Union of Maine Visual Artists
@umva-members.bsky.social
The UMVA is a nonprofit organization of more than 400 Maine artists and art lovers founded in 1975.
We aim to connect Maine artists and the art-appreciating public. We organize art exhibitions at various locations across the state. Join us! theumva.org
We aim to connect Maine artists and the art-appreciating public. We organize art exhibitions at various locations across the state. Join us! theumva.org
Speaking of members and the food drive, join us in Camden on November 8!
Shanna will collect donations during the meeting (and members may also take what they need from the bins).
See the UMVA event calendars for details on both!
theumva.org
Shanna will collect donations during the meeting (and members may also take what they need from the bins).
See the UMVA event calendars for details on both!
theumva.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Speaking of members and the food drive, join us in Camden on November 8!
Shanna will collect donations during the meeting (and members may also take what they need from the bins).
See the UMVA event calendars for details on both!
theumva.org
Shanna will collect donations during the meeting (and members may also take what they need from the bins).
See the UMVA event calendars for details on both!
theumva.org
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Artists Helping Artists @umva-members.bsky.social
To my fellow artists in the union, I’ve organized a little drop-in-the-bucket grocery card/food drive. Donate *or request a card.* Details at link.
❤️ (Requests are open only to members at this time, but may expand.)
theumva.org/event/artist...
To my fellow artists in the union, I’ve organized a little drop-in-the-bucket grocery card/food drive. Donate *or request a card.* Details at link.
❤️ (Requests are open only to members at this time, but may expand.)
theumva.org/event/artist...
Artists Helping Artists: November Food Drive – UMVA
theumva.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Artists Helping Artists @umva-members.bsky.social
To my fellow artists in the union, I’ve organized a little drop-in-the-bucket grocery card/food drive. Donate *or request a card.* Details at link.
❤️ (Requests are open only to members at this time, but may expand.)
theumva.org/event/artist...
To my fellow artists in the union, I’ve organized a little drop-in-the-bucket grocery card/food drive. Donate *or request a card.* Details at link.
❤️ (Requests are open only to members at this time, but may expand.)
theumva.org/event/artist...
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“Big Fish in a Little Pond”
Acrylics on stretched canvas, 20 x 16
DebBergmanArtist.com
#debbergmanartist #localcolorgallerymaine #maineartist #acrylicpainting #fishpainting #koipainting
Acrylics on stretched canvas, 20 x 16
DebBergmanArtist.com
#debbergmanartist #localcolorgallerymaine #maineartist #acrylicpainting #fishpainting #koipainting
April 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“Big Fish in a Little Pond”
Acrylics on stretched canvas, 20 x 16
DebBergmanArtist.com
#debbergmanartist #localcolorgallerymaine #maineartist #acrylicpainting #fishpainting #koipainting
Acrylics on stretched canvas, 20 x 16
DebBergmanArtist.com
#debbergmanartist #localcolorgallerymaine #maineartist #acrylicpainting #fishpainting #koipainting
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A week from tonight—Monday, 5/5, 7 pm
SPACE @spacegallery.bsky.social
538 Congress
Portland ME
@johncotter.bsky.social & Shanna Compton, The Color of Sound
We’ll be reading/talking about hearing & visualizing sound. John’s got a new story & I’ve got a fresh slideshow. Copies of our books too too.
SPACE @spacegallery.bsky.social
538 Congress
Portland ME
@johncotter.bsky.social & Shanna Compton, The Color of Sound
We’ll be reading/talking about hearing & visualizing sound. John’s got a new story & I’ve got a fresh slideshow. Copies of our books too too.
April 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A week from tonight—Monday, 5/5, 7 pm
SPACE @spacegallery.bsky.social
538 Congress
Portland ME
@johncotter.bsky.social & Shanna Compton, The Color of Sound
We’ll be reading/talking about hearing & visualizing sound. John’s got a new story & I’ve got a fresh slideshow. Copies of our books too too.
SPACE @spacegallery.bsky.social
538 Congress
Portland ME
@johncotter.bsky.social & Shanna Compton, The Color of Sound
We’ll be reading/talking about hearing & visualizing sound. John’s got a new story & I’ve got a fresh slideshow. Copies of our books too too.
Monday
Hey, Maine. There’s a thing that you should go to next Monday! With @shannacompton.bsky.social and @johncotter.bsky.social at @spacegallery.bsky.social ❤️
May 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Monday
TONIGHT in Portland!
