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Portland’s Constellation Gallery, Dreams exhibit has something for everyone with 27 works from 14 different artists

Report in Maine Insights The Constellation Gallery, home of the Maine Artists Collective, is pleased to announce their Dreams exhibit for June. The exhibit will have works from 14 different artists on display, each with their unique styles and disciplines. From paintings, cabinets of curiosity, photographs, to maps and much more the artists have created 27 works of wonder, mystery […]

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Lois Dodd: Cultivating Vision at the Colby Museum

The Colby College Museum of Art will present Lois Dodd: Cultivating Vision, an exhibition that brings together nearly fifty drawings, watercolors, and prints, spanning four decades, given by the artist to the Colby College Museum of Art in 2010. These works on paper are paired with a selection of early paintings from the 1950s and 1960s and shed light on […]

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Maine Literary Awards announced in 17 categories

Portland Press Herald reporter Bob Keyes was acknowledgedfor his commitment to covering the state’s literary arts with a distinguished achievement award from the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. Maine Literary Awards were presented in 17 categories, including fiction, crime fiction, nonfiction, memoir and children’s books. The alliance will announce the winners in a mailing to independent bookstores across Maine that also will include stickers that booksellers can affix to winning books. The winners included Roxana Robinson for “Sparta” in fiction; Al Lamanda for “Sunrise” in crime fiction; Lincoln Paine for “The Sea and Civilization” in nonfiction; Peter Korn for “Why We Make Things and Why it Matter” in memoir; Lynn Plourde for “You’re Wearing THAT to School?!” in children’s; Maria […]

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Gallery opens in Mount Vernon

From an article in the Morning Sentinel By Paul Koenig pkoenig@centralmaine.com MOUNT VERNON — After working full time for more than two years to restore a former Odd Fellows Hall, a Dutch woodworker opened his gallery to the public for the first time Saturday in the century-old building at the edge of Minnehonk Lake. The small gallery space has several shelfs and tables, some with pictures of creatures carved into the wood, that Erik Groenhout built after completing his workshop in the theater of the Odd Fellows building on Pond Road.

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Project Omaha Beach: The Life and Military Service of a Penobscot Indian Elder

Book by Charles Norman Shay In 2007 Charles Norman Shay went to Washington, DC, to receive the Legion of Honor medal from French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The medal has joined the others bestowed on him, including a Silver Star and four bronze battle stars from World War II and the Korean War, in his home on the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation in Old Town, Maine. As a young Army medic he had been in the famed 1st Infantry Division that landed in the first wave on Omaha Beach, Normandy. He does not recall how many men he pulled from the water while bullets were streaming past him. “We’ve all had our individual experiences, and none are more dramatic than the next,” said […]

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Princess Watahwaso’s teepe, an Indian Island landmark, preserved by D-Day Medal of honor recipient Charles Norman Shay

In Charles Shay’s book, Project Omaha Beach, he recounts his Maine Indian Heritage as well as war experiences. The following article and photos appeared in the BDN, By Robert F. Bukaty, May 23, 2014: You can’t help but notice the large red and white wooden teepee just after you cross the bridge over the Penobscot River onto Indian Island. It’s […]

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Call to artists Down on the Farm River Arts exhibition

Entry Form Artists are invited to submit work for jurying into the River Arts “Down on the Farm” Exhibition.   Artists are encouraged to submit up to 3 works in any medium and that deals with farm life:  inhabitants, equipment, landscape, architecture, etc.   The work can be delivered anytime the gallery is open, but no later than May 24th  at 4:00 pm.   The exhibition will run May 30 – June 19 with an opening reception May 30th 5-7pm. The juror for the exhibition is  Kerstin Engman who exhibits at the Arden Gallery, Boston, and the Courthouse Gallery, Ellsworth, among other venues.

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The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance announce finalists for the 2014 Maine Literary Awards

The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance announced their finalists for the 2014 Maine Literary Awards. This year’s awards brought in a record-breaking number of submissions: Nearly one hundred and twenty-five books were entered across the genres. More than seventy manuscripts were submitted into the award’s Short Works Competition in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Nearly seventy Maine students submitted work in the same categories in the award’s Youth Competition. The MWPA is honored to have three independent bookstores sponsoring this year’s literary awards. Sherman’s Books—booksellers since 1886 with locations in Bar Harbor, Boothbay Harbor, Camden, Freeport, and Portland—is this year’s platinum sponsor. Portland’s fiercely independent Longfellow Books is our gold sponsor and Damariscotta’s Maine Coast Book Shop is […]

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Sun Journal report on Ramona du Houx’s concurrent exhibits in Tokyo and Portland

The following article appeared in the Sun Journal, Thursday, May 8, 2014: Maine artist concurrently exhibiting in Tokyo, Portland PORTLAND — Maine artist, Ramona du Houx, is concurrently exhibiting Maine photos in Tokyo, Japan from May 7-19 and at the Constellation Gallery, in Portland for the month of May. Du Houx’s photographic fine art in the exhibit tells the story […]

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Paste Paper & Translucent Layer Paper workshop at CSA in Waterville

Taught by Earth-Art-Maine artist Cynthia Ahlstrin $40 +$10 materials fee. Suggested ages 16+ Get ready to push up your sleeves and have fun making paste paper! Explore the wonders of a simple method of using paint, glue and water to create original decorative papers that can be used in book binding as well as a multitude of other expressive projects.

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Beginning drawing class at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell

Artist Kay Morris of West Gardiner will teach a beginning drawing class with four sessions on Tuesday afternoons at the Harlow Gallery June 17 and 24 and July 1 and 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. The emphasis will be on contour drawing and value study. Students will work from simple still life objects, learning to improve observational skills while […]

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Human Trafficking highlighted in Maine arts

Out of the Shadows:  Bringing Human Trafficking Issues to the Forefront in Maine Human Trafficking is one of the most serious social issues of our time. It is estimated that globally 21 million people live as slaves today. These numbers far exceed any period of time in history, including that of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Conferences and speaking engagements have become important venues in bringing awareness to this 32 billion dollar industry however, as the industry grows, our need for awareness needs to increase as well. Out of the Shadows: bringing human trafficking issues to the forefront in Maine hopes to do just that on May 13th at 6pm at The Hive, 84 main Street, in Kennebunk.

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Constellation Gallery in Portland exhibits Ramona du Houx’s Maine Dream art photographs

Images in the Portland show: By Morgan Rogers in Maine Insights Throughout May, Ramona is exhibiting eleven fine art works conveying the harmony and energy of Maine, at the Constellation Gallery at 511 Congress Street in Portland, Maine. Ramona is a member of this unique Maine Cooperative. Some of these fine art photographs resemble watercolors and have been exhibited in […]

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Maine potters throw open studio doors to offer sampling of their wares

This article appeared in the Kennebec JournalBy Betty Adams Here is an excerpt: Would local foods taste and look better if they were served on plates and bowls crafted of local clay? Find out by sampling some of Malley Weber’s earthenware and ceramics created from clay she digs from the alluvial plain of the Androscoggin River and brings to her Hallowell studio. In Farmingdale, Neal Loken decorates each of his ceramic bowls and vases and lamp bases and mugs with a silver maple leaf taken from a tall tree in his backyard. Wife Barb Loken creates whimsical pieces of art and pottery, including the “Drink Smart,” pig-handled Albert Swine Stein.

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