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7th Annual Riverfront Festival

7^th Annual Riverfront Festival in Hallowell.

When: Sunday, June 23rd, 11:00-4:00pm
Location: Hallowell Riverfront – Water St. at the foot of Winthrop St. at the north end of downtown Hallowell
What: 7^th Annual Riverfront Festival in Hallowell.

Hallowell, Maine. On Sunday, June 23rd the sound of live acoustic music by Steamboat Gypsy will carry across the river from the Waterfront Park in downtown Hallowell. The 7^th Annual Riverfront Festival and Hallowellness day will take place between 11:00am and 4:00pm. The Riverfront Festival is a celebration of arts, wellness, and sustainability along the banks of the Kennebec.

This year the work of many artists will represent a diverse selection of materials and styles both modern and traditional. There will be a 19^th century letterpress printer, woodworkers with custom cabinetry and contemporary house wares, classic and abstract paintings and a local favorite of recycled arts, as well as assemblage and vintage steam punk fashions.

Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed will offer demonstrations and ice cream from their boat as they educate individuals about public water safety and quality. Local Farmers and participants of the Hallowell Farmers Market will be on site with a fresh selection of flowers and produce. UMA Architecture Professor Robert Sherman will have an eye catching installation of large freestanding sculpture using cloth, tarp, and lines.

Health and wellness practitioners will be on set up to offer insight and advice for well-being and preventative maintenance. Local chiropractors will offers keys to maintaining a properly aligned posture. Massage therapists will be on site help folks loosen their muscles, especially those who might have participated in the morning 5k Rail Trail Run. Representatives from Spectrum Generations and Te Cohen Center will be available to share options and ways to plan for elder adult care.

The Riverfront Art Festival and Hallowellness day are in conjunction with the Kennebec Valley Whatever Festival, and the Hallowell Farmers Market. Events taking place throughout the day include live music, a drum circle, and spontaneous hula-hooping sessions. For more information or an application to be a vendor please contact Jonathan Price at 629-9020 or jprice@iaofme.org or checkout the Hallowell Area Board of Trade Website www.hallowell.org

Announcing the party of the year: the Black & White Ball

You are cordially invited to attend a gala celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell.

What: The Black & White Ball
Date: Saturday, November 2, 2013 (SAVE THAT DATE!)
Time: 7-10pm
Place: Hallowell City Hall
Dress: formal to costume or anything in between, as long as it’s black and white. Or black. Or white.

TICKET INFO COMING SOON!

Live Art Auction at Slates to Celebrate Harlow’s 50th

The Harlow Gallery invites art lovers in Hallowell and beyond attend a live art auction fundraiser in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Harlow Gallery. The last live art auction we organized was for the Slates Fire Relief Fund back in 2007 – so it’s only fitting that the auction will take place at Slates Restaurant! Save that date: Sunday, July 21, 2013 (the day after Old Hallowell Day) 5-8pm at Slates Restaurant

Fine art by … Nancy Barron • Claudia Brahms • Brian Braley • Jamie Ribisi-Braley • Amy Stacey Curtis • Hélène Farrar • Ross Grams • Tom Higgins • Abbott Meader • Marc Poirier • Judith Schuppien … and MORE

Paste & Pages: collage and book arts

Paste & Pages at the Harlow Gallery will showcase the work of 40 Maine artists working in collage and book arts June 7 through 29 with an opening reception on Friday, June 7 from 5-8 pm. The exhibition and the reception are both free and open to the public. A “Creation Station” of supplies related to collage and the book arts will available throughout the duration of the show for visitors to try their hand at one of the featured disciplines.

Paste & Pages resulted from an open call for Maine book and collage artists. The Harlow Gallery is located at 160 Water Street in Hallowell; For more information visit the gallery online at harlowgallery.org

Call for Artists: “Sit. Stay. Art!”

The Harlow Gallery in partnership with the Kennebec Valley Humane Society announces an open call for art celebrating our animal companions at home and in the wild. Each artist can submit up to four works of art. Deadline for email submissions from artists is midnight on September 1, 2013.

