Maine Art News: Maine Arts & Culture Online Magazine http://www.maineartscene.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:06:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.maineartscene.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.maineartscene.com Maine Art News: Maine Arts & Culture Online Magazine http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Theater-Performances/Portland-Players-Present-Love-Letters.html One Night Only - Saturday, February 13th at 8:00 pm. (Portland, ME) Join The Portland Players for a one night only fund raising performance of LOVE LETTERS, featuring Giselle A. Paquette and Paul J. Bell. The play centers on just two characters, Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III. They read the notes, letters and cards - in which, they discuss their hopes, ambitions, dreams, disappointments, victories, and defeats - that have passed between them throughout their separated lives. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit the Portland Players website (http://www.portlandplayers.org). Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:35:05 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Sophie-B.-Hawkins-at-Chocolate-Church-Arts-Center.html Saturday, February 20th at 7:30 pm. (Bath, ME) With two gold albums, a Grammy nomination and gutsy honesty , Sophie B. Hawkins creates nuanced arrangements that echo Nina Simone, Laura Nyro and other influences that enhance her unique sound. She emerged in 1992 with a fierce bidding war for her debut album, Tongues Tails. The Columbia Records release quickly went gold, earned her a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, and fired a single, Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover , into the Top Five. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:21:44 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Arts-Commission-News/Arts-Visibility-Grant-Deadline-Approaching.html (Augusta, ME) March 11, 2010 is the deadline for the Maine Arts Commissions Arts Visibility Grant. This grant, with its maximum award of $1,500, supports Maine's artists and arts organizations by providing the means with to increase the visibility of specific artistic projects. An application that supports an individual artist or organization through increased visibility of specific artistic projects is eligible for the grant. For more details, please visit the Maine Arts Commission website (http://mainearts.maine.gov). Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:01:49 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Concerts/Portland-Symphony-Orchestra-Presents-Isn-t-It-Romantic.html At the Merrill Auditorium on Saturday, February 20 at 7:30 pm and on Sunday, February 21 at 2:30 pm. (Portland, ME) Treat your valentine to the most romantic love duets from Broadway shows throughout the ages, and fall in love all over again with music that will make your heart skip a beat! Featuring: Matthew Troy - Guest Conductor Matthew Thomas Troy was appointed assistant conductor of the Winston-Salem Symphony in May 2008. In this position Maestro Troy also serves as the music director of the Youth Symphony and the Winston-Salem Symphony's education director. In September 2009 Troy was awarded the Regional... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:51:59 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Jobs-and-Resumes/Judith-M.-Geer.html JUDITH M. GEER P.O. Box 34 • Fairfax, VT 05454 • (802) 309-4201 • judyg548@gmail.com Arts Administrator ~ Marketing Associate ~ Development Associate ~ Box Office Manager • Over twenty years experience in customer service. • Hard working, detail oriented, able to multitask. • Analytical approach to identifying and solving problems. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Administration: •Managed daily office activities for historic opera house including ticket sales. Acted as liaison between organization and town officials. •Prepared financial reports and handled contract administration for facility and visiting artists. •Coordinated and executed the yearly fundraising drive. •Developed marketing plan and designed marketing pieces for season’s events. Organization, Management and Leadership: •Coordinated multiple projects simultaneously... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:20:39 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Neicy-at-90-A-Retrospective-of-Bernice-Arthur-with-Friends.html At Åarhus Gallery February 4th through February 28th. There will be an opening reception on Friday, February 5th, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. (Image: Love by Bernice Arthur) (Belfast, ME) Neicy, has entered the building. Bernice ‘Neicy’ Arthur that is. She’s lived in Belfast for three years now having followed her children up from the Boston area, and turns 90 in February. For her birthday, Åarhus Gallery is having a retrospective show of her life’s work. Topping out at 4’ 10” she’s an eccentric jolly bundle of artistic talent, wit and humor. Her artistic expression runs the gamut from superb pencil... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:37:21 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Mediumship-A-New-Exhibit-at-Corduroy-Boutique-and-Gallery.html The Exhibit Runs Through March 31st. (Portland, ME) Corduroy Boutique & Gallery is proud to present “Mediumship”, a collection of new works by Damion Silver and curated with love by Ms. Tyler Briggs. “Mediumship” is a look into the communication between the spiritual and physical worlds. There will be an opening reception on Friday, March 5th at 6:00 pm. (Image by Damion Silver) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:54:46 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Galleries/Here-and-There-at-Whitney-Art-Works.html (Image by Judith Allen-Efstathiou) On Display from February 5, until March 27, 2010. (Portland, ME) This February at Whitney Art Works, weave amongst the long, hanging works of Judith Allen-Efstathiou, and stop to inspect the densely rendered guts of security envelopes corsaged with healing plants. In a smaller, more private room, experience Allen-Efstathiou's examination of family, fragmentation, and sentimentality. Allen-Efstathiou deals with juxtaposition in her personal life (she splits her time between Athens and Maine winters) and in her creative life. Her work relies on an interlocking and exchange of here with there that is visually rewarding and stimulating.... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Artists-Openings/Exhibits/Some-Like-it-Hot-at-Toby-Rosenberg-Pottery.html (Image: Journal by Diane Bowie Zaitlin) Through Sunday, February 28th. (Portland, ME) Diane Bowie Zaitlin will be part of Some Like it Hot!, a group show of artists using heat in the creative process at Toby Rosenberg Pottery in Portland. Her encaustic paintings reveal her fascination with the power of color, sensuality of surface, and use of a veiled narrative. She is especially attracted to the luminosity, depth, and fluidity of encaustic that allows a natural combination of painting and collage. Diane has shown her work extensively and has been included in various group shows in New York, Massachusetts, Oregon,... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Museum-Exhibits/Four-Artists-Show-at-the-University-of-Maine-Museum-of-Art.html (Image: Untitled by Meg Chase) Through April 3, 2010. (Bangor, ME) Meg Chase exhibits a series of expressionistic landscapes in Resonant Places”, Simple Complexity: Installation and Works” features art by Gerry Stecca, Gerald Matthew Immonen shows his “Burnt Cove: Watercolors and Maine Landscapes” and Bio-Permutation” is the exhibit of sculptures by David Isenhour. Admission to the museum is free in 2010 because of a grant from Machias Savings Bank. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. For information, please call 561-3350 or visit The University of Maine Museum of Art website (http://www.umma.umaine.edu). Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:18:39 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Artists-Openings/Exhibits/Mediumship-A-New-Exhibit-at-Corduroy-Boutique-and-Gallery.html (Image by Damion Silver) The Exhibit Runs Through March 31st. (Portland, ME) Corduroy Boutique Gallery is proud to present “Mediumship”, a collection of new works by Damion Silver and curated with love by Ms. Tyler Briggs. “Mediumship” is a look into the communication between the spiritual and physical worlds. There will be an opening reception on Friday, March 5th at 6:00 pm. “Mediumship” explores our everyday lives, as we bounce in and out of states of mind, absorbing information in conscious and subconscious ways; the fragments of moments, faces, places, sounds and such stay with us along the way. This... