river arts news and schedules
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Silent Auction & Gallery/Studio Tour
December 12
River Arts Silent Auction of Artists’ Work
Drawings and sketches by your favorite artists
Preview December 9-12th Auction Final reception 5 o’clock December 12
RIVER ARTS AND DAMARISCOTTA REGION CHAMBER
HOST
CHRISTMASFEST ART TOUR
December 12, from 10am to 4 pm River Arts and the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce will co-host
ChristmasFest,
a self-directed art tour of over 18 galleries and studios in the area. After a day of visiting the studios and galleries, the travelers can return to River Arts for refreshments and make one last auction bid!
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The studios and galleries that will be open for visitors on the 12th are the following,
organized geographically beginning in Damariscotta:
Susan Atwater – silk scarves and photo keepers (12)
Holly Hamilton – goldsmith/jewelry (17)
Jan Kilburn Gallery –paintings (8)
Inka Urpi Gallery – Andean art and crafts (9)
Mike McCollum – boxes, paintings, drawings (10)
River Arts – paintings, sculpture, and photography (18)
Damariscotta River Grill – paintings and sculpture (15)
Roz Welsh – paintings, sculpture, jewelry (16)
In Newcastle and Nobleboro:
Fran Gay – paintings (14)
Abbie Williams – paintings (13)
William Hallett — paintings (11)
On the Bristol Penninsula:
Barbara Applegate – paintings (7)
Maude Olsen – paintings and cards (6)
Phyllis Harper Loney – quilts and scarves (4)
Kathleen Mack – paintings, drawings (3)
Sally Delorme Pedrick – oils and woodcuts (2)
Mary Hall — jewelry (1)
Marlene Loznicka – paintings (5)
In the Gallery
“Anything Goes”
Exhibition
November 13 – January 8, 2010
click here for a slideshow sample of the exhibition
see right panel for 2010 exhibition schedule
River Arts relies on yearly dues and donations to meet a portion of its financial needs.
Membership is open to anyone who appreciates the arts.
click here for our annual fund donation card
click here for our membership form
Poetry Reading -Jan 10 7:30
Wesley McNair
Wesley McNair, author of nine poetry collections, including Lovers of the Lost: New and Selected Poems (David R. Godine, 2009). He has received fellowships from the Rockefeller, Fulbright, and Guggenheim Foundations, and countless other honors, including the Robert Frost Prize; the Jane Kenyon Award for Outstanding Book of Poetry (for Fire); the Eunice Teitjens Prize from Poetry magazine; the Sarah Josepha Hale Medal (also awarded to Robert Frost, Donald Hall, Maxine Kumin, Robert Lowell, May Sarton, Arthur Miller, Richard Wilbur, et. al.) for his “distinguished contribution to the world of letters”; and two honorary doctoral degrees for literary distinction. McNair has served three times on the nominating jury for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry. Featured on Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac and National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition, his work has appeared in the Pushcart Prize Annual, two editions of The Best American Poetry, and over fifty anthologies and textbooks. Among the magazines that have published his work: AGNI, AGNI Online, The Atlantic Monthly, The Gettysburg Review, Poetry, The Southern Review, and Virginia Quarterly Review. McNair recently retired from the University of Maine at Farmington, where he directed the creative writing program. He was recently selected for a United States Artist Fellowship as one of America’s “finest living artists.”
Books of poetry: The Faces of Americans of 1853 (University of Missouri Breakthrough Series, Devins Award, 1983); The Town of No (Godine, 1989); Twelve Journeys in Maine (Limited Edition, Romulus Editions, 1992); My Brother Running (Godine, 1994); The Town of No and My Brother Running (Godine dual reprint, 1997); The Dissonant Heart (Limited Edition, Romulus Editions, 1995: poetry with photocollages by Dozier Bell); Talking in the Dark (Godine, 1998); The Faces of Americans in 1853 (Carnegie Mellon University Press Classic Contemporaries Series reissue, 2001); Fire: Poems (Godine, 2002); The Ghosts of You and Me (Godine, 2006); Lovers of the Lost: New and Selected Poems (Godine, 2009).
