Altered Courses: new portraits, both two-legged and four, created this winter by Scott David Chase,  March 23 - April 18, 2018
Scott David Chase is a painter and illustrator from New England (as much as anywhere.) He completed precisely one semester of college as a Fine Arts major before dropping out. His formal training ended there.
Through trial and (many an) error, he has managed to stumble into a visual style that is uniquely his own. Creating is his most powerful way to connect to others, and to show the world how it looks from his perspective. ​

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First & Again – an exhibit featuring the work of Artist Nicole Ellis.  Opening reception is February 16, 5:30-7:30pm .  This exhibit will run until March 16. The opening reception and exhibit are free to the public, however your generous donations will ensure Main Street Art can continue to offer exhibits like this to the public. You can make a donation at Main Street Art or on our website: www.mainstreetart.org.
 First & Again is Nicole’s first show. It speaks to original works and harkens to the second life. In the images, she hopes to show the rust, the peeling paint, the broken edges, which she finds fascinating. 
It speaks to how she paints with the first impulse, with an image, then the countless checking and peering into the image to truly "see" it until completion. It's also a reference to how people look at art; they seem to glance at first then revisit to look again.
 Drawing since early childhood, Nicole has had a lifelong dream of painting full time. She currently enjoys painting with acrylic and finds herself getting lost in the details of small additions to the images. She hopes you enjoy the details and her work as you see her work in her First gallery setting and look Again to gain appreciation of these quiet images which mean so much to her. ​

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​Art Among Us January 19 - February 9, 2018  Get to know the Main Street Art Family! This exhibit features the art work of board members, committee members, teachers, and staff of Main Street Art. At MSA, we appreciate the hard work of everyone who helps us thrive, and we love to take this opportunity to show off how talented and creative they are.  The work is a varied and interesting as they are. Come out and take a look and get to know the MSA family a little better through their art! 
​Opening Reception: January 19, 5:30-7:30pm 

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​December 8 - December 29, 2017 - MSA Holiday Small Works Show
This is a departure from our usual exhibitions, as it focuses on small works.  It is scheduled to open on December 8, and run until Christmas. This is a great show to attend for those looking for small gifts for the holidays season. We will be keeping the gallery open extended days/hours.
Extended gallery hours for this exhibit are: Saturday, December 9, noon to 3pm, Sunday, December 10, noon to 2:30pm, Saturday, December 16, 10am to 2pm, and Sunday, December 17, noon to 2:30pm.

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November 11 - December 3, 2017 - Kids in Vietnam - 1971
Main Street Art is excited to bring photographer Fred Vigeant from Stratford, CT to showcase his photographs from his time serving in Vietnam.  Fred went on active duty in April 1970 and was sent to Chu Lai, Republic of Viet Nam in January 1971, as a member of the 23rd  (AMERICAL) Infantry Division. He was assigned to be Information officer of the Americal Division Artillery.  Among his subsequent additional assignments were civic action officer and recreation officer.  
 
He was responsible for photographing and issuing press releases on soldier promotions, education, awards and other notable achievements within his unit. He additionally had the opportunity to photograph community efforts, including the Medical Civic Action Program and support efforts at local orphanages.
 
He returned to the United States in November, 1971, with the stand down of the division. Two years ago, he began scanning his Viet Nam negatives and posting some on Facebook which led to this exhibit.

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October 13 - November 10, 2017 - Catherine Green "Connections" 
Catherine’s work is comprised of clean lines and clear color. The compositions often focus on specific detail in the foreground with an atmospheric background. Each piece may be comprised of as many as 45 individual stencils based on the complexity of the image. Some of her ideas take up to six months to complete.

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September 15 - October 7, 2017 - The Seacoast Photographers Group: "People"
“People” is the fourth annual exhibit from the Seacoast Photographers Group at Main Street Art.
The show opens on Friday, September 15 with a public reception from 5:30 to 7:30.
This year’s exhibit will feature over 40 works depicting the individual artists' interpretation of the theme, including portraits, street photography, and casual imagery in color and black and white.

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2017 MSA Summer Camp Showcase

August 25 - September 8, 2017
The Summer Camp Showcase features the work of MSA's summer camp students. 

