Past Exibitions
Made: Maine Makers Market at Ticonic Gallery
November 12, 2025 - January 26, 2026
Formerly known as the Holiday Bazaar, Made is a curated seasonal marketplace that highlights the artistry and craftsmanship of Maine makers, offering visitors a unique selection of locally handmade goods. Thank you to our sponsors Kennebec Savings Bank, the City of Waterville, Central Maine Newspapers, and Back Office Solutions!
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Dark the Night and Bright the Stars
July 9, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Dark the Night and Bright the Stars showcases visual art, textiles, sculpture, and traditional crafts to focus on themes of ancestry, with each artist conveying ancestral messages. Featured artists include Gabriel Frey, Raphael Gribetz, Sarah Haskell, Daniel Minter, David Lone Bear Sanipass, Avis Turner, and Maria Wolff, each bringing unique perspectives influenced by Passamaquoddy, Mi’kmaq,…
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Sports Illustrators
April 16, 2025 - June 16, 2025
Sports Illustrators, curated by Illustration Institute, explores the stories of sports and athletes through visual art. Sports are the source of popular lore, legend, tall tales and poignant histories across cultures. This exhibition showcases renowned illustrators’ vision of a wide range of sports. For more information on the Illustration Institute visit illustrationinstitute.org. Illustration by Leo…
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Youth Art Month 2025
March 1, 2025 - April 6, 2025
Ticonic Gallery (at 93 Main Street) is delighted to partner with Greene Block + Studios (at 18 Main Street) to celebrate Youth Art Month with a spectacular, multi-site exhibition of artwork by local students in grades K–12. Featuring works in a variety of media, including painting, digital art, pottery, photography, and more. Youth Art Month…
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Holiday Bazaar
November 15, 2023 - December 24, 2023
This holiday season, Ticonic Gallery is transformed into a vibrant and festive marketplace filled with unique and distinctive gifts created by talented artists + makers. Featuring handcrafted items from dozens of Maine artisans, the Holiday Bazaar is the perfect place to find a special gift for anyone on your shopping list. Thank you to our…
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Light Sentinels By Skunk Control
July 12, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Light Sentinels, crafted by the Australian-based creative team Skunk Control, consists of 10 towering (16–20 feet) kinetic flower-based sculptures. These sculptures captivate viewers by dynamically unfurling and closing their petals, projecting vibrant and continually evolving colored light shadows over the surrounding landscape. Skunk Control is the 2024 award recipient for Waterville Creates’ Call for Proposals…
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At Play: Works by Tom Jessen
May 24, 2024 - August 26, 2024
Ticonic Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition At Play: Works by Tom Jessen in collaboration with the Colby College Center for the Arts and Humanities annual theme of PLAY. Adopting an open-armed approach to art-making, Tom Jessen’s work invites viewers to become active participants and entertain the idea of unknown outcomes. By combining themes…
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Together: Hearing, Holding, Healing
April 5, 2024 - April 29, 2024
Together: Hearing, Holding, Healing is an installation combining 27 paintings by Peter Bruun with an audio-collage created from voices of students attending the Waterville Alternative High School. Bruun’s assemblage of paintings serves as a metaphor for people relying on one another even in brokenness, with the accompanying audio-collage offering an arc of a story on…
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Youth Art Month 2024
March 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Ticonic Gallery is delighted to partner with Greene Block + Studios (located at 18 Main Street) to celebrate Youth Art Month with a spectacular, multi-site exhibition of artwork by local students in grades K-12. Featuring works in a variety of media, including painting, digital art, pottery, photography, and more. Youth Art Month is an opportunity…
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45,000 Quilt Project
January 17, 2024 - February 12, 2024
The 45,000 Quilt Project is a beautiful display that brings together the work of over 60 immigrant justice activists and artists. It is designed to represent the immigrant detention experience in the United States and encourage efforts toward more humane solutions. Artists, quilters, and amateurs were invited to submit one-yard square panels, each containing 1,000…
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Holiday Bazaar
October 4, 2024 - January 27, 2025
Waterville Creates and Ticonic Gallery are pleased to announce the return of this beloved handmade marketplace to downtown Waterville. This festive marketplace features the talents of Maine makers across various media, offering a community space for artists to showcase and sell their creations. Join us for a special Member Preview Night October 2, 5-6pm Thank…
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Potluck
August 2, 2023 - October 2, 2023
Ticonic Gallery is pleased to present Potluck, an exhibition centered on the work of Jenny Ibsen, a printmaker, ceramicist, storyteller, and restaurant worker based in Portland. Curated by Diana Tuite, this installation is centered on a tablescape and features contributions from collaborators Heather Flor Cron, Alana Dao, and Raquel P. Miller. The metaphor of the…
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The Ephemera Project
June 20, 2023 - December 15, 2023
What is ephemera? Historically, the word ephemera is used to describe paper objects with no monetary value meant to be discarded, such as ticket stubs, posters and cards. Here the definition is expanded to include the broken watches of deceased family members, baby teeth, moments in history, mementos from vacation or a subway ride-all simple…
