Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery
See below for the schedule of Artist Receptions and run dates of Exhibits.
The Gallery is an exhibition space for visual artists in the lobby of the RFA Lakeside Theater in Rangeley. Enjoy rotating exhibits with Opening Receptions where you can meet the artists, admitre their work, and enjoy complimentary appetizers and a beer/wine cash bar.
ARTISTS interested in exhibiting in the Gallery please click HERE for proposal form and send it to us at rangeleyarts.org.
We are very excited that we now have a gallery to exhibit contemporary art in our recently renovated lobby. The RFA’s goal is to use this space and a practiced business model to promote the visual arts, support our artists and generate financial benefits for them and our non-profit 501(c)3. The Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery is coordinated by the owner of a contemporary art gallery with 20+ years experience and a creative team of visual artists and art collectors.
If you are an artist that would like to be considered for an exhibit, either one-person or group, please call 207-864-5000 for more information about the Gallery.
2022 EXHIBIT SCHEDULE:
RLRS Student Art Award Winner Exhibit
April 1 – May 27, Opening Reception: April1, 5:30 – 7:00 PM. Click HERE for complete information.
John Hooper – Rangeley Wildlife: Carvings in Wood and Giuseppe Ribaudo – Textile Art
May 28 – June 30, 2022, Opening Reception: May 28, 5:30 – 7:00 PM. Click HERE for complete information.
Walter Mularz – Nature Photography
July 1 – July 28, 2022, Opening Reception: July 2, 5:00 – 6:30 PM. Click HERE for more information.
Ben Pearson – Lakescape Photography
July 29 – August 18, 2022, Opening Reception: July 29, 5:00 – 6:30 PM. Click HERE for more information.
Michael Vermette – Paintings
August 19 – September 9, 2022, Opening Reception: August 19, 5:00 – 6:30 PM. Click HERE for more information..
Western Mountain Photography Show
September 10 – October 6, Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: September 10, 5:30 – 7:00 PM. Click HERE for more information.
PAST EXHIBITIONS:
Click title of exhibit for complete information.
2021:
Denis LeBlanc – Watercolors
May 28 – June 28, 2021, Opening Reception: May 29, 5:30-7 PM
David Wissman – Oil Paintings, “Woods & Water”
July 1 – July 28, 2021, Opening Reception: July 2, 5:30-7 PM
Claudia Diller – Paintings, “Seasons in Maine”
July 30 – August 18, 2021, Opening Reception: July 30, 5-6:30 PM
Kris Horton – Paintings, “Natural Connections”
August 20 – September 7, 2021, Opening Reception: August 20, 5-6:30 PM
Western Mountain Photography Show
September 11 – October 11, 2021, Opening Reception: September 11, 5:30-7 PM
Jud Pealer & Susy Sanders – Paintings, “Dreaming Awake”
October 15 – January 2, 2022, Opening Reception: October 16, 5:30-7 PM
2020:
Poetry Out Loud Student Art Exhibit
February 15 – March 1, 2020, Opening Reception: February 15, 5:30 – 7:00 PM.
Wilderness: Paintings by Judson Pealer
June 1 – July 7, 2020. Opening Reception: June 1, 5:30 – 7:00 PM.
Rangeley Angling Art Show
July 10 – July 26, 2020, Opening Reception: July 10, 5:30 – 7:00 PM. Sponsored by the Rangeley Region Sport Shop as part of their 75th Anniversary Celebration.
Sonja Johnson: Reflections on Existence
July 31 – August 18, 2020, Opening Reception: July 31, 5:30 – 7:00 PM.
David Tibbetts: Old Barns, Moose and More
August 21 – September 7, 2020, Opening Reception: August 21, 5:00 – 6:30 PM.
Western Mountain Photography Show
September 12 – October 10, 2020, Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: September 12, 5:30 – 7:00 PM.
2019:
Western Mountain Photography Show 2019
Awards Reception: September 14, 2019, 7 PM, Exhibit dates: September 13-30, 2019
Sonja Johnson – Amused: The musings of a creative mind.
Opening Reception: August 3, 2019, 5:30 – 7:00 PM, Exhibit: August 3 – September 9, 2019
Carol Batchelder-Paintings and Walter Mularz – Photography
Opening Reception:July 2, 2019, 5:00 – 6:30 PM, Exhibit: July 2 – August 1, 2019
Rick Osterhout – Sculpture
Opening Reception: May 24, 2019, 5:30 – 7:00 PM, Exhibit: May 24 through July 1, 2019
I am More – Facing Stigma
Part of the Yellow Tulip Project, sponsored by Rangeley Health and Wellness. Opening Reception: Thursday, May 9, 2019, 6-8 PM, through May 22, 2019
Cat’s Eye Photography – the work of Cat Nutt
Opening Reception: February 16, 2019, 5:00 – 6:30 PM, Exhibit: February 16 through May 1, 2019
2018:
4th Annual Western Mountain Photography Show
Juried Exhibit Awards Reception: Saturday, September 15, 2018, 7 PM in the Banquet Room of the Rangeley Inn. Exhibit dates: September 14-15, 2018
Rangeley Inn
Pamela Jo Ellis – WORKS ON PAPER
Artist’s Reception: August 4, 2018, 6-8 PM, Exhibit: August 4 – September 15, 2018
Nancy Keenan Barron and Hélène Farrar – CONSIDERING PLACE – an exhibit of paintings.
Artist’s Reception: June 28, 2018, 5-7 PM, Exhibit: June 28 – July 30, 2018
Elizabeth Hunter and Melissa Shea – Fiber Arts
Artist’s Reception: May 24, 2018, 5-7 PM, Exhibit: May 24 – June 26, 2018
Janice Adler, Set Designer
Artist’s Reception: February 1, 2018, 5-7 PM, Exhibit runs from February 1-25, 2018