Art galleries in Boothbay Harbor
Galleries are best taken slowly. Boothbay Harbor, Maine has 9 mapped right now. That's 9 galleries mapped around Boothbay Harbor. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Opening nights are the cheat code — free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that actually wants to talk about the work.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Boothbay Harbor (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Gleason Fine Art and Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery, plus Black River Gallery. If a gallery's missing from Boothbay Harbor's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Boothbay Harbor gallery lineup
9 in Boothbay Harbor, plus 11 more around Boothbay Harbor below:
Gleason Fine Art
Art gallery0.1 km from Boothbay Harbor
Gleason Fine Art — Art gallery, found on 31 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor.
31 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, 04538
Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery
Art gallery0.1 km from Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery — Art gallery, found on 1 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor.
1 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, 04538
Black River Gallery
Art gallery0.1 km from Boothbay Harbor
Black River Gallery is Art gallery on 16 McKown Street, Boothbay Harbor.
16 McKown Street, Boothbay Harbor, 04538
Ed Brown’s Wharfside Gallery
Art gallery0.1 km from Boothbay Harbor
Ed Brown’s Wharfside Gallery is Art gallery on 21 Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor.
21 Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor, 04538
Studio 53 Fine Art Gallery
Art gallery0.1 km from Boothbay Harbor
Studio 53 Fine Art Gallery is Art gallery on 53 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.
53 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, 04538
Ed Brown's Wharfside Gallery
Art gallery0.2 km from Boothbay Harbor
Ed Brown's Wharfside Gallery — Art gallery, found on 31 Commercial Street in Boothbay Harbor.
31 Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor, 04538
Joy to the Wind Gallery
Art gallery0.4 km from Boothbay Harbor
Joy to the Wind Gallery — Art gallery, found on 34 Atlantic Avenue in Boothbay Harbor.
34 Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, 04538
Villard Studios
Art gallery0.6 km from Boothbay Harbor
Villard Studios — Art gallery, found on 57 Campbell Street in Boothbay Harbor.
57 Campbell Street, Boothbay Harbor, 04538
Mitchell & Co Studio
Art gallery2.5 km from Boothbay Harbor
Mitchell & Co Studio — Art gallery, found on 1038 Wiscasset Road in Boothbay Harbor.
1038 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay Harbor, 04537
What the map tells us about art galleries in Boothbay Harbor
None of the 9 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Smaller galleries can keep irregular hours, so check the website before a special trip.
The Boothbay Harbor gallery walk
Making a day of it in Boothbay Harbor? Work this order: Gleason Fine Art on 31 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery on 1 Townsend Avenue, Black River Gallery on 16 McKown Street, Ed Brown’s Wharfside Gallery on 21 Commercial Street, Studio 53 Fine Art Gallery on 53 Townsend Avenue, Ed Brown's Wharfside Gallery on 31 Commercial Street, Joy to the Wind Gallery on 34 Atlantic Avenue, and Villard Studios on 57 Campbell Street. That's the gallery walk in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 1 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Boothbay Harbor
How the regulars do Boothbay Harbor's galleries:
- Many galleries are free at Gleason Fine Art. Smaller and artist-run spaces often charge nothing. When in doubt, check the website rather than assuming.
- Take the long way through at Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery. Galleries reward slow looking. One extra lap always reveals something the first pass missed.
- Buy the catalogue. Exhibition catalogues are the affordable art book. They sell out after the show closes.
- Ask what's coming next. Gallerists love talking about the next show. It also tells you when to come back.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Boothbay Harbor — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Boothbay Harbor can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 9 that's closed, or a great art gallery we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 9 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more art galleries around Boothbay Harbor
11 more within about 25 km of Boothbay Harbor, nearest first:
Sylvan Gallery
Art gallery17.0 km from Boothbay Harbor
Sylvan Gallery — Art gallery, found on 49 Water Street in Wiscasset.
49 Water Street, Wiscasset, 04578
Wiscasset Bay Gallery
Art gallery17.0 km from Boothbay Harbor
Wiscasset Bay Gallery — Art gallery, found on 75 Main Street in Wiscasset.
75 Main Street, Wiscasset, 04578
Ingram Fine Art & Antiques
Art gallery17.0 km from Boothbay Harbor
Ingram Fine Art & Antiques is Art gallery on 85 Main Street, Wiscasset.
85 Main Street, Wiscasset, 04578
Maine Art Gallery
Art gallery17.3 km from Boothbay Harbor
Maine Art Gallery — Art gallery, found on 15 Warren Street in Wiscasset.
15 Warren Street, Wiscasset, 04578
Gallery 87 Fine Art Studio
Art gallery17.6 km from Boothbay Harbor
Gallery 87 Fine Art Studio is Art gallery on 87 Federal Street, Wiscasset.
87 Federal Street, Wiscasset, 04578
Cleopatra Graphics
Art gallery17.8 km from Boothbay Harbor
Cleopatra Graphics — Art gallery, found on 112 Federal Street in Wiscasset.
112 Federal Street, Wiscasset, 04578
Kathleen Horst Studio and Gallery
Art gallery20.3 km from Boothbay Harbor
Kathleen Horst Studio and Gallery is Art gallery on 179 Bristol Road, Damariscotta.
179 Bristol Road, Damariscotta, 04543
The Sinclair Gallery
Art gallery20.3 km from Boothbay Harbor
The Sinclair Gallery is Art gallery on 172 Bristol Road, Damariscotta.
172 Bristol Road, Damariscotta, 04543
Jan Kilburn Art Studio
Art gallery20.4 km from Boothbay HarborRun by Jan Kilburn
Jan Kilburn Art Studio is Art gallery run by Jan Kilburn on 168 Bristol Road, Damariscotta. Jan Kilburn Art Studio also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
168 Bristol Road, Damariscotta, 04543
Kefauver Studio & Gallery
Art gallery20.6 km from Boothbay Harbor
Kefauver Studio & Gallery is Art gallery on 144 Bristol Road, Damariscotta. Kefauver Studio & Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30; it has a website with more detail.
144 Bristol Road, Damariscotta, 04543
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30
The Creative Playground
Art gallery21.7 km from Boothbay Harbor
The Creative Playground — Art gallery, found on 4 Mills Road in Newcastle.
4 Mills Road, Newcastle, 04553
Art gallery listings for Boothbay Harbor: 9 in Boothbay Harbor and 11 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.