Washed Away: 60 Maine Artists opening reception at Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 5–7.
Come say hi & check out the artworks selected by juror Carl Little!
mainehomedesign.com/showcase/was...
Washed Away: 60 Maine Artists opening reception at Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 5–7.
Come say hi & check out the artworks selected by juror Carl Little!
mainehomedesign.com/showcase/was...
May 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
TONIGHT in Portland!
Washed Away: 60 Maine Artists opening reception at Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 5–7.
Come say hi & check out the artworks selected by juror Carl Little!
mainehomedesign.com/showcase/was...
Washed Away: 60 Maine Artists opening reception at Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 5–7.
Come say hi & check out the artworks selected by juror Carl Little!
mainehomedesign.com/showcase/was...
UMVA member poll!
Do you print these things as a Maine artist? Would you like to?
UMVA members are invited to respond at theumva.org/printing-ser...
We’ll create a members-only resource page from the answers we collect. Stay tuned!
#MaineArtists #theUMVA
Do you print these things as a Maine artist? Would you like to?
UMVA members are invited to respond at theumva.org/printing-ser...
We’ll create a members-only resource page from the answers we collect. Stay tuned!
#MaineArtists #theUMVA
March 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
UMVA member poll!
Do you print these things as a Maine artist? Would you like to?
UMVA members are invited to respond at theumva.org/printing-ser...
We’ll create a members-only resource page from the answers we collect. Stay tuned!
#MaineArtists #theUMVA
Do you print these things as a Maine artist? Would you like to?
UMVA members are invited to respond at theumva.org/printing-ser...
We’ll create a members-only resource page from the answers we collect. Stay tuned!
#MaineArtists #theUMVA
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Woke up wayyyy too early & nailed down the pages for DEEP WHOOSH, figured out how to deal with the landscape orientation #collages (most are portrait), and tapped the printer.
Wanna blurb it? Tight timeline but it could be real short. 😉
Thinking about the cover & colormatching the scans is next.
Wanna blurb it? Tight timeline but it could be real short. 😉
Thinking about the cover & colormatching the scans is next.
![[Makes I Don’t Know Sound], collage with closed caption, 5 x 7 inches, 2020. A man with a banana flower for a head is surrounded by adoring cameras, for which he spouts what is likely self-important nonsense. A calm lake and green mountains in the distance. ©Shanna Compton, 2025.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r74tp2e3o2gkrjxiinrhuqrt/bafkreid75clj7s7eymoldhgwoebtgb64fpgfqn6ea3j5hptejvfhemztkq@jpeg)
March 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Woke up wayyyy too early & nailed down the pages for DEEP WHOOSH, figured out how to deal with the landscape orientation #collages (most are portrait), and tapped the printer.
Wanna blurb it? Tight timeline but it could be real short. 😉
Thinking about the cover & colormatching the scans is next.
Wanna blurb it? Tight timeline but it could be real short. 😉
Thinking about the cover & colormatching the scans is next.
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New book coming soon! One I’ve been wanting to exist for a few years now. Suddenly the stars have aligned.
DEEP WHOOSH, 50 closed-caption collages + an essay & a few poems. (Black Square Editions, 2025).
DEEP WHOOSH, 50 closed-caption collages + an essay & a few poems. (Black Square Editions, 2025).
March 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
New book coming soon! One I’ve been wanting to exist for a few years now. Suddenly the stars have aligned.
DEEP WHOOSH, 50 closed-caption collages + an essay & a few poems. (Black Square Editions, 2025).
DEEP WHOOSH, 50 closed-caption collages + an essay & a few poems. (Black Square Editions, 2025).
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Looks like I’ll be reading/conversing on stage about writing/poetry/art & hearing loss with John Cotter in early May in Portland at SPACE.
Stay tuned!
#Maine
Stay tuned!
#Maine
March 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Looks like I’ll be reading/conversing on stage about writing/poetry/art & hearing loss with John Cotter in early May in Portland at SPACE.
Stay tuned!
#Maine
Stay tuned!
#Maine
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February 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Are you a UMVA member? Tag us and we’ll help boost your news here on 🦋.
And be sure to take advantage of the DIY options on the new website: Create and update your Artist Page for the Meet Our Artists gallery, and post your events whenever you like!
#MaineArtists
And be sure to take advantage of the DIY options on the new website: Create and update your Artist Page for the Meet Our Artists gallery, and post your events whenever you like!