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The Great State of Illustration in Maine
April 17, 2023 - July 16, 2023
Curated by the Illustration Institute, this exhibition will showcase the past, present, and future of illustration in our state, representing history and contemporary culture through narrative imagery. By viewing historic work alongside contemporary illustration, visitors will experience the breadth and depth in narrative art and gain a further appreciation for the enduring, beautiful work created…
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Youth Art Month (YAM) 2023
March 3, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Ticonic Gallery is delighted to partner with Greene Block + Studios (located at 18 Main Street) to celebrate Youth Art Month (YAM) with a spectacular, multi-site exhibition of artwork by local students in grades K-12. Featuring works in a variety of media, including painting, digital art, pottery, photography, and more. YAM is an opportunity for…
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Common Threads
December 17, 2022 - February 12, 2023
What does it mean to be part of a community? How can we forge meaningful connections with each other and the place we call home? Using a beautiful, screen-printed tent as a gathering place, artists Elizabeth Jabar and Colleen Kinsella brought artists and community members of all ages together to explore these questions through a…
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Piecework: Hathaway Stories + Storytellers
September 26, 2022 - November 11, 2022
In this exhibition, artist Maggie Libby documents the labor conditions and primarily female Franco-American workers’ stories at the Hathaway Shirt Company, the last shirt manufacturer in Maine. Libby’s artwork is inspired by Waterville native Margaret Bernier’s groundbreaking 1981 Colby Senior Scholar thesis, Labor study of the Franco-American community of Waterville, Maine from 1890 to 1940,…
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X + O – CONTEMPORARY TEXTILES BY CE NILLES
July 28, 2022 - September 24, 2022
An exhibition featuring new and recent work by Waterville based fiber artist Christine Nilles. Christine is a costume designer, fiber artist and illustrator. She has exhibited her cloth sculptures and fiber art in galleries across the United States and has won many awards, most notably twice for The Arkansas Arts Center’s ‘Toys Designed by Artists’…
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No Time
July 18, 2022 - September 9, 2022
Curated by Maine artist, Matt Demers, the exhibition No Time explores the presence of everyday objects and figures through the work of eight Maine artists using a wide variety of media and techniques. This exhibition highlights artists and their unique ability to re-imagine and re-interpret these subjects with a fresh energy and creative perspective. Participating…
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The Farm Tools Project
April 11, 2022 - June 17, 2022
Ticonic Gallery + Railroad Square Cinema Lobby present The Farm Tools Project, a visual exploration of the use of hand tools on small farms in Maine and the exchanges that take place between farmers and the land. Artist Michel Droge and archaeologist Sarah Loftus traveled around the state with a portable cyanotype kit (an old…
View MoreYouth Art Month (YAM) 2022
March 1, 2022- March 31, 2022
In celebration of Youth Art Month (YAM), Ticonic Gallery and Railroad Square Cinema Lobby present the work of local students from grades pre-K through 12. This is the 8th consecutive year the gallery is featuring artwork from area schools, childcare institutions, and home school groups. The exhibition will include a digital slide show from over…
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Shirt Stories: Frescoes by Barbara Sullivan
November 15, 2021 - February 11, 2022
A dual citizen of the United States and the Republic of Ireland, Barbara Sullivan was inspired by her paternal grandparents’ migration to the United States in the late 19th century to find work as they sought new opportunities for themselves and their family. Barbara initiated the Shirt Stories series in 2018 at the Tyrone Guthrie…
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Art Inside
September 13, 2021 - October 30, 2021
Freedom & Captivity is a statewide, coalition-based public humanities project designed to consider a future without prisons and mass incarceration. The initiative runs from September through December 2021 and features over 50 participating organizations and institutions including Ticonic Gallery at 10 Water Street. Ticonic Gallery will host the art exhibition Art Inside that will feature…
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YAM (Youth Art Month)
through April 30, 2021
Youth Art Month showcases artwork created from local students from kindergarten through high school. This month-long virtual exhibition celebrates the positive effects of art and creativity and the Ticonic Art Gallery is thrilled to host this exhibition for the 6th consecutive year! This year’s theme is Art Connects Us. Student art work is on display…
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unEarth: by Ian Trask
through March 31, 2021
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 presents a large-scale installation made entirely from reimagined consumer waste. Ian Trask is a Maine-based…
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VIRTUAL MAPS: Maine Aomori Printmaking Society: May 18-July 18, 2020
May 18, 2020 - July 18, 2020
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…
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Another World is Possible
April 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020
The installation at 93 Main Street highlights the work of Hinge Collaborative, a community arts initiative and printmaking studio. Hinge Collaborative describes their work as providing workspace and development for artists including workshops, exhibitions, artists mentorship and pop-up markets. Hinge Collaborative designs and facilitates socially engaged art projects, educational partnerships, and cultural events in local…
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csa clay!
