Heart Work
Art Agent Maine Valentine’s Day art show begins on Saturday, February 14, 2026. The show includes 17 select artists from across New England. Visit our website on 2/14/2026 to experience the online show, which will be live through March 14. Artists include:
Erin McGee Ferrell, Gay Freeborn, Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons, Cassandra Hahn, Danielle Eve Hood, Amy Kustra, Robert Lockwood, Jeanne Maguire, Jessica Myer, Taylor Newbeck, Charlie Newton, Melissa Lea Simmons, Jon Taner, Ann Tracy, Laura Waller, Keita Whitten, Timothy Crawford Wilson
The Portland Show
Opening Saturday March 7, 2026. Contributing artists yet to be announced. Visit Greenhut Galleries to learn more.
Beginner Gouache Painting Class
In this workshop we will discuss techniques, planning a composition, and how to build a painting in gouache. Students will learn how to mix paint, how to handle it, and properties unique to gouache paint. We will begin with a demonstration and warm up exercises. After a lunch break we will begin drawing out compositions and bringing a final painting to life!
Gouache Workshop at Artascope in Yarmouth
Gouache workshop for adults (beginner to intermediate) held Sept. 8th from 9am-4pm at Artascope in Yarmouth. Visit their website to sign up in the link below.
Painting with Gouache 2.0
I will be returning to Cove Street Arts to teach my Painting with Gouache workshop! This class builds on the lessons taught in my first workshop, but we will be exploring new materials. This class is about play and discovery! We will try acrylic gouache and Ampersand products such as Claybord and Aquabord. Click through this event post to be taken to Cove Street’s website for more information.
Launch for Maine Chapbook Series Winner Coco McCracken
Coco McCracken has won the 2021 Maine Chapbook Contest, and I’ve won the cover! Join us for a delightful dive into literature and art at Mechanics Hall in Portland!
Kelly’s Books to Go, Mechanics’ Hall, and MWPA, are pleased to host the launch of The Rabbit, a chapbook by Coco McCracken. Joining in the launch will be the 2019 and 2020 Maine Chapbook Series winners, poet Suzanne Langlois and fiction writer Brandon Dudley. Writer Jaed Coffin will also join Coco McCracken in conversation about The Rabbit.
Painting with Gouache workshop
Jessica Myer will be teaching a two-day gouache painting workshop at Cove Street Arts to be held Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6 from 9-4 both days. The price is $275 per person. Register by visiting Cove Street Arts Jessica Myer workshop event.