The library will be closed on Friday, June 19th in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.
Teacher Shannon Westphal and the students at Mount Desert Elementary School have been busy this year! “This year has been extremely exciting in the art room. We have been experimenting with a variety of media and art techniques throughout the grade levels. We have also been learning about some great contemporary and historical artists. Our . . . read more
This month our Mellon Room will feature work by several artists: Janet Elvidge Jessica Harris Katie Noble-Churchill (her painting is attached for the press release) Linda Kelley Kate Baxter Liz Cutler Cristy Benson Mary Bowers Margaret Beaulieu Brian Caine and others This work is available to view the entire month of November. The Mellon room . . . read more
This past May, Judy Taylor took 10 of her art students to sketch, tour and study in Southern Sicily, from volcanoes to ancient Greek Ruins, hillside towns to stunning seaside villages. Judy and her students are exhibiting work in the Mellon Room throughout the entire month of October. The work on display encompasses both depictions . . . read more
The stunning paintings in this exhibit were created by pouring layers of enamel oil paints onto the canvas. Jon is an artist living and working in mid-coast Maine. He graduated from the Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine. Jon is inspired by the world’s natural beauty. He enjoys experimenting with new techniques. The Mellon . . . read more
Aaron has exhibited at the library previously and we are happy to have him back. This series of paintings is titled Birds of a Feather. You can see Aaron’s paintings in the Mellon room the entire month of August whenever the library is open. The room is occasionally booked for private use; please call ahead . . . read more
The artwork of Liz Cutler, Carrie Eason, Janet Elvidge, Jean Forbes, and Linda Rowell Kelley will be featured at the Northeast Harbor Library from July 2nd through July 31st. Their show, “Island Impressions”, will feature recent work by the artists. Liz Cutler, founder and an instructor at ArtWaves MDI in Town Hill, works to place . . . read more
MDI Photo Club Exhibit Opens The MDI Photo Club Annual Exhibit opens Saturday, June 2 in the Mellon Room of the Northeast Harbor. The exhibit remains open to the public through Friday, June 29. The exhibit includes images from 48 local photographers, with subjects ranging from landscape, wildlife, and nature, to travel and abstracts. The MDI . . . read more
Acadia Senior College announces their Tenth Annual ASC Members’ Art Show which will be held in the Northeast Harbor Library’s Mellon Room from May1-30. This year the theme is Reflection- suggested by the hundreds of MDI Marathon silver space blankets saved from last year’s marathon. Senior College members (50 or older) are eligible to . . . read more
For the month of April, the Northeast Harbor Library will host an exhibit of photographs by local photographer Anne Wetzel. The exhibition, entitled “A Celebration of Friendship,” is photographs taken of Bettina Dudley and family at Webb Pond in Eastbrook, Maine, starting in the summer of 1999. When Anne arrived on MDI in 1998, she . . . read more
This March the Northeast Harbor Library, in partnership with the Southwest Harbor, Jesup, and Bass Harbor libraries, will exhibit artwork from local women celebrating Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Inspired by the Written Word of Maine Women.” Artists were asked to consider phrases of prose or poetry, fiction or nonfiction, published or . . . read more
