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A short interview at The Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival 2025 in Wells, Maine

Alan Claude Gallery wins 2025 Down East Magazine's Best Art Gallery in Maine

The Alan Claude Gallery won Down East Magazine’s Best Art Gallery in Maine. Overlooking the Kennebec River, the Alan Claude Gallery is located in historic downtown Gardiner. Alan Claude’s poster style art of lighthouses, coastal and lake scenes of Maine and other New England states are boldly displayed in the artist’s beautifully restored buildings and gallery. Read more

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MAINE CRAFT WEEKEND  Friday & Saturday October 4th +5th 2025

Join us at the Alan Claude Gallery for Maine Craft Weekend. The gallery will be open 10am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. ART TALK with Alan Claude (about a 15 minute presentation) is at 11am and again at 2pm. Join us for complimentary refreshments on Saturday and Sunday.

 

 

 

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Past shows in 2025

37th Annual Laudholm Nature Craft Festival -  Wells, Maine

Saturday September 6th & Sunday 7th

The Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival is a juried event highlighting many of New England's most skilled creative people. It attracts thousands of visitors who appreciate their fine work. The event is held every September on the weekend after Labor Day. Music and food round out the festival, which is a major fundraiser for Laudholm Trust, the nonprofit that supports the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve.

 

Camden Windjammer Festival - Camden, Maine

Friday August 30th & Saturday 31st 2025

https://www.facebook.com/WindjammerFestival/

 

ARTWALK GARDINER -ALAN CLAUDE GALLERY Gardiner, Maine  
Friday August 15th 2025

Join us on home turf, The Alan Claude Gallery for a fun evening with live music -TOURMALINE, wonderful refreshments, wine & cocktails :) 5pm -8pm

 

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Art In The Park - South Portland, Maine  
Saturday August 9th 2025

https://www.artintheparkmaine.com/

The City of South Portland's Art in the Park is an annual summer favorite for both artists and attendees dating back to 1980. Held on the second Saturday in August in beautiful Mill Creek Park, the show features original art and photography by up to 170 artists, a food court, and music in the afternoon. Admission is free to the public. The show opens at 9:00 a.m. and closes at 4:00 p.m.

Yarmouth, Maine

The Yarmouth Clam Festival is an annual summer event that promotes the community and provides opportunities for Yarmouth-based non-profit organizations to raise funds in support of their missions. Admission to the Festival is FREE!
Every year approximately thirty non-profit groups volunteer thousands and thousands of hours to bring the Festival to life. Come join us for a long weekend (always the 3rd Friday in July) and enjoy all that we have to offer; Friday night parade, Saturday night fireworks, live music from 3 stages, fantastic food served by our non-profit volunteers, arts & crafts shows, road races and more. The Carnival on the Midway opens Wednesday evening and runs through Sunday. All other Festival activities start Friday at 10:00 am.

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LOVE MY SPACE with Alan Claude Art. Thank you for showing off your interior design skills and how you transformed and beautified your place -

 

Art tour of the new 378 million dollar MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Malone Family Tower. I am delighted to have my art in this amazing new hospital building.

 

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https://youtu.be/-KGBFiRgEVw?si=cKYWt0N7FTOr1fp6&t=625

 

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Artwalk Gardiner

Join for an fun evening this Friday May 16th 2025  5pm-8pm

Live music with We Are Tourmaline

Learn more - 

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