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Artwork by local artist, Brian Vigue.
March 20 - April 22
Waterville Public
Library
73 Elm Street
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 872-5433
MOJAS SPONSORED BY:
PO Box 2703
Waterville, Maine 04903
HTTPS://www.fb.com/WAASMaine
Our History
In 1986 four local artists --Pat Binette, Marilyn Dwelley, Pauline
Turner, and Peggy Stowers --founded the Waterville Area Art
Society. Their mission, in part, was to stimulate the awareness of
the visual arts in the Waterville area, exchange ideas, encourage
beginners, steer young art students to the correct path for future
development in a career in art or just for the enjoyment of art or to
consider art as a second profession. The society would group area
artists for an environment of creativity for Waterville and
surrounding towns. The first meeting of the Waterville Area Art
Society was held in September,1986 and had eighteen charter
members. Presently the Society has sixty members.
Membership
Membership is open to any artist, non-artist or business for an
annual fee of $20 ($30 family), renewable in January. To become a
member of the Waterville Area Art Society, please visit our
Facebook page at HTTPS://www.fb.com/WAASMaine for information.
Meetings
The Waterville Area Art Society meets the first Thursday of each
month September- June at 6:00 PM in the Waterville Public Library
Colby Room, 73 Elm Street, Waterville.
WAAS Board Members
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Amy K. Cyrway, President
Ann Rhinehardt, Vice President
David Witham, Treasurer
Patricia Binette, Secretary
Don Abrams, Member at Large
Brian Vigue, Member at Large
Welcome
Waterville Main Street, Waterville Area Art Society & Waterville Public
Library are thrilled to co-present the 2016 Maine Open Juried Art Show
at the Waterville Public Library in Downtown Waterville. Those who
have been celebrating art with us over the years will recall the Waterville
Art Society held its first Maine Open Juried Art Show in 1990. The
purpose of the show is to promote art awareness and to provide an art
competition in Central Maine. This year’s show drew registrations from
95 artists from 53 towns, with a total of 177 paintings entered. The
judges chose 129 original paintings for exhibition and awarded 29 prizes
totaling $2950.00. This was possible through the generosity of
local sponsors. This year our sponsors are: Colby Museum of Art,
FrameMakers, Kennebec Savings Bank, Kennebec Wealth Management
& Maine State Credit Union. Please support these business. We hope
you enjoy this year’s show.
Judges
Born in Waterville, Bruce Hutchison received his Bachelor of Fine Arts
from Rhode Island School of Design in 1980. After graduation, he
returned to Maine and settled in the Portland area where he has been a
freelance illustrator for 35 years. Some of Bruce's clients include AT&T,
Busch Gardens, Doubleday, GQ, L.L.Bean, National Geographic, NBC,
Timex, Williams Sonoma, and Wired.
Andrew Gelfand is the Anne Lunder Leland Curatorial Fellow at the
Colby Museum of Art, where he co-curated the exhibit Robert Adams:
Turning Back, on view through June 5. He received his Bachelor of Arts
from Harvard College in the History of Art and Architecture and has
previously worked at the Harvard Art Museums and the Fine Arts
Museum of San Francisco.
Kimberly Bentley is an artist who works with ceramic, metal, fabric,
found objects and beeswax. She teaches drawing as an Adjunct
Professor of Art at York County Community College. Kimberly has also
been working for museums as an Arts Educator since 2011, including
Colby College. She received her MFA in 2005 from Vermont College of
Fine Art. She shows her work at the Stable Gallery in Damariscotta,
Maine and has several community sculptures throughout Maine,
including Waterville.
2016 Maine Open Juried Art Show Awards
BEST IN SHOW
Walter Gaffney-Kessell (Fayette) - “Oak Hill”
MARILYN J. DWELLEY AWARD FOR REALISTIC LANDSCAPE
Aaron McKusick (Skowhegan) - “Pamola Brook”
JUDGES’ AWARD
Bernie Beckman (Wellington) - “Madison Ave., Skowhegan”
WATERVILLE AREA ART SOCIETY AWARD
Peggy Tozier Graf (Canaan) - “The Camden Harbor”
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
TBD
WATERCOLOR DIVISION
First Place: Walter Gaffney-Kessell (Fayette) - “Winter Shadows”
Second Place: Michael Vermette (Indian Island) - “The Net Mender”
Third Place: Kay Carter (Hampden) - “Winterberry in the Dooryard”
Special Merit: Judson Pealer (South Paris) - “Hereafter”
Special Merit: Bernie Beckman (Wellington) - “Helping Hand”
OIL DIVISION
First Place: Kevin Mizner (Pittston) - “School Recital”
Second Place: Marjorie Austin (Farmington Falls) - “Remember When...