“Sit. Stay. Art!” will be on view at the Harlow Gallery at 160 Water Street in Hallowell October 4-26, 2013. There will be an opening reception featuring some very special guests on Friday, October 4 from 5-8pm.

Proceeds from art sales during the exhibition will benefit the Kennebec Valley Humane Society and community arts programming at the Harlow Gallery.

For complete information about entering Sit! Stay! Art and to see other artists opportunities for 2013, please visit the Harlow Gallery online at http://harlowgallery.org/call-for-art-depicting-animals/

Selection Process – “Sit. Stay. Art!” will be juried by a panel comprised of KVHS Executive Director Hillary Roberts, KVHS board member Kathy Ann Shaw and Harlow Gallery staff members Deb Fahy and Nancy Barron.

Eligibility – Artists should be residents of Maine at least part of the year or otherwise have a strong connection to our state. Artists submitting from out of state are responsible for the costs of shipping work to and from the Harlow. Please note that return shipping will be actual cost plus $20 to cover staff time. There is an entry fee of $10 for members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association or $20 for non-members; this allows each artist to submit up to 4 works of art (please note the fee is per artist not per work of art). Nonmembers may join the KVAA when submitting and pay the members rate.

Patrons and trustees of the Kennebec Valley Humane Society are also eligible for the reduced entry fee. Visit them online to learn more http://www.pethavenlane.org/kvhs/patron

Flower Arranging Demo

Library Event: FLOWER ARRANGING DEMONSTRATION,

7pm, Thursday, May 23, 2013.
Hubbard Free Library,
115 Second Street, Hallowell,
622-6582.

Karen Foster and Shelly HansOn of the Kennebec Valley Garden Club will share some of their tricks for beautiful and creative flower arranging. A flower arrangement may be auctioned off! Refreshments will follow the presentation. Sponsored by the Friends of Hubbard Free Library. All library programs are free of charge.

The Liberal Cup

The Liberal Cup
115 Water Street
Hallowell, Me. 04347

Old world style English Pub. Comfortable, friendly atmosphere serving delicious homemade fare and fresh brewed beers crafted in our brewery on the premises.

Owner: Geoff Houghton
Bar Business Hours: Daily 11:30 am – Closing
Restaurant Business Hours: Serving lunch & dinner daily from 11:30 am – 10:00 pm
Phone: 207-MAD-BREW
theliberalcup@aol.com

March music schedule featuring our celebrated St. Patty’s Day party with Johnny O’NoShoes!

Band	March	Time
Sam Shain and the Scolded Dogs	3/2/2013	9pm – 12
The Evan King Group	3/3/2013	5-8pm
JimmyJo Cajun Music	3/7/2013	7-10pm
Dave Gagne and Friends	3/9/2013	9pm – 12
The Steve Vellani Duo	3/10/2013	5-8pm
The Mutineers	3/14/2013	7-10pm
t.b.d.	3/16/2013	9pm – 12
Johnny O’NoShoes (St Patty’s Day)	3/17/2013	5-8pm
The Dave Mello Trio	3/21/2013	7-10pm
The Whitefields	3/23/2013	9pm – 12
Walter Weymouth	3/24/2013	5-8pm
JocoTelliot	3/28/2013	7-10pm
Silent Sam and the Evans	3/30/2013	9pm – 12

Call for Artists: Art2013

Last year Megan Daigle of Farmingdale won BEST IN SHOW for her screen print etching entitled “Luke”. Megan, a student at the Maine College of Art, won a $500 cash prize sponsored by the Wolfington Group.

Call for Artists: Art2013, 18th Annual Juried Art Show at the Harlow Gallery

For more information: Nancy Barron or Deb Fahy at 207-622-3813, kvaa@harlowgallery.org, www.harlowgallery.org

Deadline for Electronic Submissions: Sunday, April 1, 2013 at midnight

Opening: Friday, May 10, 5 – 8 pm, awards presentation at 6pmExhibition on View: Art2013 will be on view May 10 – June 1, 2013 and is free and open to the publicNEW Gallery Hours: Wednesday & Saturday noon – 6pm, Thursday & Friday noon – 8pmLocation: 160 Water Street, Hallowell, Maine 04347

Hallowell, Maine — The Kennebec Valley Art Association invites artist submissions to Art2013, the 18th annual juried show at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell. Art2013 is open to all Maine artists and also to artists with a strong connection to Maine. We are excited to announce that this years jurors are Bob Keyes and Dan Kany, both men are arts writers at the Portland Press Herald.

