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.
A construct-it-yourself diorama reminds us of the perils of nuclear plant accidents. This fold-out paper village includes humans in gas masks, blue horses, an apple tree, an abandoned yellow Ferris wheel, buildings, a fence, a beaver, and many other creatures. This work marked the thirty year anniversary of the disaster at Chernobyl, a 25th anniversary…
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…
Susan Metzger is an artist who has a keen interest in historic preservation, open space, rural tradition, architecture, and the humble and mundane. Although traditionally a painter, her photographic work often explores the coastal landscape and industries that comprise an important part of the mid-coast cultural heritage. In the exhibition Lost + Found, Metzger turns…
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…
Common Street Arts is currently seeking vendor applications for its 7th Annual Holiday Bazaar. This year, the Holiday Bazaar will take place from November 21 through December 23, 2019, at our location at the Hathaway Creative Center, at 10 Water Street, Waterville, Maine. During the holiday season, the Common Street Arts gallery is transformed into…
Waterville Creates!, Common Street Arts, and Waterville Area Art Society (WAAS) are pleased to present the 2019 Maine Open Juried Art Show (MOJAS) at Common Street Arts Gallery August 12 through September 7. An opening reception and awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, August 15th from 5:00-7:00 pm. Now entering its 28th year, MOJAS…
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…
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. Ian Trask is…
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March 2019
rebecca goodale: imagining a no-go zone with blue horses and a red forest
Mon. Mar 4 - Tue. Oct 1
intersection @ 93 main
April 2019
juliet karelsen: heptagonal spring
Mon. Apr 15 - Mon. Jul 1
intersection 2.0 @ 93 main
lost + found: photographs by susan metzger
Mon. Apr 15 - Sat. Jun 29
Sterrs Gallery, Common Street Arts
May 2019
oliver solmitz: 2d + 3d diversity
Fri. May 10 - Mon. Oct 28
June 2019
7th annual holiday bazaar | call for vendors
Wed. Jun 5 - Wed. Jul 31
Sterrs Gallery, Common Street Arts
August 2019
mojas: maine open juried art show | call for art
Mon. Aug 12 - Sat. Sep 7
Sterrs Gallery, Common Street Arts
September 2019
i am not a stranger: portraits by sean alonzo harris
Mon. Sep 16 - Sat. Oct 26
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