(Forster Manufacturing)”
Third Place: Judith Schuppien (Pittston) - “Tumbledown Mountain”
Special Merit: Marcel LaRue (Augusta) - “Scallop Picker”
Special Merit: Melissa Post van der Burg (Augusta) - “Chaos on Vinalhaven II”
ACRYLIC DIVISION
First Place: Abbott Meader (Oakland) - “Above Shin Brook Falls”
Second Place: J. A. Pollard (Winslow) - “Naiads”
Third Place: Barbara Chase (Waterville) - “Waiting for Warmer Days”
Special Merit: Lynn Smith (Hancock) - “Underwater Fishing Trip”
Special Merit: Leslie Woods (Montville) - “One Quarter Second”
PASTEL DIVISION
First Place: Olena Babak (Hartland) - “Revery”
Second Place: Keith Curtis (Waterville) - “Old Mill in Freedom”
Third Place: Paloma Costell (Hallowell) - “April Marsh”
Special Merit: Jim Nelson (Winslow) - “The Runner”
Special Merit: Jean Victory (Winslow) - “Bar Harbor”
OTHER MEDIA DIVISION
First Place: C.E. Nilles (Waterville) - “Flag No. 5”
Second Place: Ann Rhinehardt (Vassalboro) - “Dwellings of the Ancient Ones”
Third Place: Linda Sterns (Bangor) - “Sweet Gum Battles H1N1”
Special Merit: Laurie Sproul (Canton) - “Impressions”
Special Merit: Adria Keneagy (Augusta) - “Wilderness”
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Artist
Abrams, Donald
Allard, Nathan
Angmar, Ruth
Austin, Marjorie
Babak, Olena
Batchelder, Carol
Beckman, Bernie
Berkall, Marcia
Binette, Patricia L.
Burbank, Alexis
Carter, Kay
Chase, Barbara W.
Costell, Paloma
Cousins, Joseph
Title
"Winter Solace"
"November"
"Water St. Hallowell"
"Sunset on Monhegan Isle"
"Welcome to Eastport"
"Remember When...(Forster
Manufacturing)"
Category
Pastel
OM
Acrylic
Oil
Oil
Oil
"Revery"
Pastel
"First Light"
Oil
"Lupine in the Wild 2"
Watercolor
"Madison Ave. Skowhegan" Watercolor
"Helping Hand"
Watercolor
"Sweeter Than the Roses"
OM
"Birches"
Oil
"Eve Three"
OM
"A New Beginning"
OM
"Winterberry in the DoorWatercolor
yard"
"Blue Truck"
Watercolor
"Waiting for Warmer Days" Acrylic
"Five Apples on Black
Acrylic
Checked Cloth"
"April Marsh"
Pastel
"Totem"
Pastel
"Royal River Flats"
Acrylic
"A Nice Day on Linekin Bay" Acrylic
Price
$300
$1200
$375
$350
$100
$300
NFS
$1200
$500
$1000
$700
$185
$450
NFS
NFS
$900
$800
$650
$675
$1200
$1200
$600
$600
Artist
Covell, Teddi-Jann
Currier, Scott
Curtis, Keith M.
Davies Tang, Nancy
DeRaps, Elizabeth
Dubay, Joyce
Dubois, Jon
Fleishman, Jo-Ann
Fletcher, Mary Ellen
Folsom, Janine
Forrest, Virginia M.
Fowler, Susan
Gaffney-Kessell, Walter
Gilbert, Sheila
Harker, Danielle
Hicks, Meridith
Holland, Nancy
James, Kevin
Joseph, Greta H.
Keene, Kathy
Keller, Wynne
Keneagy, Adria
Kohler, Ryan
LaRue, Marcel
Little, Cynthia M.