Over $1,500 in cash prizes and gift certificates from area business sponsors will be awarded at an awards ceremony at the exhibition’s opening on Friday, May 10 at 6pm. Art2013 the exhibition will be on view May 10 to June 1, 2013 and is free and open to the public.

Original fine art in any media may be submitted, including hand pulled prints, photography and sculpture and fine crafts, including ceramics, glass and fiber art. Jewelry and clothing are not eligible. Each artist may submit up to three works of art. Entry fees ( $25 for members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association, or $30 for non members) are not refundable. The Harlow Gallery is owned and operated by the Kennebec Valley Art Association, membership-based 501(c)3 non-profit; jurying fees help offset the cost of organizing and presenting the juried show and are not refundable. Decisions of the jurors are final.

The deadline for electronic submissions is midnight on April 1, 2013. For a complete entry rules and instructions on how to enter Art2013, please visit the “artists opportunities section” on the Harlow Gallery website: www.harlowgallery.org. The jurors will do a first review based on the digital submissions. Artists whose work they wish to consider for the final review will be asked to deliver their work to the Harlow Gallery April 27-29 for a final viewing of the actual work.

Bob Keyes writes about the arts in Maine for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He began his career at the Central Maine Morning Sentinel in 1985 and has worked for newspapers in Greenwich, Conn., and Sioux Falls, S.D. He lives in South Portland.

Daniel Kany is an art critic, art historian and art dealer. His criticism appears regularly in the Maine Sunday Telegram and the Portland Press Herald. His published books and catalogs include “Robert Kantor: The Hope Series and Other Sculptures,” “Judith Kindler: Consume,” “Lino Tagliapietra: Maestro,” “La Ballata del Vetro Soffiato” and “The 2008 Photo-a-Go-Go.” Kany lives in Cumberland, Maine with his wife and two sons.

11th Annual Mardi Gras

masks 11th Annual Mardi Gras in Hallowell, Maine

Live Music, Food & Drink Specials

Hattie’s, Easy Street, The Liberal Cup, Hoxters, Higher Grounds, The Wharf, Joyces, Slates & Francesca’s.

Children & Adult Mask Making & Face Painting

1:30-3:30 pm at the Harlow Gallery on Water Street. Make a mask and join us in the parade!

Parade

Parade begins at 4:30, meet at the Antique Mall parking lot across from the boat landing.

Bead Making

12:00-4:00 pm The Artists at SpinOff Studio will have supplies available for folks to come in and make beads.

Mask Making Contest

Entries Due Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 at 5:30 pm at the Hubbard Free Library. *PRIZES* Entry form at the library. Sponsored by the Hallowell Area Board of Trade.

Costume Contest

Prizes will be awarded for the following categories: 1) Best Costume 2)Best Mask and 3)Most Festive

Book Sale

Hubbard Free Library book sale 9-12pm

AN AVALANCHE OF INTEREST

THE FIRST 75 YEARS OF SKIING IN MAINE
7pm, Thursday, January 31, 2013
Hubbard Free Library, 115 Second Street, Hallowell.  622-6582.
Scott Andrews, curator and research director at the Ski Museum of
Maine, will be making a presentation on the earliest period of skiing
in Maine, from 1870 through World War II.  This is a joint program by
the Vaughan Homestead and the Friends of Hubbard Free Library.
Refreshments will follow the presentation.

Mapping the Air

Mapping the Air: Donna Parkinson & Sarah Vosmus

November 26, 2012 through January 25, 2013

Location: “Harlow on the Circle” lobby gallery at 45 Memorial Circle in Augusta

Hours: 9am to 9 pm daily (Can be viewed from the street and is lit at night)

Cost: free and open to the public

Suggested caption for Images: (attached) “Image from Mapping the Air, a collaborative installation at 45 Memorial Circle in Augusta by artists Donna Parkinson and Sarah Vosmus. Through Janaury 25th.”