January 13, 2020 - February 15, 2020
Join Common Street Arts as we celebrate the work of our Common Street Arts clay members together with Maine potters in the exhibition, CSA Clay! on view in the CSA gallery from January 13 through February 15, 2020. All work in the exhibition is for sale. This is a great opportunity to support Maine artists…
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juliet karelsen: heptagonal winter
December 28, 2019 - March 18, 2020
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…
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7th annual holiday bazaar
November 21, 2019 - December 23, 2019
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…
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juliet karelsen: heptagonal autumn
October 7, 2019 - December 21, 2019
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…
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doug frati: returnings
October 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020
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.…
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i am not a stranger: portraits by séan alonzo harris
September 16, 2019 - October 26, 2019
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…
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oliver solmitz: 2d + 3d diversity
May 10, 2019 - October 28, 2019
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…
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lost + found: photographs by susan metzger
April 15, 2019 - June 29, 2019
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…
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rebecca goodale: imagining a no-go zone with blue horses and a red forest
March 4, 2019 - October 1, 2019
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…
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barbara sullivan: fall foliage foray
March 1, 2019
Artist Barbara Sullivan has created a site-specific installation at the storefront at 93 Main Street. Creating three-dimensional frescoed animals in a wooded environment, Sullivan invites the viewer to examine Maine flora and fauna (some wild and some more domesticated than others) in a busy downtown setting.
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elephant bird egg; works by the late john ignatius salemi
March 1, 2019 - April 14, 2019
John Ignatius Salemi (1952-2015) was born in Washington DC and spent his youth painting murals in Roman Catholic churches in Pittsburgh, PA. Salemi served in the US Navy for two years during the Vietnam War, where he developed heart problems and intense post-traumatic stress disorder. After returning from Vietnam, John became a conscientious objector and…
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reimagining castonguay square
January 14, 2019 - February 15, 2019
Located in the heart of the historic downtown district, Castonguay Square is one of Waterville’s oldest public gathering spaces. Gifted to the city by land deed in 1840, “The Commons” was renamed Castonguay Square in 1921 for Arthur L. Castonguay, the first soldier from Waterville to be killed in action in World War I. The…
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6th annual holiday bazaar
November 14, 2018 - December 23, 2018
Common Street Arts will be transformed into a unique marketplace filled with distinctive gifts created by talented artists and makers throughout the state of Maine. The 6th Annual Holiday Bazaar represents an opportunity for Maine artists to exhibit their work in a curated gallery setting and offers visitors a unique holiday shopping experience. This year’s…
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face to face: portraits by rabee kiwan
October 3, 2018 - November 3, 2018
Born in Lebanon, Rabee Kiwan immigrated to the United States in 2002 to complete his medical training and he has lived in Portland since 2009. Rabee has been painting portraits, landscapes, and still lifes since he was a young child when his father gave him a watercolor set. Drawing inspiration from everyday life sustains his…
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ebb + flow: reflections on the kennebec river
August 1, 2018 - September 8, 2018
this exhibition is a collaboration between the waterville area art society, harlow gallery, wesserunsett arts council and common street arts. the artists included in this show were asked to respond to the kennebec river and its importance as a natural resource for the towns and cities that surround it. this magnificent waterway has sustained communities for…
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