exhibitions
CSA presents a selection of exhibitions each year that incorporates local, regional, established, and emerging artists as part of gallery and event programming. This arrangement of exhibitions allows for a broad representation of artists and media throughout the state of Maine and beyond. Community representatives serve on an Advisory Committee designed to shape and create programming that is relevant and accessible for all community members and continually seek proposals for ideas on a wide array of exhibition related programming.
Walking through the woods from the home he built, Oliver Solmitz often wondered if rules of architecture could be broken to make sculpture. This concept manifested in his work as cantilevered projections and tenuous stability. Ollie's frustration working in the architectural design process became a key motivator for creating objects that incorporate a wide range of materials. Today, Ollie’s work is…
As we move through the streets of Waterville, there are both familiar and unfamiliar faces. But do we really see them? Do we really know our neighbors and fellow citizens? —Séan Alonzo Harris Like many cities in the United States, Waterville has welcomed new residents in recent years, including more people of color and new…
returnings is the result of artist and woodcarver, Doug Frati's, 20 years of gathering and repurposing dilapidated beds. As a woodcarver, Doug Frati has amassed a wide range of antique headboards and found them to be a rich source of carving material. These wood turnings or bedposts have been accumulating in his barn for years.…
In all its various forms and configurations, Juliet Karelsen's work cross-references painting, stitching, tapestry, rug making, embroidery, abstract art, fantasy, landscape, textile, miniature worlds, and even science - from botany to mycology to planetary and solar - touching on the micro and macro scales. Though there’s nothing political about actual nature, tragically, nature as a…
During the holiday season, the Common Street Arts gallery is transformed into a marketplace filled with unique and distinctive gifts created by talented artists + makers. This year’s bazaar will feature exclusively handmade crafts from over 60 artisans selected by Common Street Arts for a one-of-a-kind retail experience. The Holiday Bazaar provides an opportunity for…
MAPS (Maine-Aomori Printmaking Society) is an exhibition of prints by artists from Maine and Aomori, Japan, presented by Friends of Aomori, the non-profit organization that supports the Sister City relationship between the two states. MAPS is a multi-tiered exchange project developed to share prints, exhibitions, and artist residencies between Maine and Aomori on an ongoing…
As human-induced climate change continues to evolve, the associated impacts on the Earth’s ecosystems are unfolding before our eyes in real-time. To hold a mirror to some of the destructive human behaviors that contribute to this widespread undoing of the planet, artist Ian Trask will present a large-scale installation made entirely from reimagined consumer waste.…
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May 2019
oliver solmitz: 2d + 3d diversity
Fri. May 10 - Mon. Oct 28
common street arts
September 2019
i am not a stranger: portraits by séan alonzo harris
Mon. Sep 16 - Sat. Oct 26
Sterrs Gallery, Common Street Arts
October 2019
doug frati: returnings
Tue. Oct 1 - March 31, 2020
intersection 2.0 @ 93 main
juliet karelsen: heptagonal autumn
Mon. Oct 7 - Sat. Dec 21
intersection 2.0 @ 93 main
November 2019
7th annual holiday bazaar
Thu. Nov 21 - Mon. Dec 23
Sterrs Gallery, Common Street Arts
April 2020
maps: maine aomori printmaking society
April 13, 2020 - July 2, 2020
common street arts
July 2020
unEarth: installation by ian trask
July 27, 2020 - November 7, 2020
common street arts