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Judith Blank is exhibiting a collection of her rugs in the Mellon Room at the Northeast Harbor Library for the month of September. She has been weaving steadily, on the Island, for the last 35 years, exploring the healing power of color in the medium of rag rugs. Her weaving is in the tradition of . . . read more

Throughout February and March, the Northeast Harbor Library will exhibit “Resist Dyed Textiles, Old and New” in the Mellon Room. The work is a mixture of items on loan to the library from people who have traveled and collected textiles from important ancient centers of the craft.  Some pieces are new work, made by local highly . . . read more

Throughout the month of January, we will exhibit art made by students at Mount Desert Elementary School. Come and seethe young talent that exists in our community and bring a young art lover with you!

  Throughout the month of December, the library will exhibit photographs by Lori Davis.  Due to the book sale, the exhibit will be unavailable the week of December 8. When she was only nine, Lori’s family began their volunteer work as wildlife rehabilitators.  Realizing her wildlife interactions were unique, she felt the desire to document . . . read more

Throughout the month of November, the Northeast Harbor Library will exhibit paintings by Phyllis Rees. Phyllis painted intimate views of nature on and around Mount Desert Island from 1975 until she became disabled in 2010. Phyllis died in 2012. The exhibit is curated by her husband, Peter Rees. Phyllis received her BA at San Jose . . . read more

Throughout the month of October, the library will exhibit work by Judy Taylor and Liz Cutler. Judy’s work consists of figurative and narrative paintings, labor-focused work, landscapes and portraiture. Her scenes of workers and nature found on the island often incorporate island residents as models. Prior to coming to Maine, she lived in New York . . . read more

Anne Wetzel will exhibit her photograms in the Mellon Room of the Northeast Harbor Library throughout the month of September. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, September 4 from 4-6pm. Anne began her career in photography in 1994 after leaving her administrative position in the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the University . . . read more

Art in Public Spaces presents ArtX3, three great exhibits in one great space, for the month of August at the Northeast harbor Library. There will be an opening reception on Monday August 4th from 5-7pm. Shapes of the Wind in the Mellon Room :  As an island community, much of the unique character and history of . . . read more

New paintings by Wini Smart will be shown at the Northeast Harbor Library through the month of July 2014. The artist is showing her renditions of the beauty of Maine. Wildflowers, seascapes, shady forests, local gardens and ponds all appeal to the artist’s eye. “Lily Pond Reflections” is a large oil painting of a pond . . . read more