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Augusta, Maine – The Kennebec Valley Art Association is pleased to present Mapping the Air, a collaborative installation by artists Donna Parkinson of Freeport and Sarah Vosmus of Bowdoin, at the lobby gallery at 45 Memorial Circle in Augusta. On view from November 26th- January 25th 2013, the installation is open 9am-9pm daily, can be viewed from outside the building, and is lit at night. The installation brings together the work of two emerging printmakers whose art, each in its own way, synthesizes intuitive, quick decision-making ideals with organic forms and an environmentally perceptive aesthetic.

Donna Parkinson’s prints are comprised of soft, colorful, natural forms inspired by an affinity for the outdoors and gardening. She often experiments with textured papers and incorporates collected plant material into her monotype printing process.

Sarah Vosmus’s collages, prints and three-dimensional constructions are unique expressions of an interest and exploration of the boundaries between the natural world and work of the hand. Her prints are adaptable, fluid and familiar; bold tangled patterns repeat to create a forward-looking aesthetic that is both abstract and geographically oriented.

Both artists regularly exhibit and share studio space at Circling the Square Fine Art Press in Gardiner, Maine.

The collaboration Mapping the Air was created in a storm of quick intuitive decisions, piles of printed papers and a unique bond of understanding. In homage to the spirit of the Dymaxion map/globe created by Buckminster Fuller, the artists created two and three-dimensional prints with awareness to size, scale and distortion. Mapping the Air explores the artist’s ingrained memory and observations of the natural world, while capturing their reflections. Donna Parkinson’s artistic energy is grounded; she tells a story of our cartographic earth. The prints of Sarah Vosmus are comprised of energy and movement, space and air. This installation is what happens when the two forces collide.

This installation was created in conjunction with the Harlow Gallery’s first exhibition of 2013, “ingrained” featuring works by five printmakers will be on view at the Harlow from January 18th through February 9th, 2013.

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Harlow Gallery
Kennebec Valley Art Association
160 Water Street
Hallowell, ME 04347
207-622-3813

Printing Monotypes Using A Gelatin Plate

Contact: Nancy Barron at the Harlow Gallery, 207-622-3813, kvaa@harlowgallery.org, www.harlowgallery.org
Date & Time: Sunday December 2rd, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Place: Harlow Gallery, 160 Water Street, Hallowell, Maine 04347
Cost : $40 for members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association, $45 for nonmembers, plus a $15 materials fee per person.Printing Monotypes Using A Gelatin Plate with Claudia Brahms

Hallowell, Maine: On Sunday December 2nd local artist Claudia Brahms will teach a printmaking workshop at the Harlow Gallery at 160 Water Street in Hallowell. The workshop time is from 10 am – 3 pm and the cost is $40 for members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association or $45 for non-members, plus a $15 materials fee. To register for the workshop contact the Harlow Gallery at 207.622.3813 or email kvaa@harlowgallery.org.

Create a Holiday Gift with the Gift of your Hands. Participants will learn how to transfer painted images onto paper using a non-toxic household item as a printing press. Gelatin provides an excellent surface for printmaking that is simple and provides for experimentation and unusual effects. This is a great class for art educators, emerging or established artists. Open to all levels of experience, you’ll be printing immediately and discovering the many ways to make beautiful marks on paper. We’ll wind down with a demonstration on how to “pour” a gelatin plate so you can continue from home.Paper, paints, stencils, and all the tools needed to participate will be provided, but if you have favorite supplies that you want to experiment with please bring them. That could be paper, paints (water soluble), fun items that can make stamps, stencils, sponges, paint brushes, brayers….anything your imagination wants to explore. Participants should bring a bag lunch and/or snacks.

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Harlow Gallery
Kennebec Valley Art Association
160 Water Street
Hallowell, ME 04347
207-622-3813

The Winners!