#MaineArtists
February 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Are you a UMVA member? Tag us and we’ll help boost your news here on 🦋.
And be sure to take advantage of the DIY options on the new website: Create and update your Artist Page for the Meet Our Artists gallery, and post your events whenever you like!
#MaineArtists
And be sure to take advantage of the DIY options on the new website: Create and update your Artist Page for the Meet Our Artists gallery, and post your events whenever you like!
#MaineArtists
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Posted around NYC, Chicago, DC and other cities. Be creative. Do something!
February 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Posted around NYC, Chicago, DC and other cities. Be creative. Do something!
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@umva-members.bsky.social In conjunction with the Dark Skies Exhibition at Waterfall Arts in Belfast ME this event will happen this coming Saturday February 15th waterfallarts.org/event/dark-s...
Dark Skies: Night Sky Tour & Zine Making - Waterfall Arts
John Meader and Serena Sanborn will present an all-ages program about our need to preserve the night sky and how light pollution affects our ecosystem, including humans. There will be […]
waterfallarts.org
February 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
@umva-members.bsky.social In conjunction with the Dark Skies Exhibition at Waterfall Arts in Belfast ME this event will happen this coming Saturday February 15th waterfallarts.org/event/dark-s...
Next Midcoast / Downeast Chapter meeting: Saturday, March 8, 11-1 at Camden Public Library
Details on the site: theumva.org/event/midcoa...
#MaineArt
Details on the site: theumva.org/event/midcoa...
#MaineArt
February 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Next Midcoast / Downeast Chapter meeting: Saturday, March 8, 11-1 at Camden Public Library
Details on the site: theumva.org/event/midcoa...
#MaineArt
Details on the site: theumva.org/event/midcoa...
#MaineArt
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This show is really looking amazing, very happy to be included and able to fill this space with so much color, light and love!
All works created from repurposed or reused materials.
All works created from repurposed or reused materials.
Come on by Saturday or Sunday from 11-4pm to check out Art of Biddeford at The Foundry! I’ve curated (and just finished installing!) a fun exhibition “What’s Old is New Again” with works by Asherah Cinnamon, @lauradunnart.bsky.social, Hannah Hirsch and KJ Shows. 30 Upper Falls Way, Biddeford! 🎉🎨🥂
February 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This show is really looking amazing, very happy to be included and able to fill this space with so much color, light and love!
All works created from repurposed or reused materials.
All works created from repurposed or reused materials.
Thanks! The call for art for WASHED AWAY is now closed.
100+ UMVA members offered artwork for consideration. Our juror, Carl Little, is reviewing entries now.
Mark your calendars: WASHED AWAY, Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery, May 2–June 21, 2025.
#MaineArtists #WashedAwayExhibition
100+ UMVA members offered artwork for consideration. Our juror, Carl Little, is reviewing entries now.
Mark your calendars: WASHED AWAY, Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery, May 2–June 21, 2025.
#MaineArtists #WashedAwayExhibition
February 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thanks! The call for art for WASHED AWAY is now closed.
100+ UMVA members offered artwork for consideration. Our juror, Carl Little, is reviewing entries now.
Mark your calendars: WASHED AWAY, Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery, May 2–June 21, 2025.
#MaineArtists #WashedAwayExhibition
100+ UMVA members offered artwork for consideration. Our juror, Carl Little, is reviewing entries now.
Mark your calendars: WASHED AWAY, Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery, May 2–June 21, 2025.
#MaineArtists #WashedAwayExhibition
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“Half a Boat is Better than None”
Acrylics and pen on stretched canvas, 14 x 11
Available
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#maineartist #debbergmanartist #boatpainting #acrylicpainting
Acrylics and pen on stretched canvas, 14 x 11
Available
DebBergmanArtist.com
#maineartist #debbergmanartist #boatpainting #acrylicpainting
January 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“Half a Boat is Better than None”
Acrylics and pen on stretched canvas, 14 x 11
Available
DebBergmanArtist.com
#maineartist #debbergmanartist #boatpainting #acrylicpainting
Acrylics and pen on stretched canvas, 14 x 11
Available
DebBergmanArtist.com
#maineartist #debbergmanartist #boatpainting #acrylicpainting
Judith Greene-Janse • Art Rocks 3
Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings of the Maine Coast + figure drawings
Opening: Sat, 2/1, 5-8pm
Come & enjoy the company! Food cart options & the Belleflower libations available
