Art in Maine

Discover 12 places to experience unusual art in Maine.

Phippsburg, Maine

Wild Bird Petroglyph

A collection of modern petroglyphs by artist Kevin Sudeith. Hate them or love them, but important to experience.

Monhegan, Maine

Monhegan Museum of Art & History

This remote museum highlights the island’s impressive creative legacy.

Sullivan, Maine

The Granite Garden Gallery

Admire an ever-changing landscape of stone sculptures.

Langlais Sculpture Preserve

A nature and outdoor art preserve features the large-scale, abstract works of a renowned Maine folk artist.

South Solon Meeting House

South Solon Meeting House

Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.

Entrance sign to the art trail.

Alexander, Maine

Alexander Art Trail

The largest hand-carved, outdoor sculpture collection in the state of Maine.

Pockwockamus Rock

Millinocket, Maine

Pockwockamus Rock

This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.

Olson House

Olson House

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.

Biddeford, Maine

One Blue Sky Mural

A mural of a boy making a phone call connects a southern Maine community to a town in Iraq.

Roadside birdhouses.

Million Dollar Birdhouse Wall

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

Bangor Opera House.

Bangor Opera House

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

"Neptune's Ride."

Thomaston, Maine

Maine State Prison Showroom

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

A side view of Artist's Bridge

Artist's Bridge

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

Are we missing something unusual in Maine?