A Painting by Dean McCrillis Which This Blogger Hopes Will be in the November Exhibition! (Love it!)

A Photograph of Munjoy Hill, Curated by Bruce Brown, that is Currently Part of a Show at Cove Street Arts.

Dean McCrillils, of South Portland, is this years Cove Street artist in residency,  located at 71 Cove Street, Portland.  An exhibition of his residency work is scheduled for November.

Mr. McCrillis grew up in western Maine.  Through famliy and friends he was introduced to the intensity of the state’s dense wilderness.  His most recent body of work is a reflection of these experiences developed through experimental process and memory.

Currently on exhibit – until April 5, 2025 is a phtography show ehtitled:  Munjoy Hill & The Portland Waterfront.  The exhibit curated by Bruce Brown explores the past of these areas through the lens of Mark Rockwood and Jeffrey Stevensen dating back to the 1970s and the 1980s.

While many of the images initially feel very different from our past, one begins to notice certain familiar buildings and more importantly one begins to feel a familiar connection with the people in the photographs……there is a recognizable sense of place and spirit which is unmistakeable according to the exhibition description.

Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove Street, is closed on Sunday and Monday.  For more information, please call 207 – 808.8911.  www.covestreetarts.com