Dave's Blog

The Process of making, insights of the artist.

BAR HARBOR — David Sywalski will lead participants through an exploration of the granite sculpture carving process and its various tools and techniques at an MDI Science Cafe at McKay’s Public House on Wednesday, May 6, at 5:30 p.m.

Welcoming guests for over three decades, the Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine, gave their visitors much more than usual during the first annual Viles Arboretum Sculpture Symposium. Featuring twelve Maine sculptors, the mid-September symposium wowed a diverse crowd with facts and techniques, within a colorful setting of ever changing botanicals.

A dozen artists will create outdoor sculptures through Sept. 21.

Modern Art Destinations in Downeast Maine.

Somewhere north of L.L. Bean there is an imaginary line that designates the start of Downeast Maine. Known chiefly for sailing, lobsters, and unspoiled landscapes, the area nonetheless offers outposts—roughly between Belfast and Bar Harbor—where visitors can see art that goes well beyond the clichés of tourist imagery.