ARTmonday: Center for Maine Contemporary Art Online Auction

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland, Maine is currently hosting an online auction on Paddle8 through February 28, 2018 at 5pm. All proceeds from the auction support CMCA.

Initially founded as an artists’ cooperative called Maine Coast Artists in 1952, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art functioned as a series of pop-ups for the first 15 years, having no permanent site. Early shows included works by Alex Katz and Louise Nevelson.

In 2016, the center moved to a new glass and corrugated metal space in downtown Rockland, designed by architect Toshiko Mori. CMCA remains a non-collecting institution, which means it does not maintain a permanent collection Instead, it shows work by national and emerging artists associated with Maine.

The auction offers up 50 works by 50 artists. Here are a few of my favorites. As they say, bid now, bid often here.

Emilie Stark-Menneg, Love Potion, 2017 • Courtesy of CMCA

Ingrid Ellison, Open the Floodgates, 2016 • Courtesy of CMCA

K. Min, Summer #45, 2017 • Courtesy of CMCA

John Bisbee, Midsize American Grid, 2017 • Courtesy of CMCA

Brooke Nixon, Snowy Day, 2017 • Courtesy of CMCA

Elizabeth Fox, Changing Room, 2009 • Courtesy of CMCA

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Marni Elyse Katz is a design writer and editor who lives in Boston and Cape Cod with her husband, two sons, and a cat. She blogs about design at www.stylecarrot.com View all posts by StyleCarrot