The Stier Family Gallery, on the library’s lower level, hosts exhibitions that offer great variety of media, topics, and artists that educate, inform, or entertain the community. Information about our current exhibit is below, followed by information on how to apply to exhibit your work in our gallery.
Currently on Display
Painted Perceptions
Landscapes and Still Lifes by Michelle Leier
September 3 – 30, 2024
Selected images from the exhibit
Michelle Leier is an oil painter who finds magic in ordinary, everyday scenes and objects. Her paintings explore scenes she encounters in everyday life, often in walks around town or on nearby trails. Before moving to Maine, she spent many years living in central Europe, and was strongly influenced by the amazing variety of painting she saw there. She finds Baroque art to be especially inspiring, and loves how the whirling, circling, energetic use of light and space in this style of art expresses a celebratory feeling. Michelle aims to capture some of that energy with her own art. This exbihit combines work she has completed while living in Maine: scenes from Cape Elizabeth, Portland, and still lifes done in the studio. She grew up in an isolated wilderness near the Superior National Forest in Minnesota, and studied oil painting and art history at Northwestern University, and the Studio Arts College International in Florence, Italy. She received her M.F.A from the Massachusetts College of Art at the Fine Arts Work Center.
Information for Prospective Artists/Exhibitors
The Stier Family Gallery consists of two wall display areas (with a rail/cord hanging system) and a large display case divided into 5 segments. More detailed space plans are available in the gallery application.
- All interested artists are strongly encouraged to make a site visit prior to submitting a proposal. Artists are able to use part or all of the gallery space available. Please note, if an artist is only using part of the space (i.e. only the display cases), another artist’s work may be displayed elsewhere in the Gallery.
- Any interested party in utilizing the gallery must submit an application to the Library Director.
- Applications are accepted any time of year. Exhibits are scheduled on a “first come, first serve” basis. Please note that at times of high demand, the gallery may be scheduled months in advance.
- Given the public viewing of the gallery, the subject matter of any show must be appropriate for children as well as adults, therefore explicit images are not permitted in gallery shows. The Library Director reserves the right to reject or remove any material(s) that seem incongruent with the public nature of the gallery. In the event that the Library Director rejects or removes any material(s) for exhibit, that decision is final.
Click here for more information or to apply!