Upcoming Art in Maine http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php http://www.maine.info/events/art/january.php#7981 The Portland Public Teen Library Team, in partnership with The Telling Room and Maine College of Art are proud to present the Searching for Me exhibit, featuring original art created by teens ages 12-19. The artwork and stories in Searching for Me were created by teens ages 12-19 at the Portland Public Library in December 2011 in collaboration with The Telling Room and Maine College of Art. Teens created silhouettes with Maine College of Art Students one week, and then filled the silhouettes with biographical stories the following week. Works from this collaboration will be on display in the Teen Room at the Portland Public Library from now until March 1, 2012. http://www.maine.info/events/art/january.php#7981 43.657516 -70.259003 http://www.maine.info/events/art/january.php#7753 Two Hooked Rug exhibits at the Saco Museum. All Marked Out celebrates the hooked rug innovator and entrepreneur Edward S. Frost, who launched a rug-pattern business right here in Biddeford, Maine, in the mid-19th-century. Originally presented at the Maine State Museum in 2006, Rugs All Marked Out features rugs, burlap patterns, and metal stencils from the Maine State Museum collection. The original exhibition will be enhanced with Frost rugs and patterns from the Saco Museum's own collections, all recent acquisitions. Also on view will be modern hooked rugs by members of the Maine Tin Pedlar, a group of local hooked rug artists named in honor of Frost. Both exhibitions will be on view at the Saco Museum January 14 through March 24, 2012. An opening reception for both exhibitions will take place at the Saco Museum on Friday, January 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This reception is free and open to the public. http://www.maine.info/events/art/january.php#7753 43.501404 -70.441658 http://www.maine.info/events/art/january.php#7740 Two newly acquired portfolios by Berenice Abbott and Robert Doisneau, filled with portraits of famous artists and actors of the mid-20th century, prompted this look at the art of photographic portraiture. Drawn from the Museum's growing collection of celebrity portraits, the exhibition of 35 works will examine the way in which appearence, poses, and props help to define the public perception of an artist's work, whether it be on the stage or in a museum. Other photographers whose works will be on view include Philippe Halsman, with images of notable early television personalities such as Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Imogene Coca, and Jackie Gleason; and Barbara Morgan, whose photographs of the choreographer Martha Graham, capture the essence of modern dance. The exhibition will also feature portraits of some of Maine's leading artists including Andrew Wyeth, Stephen Etnier, Louise Nevelson, Robert Indiana, Brett Bigbee, and Dozier Bell, whose work will be on view in the Museum's third floor galleries. http://www.maine.info/events/art/january.php#7740 43.654419 -70.262451 http://www.maine.info/events/art/january.php#8070 Engine presents "Interpretations: Two Takes on Nature" during the upcoming Biddeford ArtWalk on Friday, January 27 at 265 Main Street from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The show, open through February 18, will feature paintings and drawings by Gedy Moody of Biddeford Pool, and metal sculptures by Jac Ouellette of South Portland. Moody, a native of Bulgaria and part-time resident of Italy, is a graduate of the Boston Museum of Fine Art School. Often stirred by the many moods and vibrant colors of the varied landscapes and villages around her, Moody's work in "Interpretations" is inspired by the Biddeford shoreline. Ouellette, a graduate of the Maine College of Art, is a multi-media artist. Her current work encompasses metal sculptures, metal furniture, and landscapes in oil. Ouellette's large steel sculptures in "Interpretations" manage to be neither cold nor sharp-edged, but instead ripple with a bright, organic softness. http://www.maine.info/events/art/january.php#8070 43.494125 -70.458069 http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#7741 Facebook friendships exist in the nebulous world of cyberspace. Social networking creates a forum where we may connect or reconnect deeply with dear friends or become acquainted with new ones on a superficial level. What happens when we reach across real time and space to physically connect with these same "friends"? In her new exhibition, Maine artist Tanja Alexia Hollander examines that question; she collapses the intangibility of cyberspace by traveling around the world on a modern-day odyssey to actually visit her 600 (and growing) Facebook friends. In this rich and multi-dimensional project, Hollander photographs her Facebook friends, prints images on paper, and exhibits the prints on gallery walls, causing her cyber-friend connections to become real and personal. Hollander's process will be explored by encouraging interaction through visitor comments and an ever-changing installation of portraits through the run of the exhibition. Are viewers supposed to acknowledge the artist's creativity, photographic skill, and role within the tradition of portraiture, or should we instead critique the management of her Facebook page? This exhibition is the fifth in a series of exhibitions. Open reception is on Friday, Feb. 3 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#7741 43.654419 -70.262451 http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#8071 "The Way We Were" is an exhibition of community photographs of life and culture in Biddeford prior to the 1970s. The exhibit, which opens Friday, Feb. 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and goes through February 18, is running in tandem with the new winter festival La Fete d'Hiver, and will be co-curated by longtime city councilor and former Unite Here Local 305T president Pete Lamontagne alongside Engine executive director Tammy Ackerman. If you'd like to submit your photos, please email Tammy Ackerman or call (207) 229 3560. http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#8071 43.494125 -70.458069 http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#8075 Author and artist reading at Thos. Moser Gallery in Freeport. Reception and book signing on Feb. 