september 4.2015 Don`t Miss— Hello Art Walkers!

september 4.2015
first friday art walk
For a detailed listing visit portlandartwalk.org
Hello Art Walkers!
Don’t Miss—
At almost 15 years old, it’s obvious that First Friday
Art Walk has grown exponentially into the largest
free monthly cultural event in Maine, resulting in both
community goodwill and growing pains as some bemoan
the loss of the “old days.” Our beloved Art Walk is a
prime example of what may be happening in Portland-something is increasingly popular and adored like a
favorite teddy bear… and, then, loved almost to death?
Of course, growth is important for any ecosystem, but it’s also turbulent and anxiety-provoking as the stuff we are used to gets
crowded out or overshadowed. On October 3, 2015, join Creative
Portland, GrowSmart Maine and the Portland Society for Architecture for a day of free community discussions at the University
of Southern Maine about informing ourselves about the various
perspectives on Portland’s changes and the ways that we can come
together as a community to make well-informed, thoughtful decisions.
The Challenge of Change: Are We Loving Portland to Death?
Saturday, October 3, 2015
9:30 – 4:30 pm
USM Abromson Center, Portland campus
FREE and Open to the Public
Please register at creativeportland.com
The morning keynote will feature Mayor Esther Manheimer from
Asheville, North Carolina—a community experiencing many of
the same issues as Portland—followed by a panel of professionals
who will paint the picture of how Portland is growing and the
major impacts of that growth. Break-out sessions will be a chance
for community members to share their perspectives and ideas for
managing the changes we see in Portland.
We hope you’ll join us.
Happy Art Walking,
Jennifer Hutchins
Executive Director, Creative Portland
Jo Israelson. Sarah’s Generosity: Jennie Markson. Canvas, muslin, grosgrain ribbon, paper, thread,
Photographs: Jamie Saloman Photo
buttons, clothespins, printer’s ink, 24" x 26", August, 2015.
Welcoming the Stranger
More than 1000 Portland ‘weavers’, 75 spinners, and 20 organizations worked
together to create an Abraham’s tent for the Welcoming the Stranger multi
media installation. The exhibit highlights the treatment of immigrants in
Portland during the 1920’s with their treatment today. Jo Israelson, Portland
native multi media artist, has spent 2 years researching the history of the House
Island Quarantine and Immigration station and how the city “welcomed” them.
The exhibit is divided into 3 stories- Abraham’s Tent, Sarah’s Generosity and
Habeas Corpus – and compares the stories of current asylum seekers and Bela
Gross, who was a “man without a country” after jumping into Casco Bay – and
rescued – rather than return to Hungary in 1923.
Maine Jewish Museum | 267 Congress Street | treeoflife.org
“Are We Loving Portland to Death?” Let’s talk. Sat Oct 3. 9:30 a.m. Register today.
be on the look out FOR ...
For a detailed listing visit portlandartwalk.org
Keepsakes
New Works by Liz Long
Liz Long is an illustrator and painter based in Portland, Maine. She is inspired
by the sea, the human condition and the peculiar qualities these natural things
hold. She uses an array of mediums such as watercolor, acrylics, pen and ink, and
pencil. She attended the Philadelphia high school for the Creative and Performing
Arts with a focus in illustration, spent a semester at the New York Studio
Residency Program, and has a BFA from The Maine College of Art in Illustration.
Keepsakes. 16" x 20", wood panel, acrylic paint, pencil, July, 2015
They Came in Three. 16" x 20", wood panel, acrylic paint, pencil, frosted mylar, July, 2015
Vestibule 594
594 Congress Street | lizlongart.com
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listings. Submit your listing free online at: portlandartwalk.org
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02 | One Longfellow
Square
181 State Street
A Celebration of the Square
Dance party central with live music
performed by always popular,
always energizing Maine Marimba
Ensemble.
onelongfellowsquare.com
03 |Finn Teach Mini-Gallery
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maple frames on larger paintings.
finnteach.com
04 | She-Bear Gallery
650 Congress Street
Summerside Prints by Susan Amons
Monoprints from mylar shapes and
multiple inkings, then finalizes the
images with pastel.
shebeargallery.com
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Startling and vivid tapestries that
depict the origin of the cosmos,
the Earth, plants and animals
and humankind and the need
for conservation interpreted and
embroidered by the Women of
Kopanang, a community of women
either infected with – or affected
by – HIV/AIDS, near Johannesburg,
South Africa.
stlukesportland.org
645 Congress Street
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05 | Coffee By Design
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620 Congress Street
Paintings By Nance Parker
coffeebydesign.com
Lead Sponsor:
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06 | Daunis Fine Handmade
Jewelry
616 Congress Street
Things That Can Occur
Paintings, Drawings and Prints by
Kate Sanders-Fleming.
daunis.com
07 | The Art Department
Congress Square
The WATCH THIS Film Festival
brought to you by TV SHOW!
