Monson Arts Gallery
The Monson Arts Gallery celebrates the creative heritage of Maine by hosting a wide variety of exhibitions featuring local artists, past and present. Presenting 3 to 4 shows a year, the gallery is a space to explore the artistic works connected to Monson Arts programs including local high schools and Maine colleges as well as featured professional artists like Berenice Abbott and Alan Bray. Additionally, the gallery has featured Monson historical shows and Maine Highland open calls as well as traditional Wabanaki indigenous art.
We look forward to seeing you visit this vibrant, eclectic show space that celebrates the expressive talents of those drawn to make and create in the Maine North Woods.
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Monson Arts High School Exhibition
The culmination of our year-long high school visual and literary program showcases over 70 works of art and writing from our 24 students across the region. Their dedication to craft is on display for the month of May. Please join us in congratulating them on May 8th at the reception.
On view May 1, 2026 – June 1, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday May 8th, 2026
5pm – 7pm – Refreshments sponsored by the Monson General Store
Hours
Monday – Thursday: Closed
Friday: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00pm – 5:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Or By Appointment: Contact gallery@monsonarts.org
The Monson Arts Gallery is located at 8 Greenville Rd, Monson ME
Call 207-997-3205 to reach the gallery store during open hours.
Upcoming Exhibition
Graven Images
Michael Rothschild
June 13, 2026 – October 12, 2026
Reception: Saturday June 20th, 2026, 2pm-4pm
Reading: 4pm-5pm
Graven Images: Stone, Wood, Copper, Steel, Bone – featuring Michael Rothschild’s first exhibition in the United States. This exhibition will show a collection of precious obsessions. The drawings that inspired etchings accompany the sculptures. Each medium has its own power over the subject. The grain of the wood and stone guide the form. Human figures, often of motherhood, and creatures of the sea, sky, rivers, and land dominate the work in all mediums.
The exhibition runs from June 13th through October 12th, 2026, with the opening reception on June 20th from 2pm to 4 PM at the Monson Arts Gallery, 8 Greenville Road in Monson, Maine. Rothschild will give a reading from his newly released book, Sculpture and Tales, from 4pm – 5pm at the Moore Studio Building, 3 Tenney Hill Rd in Monson.
Looking for information about the Monson Gallery Store? Call 207-997-3205 to learn more about works by local artists and authors.
Latest Gallery News at Monson Arts
Preview our 2022 Residency Schedule
Monson Arts hopes to bring a total of 100 residents in 2022 making it our busiest year yet. Check out our complete lineup of residency dates for next year. Apply now for Spring sessions!
High School Art and Writing Program Exhibit 2020
View an online gallery of photos documenting some of the highlights from the 2019-20 Monson Arts High School Art and Writing Program to go with the exhibit on display in the gallery windows through June (you can view safely from the street).
Summer 2019 Public Programs
See our lineup of fee public programs being offered this summer including evening talks by artist/ instructors, exhibits, demonstrations, and film screenings.
New Exhibit at the Monson Arts Gallery Features Work by Traditional Artists from Northern Maine
‘Artists of the Forest’ opens May 15, featuring the work of six artists and craftsmen from Maine’s Northern Forest who work with one of the region’s most abundant resources- wood.
New Exhibit ‘Art All Around Us’ Opens April 12
The first exhibit of 2019 at the Monson Arts Gallery celebrates the work of art teachers from community schools in Piscataquis County and the greater region. ‘Art All Around Us’ will be on display until May 9. Gallery hours are Thursday – Sunday, 10-4
WELCOME
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.