Upcountry Meetings - 2011 Schedule
Meeting information coming soon.
For more info and locations of meetings contact Leon Gin, UCA president at: leongin@hotmail.com
We are seeking a member or members who would be willing to coordinate a plein air painting group this season, beginning with the first sign of foliage! We would like to paint once a week. Call Janalee Welch at 778-3696.
FINE ART REPRODUCTIONS
Do you need prints of your artwork? I can make archival prints of your artwork. Printed on archival paper with archival inks. Paper sizes are
22” x 17” ($15.00 per sheet) and 19” x 13” ($10.00 per sheet). You can put one , two, three, etc prints on one sheet of paper. No minimum runs. There is an additional one time $35.00 set up fee per image. Contact Leon for more info. leongin@hotmail.com or 207-807-8910
KC's
KREATIVITY CENTER
The days are getting shorter and holidays are coming closer. It's time to join the fun @ KC's. We are doing pottery on Tuesdays from 5:30 til 7:30 and on the first and third Saturdays from 10 til Noon. As always pottery is $25 and includes everything, clay, glazes, firing and instruction. We do have a punch card that gives you your fifth pottery session free. We are available for private classes and special events.
Plate dates have been set for the Charity Summit centerpieces. We're making 120 9" plates to decorate the tables this year. Please call to reserve your spot for one of these plate dates. Nov. 30th 5:30-7:30, or Dec. 3rd 10- Noon.
The gallery is full of KC's creations and open by appointment. We are still doing matting and framing. Let us know what we can do for you. Gift certificates available, shop local this holiday season.
Come visit us: First Friday Artwalk @ The Sugarloaf Shop in Kingfield December 2, from 5-8
Holiday Gift Bazaar : December 11, 10-5 & December 12th 10-2. In the Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel
Please contact
Karen Campbell: 235-3000 or kcjewlry@tdstelme.net
KC's KREATIVITY
CENTER...... From
here on... Your art will never be the same......
KC's Kreativity Center 1004 Old Huse Mill Rd.
Carrabassett Valley, ME. 04947
www.kcskreativitycenter.com
CALLING ARTISTS & FINE CRAFTERS TO THE BETHEL ART FAIR
BETHEL – Calling all fine artists! The Mahoosuc Arts Council is accepting applications from fine artists and artisans for the 23rd Annual Bethel Art Fair, Saturday, July 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain date July 8).
This 23rd Annual event will also feature the ARTirondack Chair on preview and live entertainment including the Punch and Judy Show, Harpist Conni St. Pierre and the Blue Willow Jazz Band.
A variety of artists and fine crafters are being sought whose artwork represents oil, watercolor, pastel, encaustic, pen & ink, charcoal, colored pencil, tempera, acrylic, glassblowing, wood carvings, jewelry and more. There will be judged artist awards and purchase awards. Booth spaces are limited in the idyllic setting on the historic Bethel Common. All work is required to be of original design and creation of the exhibitor. Single booths are 10 x 10 feet in dimension and cost $75. Applications must be received by June 15 for inclusion in the Bethel Art Fair program.
Application is also open to food vendors. Food booths are 12x12 feet and cost $100, including electricity. Duplication of items is avoided. Food vendors must supply proof of insurance and are responsible for cleaning up trash on the grounds immediately surrounding the booth.
FMI: Contact the Council at 207-824-3575 or email info@mahoosucarts.org. Artist/Artisan and Food vendor Application and guidelines are also available on our website: www.mahoosucarts.org.
CONTACT:
Aranka Matolcsy, Executive Director
Mahoosuc Arts Council
Tel: 207-824-3575
MOORE PARK ART SHOW
July 28 (rain date July 29) - 9 AM - 4 PM
Accpeting Applications!
Artists & Artisans
Food Vendors & Community Groups
Where: The Moore Park on Route 26 in South Paris
What: the 44th Anniversary Moore Park Art Show
When: July 28 (rain Date July 29)
What time: 9 AM to 4 PM
Sponsors: Town of Paris, Parks and Recreation Department with support from the Western Maine Art Group and the Mahoosuc Arts Council.