More local election results just in! [For more information, Nancy McGinnis 485-1458]
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Hallowell - ‘Celebrating Hallowell’ is pleased to announce the winners in its annual scarecrow competition, which has become a tradition at its annual Fall Festival of Art and History in Historic Hallowell on the Kennebec. The ‘People’s Choice’ winners, as determined by the number of nickel ballots cast by the public at Dom’s Barber Shop, are: first place, and $50 in Hallowell bucks, to Alan Stearns’ eye-catching Big Bird. Second place honors and $30 in Hallowell bucks have been earned by the artful scarecrow window display at SpinOff Studio; third place, and $20, goes to Easy Street’s congenial Blue Bunny scarecrow.The Cox Memorial Methodist Church Sunday school students and congregation members’ ‘Gone Fishing’ entry, an interpretation of Matthew 4:19 which included four fishermen and women scarecrows, a canoe and even a tent on the church lawn, was awarded first prize (and $50 in Hallowell bucks) in the ‘Best in Show’ category. Second place ($30) winner is artist and web designer Chris Cart, who craftily created a G-Blu web designer scarecrow in front of the Harlow Gallery. Taking third prize and $20 in Hallowell bucks is Mary Darling, who used a blue tarp and lots of imagination to bring Thomas the Tank Engine to Water Street.Young winners in the “I Made it Myself” 10 (years and under) category, receiving prizes of $20 in Hallowell bucks spending money, include the Hall-Dale After School program participants (group entries submitted by K-1, 2-3 and 4-5 graders); and Marie and Rita Benoit, for their adorable fairy princess scarecrows nestled in the doorway of Slates Restaurant.

The Hallowell Area Board of Trade, which generously sponsors the annual scarecrow contest, offered to underwrite a new category this year: the best scarecrow entry submitted by a Board of Trade member. The inaugural honors and $50 in Hallowell Bucks were awarded to Jennifer Cart of the Occasional Framer, for her intriguing “White Lady” scarecrow on Water Street.

The scarecrow contest was just one of many offerings at Celebrating Hallowell’s family-and planet-friendly fall festival, which this year was part of the city’s yearlong 250th anniversary celebration. Other events included a 250th celebration community spaghetti supper, a harvest breakfast and children’s old fashioned fall fun activities offered by the Cox Church, Row House book signing, local food and art celebration at the Vaughan Homestead, a community bonfire and Taiko drumming by students of Hall-Dale Japanese teacher Naoto Kobayashi, and ‘Deja Do’, a recycled/upcycled art and craft fair. In addition to recognizing the Hallowell Area Board of Trade, organizers acknowledge the generous support of George Gray of Chickadee Tree Service, Roger Clark and the Hallowell Fire Department, Hallowell Public Works, the City of Hallowell, and Xerox, Inc. The 2012 festival was also made possible by grants from the Kennebec Valley Tourism Council, the State of Maine Marketing Partnership Program, and the Maine Office of Tourism.

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1. People’s choice winners:
FIRST Alan Stearns – Big Bird
SECOND SpinOff Studio
THIRD Blue Bunny – Easy Street

2. Best in Show Winners:
FIRST Cox Memorial Methodist Church
SECOND Chris Cart – G-Blu
THIRD Mary Darling – Thomas the Tank Engine

3. People’s Choice “polls” at Dom’s Barber Shop

4. HABOT award: White Lady by HABOT member Jen Cart, The Occasional Framer

5. “I Made it Myself’ Age 10 & Under scarecrow winners

1 Year Anniversary, Spinoff

Contact: Jonathan Price

207-629-9020 jprice@iaofmaine.org

SpinOff Studio Celebrates One Year of Art, Creativity and Community

Micah Webbert working on a self portrait for the one year anniversary of SpinOff Studio.

Where: SpinOff Studio, 184 Water Street, Hallowell
When: November 30th, 5-8pm
Cost: Free
What: Gallery Opening, Celebration, and live music with the All Ways One Band

A lot can happen in the course of one year and there is no exception for what has taken place at 184 Water Street in Hallowell Maine. In the last year nine talented artists have set up studio space creating drawings, paintings, music, small sculptures and animations while engaging the greater community of Hallowell. On Friday, November 30th Independence Association invites the community to celebrate the first anniversary of SpinOff Studio and the success of nine talented artists. There will live acoustic music and light refreshments and a lot of fantastic art on display.

