River Arts Gallery II
Gallery II – Exhibiting Artists for 2011
Tall Oaks From Small Acorns Grow
June 16-22 Opening reception on 6/16 from 4-7pm Tall Oaks From Small Acorns Grow is a group show honoring the contributions long time artist and educator, Thomas Block, has made to the art community and to the lives of his students. The retirement of this great art educator will be celebrated by bringing together talented artists who began their careers through his guidance and inspiration. The students will be representing Mr. Block’s teaching from Wiscasset High School and George’s Valley High School. Please celebrate this great life transition with everyone who has taken Mr. Block’s lessons and strive for artistic greatness. The public is invited and all pieces are for sale. We will have paintings, drawings, jewelry, clothing, photographs, etc. ____________________________________________
Joan Siem – June 23-29
“Works by Joan Burger Siem”
Paintings, small environments, mixed media, wearable art
Opening reception June 23 : 6pm – 8pm — Open daily from 10am to 6pm
Siem has taught at: Sonderjylland Art Academy, Sonderborg, Denmark University of Maryland, European Division “Stanford University Outstanding Teacher Award” for teaching Art.
Publications include: Smithsonian Institution, Botanical drawings W. H. Freeman & Co. Madison Ave. NY, Paintings on Book covers Art Forum, Book Club’s Art Publishing Book Clubs New Books, Norway “Artists From Akershus” Norway “Norwegian Graphic Artists Today” Tanum-Norli Publishing, Norway.
BA, MA Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Studied painting/printmaking under Nathan Olivera at Stanford MFA, San Jose State, San Jose, California, Painting ____________________________________________
Skimming the Surface – 3 artists
June 30- July 19 Opening Reception Sat., July 2 5-8
Gallery hours: Mon-Sat 10-5; Sunday 12-5
Pam Cabanas (pastel and ink wash) Nancy Nelson (ceramics and weaving)   |
Ralph Bush (oil and watercolor)
Ralph Bush, known for his painterly style in both oil and watercolor ,is a long time member of the prestigious Copley Society and is a Gold Medal winning member of the New England Watercolor Society. Ralph can often be seen out painting out on Monhegan. His Monhegan paintings are among the best of the genre. Ralph’s works are a lively combination of skill and joy. Ralph is a graduate of the New England School of art and graduate Studies at Mass College of Art. Ralph’s many awards precede him to the fabulous selection of his works to be enjoyed at Gallery II. Ralph resides in Waldoboro Maine.
Pam Cabanas lives and works in Friendship, Maine. Pam, educated at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, the University of New Mexico, has developed a strong local following of admirers and collectors of her work. Her black and white odes to the shores of the Maine coast are painted with strength and delicacy. It has been said that each piece is like a wordless love letter to Friendship, Maine. Of her use of shades from black to white, she says, “Somehow by reducing the landscape to its essential values, sometimes, I can hit that button in hearts that triggers a sentimental love and reverence for place.” Pam’s work in pastel again combine soul and place to bring the viewer a soft and loving look at the forces at work that shape her experience on the Maine coast. Skimming The Surface will bring the viewer a comprehensive selection of Pam’s recent work.
Nancy Nelson, Long time resident of Friendship, Maine brings her ceramics and weaving to Skimming the Surface. In her Friendship studio, Nancy has produced a series of dreamy hand built stoneware platters incised with images of sea life that combine function with whimsy and delight. Combined with skill fully woven rugs and linens Nancy’s style is born. Nancy, largely self taught, herself teaches pottery, weaving, fiberarts, jewelry making, and other crafts at various schools and workshops thru-out Midcoast Maine. Her skills don’t stop there as her violin performances are widely enjoyed. ____________________________________________
“Plein Air Painters-the Real Thing”
25 Plein Air painters – July 21- 27
Paintings done in the greater Damariscotta area
In the Spring, Summer and Fall in all media
Opening RECEPTION Thursday, July 21st 5-7
Days and hours of Operation July 21-July.26 10am-7pm
Harry Beskid
Carole Blanton
Fran Charles
Gretchen Conklin
Barbara Egbert
Marcia Furman
Liz Fisher
Caroline Janover
Joan Johnson
Penny Markley
Kay Miller
Dick Miller
Anita Morrissey
Beth Ogburn
Tom OlcottCarole PapaLouise Ponti
Judy Schuppien
Rebecca Shorb
Carol Smith
Nancy Stadtlander
Kathleen Sutherland
Bob Vaughan
Connie Vickery
Dick Yerrington
Barbara Youtz
“Coastal Color” Art – July 27-August 10
Nine mid-coast Maine artists will be showing work in a show called “Coastal Color:
Gallery hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-5 and 12-4 on Sunday.
Opening reception with the artists Friday July 29, 5-7pm.
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Damariscotta Mills painter, Priscilla McCandless
Edgecomb painter, Bob Thomas
Round Pond painter/sculptor, Kathleen Mack
Walpole painter, Susan Bartlett Rice
Damariscotta jeweler/painter, Rosalind Welsh
Bremen metalsmith, Mary Hall
Wiscasset painter, Caroline Clare Davis
Jefferson ceramicist, Jonathan Mess
Freeport ceramicist, Sandi Donnelly
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Dos Amigos
Bill Hallett & Sandy Flint- Aug 11 – Aug 24
OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 5 – 7 PM
Gallery hours: MONDAY-SATURDAY 10 AM – 5 PM SUNDAYS 12 NOON – 5 PM
GOOD FRIENDS, PAINTER BILL HALLETT AND PHOTOGRAPHER SANDY FLINT INVITE YOU TO THEIR SHOW BEGINNING AUGUST 11, 2011.