Title
"Ice Flow"
"Pulpit Rock"
"The Mill" at Freedom Falls,
Maine
"Structures"
"Old Mill in Freedom Maine"
"Blueberry Fall"
"Clipper Ship"
"Rooster, Hen; & Chicks"
"Gossiping Ladies"
"Kingfield Dam"
"Acadia Granite"
"Autumn Tide"
"Distant Light"
"Autumn Bosc"
"Grey Wolf"
"Summer Memories"
"Horn Hill - Monhegan
Island"
"Going Out for the Sunday
Paper"
"Winter Shadows"
"Oak Hill"
"23-E Camp Site"
"Paw Milkovitch"
"Coming In"
"Opportunists"
"Monhegan Island"
"Freshet"
"Wesserunsett at Notch
Road"
"The Barrens"
"The Day After"
"Sentinels"
"View from Yaquina Head"
"Wilderness"
"Mill Stream in Winter"
"Stately Poser"
"Pretty Little Things"
"Scallop Picker"
"'Odeh' World Citizen"
Category
Oil
Oil
Oil
Price
$600
$600
NFS
Pastel
Pastel
Acrylic
Oil
Oil
Watercolor
Watercolor
Oil
Acrylic
Acrylic
Oil
Oil
Watercolor
Watercolor
$575
$475
$225
$350
$200
NFS
NFS
NFS
$1500
$1200
NFS
$500
$375
$200
Watercolor
$250
Watercolor
OM
Oil
Acrylic
Watercolor
Oil
Oil
Oil
Oil
$3000
$1800
NFS
$448
$225
NFS
$350
$700
$700
OM
Oil
Oil
OM
OM
Watercolor
Acrylic
Acrylic
Oil
OM
$275
$1200
$800
$165
$325
$200
$972
$432
$2000
NFS
Artist
Manzo, Susan
Markley, Penny
Max, Lara
McGuire, Kid
McKusick, Aaron
Meader, Abbott
Meader, Jr., Forrest
Miller, Robin
Mizner, Kevin
Morris, Kay
Nelson, Jim
Newkirk-Sanborn, Susan
Nilles, CE
Nixon, Judy
O'Brien, Timothy
Paul-Hebda, Dorene
Paulding, Daniel
Pealer, Judson
Pealer, Sandra
Pollard, J. A.
Post van der Burg, Melissa
Ramani, Geeta
Ratajczak, Shirleyanne
Title
"Mother's Bliss"
"Wearing Dad's Cap"
"Marsh in the Morning"
"The Neighbor's Barn"
"Rooster and Hens"
"Champion"
"Pamola Brook"
"Poplar Stream Falls"
"Stones Along the Sandy
River"
"Above Shin Brook Falls"
"3"
"Arrival"
"Habitat"
"Pete's Place"
"Whitefield"
"School Recital"
"Red Pails"
"Wall Tiles, Thailand"
"The Runner"
"Rarest of Butterflies"
"Still"
"Bridge Mosaic"
"Flag No. 2"
"Flag No. 5"
"Robin Red"
"What A Buffet!"
"Sorrow"
"Midnight Pods"
"Da Vinci"
"Hereafter"
"Catching the Wind"
"Late Afternoon (Rte. 4,
Maine)"
"Naiads"
"Winter Migration #1"
"Chaos on Vinalhaven II"
"Pemaquid Light"
"Cool Jazz Band"
"The Night Before and the
Morning After" Study of
Amaryllis Red
Category
OM
OM
Oil
Oil
Oil
Acrylic
Oil
Oil
OM
Price
NFS
NFS
$500
$285
$448
NFS
$1500
$1500
$700
Acrylic
Oil
Watercolor
OM
Oil
Oil
Oil
Watercolor
OM
Pastel
OM
Watercolor
Watercolor
OM
OM
Acrylic
Watercolor
OM
Watercolor
Oil
Watercolor
Watercolor
Oil
$475
$800
NFS
$225
$750
$4100
$3800
$250
$285
$49
$199
$300
$450
$750
$750
$275
$300
NFS
$700
$475
$700
$750
$225
Acrylic
Oil
Oil
OM
Watercolor
Acrylic
$1000
$2400
$1500
$200
$250
$400
Artist
Raye, Ginny
Reed, Christopher
Rhinehardt, Ann E.