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Galleries/Neicy-at-90-A-Retrospective-of-Bernice-Arthur-with-Friends.html (Image: Love by Bernice Arthur) The Exhibit Runs February 4th Through February 28th, with an Opening Reception on Friday, February 5th, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. (Belfast, ME) Neicy, has entered the building. Bernice ‘Neicy’ Arthur that is. She’s lived in Belfast for three years now having followed her children up from the Boston area, and turns 90 in February. For her birthday, Åarhus Gallery is having a retrospective show of her life’s work. Topping out at 4’ 10” she’s an eccentric jolly bundle of artistic talent, wit and humor. Her artistic expression runs the gamut from superb pencil drawings... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Photography/Photography-Exhibit-at-the-State-House-House.html (Image: Photo by Jeff Fujiu) The exhibit runs through February 12th. (Augusta, ME) Literacy Volunteers of Greater Augusta, together with Literacy Volunteers of Maine, brings the touring documentary exhibition, Faces of Literacy: Voices of Courage to the State House Welcome Center in Augusta. Organized by the state office of Literacy Volunteers of Maine (LV Maine), this exhibition (which will be on tour in Maine through 2011) is the first of its scale to showcase the issue of adult literacy in Maine. Fifteen percent of Maine’s population, or nearly 200,000 adults, struggles with reading which in turn affects family life, community involvement... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:53:35 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Some-Like-it-Hot-at-Toby-Rosenberg-Pottery.html The Show Runs February 1st through February 28th. (Portland, ME) Diane Bowie Zaitlin will be part of Some Like it Hot!, a group show of artists using heat in the creative process at Toby Rosenberg Pottery in Portland. (Image: Journal by Diane Bowie Zaitlin) Diane's encaustic paintings reveal her fascination with the power of color, sensuality of surface, and use of a veiled narrative. She is especially attracted to the luminosity, depth, and fluidity of encaustic that allows a natural combination of painting and collage. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:56:20 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Editors-Movie-Picks/The-Maid.html Chile. 95 minutes. Not rated. The Maid (La Nana) is the story of Racquel who has served as a maid for the Valdes family for 23 years. Neither truly a member of the family nor simply a servant, she inhabits a vague space somewhere in between. Threatened when the family decides to bring on extra help, Racquel engages in a series of increasingly desperate acts to hold on to her position in this insightful comedic drama about family, class, and self-discovery. >link to official movie website (http://www.themaidmovie.com/) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:41:58 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Pecha-Kucha-Night-in-Brunswick.html Monday, February 22nd at 6:00 pm at the Frontier Cafe and Gallery. (Brunswick, ME) Five Rivers Arts Alliance seeks your images and ideas for this dynamic showcase. Pecha Kucha Brunswick is a unique opportunity to present 20 images for 20 seconds each. Artists, inventors, architects, designers, and planners are invited to submit proposals for Pecha Kucha Night Brunswick. Present your art, design, ideas, business, or vision for the future in this focused community presentation. The submission process is simple with all materials due by February 8, 2010. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:25:42 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Dance-Performances/Pas-de-Deux-and-Solo-Variations-at-Colby.html On February 12th at 7:30 pm in the Strider Theater. (Waterville, ME) Boston Ballet principal dancers Kathleen Breen Combes and Yury Yanowsky, two of today's most exciting ballet artists, make their way to Colby just in time for a Valentine's Day program of pas de deux and solo work from the Romantic and modern ballet repertoire. Combes, recently hailed by the New York Times as a ballerina of colossal scale and boldness, is among the country's foremost Balanchine interpreters, and Yanowski is widely admired for his passionate performance style in a variety of roles. Join these exciting young artists... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:19:05 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Live-Music/Frontier-Cafe-and-Gallery-Presents-Morwenna-Lasko-Jay-Pun.html On Saturday, February 13th at 8:00 pm. (Brunswick, ME) A sound that's hard to describe, yet impossible to forget, with a cutting edge vibe that explodes with originality and soulful expression, Morwenna Jay's music redefines the acoustic origins of violin and guitar. Both graduates of Berklee College of Music, the violin guitar duo started playing together in 2004 and have continued to push the boundaries of acoustic music. Their newly released second CD, “Chioggia Beat,” illustrates their ability to reinvent the limits of their instruments and in the process produce a lush range of original work... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:53:23 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Theater-Performances/Mrs.-Smith-Goes-To-Washington-on-Stage-in-Lewiston.html Performances are February 19 - 21 and 26 - 28. (Lewiston, ME) Who was Maine’s first woman Senator? In a world where it seems commonplace to see women in government and on the world’s stage, it can be hard to remember when there were no women in the U.S. Senate. Margaret Chase Smith was a woman of firsts: the first woman elected to both the House of Representatives and to the Senate, the first woman from Maine to serve in either house of Congress, the first senator to speak up publicly against Senator Joe McCarthy, the first woman to appear on... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:17:06 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Concerts/Rach-and-Romance-at-the-Merrill-Auditorium.html Presented by the Portland Symphony Orchestra on February 16th at 7:30 pm. (Portland, ME) Spend an evening with twenty-two year old pianist Yuja Wang who is widely recognized for playing that combines the spontaneity and fearless imagination of youth with the discipline and precision of a mature artist. Regularly lauded for her controlled, prodigious technique, Yuja’s command of the piano has been described as “astounding” and “superhuman,” and she has been praised for her authority over the most complex technical demands of the repertoire, the depth of her musical insight, as well as her fresh interpretations and graceful, charismatic stage presence. The... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:54:39 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Special-Arts-Events/The-Golden-Dragon-Chinese-Acrobats-Come-to-Maine.html Presented by Bay Chamber Concerts on Saturday, February 13th at 7:00 pm at the Strom Auditorium, Camden Hills Regional High School. (Camden, ME) Direct from Hebei, China, The Golden Dragon Chinese Acrobats represent the best of a time-honored tradition that began more than twenty-five centuries ago. Their performance incorporates acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes and ancient and contemporary music, to present a show of breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty. You’ll see contortionists, juggling of umbrellas, balls and hats, plate spinning, high ropes, ladder and flag routines and the incredible Tower of Chairs. Be sure to buy your tickets... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Live-Music/Harry-Manx-and-Susan-Werner-at-the-Strand-Theatre.html On Saturday, February 13th at 8:00 pm. Don't miss this amazing co-bill of talented performers who will share the Strand stage on this special holiday weekend! Harry Manx has been called an essential link between the music of East and West, creating musical stories that wed the tradition of the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas. Playing the Mohan veena, lap steel, harmonica, and banjo, he has created a unique sound that is exotically hard to forget and deliciously addictive to listen to. Susan Werner composes skillful songs that effortlessly slide between folk, jazz, and pop, all delivered with... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Kenny-Cole-Exhibits-New-Show-in-Portland.html Awash in Gouache: Submarine Paintings on Paper (Portland, ME) Midcoast artist Kenny Cole, known for his in depth visual explorations into the world's military arsenals, will inaugurate the newly founded Water Closet Gallery with an aptly themed collection of paintings that reflect upon the nature and breadth of submarines worldwide. (Image: USS Ohio by Kenny Cole) Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:00:42 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Artists-Openings/Exhibits/Kenny-Cole-Exhibits-New-Show-in-Portland.html (Image: USS Ohio by Kenny Cole) (Portland, ME) On February 5th, midcoast artist Kenny Cole will inaugurate the newly founded Water Closet Gallery with an aptly themed collection of paintings that reflect upon the nature and breadth of submarines worldwide. Known for his in depth visual explorations into the world's military arsenals, these gouache paintings are rich in vibrant, saturated color and serve to inform and delight, provoke and entertain, all the while demonstrating Cole's familiarly scornful humor. As part of Portland's First Friday Art Walk, the show opens on February 5, 2010 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm and runs... Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:00:42 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Literary-Event/Left-Bank-Books-Hosts-Second-Annual-Winter-Lyceum.html (Searsport, ME) Left Bank Books will launch its second annual Winter Lyceum with a stimulating lineup of speakers to help while away winter Sunday afternoons. All Lyceum talks will take place between 3:30 - 5:00 pm. The 2010 winter schedule is: February 7 (snow date February 14): Capt. Brendan McAvoy First Mate of the Maine Maritime Academy Training Ship State of Maine February 21st (snow date February 28): Jeannine Lauber Journalist and author of Chosen Faith, Chosen Land: The Untold Story of America's 21st Century Shakers March 7 (snow date March 14): The Honorable Patricia G. Worth Maine District Court Judge March 21 (snow date March 21): George Holmes, DVM Little River Veterinary... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:29:19 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Special-Arts-Events/Pecha-Kucha-Night-in-Brunswick.html Monday, February 22nd at the Frontier Cafe and Gallery at 6:00 pm. (Brunswick, ME) Five Rivers Arts Alliance seeks your images and ideas for this dynamic showcase. Pecha Kucha Brunswick is a unique opportunity to present 20 images for 20 seconds each. Artists, inventors, architects, designers, and planners are invited to submit proposals for Pecha Kucha Night Brunswick. Present your art, design, ideas, business, or vision for the future in this focused community presentation. The submission process is simple with all materials due by February 8, 2010. The event is sponsored by Five Rivers Arts Alliance, Frontier, and Women, Work... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Arts-Commission-News/American-Masterpieces-Grant-Deadline-Approaching.html (Augusta, ME) February 26, 2010 is the deadline to apply for the the American Masterpieces Grant offered by the Maine Arts Commission for professional Maine arts organizations with annual operating budgets of $500,000 or greater. These organizations will use the grant money to present a major project such as an exhibition, performance, residency or educational programs that feature American master works, movements or artists. This grant has a maximum award of $25,000. Through American Masterpieces, the Maine Arts Commission has the opportunity to provide significant support programs that reach large and small communities throughout Maine. Projects must be accompanied by related... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:17:11 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Special-Arts-Events/ScrapArtsMusic-Comes-to-the-Merrill-Auditorium.html (Image: Scene from Synthesoid Plasmatron - Photo Taken by Don Lee) On Tuesday, February 9th at 7:00 pm. (Portland, ME) Rooted in street performance, jazz, and world music traditions, Vancouver’s ScrapArtsMusic is an unparalleled sonic and visual experience. Using one-of-a kind instruments handcrafted from industrial scrap and fueled by the same genius that produced the likes of Blue Man Group and Stomp, ScrapArtsMusic delivers a highly physical, power packed percussion performance with great theatrical flair. These innovative artists stimulate all the senses – bringing together original music, dazzling sculptural instruments, and hyper-kinetic movement. For more information or to purchase tickets, please... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:56:27 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Artists-Openings/Exhibits/Frontier-Cafe-and-Gallery-Exhibits-Evelyn-Dunphy.html Showing through March 6th. (Image: “Twilight, Daicy Pond, Baxter State Park, Maine” by Evelyn Dunphy) (Brunswick, ME) Artist Evelyn Dunphy of West Bath, Maine has been invited to exhibit her luminous watercolors of Maine landscapes at Frontier. Dunphy's paintings have been exhibited and received awards throughout the U.S., including the National Arts Club in New York. She recently received the People's Choice Award from the Natural Resource Council of Maine for her contribution to conservation in Maine, and was selected as the first Resident Artist in the history of Baxter State Park. A film titled “Following in the Footsteps of Frederic... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:31:06 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Museum-Exhibits/Real-and-Abstract-Contemporary-Art-from-the-Farnsworth.html (Image: “Ruth with Cigarette 3” by Julian Opie) February 13th through May 16, 2010. (Rockland, ME) Organized to coincide with the museum's Achieving American Art lecture series at the Strand Theatre, the exhibition features highlights from the Farnsworth's collection of American art made after World War II. While abstract expressionism catapulted American art to the forefront of the world avant-garde, realism maintained a strong hold on American artists and enjoyed a revival in the 1960s which has persisted to this day, coexisting with equally persistent strains of abstraction. The exhibition will explore this phenomenon, and will include works by Will Barnet,... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:06:50 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Jazz-and-Blues-Scene/Lil-Dave-Thompson-in-Rockland.html (Photograph Courtesy of Road Dawg Touring Company) At the Time Out Pub on Monday, February 8th at 7:00 pm. (Rockland, ME) Lil Dave's exposure to music came early and has always been a way of life. His father, the late Sam Thompson played with Willie Foster, Asie Payton, Paul Wine Jones, Eddie Cusic, James Son Thomas and others. At the tender age of 14 along with drummer Dell Cusic and bass player Allen Hite, Dave formed his first band, “The Delta Blues Band”. Dave played with various blues, Rand B, Reggae, and gospel bands in the delta area until he met and... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:44:18 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Garrison-Keillor-at-the-Merrill-Auditorium.html Thursday, February 11th at 7:30 pm. (Portland, ME) Charming, witty, and always entertaining, writer and humorist Garrison Keillor is best known for his widely popular radio show A Prairie Home Companion, which airs on more than 450 National Public Radio stations weekly. True to his radio form, Keillor shares delightful anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon, and “late-life fatherhood.” With a wonderful, dry sense of humor and an uncanny knack for telling a tale, he captivates audiences and delivers with class, charisma, and wisdom. For more information or to purchase tickets to the event, please visit... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:58:14 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/UNE-Faculty-Exhibition-2010.html February 9th through February 28th. (Portland, ME) The University of New England's Department of Creative and Fine Arts features many of Maine's important artists as professors. Every other year the UNE Art Gallery celebrates these faculty members in an exhibition that features their diverse work. (Image by Sarah Gorham, Courtesy of the University of New England Website) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:40:19 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Special-Arts-Events/Opportunity-for-Maine-Playwrights.html Deadline for Entries is February 28, 2010. (Kennebunk, ME) Next summer's Thos. Moser Chair Plays is looking for in a series of 10-minute plays based on the art of master furniture maker Thos. Moser. All plays must begin with the image of the Thos. Moser chair. No prior professional productions will be accepted. A small stipend will be awarded to the playwrights who are selected. A professional director and local actors will be used for performances. Finalists will present a reading on April 17th, May 15th, and June 19th at the Wallingford Farm's upper barn. The stage performance will be August 14th... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Galleries/The-Inspired-Hand-IV-Exhibit-in-Lewiston.html (Image: Courtesy of the University of Southern Maine Website) At the University of Southern Maine January 19 - March 26, 2010. (Lewiston, ME) This show is a biennial exhibition of work by members of the Maine Crafts Association which includes works in ceramics, metal, fiber, stone, wood and mixed media. There will be an opening reception on Friday, January 22nd from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The Atrium Art Gallery at University of Southern Maine, Lewiston Auburn College is located at 51 Westminster Street Street in Lewiston. For more information, please visit the University of Southern Maine Art Galleries website (http://www.usm.maine.edu/gallery/). Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Galleries/UNE-Faculty-Exhibition-2010.html (Image by Sarah Gorham, Courtesy of the University of New England Website) On View February 9th through February 28th. (Portland, ME) The University of New England's Department of Creative and Fine Arts features many of Maine's important artists as professors. Every other year the UNE Art Gallery celebrates these faculty members in an exhibition that features their diverse work. The Department of Creative and Fine Arts is a vital part of the UNE community with 13 instructors teaching more than 400 students each semester in arts. Instructors have a wide range of expertise from traditional drawing skills, to cutting-edge sculpture, and digital photography.... Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Special-Arts-Events/Garrison-Keillor-at-the-Merrill-Auditorium.html On Thursday, February 11th at 7:30 pm. (Portland, ME) Charming, witty, and always entertaining, writer and humorist Garrison Keillor is best known for his widely popular radio show A Prairie Home Companion, which airs on more than 450 National Public Radio stations weekly. True to his radio form, Keillor shares delightful anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon, and “late-life fatherhood.” With a wonderful, dry sense of humor and an uncanny knack for telling a tale, he captivates audiences and delivers with class, charisma, and wisdom. For more information or to purchase tickets to the event, please... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Editors-Movie-Picks/Four-Seasons-Lodge.html USA. 97 minutes. Not rated. Four Seasons Lodge is a counter-intuitive film tied to the Holocaust, one that captures the Lodgers' intoxicating passion for living, in bracing contrast to lives harrowed by loss. The documentary is about tightly bonded friendships and the quest for peace in spite of haunting memories, as experienced through compelling people and the richness of their intensely close lives. >link to official movie website (http://www.fourseasonsmovie.org/) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:39:45 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Arts-Organizations-News/-Portland-Symphony-Orchestra-Hires-Leah-Robertson-as-New-Associate-Director-Development-Special-P.html (Portland, ME) The Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) announces the appointment of Leah Robertson as the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s new associate director, Development Special Projects. In her work with the PSO, she will oversee the operations of the Symphony’s fund raising and donor stewardship strategies. Robertson previously served as the development coordinator for the Gulf of Maine Research Institute where she was responsible for development communications, board support, donor stewardship, and its highly successful “Lunch Learn” series. From 2004 to 2006, Robertson served as development assistant at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. A... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:49:46 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Special-offer-Post-your-2010-press-release-on-maineartscene.com-for-a-low-fee.html Offer valid until 2/14/10 In order to help Maine arts organizations increase their visibility during these challenging economic times, we're offering a special discount on 2010 press release submissions. Place your order by Valentine's Day and we will post your organization's press releases on maineartscene.com for as low as $10 each: For-Profit Organizations: Post 6 press releases for a total of $90 (a savings of $30) or 12 press releases for a total of $120 (a savings of $120). Non-Profit Organizations: Post 12 press releases for a total $120 and save $60. *** PLACE YOUR ORDER HERE (http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Special-offer-Post-your-2010-press-release-on-maineartscene.com-for-a-low-fee.html) *** Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:35:41 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Reba-Nichols-Exhibit-in-Ellsworth.html On View Through the Month of February. (Ellsworth, ME) RebaArt , featuring artworks of Reba Nichols will be on view in the Riverview Room of the Ellsworth Library from February 1 - 26, 2010. Reba Nichols is inspired by the landscape of Maine, although she can appreciate the beauty of many environments, and creates abstracts whether the subject is Mt. Katahdin or the hills and valleys of her own compost pile. Reba explains that she wants to “communicate the intimacy, freedom and rhythm of nature.” For more information on Ms. Nichols and to see more of her images, please visit www.rebaartist.com (http://www.rebaartist.com). Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:04:32 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Artists-Openings/Exhibits/Reba-Nichols-Exhibit-in-Ellsworth.html (Image: Schoodic Spring by Reba Nichols) (Ellsworth, ME) RebaArt , featuring artworks of Reba Nichols will be on view in the Riverview Room of the Ellsworth Library February 1 through February 26, 2010. Reba Nichols is inspired by the landscape of Maine, although she can appreciate the beauty of many environments, and creates abstracts whether the subject is Mt. Katahdin or the hills and valleys of her own compost pile. Reba explains that she wants to “communicate the intimacy, freedom and rhythm of nature.” For more information on Ms. Nichols and to see more of her images, please visit www.rebaartist.com... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:04:32 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Arts-Organizations-News/Kat-Richman-Named-as-New-Director-of-Finance-and-Operations-at-Waterfall-Arts.html (Belfast and Montville, ME) The Belfast and Montville-based Waterfall Arts Centers for Art and Design announced recently that Kat Richman will be its new Director of Finance and Operations. Kat held a similar position at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport before a financial crisis led to a staff shakeup this past fall. Richman joins Martha Piscuskas of Liberty as co-head of the organization that operates out of the former Anderson School in Belfast and the Kingdom in Montville. Piscuskas was named the Director of Programming in November. They replace Executive Director of Operations Giff Jamison, who is leaving... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:03:40 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Dr.-Maya-Angelou-Speaks-at-University-of-Maine-Augusta.html On Monday, April 26th at 7:00 pm. (Augusta, ME) The University of Maine at Augusta's Student Government Association (SGA) has announced that tickets are now on sale for the Dr. Maya Angelou event which takes place at the Augusta Civic Center. (Image: Courtesy of the University of Maine at Augusta Website) Hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature, the poet, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director will be making a rare speaking appearance in Maine. Dr. Angelou last spoke in Maine fifteen years ago in Orono. The event is open to the public at a cost of $25... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:48:51 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/New-Book-by-Maine-Maritime-Artist-Loretta-Krupinski.html Now Available. (South Thomaston, ME) Maritime history artist, Loretta Krupinski announces the arrival of her new book entitled “Looking Astern; an Artist's View of Maine Historic Waterfronts”. The coffee table book written by Ms. Krupinski and published by DownEast contains forty of her paintings, twenty one historical photos (that are too good to keep from the public), several small feature stories and text. (Image: Bringing Home the Herring by Loretta Krupinski) Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:43:05 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Editors-Movie-Picks/Blessings.html 104 minutes. Not rated. In the summer of 2005, renowned Buddhist teacher, Tsoknyi Rinpoche III, accompanied by a handful of western students, traveled to the Nangchen region in Eastern Tibet. The purpose of the trip was to document the lives and assess the needs of the Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns - 3000 remarkable women who live and practice an ancient yogic tradition in nunneries and hermitages scattered across this remote, mountainous region. BLESSINGS: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet tells the story of this extraordinary journey. >link to movie website (http://www.chariotvideos.com/documentary/blessings.shtml) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:59:20 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Petrea-Noyes.html Petrea... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:40:16 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Arts-Commission-News/University-of-Maine-Art-Professors-Exhibit-Artwork-in-Maines-Capitol-Complex.html (Image: Cow Parsnip by Lois Dodd; Courtesy of Alexandre Gallery, New York) (Augusta, ME) Two art exhibitions will go on display in Maine’s Capitol complex this week as part of the Maine Arts Commission’s Arts in the Capitol program. One exhibit features a significant painting by renowned artist Lois Dodd that has been generously loaned by the Colby College Museum of Art. The artwork by the long-time summer resident of Cushing, Maine, will be on view in the Capitol’s Appropriations Room through the end of the year. The more extensive exhibit, titled Creative Research , features work by art professors... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:49:25 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Museum-Exhibits/The-State-of-Printmaking-Since-1940-at-the-Farnsworth-Museum.html January 30th through April 18th in the Crosman Gallery. (Image: Yvonne Jacquette, Motion Picture (Times Square) – detail Courtesy of the Farnsworth Art Museum Website) (Rockland, ME) Approximately fifty works from the richly diverse collection of prints at the Farnsworth will be the focus on half a century of printmaking, from 1940 -1990. The exhibition will feature prints by Leonard Baskin, Will Barnet, Louise Nevelson, Yvonne Jacquette, Richard Estes, Alex Katz, Fairfield Porter, Neil Welliver and a number of others whose ideas took form through experimental and traditional methods of printmaking during the twentieth century. For more information, please visit the Farnsworth Museum... Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:46:11 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Live-Music/-The-Spitfire-Grill-at-the-Good-Theater.html January 21st through February 14th. (Portland, ME) A feisty parolee follows her dreams to a small town in Wisconsin and finds a place for herself working at Hannah's Spitfire Grill. It is for sale but there are no takers for the only eatery in the depressed town, so newcomer Percy suggests to Hannah that she raffle it off. Entry fees are one hundred dollars and the best essay on why you want the grill wins. Soon, mail is arriving by the wheelbarrow full and things are definitely cookin' at the Spitfire Grill. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit the... Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:54:54 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Arts-Commission-News/Maine-Arts-Commission-Launches-New-Community-Arts-Grant.html (Augusta, ME) The Maine Arts Commission aims to develop stronger ties between cultural, business and governmental sectors with the launch of a new Community Arts grant. The grant, aptly named Creative Communities = Economic Development (CCED), has a maximum award of $50,000 and is poised to support cultural and economic development efforts that will lead to real change in Maine's communities. This grant is an exciting opportunity for the various sectors in the community to strengthen partnerships and build on what has already been achieved, said Keith Ludden, Community Arts Associate for the Maine Arts Commission. It's a... Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:30:04 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Editors-Movie-Picks/American-Artifact.html USA. 88 minutes. Not rated. Though it began as a local marketing tool, the rock-gig poster quickly became a powerful mode of expression for young artists and illustrators. Director Merle Becker traces the history of the artform, offering tales of the self-made silkscreeners and basement Picassos who turned the medium into a movement. American Artifact starts in the 1960s (examining those ubiquitous psychedelic swirls) and moves forward to a moment when the posters became collectibles, featuring testimonials by top artists, fans, and musicians. >link to official movie website (http://www.americanartifactmovie.com/) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:21:05 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Photography/Portland-Museum-of-Art-New-Acquisitions-2009-In-Black-and-White.html (Image: Jon Edwards “Eggs from the Eagle Island series”, 2005; gelatin silver print; Courtesy of the Portland Museum of Art Website) January 9 through February 21, 2010. (Portland, ME) This year’s new acquisitions exhibition is devoted to black-and-white photography, one of the strengths of the Museum’s growing collection. The exhibition includes 37 photographs, ranging from romanticized scenes of Maine agrarian life in the early 20th century by Chansonetta Emmons, to mid-century documents by photojournalist Verner Reed and contemporary images of an elderly Mainer by Jon Edwards. In 2009 the Museum received its first Diane Arbus images and our collection of Berenice Abbott... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:58:43 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Museum-Exhibits/20th-Century-Art-Highlights-from-the-Collection-at-Bowdoin.html (Image: Alexander Calder “Untitled (The Red Cone)”; Courtesy of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art Website) Through February 21, 2010. (Brunswick, ME) Surveying affinities in European and American art through the 1970s, this exhibition features paintings, drawings, and sculpture from the museum's collection. The works on view showcase a range of twentieth-century treatments of the visual field, all of them stressing the material expressiveness of the medium, or media, in play. Artists on exhibit include René Magritte, Jackson Pollock, Alexander Calder, and Louise Nevelson. There will be an open house on February 4th, 2010 celebrating this exhibit, as well as other exhibitions... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:54:48 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Exchange-A-New-Exhibit-at-MECA.html January 20th through April 11th. Featuring the works of Lewis Hyde and Max Gimblett, David Ross, Caitlin Berrigan and Deb Todd Wheeler. (Image: Enclosure by Lewis Hyde and Max Gimblett) (Portland, ME) Exchange explores collaboration as the means to transfer ideas and generate new modes of thinking. This exhibition will feature diverse approaches including the joining of arts and letters, the merging of the physical boundaries of the human body, a complex institutional collaboration, and a large-scale participatory project requiring the collaboration of ICA visitors. These projects manifest as collaborations between individuals, groups, and institutions and traverse subjects as broad as... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:27:34 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Galleries/Exchange-A-New-Exhibit-at-MECA.html (Image: Enclosure by Lewis Hyde and Max Gimblett) January 20th through April 11th. (Portland, ME) Exchange features the works of Lewis Hyde and Max Gimblett, David Ross, Caitlin Berrigan and Deb Todd Wheeler, and explores collaboration as the means to transfer ideas and generate new modes of thinking. This exhibition will feature diverse approaches including the joining of arts and letters, the merging of the physical boundaries of the human body, a complex institutional collaboration, and a large-scale participatory project requiring the collaboration of ICA visitors. These projects manifest as collaborations between individuals, groups, and institutions and traverse... Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Photography/Basquiat/Warhol-at-the-Bowdoin-College-Museum-of-Art.html The Exhibit Runs January 12 through April 4, 2010 (Image: Andy Warhol “Madame Beaugner” polacolor 2 on paper; Courtesy of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art Website) (Brunswick, ME) Working in New York City during the late 1970s and early 80s, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol were friends, collaborators, and rivals. This dramatic installation highlights a series of Polaroids by Warhol recently given to the museum, and a single monumental canvas by Basquiat. For more information, please visit the Bowdoin College Museum of Art website (http://www.bowdoin.edu/art-museum/). Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Arts-Organizations-News/Waterfall-Arts-Branching-Out-Program-Looking-for-Young-Artists-and-Mentors.html (Belfast, ME) Waterfall Arts' 4th annual Branching Out Residency Program is in full swing. This year’s Branching Out focus, “Taking Wing”, offers a hopeful and action-based theme, reflecting the broad array of community responses to climate change, habitat preservation and sustainability--each pair will decide how to represent the Taking Wing theme. During the program, young artists work with local professional artists in their field of interest for short term mentoring, typically meeting six times over a six week period starting mid-January. The program culminates in a collaborative or side-by-side piece of artwork to be exhibited in the Clifford Gallery during March... Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:40:55 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Artist-Interview/Interview-with-Philippe-Guillerm-Maine-Sculptor.html (Image: Element of Wood by Philippe Guillerm) Philippe Guillerm's music-inspired sculptures are whimsical and curvaceous string instruments. He uses the theme as a way of expressing human nature and needs, and where one might see an instrument, Philippe sees an attitude. In addition to the musical theme, many of his sculptures depict sea scenes and animals. His other works include functional art like “sculptural-speakers”, finely carved furniture, large dimensional wall murals and monumental outdoor pieces. He works with exotic and local wood such as mahogany, aspen, jacaranda, poplar, wengue, purple heart, and walnut, using the wood's color like a... Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:09:45 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Scene-LLC/Need-a-last-minute-gifts-idea.html Get Your Own Web Page on maineartscene.com For $95 per year, Maine artists or arts organization can have a personalized webpage on maineartscene.com. This service is for those who do not have a website, can't afford a full-fledged website or for those who want to increase their visibility by taking advantage of the website traffic on Maine Art Scene. The web page includes a unique, search engine friendly url, a clickable portfolio (pictures, audio or video) and a box for communication. Other options are available--please e-mail your questions to media@maineartscene.com To sign up: http://www.maineartscene.com/pay_and_submit_news.html#webpage (http://www.maineartscene.com/pay_and_submit_news.html#webpage) Visual Artist web page sample: http://www.maineartscene.com/Daniel-Anselmi.html (http://www.maineartscene.com/Daniel-Anselmi.html) Audio Art organization... Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:03:37 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Museum-Exhibits/Practicing-What-We-Preach-at-the-Saco-Museum.html (Image Courtesy of the Dyer Library/Saco Museum website) On View January 16 through March 19, 2010. (Saco, ME) Last year, the Saco Museum's biennial student art show set a record for attendance while showcasing the work of local students in our public schools. This year, the Saco Museum is pleased to present Practicing What We Preach: Work by Maine Art Teachers, organized by the Maine Art Educators Association. The exhibition brings together the creative work of art educators from around the state and celebrates the studio practice and exploration that takes place beyond the classroom. This show featuring over 45 artists,... Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:22:34 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Galleries/USM-Art-Faculty-Exhibit.html (Image: Burning Bear by Corliss Chastain) (Gorham, ME) There will be a University of Southern Maine Art Faculty Exhibit at the Gorham Campus, on view January 22 through February 14, 2010. On Thursday, January 28, 2010, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, there will be an opening reception for the artists. For more information, please visit the University of Southern Maine Art Galleries website (http://www.usm.maine.edu/gallery/cal.html). Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:07:04 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Editors-Movie-Picks/Who-Does-She-Think-She-Is.html USA. 73 minutes. Not rated. In a half-changed world, women are often forced to choose: Mothering or working? Your children's well being or your own own? Responsibility or self expression? Who Does She Think She Is?, a documentary by Academy Award winning filmmaker Pamela Tanner Boll, features five fierce women who refuse to choose. Through their lives, we explore some of the most problematic intersections of our time: mothering and creativity, partnering and independence, economics and art. Along the way, the film invites us to consider both ancient legacies of women worshipped as cultural muses and more modern times where most... Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:17:17 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/$5-to-the-Penobscot-Bay-Singers.html Penobscot Bay Singers - Maine Midcoast Choral in its 37th Season NEWS! Upcoming Holiday Concerts on Dec.11, 12, 13th - see below for details. Founded in 1973 by Robert Coller (and initially named after him), the Penobscot Bay Singers have been performing throughout the Maine Midcoast area ever since, bringing fine choral music to several communities.... Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Artist-Interview/Alan-Bray-A-Maine-Painter-Interview.html (Image: Over Midday Pond by Alan Bray, 2009) Alan Bray paints in casein, a milk-based tempera that has virtually no drying time. His works are technically complex, consisting of thousands of tiny brush strokes, built up in layers, out of which the images – the vision – advance from the foundation of a mirror-smooth, absolute void of white ground. It is a method of painting that follows directly from his method of exploring his subjects. Bray participates generously in promoting the arts and community enrichment in the spare, small-town culture of a rural state. His work as an artist... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:24:54 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Editors-Movie-Picks/Paris.html France. 128 minutes. Rated R. The film centers on a Parisian who is ill and who wonders whether he is going to die. His condition makes him look with new eyes at all the people he encounters. As he faces death, his life, the life of others and that of the whole city suddenly take on a new significance. Market gardeners, a baker, a social worker, a dancer, an architect, a homeless person, a university professor, a model and a Cameroonian illegal worker--all these people, whose lives are very far apart, are brought together in the city of Paris. >link to official... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:30:37 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/2009-Small-Works-Show-at-Perimeter-Gallery.html The Exhibit Runs Through February 8th. Perimeter Gallery's annual small works show features paintings and mixed media works by twenty-five artists from both Maine and away. This show completes Perimeter Gallery’s ninth year of bringing contemporary art to the public within the space of Chase’s Daily. (Image: Detail of Basilica Study by Joshua Ferry) While the show features new work by many artists who have previously exhibited at Perimeter, it also includes eleven newcomers. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:04:14 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/STATEWIDE-JURIED-VIRTUAL-ART-SHOWCASE.html NOW LIVE - CLICK HERE (http://www.maine-art-exhibits.com/virtual-art-galleries/) After thoughtfully reviewing close to 500 works of art submitted by 99 artists, Maine Art Scene is pleased to announce the results. The following 61 artists represented by 90 works of art have been selected to be a part of the first multi-disciplinary juried online virtual showcase: Anne Alexander ∙ Daniel Anselmi ∙ David Graeme Baker ∙ Siri Beckman ∙ Louise Bourne ∙ Diane Bowie Zaitlin ∙ Marcie Jan Bronstein ∙ Mary Brooking ∙ Ragna Bruno ∙ Avy Clare ∙ Katharine Cobey ∙ Christine Cote ∙ Jamie Cypher ∙ Jane Dahmen ∙ Heidi Daub ∙ Charles... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Artist-Interview/Stephen-Gleasner-Maine-Plywood-Artist.html (Image: Plyscape by Stephen Gleasner) Stephen Gleasner is an Appleton, Maine artist who has worked with wood during a career of over twenty years. He specializes in carved and dyed wall pieces, called plyscapes , that explore the layers of plywood and its wonders with low relief carving. Stephen's work has been featured in “Wood Art Today” by Dona Meilach (Schiffer Publishing, 2003) and “500 Wood Bowls” (Lark Books, 2004), as well as in numerous periodicals, including “The Rob Report” and “Luxury Living”, among others. He demonstrates wood turning nationally and teaches at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:19:52 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Bowdoin-College-Museum-of-Art-Kara-Walker-8-Possible-Beginnings.html The Exhibit Runs Until February 14, 2010. Image: Still from “8 Possible Beginnings or: The Creation of African-America, A Moving Picture” by Kara E. Walker) (Brunswick, ME) Since winning the MacArthur Foundation's genius fellowship in 1997, Kara Walker has garnered acclaim for her signature work with black cut-paper silhouettes. Subverting the twinning associations of shadows and silhouettes, Walker creates tableaux that stage alternative episodes from the African-American experience. