Alice Spencer: Fabricating Time, April 17-June 30, 2009.
Paintings and collected textiles by Maine artist Alice Spencer. Spencer's collection of woven textiles from around the world — Mongolia, Uzbekistan, China, Kazakstan and others — has inspired a series of visually rich paintings that expand and transform pattern.
Opening reception, Friday, April 17, 6-8 p.m.
Stitches That Bind, April 17 - June 30, 2009 Members of the Lewiston-Auburn area group of the Southern Maine (SOME) Chapter, Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc., share their love of needlework in an exhibit that showcases techniques from around the world, including English samplers, Japanese Embroidery, and Scandinavian Hardanger. The embroidery guild provides a nurturing environment for exploration and development of needlework skills and friendships. The exhibit runs concurrently with Alice Spencer: Textiles/Translations in the main gallery.
Jill Snyder Wallace
Red Dress
Students of Mercedes Gastonguay,Students of Mercedes Gastonguay, July 17 - August 14, 2009, annual summer exhibition of paintings and drawings by adults and children. Opening reception, Friday, July 17, 7-9 p.m.
Spineless Wonders: Inspiring
Invertebrates, September 8 - December 18, 2009. Reception: Friday, September 18, 2009 “Spineless Wonders” celebrates the diversity of species for the 2009 bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of “On the Origin of Species.” Paintings, prints, sculpture, poetry, sound, and work in clay, metal, fiber, glass, wood, and stone by over 50 artists will be part of the multi-dimensional exhibition.
Coming in 2010:
The Inspired Hand IV, January 22 - March 26, 2010, biennial exhibition of work by members of the Maine Crafts Association with work in ceramics, metal, fiber, stone, wood, and mixed
media.
Vernal Pools, April 23 - June 30, 2010
An all-media visual exploration inspired by the ecology of vernal pools: amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, insects and other arthropods, microinvertebrates, plants, water/hydrology, and soil. Other areas of interest include habitat, seasonal changes, conservation, and life cycles. All media, by artists from New England, including painting, sculpture, audio, poetry, and site- specific installations.
Coming in 2011:
Area Artists 2011/Drawing; The Figure Revealed IV, state-wide open juried exhibition of work done in life drawing groups
A Matter of Perception, juried exhibition sponsored by VSA Arts of Maine.