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Art In Bloom, Newfields

April 28-June 9, 2017
Can't make it to the MFA? Come to MSA and help us usher in Spring with Main Street Art's first Art in Bloom exhibit. This exhibit features fresh flowers paired with the artistic floral interpretations by local artists including Peg Duffin, Dusty Knight, Amy Brnger, Ella Carlson,  Heather Park, and Verity Boyer. 
Live floral arrangements provided by the Newfields Garden Club. ​

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Convergence/Divergence 

March 10 - April 14, 2017
This exhibit showcased the work of the Tributary Artists, 7 Seacoast area painters. They exhibited oil, acrylic and water color paintings of scenics and people, mostly  of the Seacoast area.

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We are proud of our shared gallery space and classroom, and are glad to offer at least 9 or more shows every year exhibiting the talent of regional artists, along with nationally located artists. 

The annual Seacoast Photographers Association show Windows: Picture This. This  exhibition featuring the work of local photographers is a study of how multiple talented artists interpret a theme. In addition to the opening, there will be Art Talks on Saturdays.

Opening Reception September 9, 5:30-7:30pm. Art Talks on Saturdays at noon. The show runs through October 15.

 Image credit Robert Jones

The Intimate Portrait

This show highlights the photographic works of 6 photographers who studied together under the direction of Joyce Tenneson at the Maine Media Workshop. Despite different styles and influences, the common thread of portraiture unites this show into a rhythmic and enticing exploration of people.

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February 2016
The Art of Graphic

One misconception about graphic art is that it is based in commercialism, lacking the creative freedom or self expression often associated with other visual art genres. This collection of artists is a dynamic and eclectic showcase of work exploring the many obvious and subtle ways that graphic arts and fine art influence each other in positive ways.

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Featured in this show are:
Soosen Dunholter
Carter Humphreys
Marcy Pope
Alicia Quimby
Bryan Rutland
Jodi Scaltreto

Alicia Quimby

Marcy Pope

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January 2016
Art Among Us: Masks

This annual show features the work of those dedicated individuals who already give their time and energy to all manner of daily operations at Main Street Art. We are not only an organization dedicated to providing quality art experiences to the community, we also endeavor to enrich the creative process of our members. We have extremely talented staff and volunteers and we are proud to have their work on display.

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Catherine Green-
Seeing the Forest for the Trees

Catherine’s work is comprised of clean lines and clear color. The compositions often focus on specific detail in the foreground with an atmospheric background. Each piece may be comprised of as many as 45 individual stencils based on the complexity of the image. Some of her ideas take up to six months to complete.
Catherine’s prints have been widely recognized, notably through her inclusion in the Cheremeteff Exhibition of American Prints at The Book Chamber in Moscow and by winning the Yankee Magazine Print Award. Recently, she showed in the New Hampshire Institute of Art Biennial, received the League of NH Craftsmen’s Charles and Elizabeth Gorst Print Award and was added to the permanent collections of the League of NH Craftsmen and The McIninch Art Gallery at Southern New Hampshire University.
Inspired by natural themes, Catherine's screen prints showcase traditional still life subjects such as flowers and fruit as well as nests, birds, seashells and leaves. “I am always looking at trees,” she says. “In their particular settings, their relationships with other things and the movement of their branches. Each one has something to say.”

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Previous Exhibitions

Days of Summer: 2015 Summer Camp Show
 featuring the work of summer camp and Art in the Afternoon students

Edge of Realism
an Exhibition Featuring the Work of Jeff Wagner and Judith Andrews
May 22 - July 10

Solid Space; A 3 Dimensional Show
April 10-May 22, 2015

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5th Dimension: Works on paper
February 20 - April 2, 2015

Art Among Us: One Big Family
January 9 - February 6, 2015

"Color!"
Featuring Gaby Grossman and Rose Bryant
November 21 - December 30, 2014

'Wandering Watercolorists'
featuring Barbara Day Richards, Joanne Ravgiala,
and Lisa Lynn Alyson
October 17 - November 14, 2014

'Life is good'
seacoast photography group
September 13 - October 11, 2014