About Us | Western Maine Art Group

The Western Maine Art Group provides for resources for artists to:

• Exhibit and market their work
• Teach their art or craft
• Network within the Arts Community of Western Maine and beyond
• Find creative economic opportunities

The WMAG facilitates exhibits for member artists at a variety of locations including:

• The Lajos Matolcsy Arts Center
• Historic Schoolhouse Gallery, Norway ME
• 13 north-facing Main Street windows of the Norway Savings Bank Ops. Cntr.
• Stephens Memorial Hospital, Norway ME
• McLaughlin Garden, South Paris, ME

The WMAG Hosts a variety of Art and Heritage Crafts Classes including:

• Adult and Child Drawing I, II, III
• Illustration
• Life Drawing
• Beginning to Advanced Oil & Watercolor Painting
• Children’s Cartooning & Illustration
• Multi-Media
• Encaustics Pigmented Wax

The WMAG provides community access to the arts in creative ways by partnering with other including:

• Maine School Administrative District #17
• The Oxford Fair Association
• The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce
• The Western Maine Cultural Alliance
• The Mahoosuc Arts Council
• Norway Arts Festival
• The Norway Business Association
• Edward Jones Investmnet Offie
• Oxford Credit Union
• Market Square Nursing Home
• Nettie Rikker Gallery, Poland, Springs
• Oxford Casino Office

About WMAG:

The WMAG was founded as a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization in 1962, by Hungarian fine artist Professor Lajos Matolcsy and his students Lee Bean and Ellie Viles, for the purpose of providing opportunities for Western Maine artists and artisans to learn, exhibit and teach, while providing broad community access to original arts.

The Mission of WMAG:

Our mission is to provide opportunities for artists and artisans, to provide broad community access to original arts, and to partner with others to create a prosperous cultural environment in Western Maine.

Finding Us:

Western Maine Art Group

P.O. Box 122, Norway, ME 04268

Gallery: Lajos Matolcsy Arts Center, 480 Main St. Norway, ME

Tel: 207-739-6161

Mobile: 207-890-3649

 

 

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