Maine Jewish Museum

Celebrating Maine’s Jewish art, history and heritage in a restored 1921 synagogue in downtown Portland. January 4–March 6: UNDERCURRENTS: Diane Bowie Zaitlin: curated by Nancy Davidson. Opening: January 4, 2–5 p.m. February 6: First Friday Art Walks, a reception 5–8 p.m. Mixed media encaustic paintings reveal Zaitlin’s fascination with the power of color, sensuality of surface and use of veiled narrative. Her luminous imagery refers to memory, choices, searching and relationships, hinting of landscape.