Belleflower Brewing
66 Cove St.
#PortlandMaine
Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings of the Maine Coast + figure drawings
Opening: Sat, 2/1, 5-8pm
Come & enjoy the company! Food cart options & the Belleflower libations available
Belleflower Brewing
66 Cove St.
#PortlandMaine
January 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Judith Greene-Janse • Art Rocks 3
Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings of the Maine Coast + figure drawings
Opening: Sat, 2/1, 5-8pm
Come & enjoy the company! Food cart options & the Belleflower libations available
Belleflower Brewing
66 Cove St.
#PortlandMaine
Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings of the Maine Coast + figure drawings
Opening: Sat, 2/1, 5-8pm
Come & enjoy the company! Food cart options & the Belleflower libations available
Belleflower Brewing
66 Cove St.
#PortlandMaine
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Attn: Maine artists.
As the web admin for the Union, I get a little peek into the process, and this is going to be another complex, varied & important show in Portland.
It’s not too late!
$35 annual membership in UMVA. No fees for shows. You heard me.
#Maine
As the web admin for the Union, I get a little peek into the process, and this is going to be another complex, varied & important show in Portland.
It’s not too late!
$35 annual membership in UMVA. No fees for shows. You heard me.
#Maine
REMINDER: Tomorrow—Sat, Feb 1—is the last day to submit for WASHED AWAY.
UMVA artists may submit up to 3 images of 2D, 3D or video art. As always, no fee.
Our juror, Carl Little, looks forward to reviewing your work!
Details & application form here: theumva.org/event/call-f...
#maineart
UMVA artists may submit up to 3 images of 2D, 3D or video art. As always, no fee.
Our juror, Carl Little, looks forward to reviewing your work!
Details & application form here: theumva.org/event/call-f...
#maineart
January 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Attn: Maine artists.
As the web admin for the Union, I get a little peek into the process, and this is going to be another complex, varied & important show in Portland.
It’s not too late!
$35 annual membership in UMVA. No fees for shows. You heard me.
#Maine
As the web admin for the Union, I get a little peek into the process, and this is going to be another complex, varied & important show in Portland.
It’s not too late!
$35 annual membership in UMVA. No fees for shows. You heard me.
#Maine
REMINDER: Tomorrow—Sat, Feb 1—is the last day to submit for WASHED AWAY.
UMVA artists may submit up to 3 images of 2D, 3D or video art. As always, no fee.
Our juror, Carl Little, looks forward to reviewing your work!
Details & application form here: theumva.org/event/call-f...
#maineart
UMVA artists may submit up to 3 images of 2D, 3D or video art. As always, no fee.
Our juror, Carl Little, looks forward to reviewing your work!
Details & application form here: theumva.org/event/call-f...
#maineart
January 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
REMINDER: Tomorrow—Sat, Feb 1—is the last day to submit for WASHED AWAY.
UMVA artists may submit up to 3 images of 2D, 3D or video art. As always, no fee.
Our juror, Carl Little, looks forward to reviewing your work!
Details & application form here: theumva.org/event/call-f...
#maineart
UMVA artists may submit up to 3 images of 2D, 3D or video art. As always, no fee.
Our juror, Carl Little, looks forward to reviewing your work!
Details & application form here: theumva.org/event/call-f...
#maineart
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As I was taking this simple product photo today, I suddenly felt a little bit emotional... thinking about how little gestures of kindness and statements of love and support are especially important right now.
January 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
As I was taking this simple product photo today, I suddenly felt a little bit emotional... thinking about how little gestures of kindness and statements of love and support are especially important right now.
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I've got an exhibition coming up at the Foundry in Biddeford, Maine this February!
"What’s Old is New Again"
"What’s Old is New Again"
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January 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I've got an exhibition coming up at the Foundry in Biddeford, Maine this February!
"What’s Old is New Again"
"What’s Old is New Again"
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4x6" mail art card I'm sending to my niece Sara who is recovering from a broken leg... it's an ink monotype with an encaustic wax monotype with sheet music chunk and piece of dried acrylic paint peeled off a palette...so very #mixedMedia ... @art.bsky
January 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
4x6" mail art card I'm sending to my niece Sara who is recovering from a broken leg... it's an ink monotype with an encaustic wax monotype with sheet music chunk and piece of dried acrylic paint peeled off a palette...so very #mixedMedia ... @art.bsky