NEWS, EVENTS & SHOWS

Visit the Alan Claude Gallery in Gardiner, Maine 

Monday - Tuesday 10am - 4pm

Wednesday - Saturday - 10am - 5pm

Closed Sundays

2026 ART SHOWS & EVENTS

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.

 

Art In The Park - South Portland, Maine  
Saturday August 8th 2026 (9am -4pm)

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.

ARTWALK GARDINER -ALAN CLAUDE GALLERY Gardiner, Maine  
Friday August 14th 2026

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

The Alan Claude Gallery will be one of several businesses hosting artists.

 

Camden Windjammer Festival - Camden, Maine

Friday September 4th 10am - 5pm  & Saturday 5th 2026 9am -5pm

https://camdenparksandrec.com/camden-windjammer-festival/

 

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38th Annual Laudholm Nature Craft Festival -  Wells, Maine

Saturday September 12th & Sunday 13th 2026  10am -4pm

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.

 

YORK HARVESTFEST - York Beach - Maine

SATURDAY OCTOBER 17th 2026 - 9am to 4pm

Visit https://www.gatewaytomaine.org/york-harvestfest/

This is a free family festival that includes a variety of activities including:

• Live music from Local band Freight Train,  Dan Blakeslee / Dr. Gasp
• Local food vendors
• Juried crafters and Old-Fashioned Market vendors from all over New England.
• Harvestfest includes Kidsfest: story telling, interactive activities, and a roaming railroad.

 

ARTWALK GARDINER - Friday, December 4th 2026 - 5pm to 8pm.

ARTWALK GARDINER celebrates its community of artists and businesses in Historic Downtown Gardiner, Maine.

The Alan Claude Gallery will be one of several businesses hosting artists.

Join us for a fun event with Mark Martel's Famous Meatballs and light appetizers, wine and drinks. We are opening up, "The Cellar", to our special guest artists: TBD

Artwalk Gardiner was formally launched in the fall of 2005 by Artdogs Studios and a handful of artists in Gardiner. 

2026 marks our 21th anniversary of growing art and community. Learn more at www.artwalkgardiner.com.

PAST SHOWS IN 2026

ARTWALK GARDINER -ALAN CLAUDE GALLERY Gardiner, Maine  
Friday May 15th 2026

Join us on home turf, The Alan Claude Gallery for a fun evening with 3 guest Artist -, wonderful refreshments and drinks :) 5pm -8pm

2026 marks the 21th anniversary of ARTWALK GARDINER. Learn more at www.artwalkgardiner.com.

The Alan Claude Gallery will be one of 16 businesses hosting artists.

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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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Past shows in 2025

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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