and The Ghost of You is also photoshopped and nostalgic of the times of the religion