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Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME
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Center for Maine Contemporary Art

Contemporary art center in downtown Rockland showing work by Maine-connected artists.

21 Winter Street, Rockland, ME 04841 · Rockland, ME

About Center for Maine Contemporary Art

Founded in 1952, this contemporary arts institution in downtown Rockland presents a year-round rotation of exhibitions featuring emerging and established artists with ties to Maine. Visitors can also join gallery talks, performances, film screenings, and hands-on workshops. The building opened in 2016 and contains three exhibition galleries, a gift shop, a lecture hall, an ArtLab classroom, and an open public courtyard. It sits across from the Farnsworth Art Museum and next to the Strand Theatre.

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