Roberts, Suzanne
Roselle Barter, Heather
Schuppien, Judith
Smith, Lynn
Solmitz, David
Sproul, Laurie
Stearns, Linda
Sullivan, Kay
Towne, Leeanne
Tozier Graf, Peggy
Turner, Pauline
Vermette, Michael
Victory, Jean
Vigue, Brian
Vine Cornelius, Obrianna
Woods, Leslie
Title
Category
"Sibley Pond Eagle"
Oil
"Froggmore Plantation"
Oil
"Evening Glow"
Oil
"Snow Moon"
OM
"Dwellings of the Ancient
OM
Ones"
"Salt Marsh"
Oil
"Elm Tree Cove, Peaks
Acrylic
Island"
"Sea Shore Avenue"
Acrylic
"Buoy Shed"
Oil
"Tumbledown Mountain"
Oil
"Underwater Fishing Trip"
Acrylic
"Rainbow Rain"
Acrylic
"November Chill"
Watercolor
(Reid State Park)
"Impressions"
OM
"Sweet Gum Battles H1N1" OM
"Promises to Keep"
Pastel
"Day Out"
Pastel
"The Peace of a Wild Stream" Acrylic
"The Camden Harbor"
Oil
"The Sisters"
Oil
"Balmy Day - Stonington"
Watercolor
"The Net Mender"
Watercolor
"Tying the Lobster Rope"
Watercolor
"Haybales"
Pastel
"Bar Harbor"
Pastel
"Her Rack is the Last Thing OM
You’ll See"
"Alive in the Darkness"
OM
"Jewels of Acadia"
Watercolor
"Paths Through the Bog"
Watercolor
"Gone"
Acrylic
"One Quarter Second"
Acrylic
Price
NFS
$250
$550
$325
$450
$300
NFS
$185
$1400
$1700
$1350
$425
$500
$800
$130
$350
$285
$120
NFS
NFS
$300
$2000
$1200
$275
$300
$450
$300
NFS
$275
$290
$290
We would like to offer our sincere appreciation to all
of the artists who participated in the show!
Maine Open Juried Art Show Sponsors:
Waterville Main Street, Waterville Area Art Society and Waterville Public
Library wish to thank the following businesses and individuals whose generous
donations of cash, merchandise and gift certificates have made the Maine
Open Juried Art Show possible. Please express your appreciation by supporting those businesses that support the arts!
Event Sponsors:
With additional support from:
Berry’s Stationers
Digital ImageWorks
Jorgensen’s Café
Maine Film Center
Marilyn J. Dwelley
Railroad Square Cinema
Presenting Sponsors:
Art Purchase Information:
If you are interested in purchasing artwork exhibited in this show,
contact Waterville Main Street at 207-680-2055. All artwork will remain
on display until April 22.
Additional thanks to:
MOJAS Committee Members: Amy K. Cyrway, Lori Gervais, June L’Heureux, KiKA Nigals, Dorene Paul-Hebda, Tammy Rabideau, and
Brian Vigue.
Our Volunteers: Don Abrams, Cindy Bailey, Marcia Berkall, Pat & Roland
Binette, Susan Cruz, Keith Curtis, Amy Cyrway, Mary Ellen Fletcher, Lori
Gervais, Sheila Gilbert, Arlene Julia, Dan L’Heureux, Scott McAdoo, Mark
McDonough, Gisele & Jim McLear, Jim Nelson, Susan Newkirk-Sanborn,
KiKA Nigals, Christine Nilles, Pete Nye, Dorene Paul-Hebda, Tammy
Rabideau, Ann Rhinehardt, Linda Sullivan, Ellen & Peter L. Tompkins,
Brian Vigue, Diane Walins and David Witham.
Cover Artwork Design: Brian Vigue
Comments:
We welcome your comments regarding the Maine Open Juried Art
Show. Please contact Waterville Main Street if you would like to share
your observations, suggestions, and general comments.
Contact Information:
Waterville Area Art Society
P.O. Box 2703
Waterville, ME 04903-2703
info@waasmaine.org
www.waasmaine.org
Waterville Main Street
44 Main Street, Suite 202
Waterville, ME 04901
info@watervillemainstreet.org
www.watervillemainstreet.org
207-680-2055
Waterville Main Street
44 Main Street, Suite 202
Waterville, ME 04901
207-680-2055
info@watervillemainstreet.org
2016 Calendar of Downtown Events
Downtown Waterville Farmers' Market
April through November—every Thursday, 2-6pm
www.watervillefarmersmarket.org
Maine International Film Festival*
July 8-17, 2016, www.miff.org
Taste of Greater Waterville*
August 3, 2016, www.tasteofwaterville.com
14th Annual Harvest Fest
October 2, 2016
Parade of Lights
November 25, 2016
Kringleville
November 25- December 22, 2016
* Denotes events occurring in Downtown Waterville
but NOT organized by Waterville Main Street.
For more information on any of these events, visit
www.watervillemainstreet.org