What Kind of Art: Paintings, drawings, photography, wood, metal and glass sculpture; fine jewelry; handmade prints; fiber and textile/fiber arts and more.
Requirements: All art work must be the original design and creation of the exhibitor. Booths are limited.
Artist Awards: Artists also have the opportunity to submit work for awards judging and purchase awards.
Fees: Single 10 x 10-foot booths are $60 for a single exhibitor, $35 a piece for a shared booth up to four exhibitors, and $100 for booths shared by groups of five or more.
Deadlines: Applications must be received by July 1 for inclusion in the Moore Park Art Program. No refunds after July 1.
Entertainment & Fare: There will be live music and dance all day in in gazebo in addition to food vendors serving fine fare.
FMI: www.MooreParkArtShow.org or contact 207-890-9399 or mooreparkart@gmail.com
Penelope and Deborah Hall December Artists of the Month
Penelope and Deborah Hall grew up in Augusta in a creative family. From a young age they explored their world by painting, drawing and building things. Over the years they have collaborated on a number of projects, this joint show of their work being the most ambitious. Penny received a BA in mathematics from Bates College in Lewiston in 1972, followed by an MD from UVM College of Medicine in 1985. After a residency in internal medicine, fellowships in geriatric medicine and research and private practice geriatrics, she has retired to Kingfield with her husband, Charlie Rappaport.
There she works in clay, hand building sculpture found to be at times whimsical, at times thought provoking. Her pieces are inspired from her natural surroundings, from travels, especially years spent living in Okinawa, and from the many human situations in which she has found herself over the years. Stoneware and earthenware pieces are bisque fired to over 1800 degrees, then glazed and re-fired to their maturation temperature. Some go through several glaze firings before they are completed.
Deb received a BS from Tufts University in psychology in 1974. After working at Pineland Center, she attended USM law school, receiving her JD degree in 1982. After a further degree in tax law from BU in 1985 she worked for four years at Coopers and Lybrand in Portland before beginning her own private practice in 1989 as a tax attorney and CPA. Now semi-retired and living in New Gloucester, she is able to focus much more on her love of watercolor.
Her attraction to this medium is based on the tension between its fluidity and her desire for precision. Her works are generally either an attempt to create a mood, provide a glimpse of the essence of some person or thing, tell a story or just have fun.
For this show, the two have put together work encompassing several themes, exploring compatible interests, but also their diversity of experience. This is a fun show, with a lot of interplay between the different media. They hope that you will enjoy this "Sister Act."
An Open House Reception will be held Friday December 2nd from 4 to 7 and Saturday, December 3rd from 11 to 3 PM. The public is invited
Penny's and Deborah's work will remain on display and available for sale through the month of December.
View more of Penny's work at: www.sugarwoodgallery.com/store/manufacturer/penelope-hall
View more of Deborah's work at: www.sugarwoodgallery.com/store/manufacturer/deborah-hall
SugarWood Gallery is a handcrafted fine furniture store and art gallery located at 248 Broadway in Farmington. Store hours are Monday through Friday 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM, and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
For more info:
207-778-5212
or dmaxham@megalink.net
UCA FEATURED ARTIST
We are accepting submissions
for UCA Featured Artist. This will feature a member artist for
3 months in a virtual gallery
on this web site. If you are interested please
email
6 to
10 images
no
larger than 6 x 8 at 72 dpi to info@upcountryartists.com.
Include "Featured Artist" in the subject line or send
6 -10 photographs or images no larger than
8 x 10
(no original artwork
please) to "Featured Artist" c/o Leon Gin 1971 Industry Rd. Industry ME 04938. Please include, artist statement and/or
bio, description and medium of artwork, prices, show schedules,
contact info including email and web site if available, etc with
your submission.
For
more information
e-mail UCA or Leon at leongin@hotmail.com. |