BILL’S WORK WILL INCLUDE RECENT INTERPRETATIONS OF MAINE COASTAL VILLAGES, SEASCAPES, LANDSCAPES OF INTERIOR MAINE, AND A FEW STILL LIFES.
SANDY WILL DISPLAY CURRENT WORKS INCLUDING WILDLIFE IMAGES FROM AFRICA, MAINE, AND THE TEXAS GULF COAST.
TOGETHER THEY WILL BE SHOWING SEVERAL PAINTINGS/PHOTOS IN PARALLEL, THAT IS, EACH ARTIST WILL SHOW HIS RENDITION OF THE SAME SUBJECT IN HIS OWN MEDIUM.
KATHLEEN MACK’S SCULPTURE WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED
“Paint, Metal, and Mud” – August 25 – Sept 7
Six Artists in Multiple Media
Opening Reception Thurs. Aug 25, 5-7 PM Gallery Open M-S 10-5, Sun 12-5
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Mary Hall, metalsmith/jewelry http://www.stablegallerymaine.com
Susan Atwater, silk painting
Alexsondra Tomasulo, pottery/sculpture www.mudoftheages.com
Bill Hallett, acrylics www.hallettpaintings.com
Hannah Ineson, oil/watercolor www.hannahineson.com
Pam Hansen, acrylics www.pamelahansenestudio.com
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Steve Mott
Hytherto Moor and Other Explorations
Sept 8 – Sept 21 — Opening Reception: Sat. Sept. 10th from 5-7
Gallery hours – 10-5 daily or by appointment
Steve was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. He studied photography at the University of Dayton, painting and drawing at the International School of Art in Umbria, Italy, and earned a BA from Antioch University with a double major of Humanities and Human Development, with a strong concentration in the World Classics. He moved to Maine in 1992. Steve is a life long artist who steeps his works in thought, observation and introspection. One recent review said of his paintings “Stephen Mott’s paintings have all of the energy of de Kooning and Pollock rolled up in to one.”
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Five Gals and a Guy
September 21 – September 27 — Reception: Thursday, September 22 from 5-7
Gallery hours: Sun., Mon. Tues. 12-5
Thurs., Friday, Saturday 10Am-5PM
Harry Beskind
Barbara Egbert
Rebecca Shorb
Carol Smith
Kathleen Sutherland
Barbara Youtz
Showing primarily Maine landscapes done in watercolor, pastel and oils.
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Zach Claxton
September 30 – October 4, 10:00 am – 6:00 p.m. daily
Opening Reception – September 30 5-7
Oil paintings of various sizes (4×6 to 30×20) and categories (landscapes, waterscapes, wildlife, still life, people), mostly unframed
Claxton’s subject matter is varied, often landscapes and waterscapes inspired by scenery and wildlife from around western North Carolina and things that caught his eye during various trips outside the area. Of particular interest to him is coastal Maine, which he and his wife visit almost annually. He has captured the lifestyle as well as the scenery and animal life of the area.Working exclusively in oil, his style offers representative detail while leaving room for the viewer’s imagination to add final touches.
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….and the kitchen sink
KATHLEEN MACK
at gallery II
exhibition of work in
oil and encaustic
7. October – 18. October 2011
opening reception, Saturday, 8. October
5 – 7 pm
damariscotta, maine
just north of the intersection of route 1 and bus route 1
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2012
Kathleen Thornton – July 1, 2012 – July 14
River Arts Gallery II & Studio Space
River Arts is pleased to announce the acquisition of new space on Route 1 in Damariscotta to accommodate a new gallery venue for artists (River Arts Gallery II) and new studio space for sculpture and ceramics classes and studios. The space is located on Route 1 north at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 1B (Business Route 1).
River Arts Gallery II offers approximately 1,000 square-feet of first-class gallery space that River Arts would rent to regional artists on a weekly or monthly basis for exhibitions and installations, programs and demonstrations. The introductory rate for space rental is $300/week $ 500/for 2 weeks for members — $400/week $600/for 2 weeks for non-members. No commission will be charged for work sold. Reservations for the space are available now and on a first come, first served basis. Artists are welcome to show their work together or show their own body of work. River Arts will promote the exhibition on its website, in mailings and on Facebook. Signage will be very visible at this location and the Route 1 intersection location slows down Route 1 traffic. This is exposure to travelers heading to countless Maine locations as well as regular commuters. The space is well lit, handicapped accessible and air conditioned. There is ample parking!
Studio Space
Part of the available space is outstandingly suited for use as ceramic and sculpture studio space. River Arts has taken the pottery kilns out of storage and it will be possible to teach sculpture and ceramics classes, which has not been achievable at the current location. The building also includes ample storage and parking and the space and parking are easily accessible. We will conducting 2 monitored open life studios in sculpture and 2 ceramics classes to be taught by Ingrid Bathe starting in September. Information about these classes will be published shortly. The studio space is easily accessible. It is an ideal location for our upcoming Stone Sculpture workshops.
In addition, we anticipate that there will be at least 2 individual studio spaces available for rent after November 1, 2010.
Please email Linda Morkeski at info@riverartsme.org to reserve space or to get more information about classes and studios – or call River Arts 563-1507.
If you are interested in supporting this outstanding project and in helping establish new space and opportunities for artists, we hope you will consider contributing to this initiative.
Calendar of Current weeks booked through Oct 2011