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:56:41 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Isleford-Dock-Market-Offers-New-Online-Store.html Winter Market Offers Local Art (Isleford, ME) If you are thinking ahead to winter gift giving, try glancing back at the Maine summer. Go to www.islesforddock.com (http://www.islesforddock.com) and visit the Islesford Dock Winter Market. The Market is an extension of the Dock’s summer season because creativity doesn’t have to hibernate after Labor Day. (Image: Rounding the Corner, Leaving the Squares by Susan Landor) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:23:22 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Special-Arts-Events/Isleford-Dock-Market-Offers-New-Online-Store.html (Image: Rounding the Corner, Leaving the Squares by Susan Landor) (Isleford, ME) If you are thinking ahead to winter gift giving, try glancing back at the Maine summer. Go to www.islesforddock.com (http://www.islesforddock.com) and visit the Islesford Dock Winter Market. The Market is an extension of the Dock’s summer season because creativity doesn’t have to hibernate after Labor Day. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:23:22 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Arts-Organizations-News/Farnsworth-Art-Museum-Appoints-New-Director.html (Rockland, ME) Christopher J. Brownawell has been appointed as the Director of the Farnsworth Art Museum. Brownawell succeeds Michael K. Komanecky, who has served as the museum’s Interim Director since January 2009. Brownawell is currently the Director of the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland and will join the museum on February 1, 2010. Mr. Brownawell has a BA in Art with emphasis in Art History from Wilkes College and a Master’s degree in Museum Education from George Washington University. He has held positions with the Smithsonian American Art Museum as well as the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. For more... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:31:45 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Artists-Interviews/Henry-Isaacs-Interview-with-a-Maine-Painter.html (Image: La Cote Rose Brittany by Henry Isaacs) Henry Isaacs has earned degrees in printmaking from the Slade School and in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design, and has received numerous honors for his bold, impressionistic works, including honors from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, The Boston Globe Foundation, Hitachi Foundation and the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Over the last thirty- plus years the natural and inhabited landscape have evolved as the consistant subject for Henry Isaacs' pictures. From gestural abstractions to more realistically defined images, these have clear origins from his many years of observational, anatomical... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:17:07 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Editors-Movie-Picks/William-Kunstler-Disturbing-the-Universe.html USA. 90 minutes. Not rated. William Kunstler was one of the most famous lawyers of the 20th century. The New York Times called him the most hated and most loved lawyer in America. His clients included Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Phillip and Daniel Berrigan, Abbie Hoffman, H. Rap Brown, Stokely Carmichael, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and Leonard Peltier. In Disturbing the Universe: Radical Lawyer William Kunstler, filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler explore their father's life, from middle-class family man, to movement lawyer, to the most hated lawyer in America.” >link to official movie website (http://www.disturbingtheuniverse.com/)... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:43:20 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Event-Center-in-Belfast-Maine.html Belfast... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:09:47 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Museum-Exhibits/Elegantly-Attired-Victorian-Apparel-and-Accessories-found-in-Coastal-Maine.html (Image: Detail of Portrait of Mrs. Philip Hinkle by Frank Duveneck) November 7, 2009 through April 25, 2010 in the Crosman Gallery. (Rockland, ME) This exhibition draws on the museum’s collection of 19th century clothing and accessories including day and evening attire, nightgowns, undergarments, hats and shoes, fans, and jewelry dating from 1850 to 1900. During the second half of the 19th century the coastal towns of Maine were in the midst of an economic boom. Maine was the largest producer of wooden sailing vessels, the lime industry in Rockport and Rockland were at their height and Bangor was the lumber capital of... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:42:14 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Museum-Exhibits/Joel-M.-Babb-The-Process-Revealed.html At the Bates College Museum October 10, 2009 through March 26, 2010. This exhibition will investigate the role of both the act of drawing and the drawings themselves in the production of paintings. Often thought of (by both artists and viewers) as mere by-products of the act of creating finished paintings, drawings are engaging, satisfying, and instructive works of art in their own right. Illustrating the creative process by pairing preparatory drawings with finished paintings, this exhibition will reveal the many stages of work that go into the resolved works of art that we typically see in museums and galleries. Some... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:28:30 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Susan-Weinz-Printmaker-Book-Artist.html Susan... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:48:32 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Arts-Commission-News/Maine-Arts-Commission-Announces-2010-Traditional-Arts-Masters.html (Pictured Fiddler Greg Boardman, on right) (Augusta, ME) The Maine Arts Commission today announced the 2010 Traditional Arts Masters. Greg Boardman, a fiddler from Auburn, Thomas Côté, an Acadian woodcarver from Limestone, Normand Gagnon, a Quebecois accordionist from Rumford, Susan Barrett Merrill, a weaver and spinner from Brooksville, and Paula Thorne, a Penobscot basketmaker from Exeter will each teach their traditional arts to apprentices during the next 12 months. In addition, this year’s Traditional Arts Masters will be on stage during a free night of entertainment at the Strand Theatre in Rockland (http://www.rocklandstrand.com/) on October 23rd. Here they will perform... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:49:55 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Artists-Interviews/Maine-Painter-Interview-with-David-Estey.html (Image: Homage to Robert Hamilton 2 by David Estey) David Estey is a painter/printmaker who has taught and exhibited in Maine, the Mid-Atlantic States and in North Carolina. His work includes paintings and prints in a wide variety of styles and media, as well as an abundance of strong, expressive figure drawings in charcoal. David was born in Fort Fairfield, northern Maine, and is a 1960 graduate of Crosby High School in Belfast. In 1964, he earned a BFA degree in painting from Rhode Island School of Design and, in 1976, a MSA degree in public administration from... Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:10:49 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Arts-Commission-News/Maine-Arts-Commission-Announces-2010-Fellowship-Awardees.html (Image: Parterre by Lauren Fensterstock) (Augusta, ME) The Maine Arts Commission today announced the recipients of the 2010 Artists’ Fellowship Awards – one of the nation's highest awards for individual artists made by a state arts agency. The four recipients will each receive a $13,000 grant award, and will be publicly honored during an awards showcase on Friday, October 23, at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. This year’s four Fellows are David C. Wolfe from Portland (Traditional Arts), Lauren Fensterstock from Portland (Visual Arts), Lee Sharkey from Vienna (Literary Arts), and Ryan Bennett from Pittsfield (Performing Arts). Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:19:26 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Abbe-Museum-New-Exhibit-Look-Twice.html Through April 2010. (Bar Harbor, ME) The Abbe Museum is pleased to announce a new exhibit, titled “Look Twice” by Maliseet artist/writer Mihku Paul Anderson. This exhibit will hang in the Community Gallery of the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor until April 2010. There will be an opening reception on October 9th with a short poetry reading by Anderson included in the festivities. “Look Twice” is a mixed media, ekphrastic liason installation of historic photographs, poetry and graphic art designed to mediate and re-contextualize the experience of Native history and identity. Exhibit designer Mihku Paul Anderson is a member of Kingsclear... Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:03:01 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Museum-Exhibits/Exhibit-at-the-Abbe-Museum-by-Mihku-Paul-Anderson.html The Exhibit Runs October 9th through April 2010. (Bar Harbor, ME) The Abbe Museum is pleased to announce a new exhibit, titled “Look Twice” by Maliseet artist/writer Mihku Paul Anderson. This exhibit will hang in the Community Gallery of the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor until April 2010. There will be an opening reception on October 9th with a short poetry reading by Anderson included in the festivities. “Look Twice” is a mixed media, ekphrastic liason installation of historic photographs, poetry and graphic art designed to mediate and re-contextualize the experience of Native history and identity. Exhibit designer Mihku Paul... Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:03:01 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Maine-Virtual-Art-Galleries.html web (../../../../../)) is organizing a first statewide multi-disciplinary virtual showcase of contemporary Maine painters, fine art printmakers, mixed media artists, fine art photographers, sculptors and multimedia artists. Artwork will be selected by Maine Art Scene and former curator of the Farnsworth Museum, Suzette McAvoy (web (http://www.suzettemcavoy.com/)). Works chosen will be displayed in a virtual format that will resemble an actual art gallery space with various rooms to navigate, artwork and labels to zoom in on and a podcast introduction. This showcase is designed to let professional Maine artists promote their work. Selected artists will have links to their website and/or to... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:12:16 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Artists-Interviews/Interview-with-Photographer-Brian-Hartnett.html (Image: "Reid Tidal Flow" by Brian Hartnett) About his work, Brian says that “my photography leads me on a search for subjects that reveal something interesting when exposed on film. I look to capture subject, texture, shape, tonality, colors, the illumination of available light or compositional elements". When did you first realize that you were going to be an artist and when did you first start making art? Some people still may not consider photographers artists. I can't say there was a conscious decision to pursue making art or a day that I recall I declared "I am an artist". I believe... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:12:35 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Art-Headlines/Celebrating-the-50th-Anniversary-of-the-Colby-College-Museum-of-Art.html Through February 21, 2010. The Colby College Museum of Art celebrates its 50th anniversary with a museum-wide exhibition of its collection. Art at Colby: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Colby College Museum of Art features objects from the museum’s collections of American, European, Asian, and contemporary art, and is accompanied by an audio tour and a richly illustrated book of collection highlights, with essays by a wide range of scholars and artists. For more information, please visit the Colby College Museum of Art website (http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/museum/). Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:54:04 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Marc-Leavitt-Maine-Artist.html Marc... Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:00:49 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Jeff-Loxterkamp.html Jeff... Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:08:29 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Daniel-Anselmi.html Daniel... Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:18:37 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Marketing-the-Arts-in-Maine/Maine-Art-Scene-launches-ART-Marketing-Services.html Curatorial and Marketing Services for Individual Artists and Arts Organizations Maine Art Scene has joined forces with Bonneville Consulting and Suzette McAvoy Curatorial Services to offer a full range of marketing tools and services for visual artists and galleries. The collaboration called ART MARKETING SERVICES draws on the strengths of the individual partners to offer affordable and professional internet presence, print materials, and marketing strategies. Wed, 27 May 2009 15:08:10 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/VIDEO-Harold-Garde-Major-Exhibit-at-Millenia-FL.html Following the major retrospective of his work at the Museum of Florida Art, Harold Garde (a part-time Belfast Maine Resident) was recently featured at Millenia, the largest private gallery in the South East. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:49:17 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Special-Arts-Events/Statewide-Online-Music-Performers-Showcase.html Maine performers introduce themselves with audio samples, list of upcoming performances. NOW LIVE! ENTER SHOWCASE (http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-music-performers/maine-music-performers-showcase.html) Showcased artists ensembles include: Ave Maris Stella • Brian Callaghan • Curt Bessette • Daniel Morin • Duane Spencer • Ellen Tipper • Emilia Dahlin • Eric Bettencourt • Evergreen • Hiroya Miura • Jim Gallant • John Tercyak • Jon Fernans • Marcia Gallagher • Martin Swinger • Mary Anne Driscoll • Matthew Fogg • Penobscot Bay Singers • Retta Guest Choate • Rhad Davis • Rick Dostie • Rural Electric • Steve Erwin • Steve Grove... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:15:16 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/New-Artoon/Artoon-Villains-and-Traitors.html Kenny Cole is a contemporary artist that has exhibited often around Belfast Maine. His work is sometimes political, humorous ... always engaging! Check Kenny Cole's work on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennycole/) Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/New-Artoon/Artoon-Time-Zone-Zombies.html Kenny Cole is a contemporary artist that has exhibited often around Belfast Maine. His work is sometimes political, humorous ... always engaging! Check Kenny Cole's work on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennycole/) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:28:40 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/New-Artoon/Kenny-Cole-Artoon-Crack.html Kenny Cole is a contemporary artist that has exhibited often around Belfast Maine. His work is sometimes political, humorous ... always engaging! Check Kenny Cole's work on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennycole/) Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Maine-Fine-Art-Photographers.html 1st Non-Juried Statewide Online Exhibit 40 Maine Fine Art Photographers | 120 Photographs Statewide Online Exhibit (http://www.maineartscene.com/maine-photography-exhibit/2008/maine-photographers.html): NOW LIVE!!!... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:40:03 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/New-Cartoon/Kenny-Cole-Cartoon-Land-of-Fire.html Kenny Cole is a contemporary artist that has exhibited often around Belfast Maine. His work is sometimes political, humorous ... always engaging! Check Kenny Cole's work on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennycole/) Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/New-Cartoon/Kenny-Cole-Cartoon-Oil-Tanker.html Kenny Cole is a contemporary artist that has exhibited often around Belfast Maine. His work is sometimes political, humorous ... always engaging! Check Kenny Cole's work on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennycole/) Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/New-Cartoon/Kenny-Cole-Cartoon-Their-Fifth-Joy.html Kenny Cole is a contemporary artist that has exhibited often around Belfast Maine. His work is sometimes political, humorous...always engaging! Check Kenny Cole's work on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennycole/) Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/New-Cartoon/Kenny-Cole-Cartoon-Their-Fifth-Joy.html Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennycole/) Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:29:46 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/New-Cartoon/Kenny-Cole-Vercingetorix.html Kenny Cole is a contemporary artist that has exhibited often around Belfast Maine. His work is sometimes political, humorous...always engaging! Check Kenny Cole's work on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennycole/) Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:17:40 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/James-Strickland.html James Strickland Belfast, ME... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:51:09 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/Thank-you.html Thank you! We will get back to you shortly. If your request is urgent, you may also contact our media director directly: Thierry Bonneville, media director media@maineartscene.com call at 207.470.7437 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.maineartscene.com/404.html Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:44:38 +0100