8 Best Places to Shop in Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle, Maine

The ladies running Gallery B are gregarious and knowledgeable about the work showcased here, including paintings and sculptures by regional and local creatives, so walk in expecting a deluge of inspiration and conversation.

This is where husband-and-wife artists Susan and Joshua Adams display and sell their oil paintings primarily showcasing landscapes.

This gallery sells 19th- through 21st-century Maine and New England landscapes and seascapes by nationally recognized and emerging artists who work in a variety of media. It also carries the proprietor's own photography.

This unassuming, two-story space focuses on contemporary painting and sculpture. The gallery is often used as a venue for performance art and poetry readings as well. 

This nonprofit gallery, fondly referred to as DIAA, comprises works from local artists with rotating exhibits every two weeks during the summer months.

Artist Jill Hoy has summered on Deer Isle since she was 10 years old. In 1986, she opened her own gallery to exhibit her contemporary landscapes that can also be seen at the Portland Museum of Art, Harvard Business School, and the Boston Public Library. If you're visiting in the off-season, call ahead to see if you can make an appointment to visit.

It's well worth a stop here to spend part of an afternoon (it's not open in the morning) browsing items made by local photographers, seamstresses, fiber artists, and potters.

Opened in 1982, the Turtle Gallery resides in the 1876 Centennial House and its barn. Curations focus on Maine and regional artists (though some are from elsewhere in the U.S.), and range from contemporary painting and sculpture to crafts. There's also an outdoor sculpture garden, and a percentage of sales are often donated to local organizations that support the community.