First Friday Open House and Reception, 5-7 pm at Boothbay Region Art Foundation, 1 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Come celebrate and view the new Members' Show and two solo shows upstairs: Sarah Wilde and Susan Henry. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. * www.boothbayartists.org * 207-633-2703. 

GLEASON FINE ART

New show: “Lyn Asselta: Where Rock Meets Water.” First Friday and Artist Reception 5-7 p.m. Renowned pastel painter Lyn Asselta has created a series of new pastels exploring the interface of Maine's granite-bound shore and the ever-changing sea that meets it. Show runs through Sept. 3.  3l Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. 207-633-6849 * info@gleasonfineart.com * gleasonfineart.com

GOLD/SMITH GALLERY

John Vander, "Postcards from Sicily," new paintings on paper. Reception for the artist from 4 to 7 p.m. 8 McKown St., Boothbay Harbor. Show run: July 31-Sept. 18. 207-633-6252 * https://goldsmithgallery.net

Celebrating the fleeting summer with “Musings & Abstractions,” and a wine and chocolate reception from 5 to 7 p.m. 34 Atlantic Ave., Boothbay Harbor, just over the historic footbridge by foot! The gallery is filling with more new paintings. John has put the final touches on some of his ongoing “Glyph” series. These Zen-like abstracts feature intriguing, bold characters (graphic symbols) placed over vivid fields of color. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. joytothewind.com. 207-633-7025.

New show: Contemporary abstract artist Jaap Eduard Helder’s “Recent Work.” Said Helder, “My work is an intuitive improvisation on nature and on the impressions of daily life. Through a process of psychological realism, visual elements are restructured into an abstraction of the landscape and the figure.” Reception from 4 to 7 p.m., 53 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. 207-633-2755. www.facebook.com/studio53fineartgallery