Other books: The Quotable Moose: A Contemporary Maine Reader (University Press of New England, 1994); Mapping the Heart: Reflections on Place and Poetry (Carnegie Mellon University Press as part of the CMU Prose on Poetry Series, 2002: memoir and essays); The Maine Poets (Down East Books, 2003); A Place On Water (essays, with Bill Roorbach and Robert Kimber, Tilbury House, 2004); Contemporary Maine Fiction (Down East Books, 2005); Fire (the narrative poem alone, in a limited deluxe edition, Forehand Press, forthcoming); A Place Called Maine (Down East Books, 2008); The Words I Chose (forthcoming in 2011) and The Turning Year: 20 Poets Celebrate the Seasons of Maine (forthcoming from Down East Books, 2010).
Classes and Workshops
Kids Fall Art Workshops
Saturdays – 10-12 * $15.00 fee/session *
Kids December Art Workshops
Dec 12 10-12
Holiday Fun
This class will be a two part series (continuing the following week Dec. 19
th). We will talk about the holidays and explore the thought and excitement of making gifts to give to others.Gifts will cover a variety of mediums from ornaments, sculpture, gingerbread and much, much more…
Dec 19 10-12
Holiday Fun
This class is the continuation of a two part series (from the following week Dec. 12th). We will continue our talks about the holidays and explore the thought and excitement of
making gifts to give to others. Gifts will cover a variety of mediums from ornaments,
sculpture, gingerbread and much, much more…
January 2010 Classes
Want to learn how to improve your painting
and create a painting blog?
“Blogging and Daily Painting” Workshop
with Bobbi Heath Two- day workshop- Saturdays Jan 23 & 30 9-4 (snow dates 1/24 & 1/31) $210 members $235 non-members
Do you want to paint regularly, but can’t find a way to fit it in? This workshop will show you how quick small paintings can be a rewarding way to improve your painting skills and to enjoy painting more. “Almost Daily Painter” (www.bobbiheath.blogspot.com), Bobbi Heath, who holds a fulltime “day” job, will explain techniques, materials, and an approach to daily painting that works.
Bobbi will show you how to set up a painting blog and discuss photographing paintings and processing them in Photoshop Elements for use on your blog. Bobbi will answer questions such as “Is it good enough to post?” and “Do I need a website and a blog?” and provide how-to take home notes. The painting portion of the workshop will consist of exercises focused on creating a finished painting in a short session, and having fun doing it, with demonstrations by Bobbi.
The two-day workshop will be divided roughly equally between learning how to set up and maintain your blog and experiencing daily painting. Students may use oils, gouache, or acrylics.
Oil Painting for Beginners with Martha Baum
5 Thursdays– Jan 14, 21, 28 Feb 4, 11 10-1
$220 members $25 non-members
Learn to paint with oils in this fun and informative class for beginners. Martha Baum will introduce students to composition and paint application basics, as well as some exciting techniques that make a painting “pop”. Have a great time working from a variety of sources to complete several paintings. No experience necessary – just bring a desire to grow and learn as an artist! Intermediate students in need of a good review also welcome. http://www.marthabaum.com/
The Final Touch: An Introduction to Bookbinding
January 9th 1-4 $25
This afternoon workshop will introduce you to the satisfying world of handmade books by teaching you the final step first: decorating and putting on the cover. The signatures (the pages) will already be prepared for you, though a demonstration of how it was done will be presented, just to whet your appetite for other classes.
Sponsored by Salt Bay Art Supply and taught by Carol Jaeger.
All materials will be provided for a successful afternoon.
Class limited to 10 adult participants.
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Ongoing —-Open Studio – Life Drawing Wednesday evenings 6-9 $15/m $20/non-members
at River Arts, 170 Main Street, Damariscotta
Ongoing—–Open Studios in Sculpture Tues evenings 6-9, Wed mornings 9:30-12:30 at Kathleen Mack’s Studio in Round Pond
Weekend Watercolor workshops with Tom McCobb “Fast is Good”
June 26 & 27, 2010 10-1 $90 members $125 non -members
July 24 & 25, 2010 10-1 $90 members $125 non-members
return to river arts home page
to register for classes print out registration form
or call RiverArts 207-563-1507
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