Join us on First Friday for
Portland's first outsider art film
festival in Congress Square Park
brought to you by the artists of TV
SHOW! The short film showcase
will screen SUPERHERO and
ANIMATION themed films from
artists all over Maine. Beginning
at 5pm, swing by the park for a
dance party, live silk screen station,
games, and a PARADE! Then, at
dusk, join us for the free screening
of the WATCH THIS!
Maine Historical Society
08 | State Theatre Building
142 High Street & 615 Congress Street
Lots of artists under one roof!
Open from 5:00-8:00pm every
First Friday Art Walk.
stonecoastproperties.com
207 772 1540
09 | Sanctuary Tattoo and
Gallery
Dead Friends
31 Forest Avenue
Skulls, skulls, roses and crows.
Ryan Fleming has taken some
of his favorite things to tattoo
and will be displaying them in a
different medium.
sanctuarytattoo.com
10 |Vestibule 594
594 Congress Street
Keepsakes by Liz Long
Liz Long is an illustrator and
painter who uses an array of
mediums such as watercolor,
acrylics, pen and ink, and pencil.
16 | Maine College of Art
23 | Red Thread
32 | Maine Potters Market
1) CREATE IV: The Annual
Continuing Studies Exhibition
Elva - Infinite Pathways
Let's Celebrate!
522 Congress Street
Continuing Studies student and
faculty work.
2) MailME
Seventh annual MailME project. For
their 1st assignment and exhibition
new students created artwork
depicting the concept of Place.
Institute of Contemporary Art
Thomas Moser: Legacy in Wood
The first exhibition to examine
the central importance of Thomas
Moser to the world of fine furniture
craftsmanship.
meca.edu
17 | SPACE Gallery
538 Congress Street
Last Daze // Tree Lined Street
11 | Portland Museum of
Art
First Friday is the last day to catch
Last Daze, a group exhibition
curated by Cinders Gallery, and the
immersive installation Tree Lined
Street from Baltimore artist Gary
Kachadourian.
space538.org
Directors’ Cut: Selections from the
Maine Art Museum Trail
18 | Maine Charitable
Mechanic Association
Seven Congress Square
Highlighting eight museums under
one roof, Directors’ Cut: Selections
from the Maine Art Museum Trail
shares the rich cultural legacy
of our state while providing a
platform to highlight the visionary
artists of our future. Directors’
Cut breaks the mold by offering
artwork from seemingly disparate
viewpoints, entirely different eras,
and contrasting styles, in the same
room—side by side.
portlandmuseum.org
12 | The Dogfish Bar and
Grille
128 Free Street
Seacoast Botany
Collected seaweed from the Gulf
of Maine, arranged to show the
scientific qualities, pressed in a
plant press and made into identical
reproductions.
13 | Bridge Gallery
568 Congress Street
Color and Light
Paintings.
bridgegalleryportland.com
14 | Galleries Harmon's &
Barton's
584 Congress Street
Homescapes
Gary O'Connor shares his paintings
of beloved Maine and travels
across the countryside
harmonsbartons.com
15 | 3fish gallery
377 Cumberland Avenue
Water/Form/Stone
Jeanne O'Toole Hayman.
519 Congress Street
Mason Philip Smith-Photography
Mason Philip Smith.
19 | Fine Art 511
Verve - Currents – Angles
511 Congress Street
Paintings, sculpture, photography.
One City Center
A theoretically infinite painting.
The grid pattern of straight,
angled and curved lines acts
as the armature upon which he
explores light, shadow, reflection,
color, texture, space, urban
environments, stark landscapes,
order and chaos.
24 | Pinecone + Chickadee
6 Free Street
MantaRay Business Solutions
Special Exposition: How to Make
Money and Friends Through Sonic
Manipulation
Galen Richmond gives a lecture
on sound and reveals a new line of
3d printed sonic pedals inspired
by the rock formations of the
southern Maine coast.
pineconeandchickadee.com
25 | Roux & Cyr
International Fine Art
Gallery
David Jenks Solo Exhibit
48 Free Street
Large expansive oil paintings
of dramatic sea scapes.
rouxandcyrgallery.com
26 | Art House Picture
Frames
61 Pleasant Street
Medium Relations
Paintings, mixed media, and
sculpture by Peter Osman.
arthousepictureframes.com
20 | Ocean Gate Plaza
511 Congress Street
Portland Ballet / Portland School
of Ballet - Costume Parade at Fine
Art 511
Come meet performers of Portland
Ballet and Portland School of
Ballet as they present an up close
display of some of the intricate
costumes for works that will be
performed in this year's 2015-2016
season.
