Courthouse Gallery Fine Art

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art Representing contemporary Maine artists. Located in beautiful downtown Ellsworth. A large-scale sculpture park occupies the sweeping lawn out front.

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art represents contemporary Maine artists, including established artists whose artwork can be found in major collections nationally, emerging artists, and selected estates. This destination gallery offers over 4500 square feet of fine art handsomely displayed in Ellsworthโ€™s historic courthouse and registry of deeds, two Greek Revival buildings built in 1832. Owners Michael

and Karin Wilkes opened the gallery in 2006 after renovating both buildings to their former grandeur.

Joseph Keiffer finds beauty in the depths of winter in ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’… ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š, ๐‘ฑ๐’‚๐’๐’–๐’‚๐’“๐’š, capturing the sun as it sets over a quiet fa...
06/18/2026

Joseph Keiffer finds beauty in the depths of winter in ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’… ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š, ๐‘ฑ๐’‚๐’๐’–๐’‚๐’“๐’š, capturing the sun as it sets over a quiet farm. A snowy path bordered by a broken fence and a handful of bare trees leads the viewer into the scene, lending a subtle eeriness to an otherwise peaceful landscape.

Now showing and available. Browse the link in our bio to view Keifferโ€™s new work.

๐‘ฌ๐’๐’… ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š, ๐‘ฑ๐’‚๐’๐’–๐’‚๐’“๐’š
oil on canvas board
11 x 14 inches



Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber

The serene setting in๏ปฟ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’šโ€™๐’” ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’…, ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’๐’„๐’Œ ๐‘ท๐’๐’Š๐’๐’• by Joseph Keiffer captures the afternoon light just as it cast its glow ...
06/18/2026

The serene setting in๏ปฟ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’šโ€™๐’” ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’…, ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’๐’„๐’Œ ๐‘ท๐’๐’Š๐’๐’• by Joseph Keiffer captures the afternoon light just as it cast its glow on this quaint farmhouse and field of wild flowers.

Now showing and available. Browse Joseph Keifferโ€™s new work via the link in our bio.

๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’šโ€™๐’” ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’…, ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’๐’„๐’Œ ๐‘ท๐’๐’Š๐’๐’•
oil on canvas
16 x 20 inches



Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber

Drawing on the French tradition of ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™ข๐™š, Joseph Keifferโ€™s intimate interiors and still lifes reveal the poetry in f...
06/18/2026

Drawing on the French tradition of ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™ข๐™š, Joseph Keifferโ€™s intimate interiors and still lifes reveal the poetry in familiar objects and domestic spaces, inviting the viewer to discover the extraordinary within everyday life.

๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™ข๐™š ๐™‘๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ are now available. Browse Joseph Keifferโ€™s new work via the link in our bio.

๐‘จ ๐‘ด๐’†๐’“๐’“๐’š ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’†๐’“ 16 x 12 inches
๐‘ญ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’‰ ๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’ ๐‘ท๐’๐’–๐’Ž๐’” 8 x 10 inches
๐‘ต๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’–๐’Ž๐’” ๐‘ฐ๐’ ๐‘จ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ช๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’Ž ๐‘ท๐’๐’• 12 x 8 inches


Joseph Keifferโ€™s paintings resonate because he asks his viewer to linger in a moment of beauty, a vignette, or the medit...
06/17/2026

Joseph Keifferโ€™s paintings resonate because he asks his viewer to linger in a moment of beauty, a vignette, or the meditative possibilities of a landscape painting.

Keiffer came to Maine in 1970s, and locations in Downeast Maine have since been his most frequent subjects.

๐‘ฑ๐’๐’Š๐’ ๐’–๐’” ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚๐’ ๐‘จ๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’”๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐‘น๐’†๐’„๐’†๐’‘๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’!
๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ“โ€“๐Ÿ•๐ฉ๐ฆ

Now on view through July 12. Browse the show via the link in our bio.

The View From Blue Hill
oil on canvas
28 x 30 inches


contemporarylandscapepainting
Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber

PIER, PATTERNS AND FOG by Philip Frey captures a quiet moment, possibly before the mail boat arrives on Great Spruce Hea...
06/17/2026

PIER, PATTERNS AND FOG by Philip Frey captures a quiet moment, possibly before the mail boat arrives on Great Spruce Head Island.

๐‘ฑ๐’๐’Š๐’ ๐’–๐’” ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚๐’ ๐‘จ๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’”๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐‘น๐’†๐’„๐’†๐’‘๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’!
๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ“โ€“๐Ÿ•๐ฉ๐ฆ

PHILIP FREY
Pier, Patterns and Fog
oil on linen
18 x 24 inches

Now showing in INSIDE/OUTSIDE through July 12, 2026. Browse the show via the link in our bio.


Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber

ISLAND LIFE by Philip Frey was inspired by a painting residency last June on Great Spruce Head Island, the summer home o...
06/17/2026

ISLAND LIFE by Philip Frey was inspired by a painting residency last June on Great Spruce Head Island, the summer home of painter Fairfield Porter.

๐‘ฑ๐’๐’Š๐’ ๐’–๐’” ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚๐’ ๐‘จ๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’”๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐‘น๐’†๐’„๐’†๐’‘๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’!
๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ“โ€“๐Ÿ•๐ฉ๐ฆ

PHILIP FREY
Island Life
oil on linen
30 x 24 inches

Now showing in INSIDE/OUTSIDE through July 12. Browse the show via the link in our bio.


Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber

PHILIP FREY: INSIDE/OUTSIDE opens today! Join us for an Artistโ€™s Reception on Wednesday, June 24, 5โ€“7pm. Freyโ€™s new work...
06/15/2026

PHILIP FREY: INSIDE/OUTSIDE opens today! Join us for an Artistโ€™s Reception on Wednesday, June 24, 5โ€“7pm. Freyโ€™s new work was inspired by a painting residency on Great Spruce Head Island, the summer home of artist Fairfield Porter. Show runs through July 12, 2026.

Browse the show via the link in our bioโ€”or to order the catalog with an essay by artโ€™s writer Jorge S. Arango Jorge Arango.

โ€œLooking at Freyโ€™s paintings reminds me of another sage observation, this one by the composer Robert Schumann: โ€˜The artistโ€™s vocation is to send light into the human heart.โ€™ Which might make it interesting for us to place our attention on our hearts when we encounter a Frey work, just to see what might be stirring there.โ€ โ€”Jorge S. Arango

โ€œChanging Light, Receding Tide,โ€ detail, oil on linen, 40 x 60 inches



Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber

A HUGE โ€œThank Youโ€ to speakers Carl Little, Philip Frey, and Kate Hanlon for a wonderful conversation last night! โœจThey ...
06/04/2026

A HUGE โ€œThank Youโ€ to speakers Carl Little, Philip Frey, and Kate Hanlon for a wonderful conversation last night! โœจ

They shared a natural rapport that made their discussion effortless and engaging for everyone who attended!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

Thank you to Carl for moderating, sharing obscure historical tidbits, and reading his quirky poem. And special thanks to and for sharing their expertise and insight about their work and what it meant to participate in Ellsworth As Muse.

Browse our current shows via the link in our bio: Ellsworth As Muse and our Annual Spring Show

ContemporaryArt

The Union River winds its way past a red boathouse in TRICKLING TIDE by Joseph Keiffer, who uses soft light, and warm re...
05/30/2026

The Union River winds its way past a red boathouse in TRICKLING TIDE by Joseph Keiffer, who uses soft light, and warm reds and bright blues in this peaceful riverside setting at low tide. Oil on canvas, 16 x 12 inches. Now on view in ELLSWORTH AS MUSE, a special exhibition celebrating the City of Ellsworth and Courthouse Galleryโ€™s home for the past twenty years.

Browse more Ellsworth As Muse and our Annual Spring Show via the link in our bio.

Join us on Wednesday, June 3, at 5pm, for a Gallery Talk with art writer Carl Little, painter Philip Frey, and printmaker Kate Hanlon.

In BY THE RIVER by Alison Rector, the beautiful arched window at the Ellsworth Library ๏ปฟfills the room with light and at...
05/28/2026

In BY THE RIVER by Alison Rector, the beautiful arched window at the Ellsworth Library ๏ปฟfills the room with light and atmosphere. Rector uses the elevated perspective to cleverly draw your eye through the library, straight toward the window and outside to painterly landscape just beyond the glass.

Join us on Wednesday, June 3, at 5pm, for a Gallery Talk with art writer Carl Little, painter Philip Frey, and printmaker Kate Hanlon.

Now on view in ELLSWORTH AS MUSE, a special exhibition celebrating the City of Ellsworth and Courthouse Galleryโ€™s home for the past twenty years. Browse more Ellsworth As Muse and our Annual Spring Show via the link in our bio.

Alison Rector
BY THE RIVER
oil on linen
28 x 28 inches


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6 Court St
Ellsworth, ME
04605

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Monday 10am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 5:30pm
Thursday 10am - 5:30pm
Friday 10am - 5:30pm
Saturday 10am - 5:30pm

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