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with Carl Little, author of Eric Hopkins: Above and Beyond and artist, Eric Hopkins. Also exhibition featuring new works by Eric Hopkins, James Mullen and Colin Page. http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#8075 43.859810 -70.101891 http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#7972 Art lovers will be able to experience this satellite-delivered HD presentation of the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan," captured at the U.K. National Gallery. The historic exhibition is sold out in London and, due to the fragility of the paintings, the exhibition cannot tour. Tickets: $18-Adults, $15-Seniors (65+) and $10-Students. Screening at 7:30 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#7972 44.018620 -70.976204 http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#7742 Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist will be the first comprehensive exhibition at the Museum devoted to the 19th-century French master Edgar Degas and his works on paper. Comprised of more than 70 drawings, prints, pastels, and photographs as well as several sculptures, the exhibition will provide an insightful exploration of the oeuvre of one of the most skilled and complex artists in art history. In addition to masterworks by Degas, the exhibition will include a select group of rare works on paper by artists of his circle, including captivating works by Mary Cassatt, Paul Cezanne, Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. To add even greater depth to the exhibition, generous loans to the Museum from major benefactor Scott M. Black including Degas's Portrait of Alexis Rouart (1895) and from Les Otten including Degas's Fourth Position in front on the left leg will be part of the installation. Paintings and drawings by Jane Sutherland, a contemporary New England artist greatly inspired by Degas, will add yet another dimension to the exhibition. http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#7742 43.654419 -70.262451 http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#5348 Biddeford's ArtWalk, featuring local and Maine artists, will be held every final Friday of the month in various venues downtown and in the mills. The remaining dates in 2012 are February 24, March 30, April 27, May 25, June 29, July 27, August 31, September 28, October 26, November 30, and December 28. For more info click the Title link above or email info@biddefordartwalk.com. Starts at 5 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#5348 43.492584 -70.453384 http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#8072 Artists are busy creating 2D and 3D works out of corrugated cardboard for MERC: Mainers Recycling Cardboard, an exhibit opening at Engine Exhibit Space on February 24 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and running through March 31, to help create awareness for the importance of recycling. Biddeford Recycling Center is a sponsor of the event, donating cardboard for artists. http://www.maine.info/events/art/february.php#8072 43.494125 -70.458069 http://www.maine.info/events/art/march.php#5587 Portland First Friday Art Walks are free, self-guided tours of local art galleries, art studios, museums, and alternative art venues on the First Friday of every month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/art/march.php#5587 43.661472 -70.255325 http://www.maine.info/events/art/march.php#7874 The Crit is a staple of an architectural education. It's the final critique in an academic studio where you hang your designs on the wall, and stand and present your ideas in front a jury of your peers. It's a chance for public glory, brilliant theoretical discussion and slings and arrows if the work doesn't measure up. In normal life, this all ends once you leave school, but we're bringing it back to Portland for architects, landscape architects, interior designers and other design fans. Open to the public. Sponsored by the Portland Society of Architects. Doors open 6:30 p.m., event at 7 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/art/march.php#7874 43.655670 -70.261414 http://www.maine.info/events/art/march.php#7854 Kate Petrie, Supervisory Park Ranger - Schoodic Education District will speak about the Artist-in-Residence Program in the Schoodic District of Acadia National Park. It offers professional writers, composers, and all visual and performing artists the opportunity to pursue their particular art form while surrounded by the inspiring landscape of the park. In the spring and fall, the park provides housing to participants for two-week to four-week periods. No additional stipend is available. In return, participating artists are asked to donate to the park collection a piece of work representative of their style and their stay. For an application, please send email inquiries to kate_petrie@nps.gov or call (207) 288-1310. All programs are held at Moore Auditorium. Free and open to the public; donations welcome at the door. http://www.maine.info/events/art/march.php#7854 44.329895 -68.177292 http://www.maine.info/events/art/march.php#3383 The Waterville Area Art Society and Waterville Main Street are proudly co-presenting the 2012 Maine Open Juried Art Show at the spectacular, newly-renovated Waterville Public Library in Downtown Waterville. Now entering its 22nd year, the Maine Open Juried Art Show attracts over 80 artists representing over 50 Maine communities and a variety of media, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, and other media. http://www.maine.info/events/art/march.php#3383 44.551670 -69.632095 http://www.maine.info/events/art/april.php#8073 Engine is pleased to co-host the Saco Museum's biennial exhibition of work by artists associated with Saco, Biddeford, and Old Orchard Beach. Work will be shown at both the Saco Museum and Engine at 265 Main Street in Biddeford. Artists selections will be announced the week of February 6. The exhibit opens on April 6 and runs through June 10. http://www.maine.info/events/art/april.php#8073 43.494125 -70.458069 http://www.maine.info/events/art/april.php#7743 This exhibition will focus on Portland-born artist Mildred Burrage (1890-1983), who as a young aspiring painter traveled in the early 1900s to Giverny, France. There Burrage trained her eye on the landscape, creating oil paintings and filling sketchbooks with her Impressionist style. She wrote copious letters to her family back in Maine, detailing her adventures and providing vivid accounts of the artists, dealers, and distinguished figures whom she encountered, including French artistic legend Claude Monet and avid collectors Gertrude and Leo Stein. While Burrage was a prolific artist up until her death, this exhibition will celebrate these crucial, formative years (1909-1914) when she traveled abroad and was introduced and exposed to modern European movements. Comprised of approximately 70 works of art, including paintings, drawings, and never-before-exhibited letters, this exhibition will reflect a unique time of innocence, ebullience, and optimism in Mildred Burrage's life and career, and in the American and European psyche before the onset of the First World War. http://www.maine.info/events/art/april.php#7743 43.654419 -70.262451