21 | Maine Historical
Society
489 Congress Street
Baskets from the Dawnland:
Weaving the Past and Future
Together
Baskets from the Dawnland:
Weaving the past and future
together explores the rich history
of the baskets made by Wabanaki
people, a tradition that has thrived
for thousands of years.
mainehistory.org
22 | Portland Public
Library
5 Monument Square
Lewis Gallery
Staying the Course: Working Women
of Portland’s Waterfront
The diverse roles and stories of the
women involved in the maritime
commerce of Portland.
portlandlibrary.com
376 Fore St.
Cathy Schroeder Hammond
displays her characteristic colors
and organic influences in some
brand new pieces.
mainepottersmarket.com
EAST END
33 | Maine Jewish Museum
267 Congress Street
Welcoming the Stranger: Building
Understanding through Community
Based Art
More than 1000 Portland
‘weavers’, 75 spinners, and 20
organizations worked together
to create an Abraham’s tent for
the Welcoming the Stranger multi
media installation. Donated yarn
from weavers, knitters, spinners
around the country was used
to create the woven panels that
will be displayed. The exhibit
highlights the treatment of
immigrants in Portland during the
1920’s with their treatment today.
treeoflifemuseum.org
34 | Jen Burrall Designs
Jewelry
253 Congress Street
Anne Ritchie Photographs
New works on paper and canvas.
jenburralldesigns.com
35 | St. Lawrence Arts
76 Congress Street
Paintings by James Mastrian
stlawrencearts.org
OLD PORT
27 | Dobra Tea
89 Exchange Street
Sandra Beck
dobrateame.com
36 | The Historic Portland
Forge
58 Fore Street
European Ironwork Expo
87 market street
The Portland Forge is proud to
announce an exhibition based on
our new findings.
theportlandforge.wordpress.com
Sculptures, paintings, jewelry
ceramics and more.
forerivergallery.com
Bayside
29 | Heron Point Gallery
2 Somerset Street
28 | Fore River Gallery
Rotation
63 Market Street
Elena Jahn: A Collection
of Life's Work
From realistic rocks, cliffs, sea,
and vegetation to more abstract
renditions of light and sky.
heronpointstudio.com
30 | angela adams
37 | Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market Team Member
Art at Work
Paintings by Jennifer Jackson and
music by Restless Atlantic.
peaks island
131 Middle Street
38 | Richard Boyd Art
Gallery
Celebrate the arrival of September.
angelaadams.com
Amy Bickford: A Solo Exhibition of
Paintings
First Friday at angela adams
31 | Dockfore
336 Fore Street
Moments
Kate Sanders–Fleming uses the
art making process to dig into
the changing nature of time and
relationships.
15 Epps Street
Amy is best known for painting
portraits which depict her
interpretation of the timeless
beauty and essence of each study.
richardboydartgallery.com
be on the look out FOR ...
For a detailed listing visit firstfridayartwalk.com
Baskets from
the Dawnland:
Weaving the
past and future
together
Theresa Secord, Jeremy Frey,
Sarah Sockbeson, George
Neptune, Clara Neptune Keezer
Ganessa Frey, Penobscot, 2014, ash, sweetgrass, commercial dyes. Anonymous lender.
Theresa Secord, Penobscot, ash, sweetgrass, commercial dyes, 2014. Anonymous lender.
The Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy,
and Penobscot Nations, known
collectively as the Wabanaki, or “People
of the Dawnland,” have lived in the
territory now known as Maine for
over 12,000 years. Stand anywhere in
the state, and you are on Wabanaki
Homeland. “Baskets from the Dawnland:
Weaving the past and future” together
explores the rich history of the baskets
made by Wabanaki people, a tradition
that has thrived for thousands of
years by continually innovating while
simultaneously fostering their heritage.
For many Native people, basket making
is not only an art form or a way to
make a living, it is about stewardship
of the environment, preserving cultural
heritage, commitment to family, pride in
identity, and honoring creation histories
and spiritual connections. Highlights of
the exhibition include historical baskets
from the Maine Historical Society (MHS)
collection as well as modern examples
by artists from all four Wabanaki nations,
including award-winning basketry
artists Theresa Secord, Jeremy Frey,
Sarah Sockbeson, George Neptune, and
Clara Neptune Keezer. Baskets from the
Dawnland was guest curated by Theresa
Secord, a member of the Penobscot
Nation and the founding director of the
Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance; and
Tilly Laskey, a scholar and staff member
at the Maine Historical Society.
Clara Neptune Keezer, Passamaquoddy, ash,
sweetgrass, commercial dyes, 1996.
From the Collections of Maine Historical Society.
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street
207 774 1822 | mainehistory.org