Jul 17, 2026 | Gallery, Uncategorized
Our summer exhibition, Graven Images, at the Monson Arts Gallery has already drawn considerable attention. The artist, Michael Rothschild, was born in Bangor and has lived most of his life on a 200-year-old farm in the hills of western Maine. This is his first...
Feb 11, 2026 | Gallery, Uncategorized
Our current gallery exhibition, Celestial Mindscapes: The Art of John Bozin, features one of Monson’s most recognizable local painters. We sat down with John to learn more about what led him to Monson and what has driven him to create for all these years. John...
Oct 17, 2025 | Artist Residencies, Community Programs, Uncategorized
Monson Arts was honored to host the Illustration Institute for a week-long residency full of community-focused activities! The Illustration Institute is located on Peaks Island off the coast of Maine. Their mission is to raise appreciation and awareness of...
Jul 28, 2025 | Artist Residencies, Uncategorized
Abby Wang is an Asian-American artist from Campbell, California. She graduated from Bowdoin College, where she received her BA in Visual Arts in 2023. At Monson Arts, she worked on her graphic novel memoir that details her diagnosis with stage four Non-Hodgkin’s...
Jul 10, 2025 | Gallery, Uncategorized
The gallery exhibition this summer features materials that are familiar to the town of Monson. Quarries have long been a source of inspiration for artists, photographers, and sculptors, and Monson has been drawing in artists since the mid-1800s. This exhibition,...
May 14, 2025 | Community Programs, Gallery, Partnerships, Uncategorized
Our Monson Arts High School students have an incredible show in the Monson Arts Gallery. Thank you to everyone who supported our young artists at last Friday’s reception. The exhibition showcases visual art and writing from 20 students across six high schools in...
Time and space to create.
Monson Arts is a new artists’ residency and arts center in Monson, Maine. Programs include residencies for artists and writers, intensive shorter workshops, and educational partnerships with area secondary schools.