Resources for artists

Art Scams: provides many useful tips to protect yourself from Internet art scams
ArtShow: up-to-date list of art shows, juried exhibitions & competitions for artists
Coastal Maine Art Workshops: art instruction in Rockland by internationally recognized artists
Maine Arts Commission: offers grants and fellowships to Maine artists
Maine College of Art (Portland): offers programs for BFA and MFA degrees as well as Continuing Studies
Maine Crafts Association: promotes education, understanding, and appreciation of the work of Maine craft artists
Maine Illustrators Collective: an informal collective of illustrators who meet regularly in Portland
Union of Maine Visual Artists: sponsors and curates exhibitions, lectures, panel symposia, films, socials, and other programs to educate and to sustain artists in their artistic quests and pursuits.

Our local community

Milbridge Area Merchants Association: serving the communities of Addison, Cherryfield, Columbia, Columbia Falls, Harrington, Milbridge, and Steuben
Milbridge Historical Society: A museum of local history
Milbridge Public Library: interlibrary loan, computer workstations, free public internet access (wifi)
Visit Milbridge: news, events, and information about the Milbridge area
Women's Health Resource Library (Milbridge): free public internet access (wifi)

Cobscook Community Learning Center (Trescott): Community education, with an emphasis on the arts
Center for Maine Contemporary Art (Rockport): exhibitions of outstanding contemporary Maine artists
Chapter Two (Corea): represents original work by exceptional artists and artisans inspired by the Schoodic Peninsula
Courthouse Gallery Fine Art (Ellsworth): represents contemporary painting, sculpture, and photography by Maine artists
Farnsworth Museum (Rockland): a nationally recognized collection of works from many of America’s greatest artists; features works by the Wyeth family
Flatbay Collective (Harrington area): a cluster of artists "happily removed from the national cultural marketplace" living in rural coastal Washington County.
Humboldt Institute / Eagle Hill Foundation (Steuben): lectures, art workshops, art retreats
Maine Art Scene: Maine arts & culture online magazine
Portland Museum of Art (Portland)
Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium: a new biennial cultural event that brings together artists, visitors, and communities for a common goal: sculpture for the public.
Schooner Gallery (Milbridge): contemporary fine arts by Maine artists
University of Maine Art Gallery (Machias): special exhibits and works from the University's permanent collection