SpinOff Studio is an art center in the heart of downtown Hallowell that provides studio and gallery space to adults with disabilities. When SpinOff Studio opened in December of 2011 the walls were filled with art from big sister program Spindleworks in Brunswick. After one year the walls are hung saloon style exclusively with the work of the artists at SpinOff Studio. Currently on Display is an aviary collection of drawing and paintings. This includes the layered watercolors of owls by Micah Webbert, Roosters by Amanda Chubbuck and a painting of what Justin Boisvert considers the ideal Thanksgiving meal. Liam Crocker will have a display a series of landscape paintings and a collection of 33 wire sculptures in the window. On Display in the entry is “Hello my name is” a self portrait by each artist at SpinOff Studio.

The mission of Independence Association is to “assists adults and children with disabilities in obtaining a full and inclusive life in their chosen community” which makes a celebration of SpinOff Studio a celebration of community. It would not be possible to for an entity like SpinOff Studio to exist without the support of a vibrant and accepting community such as Hallowell. The charisma and long list of parades and events in Hallowell has offered to shortage of reasons for SpinOff artists to be inspired and engaged in what’s happening on Water Street.

Please join SpinOff Studio for a Celebration of art, creativity, and community on Friday, November 30th 5-8:00pm. SpinOff Studio is located at 184 Water Street in downtown Hallowell Maine.

logoSpinOff Studio is a non-profit art center in Hallowell, Maine. As a program of the Independence Association, SpinOff Studio provides supplies, studio and gallery space to artists with disabilities. Artists work in a wide range of mediums including: painting, drawing, weaving, fiber and fabric arts, wood, sculpture, poetry, music, new media, acting, and jewelry. In Conjunction with Spindleworks, artists have shown locally, nationally and internationally, and work regularly on commissions throughout the year. SpinOff Studio is open Monday through Friday 9-4:30, and artists are on site, M-F, 10-3.

SpinOff Studio – 184 Water Street, Hallowell, Maine 04347 www.spinoffstudio.org 207-629-9020

www.independenceassociation.org

8x10x100 Benefit Art Exhibition

For more information, contact: Nancy Barron or Deb Fahy at 207-622-3813, kvaa@harlowgallery.org, www.harlowgallery.org

8x10x100 Benefit Art Exhibition Returning to the Harlow

Opening: Friday, November 30, 5-8 pm

Exhibition Dates: November 30-December 8, 2012

Location: The Harlow Gallery, 160 Water Street, Hallowell, Maine 04347

Cost: free and open to the public; art on sale for set price of $100 each

The Kennebec Valley Art Association invites the community to attend the opening reception of 8x10x100 on Friday, November 30 from 5-8pm at the Harlow Gallery at 160 Water Street in Hallowell. 8x10x100 will be on view from November 30-December 8. It is ending on the day of Christmas in Olde Hallowell – Saturday December 8. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Saturday noon to 6pm, and special Sunday hours for this show only are noon to 4pm.

8x10x100 (formerly 8x10x80) is a unique annual art show and fundraiser benefiting programming at the non-profit Harlow Gallery. All the works of art are 8”x10” in size and each costs just $100. Half of the proceeds support programs at the Harlow Gallery while the other half goes to the artist. It’s a triple win: for the artist, for the gallery and for the art collector!

This year is the 6th annual 8×10 exhibition. Participating artists range from well known professional artists and members of the KVAA to creative members of the greater community of all ages. The KVAA hopes to sell 100 works of art this year in order to raise $5,000 to support special programming and events in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Harlow Gallery. The Harlow Gallery first opened its doors in downtown Hallowell in November 1963.

98 Second Street

98 Second Street – a center for health insight -

Owners: Ruth and Alfond Lund
Business hours: by appt.
Phone: 207-377-5156
98SecondStreet.com

98 Second Street has 3 individual healing arts offices* and a 20 x 30 foot ‘open space’ for metabolic movement, or massage classes. Ruth and Alfond have their in town office of One Heart Massage and Bodywork in this building.

*for rent

Art at Home Hallowell tour 2012

Perry McCourtney at home in Hallowell with art from his personal collection. ” photo credit Allison McKeen

For more information, contact:
Nancy Barron or Deb Fahy
207-622-3813
kvaa@harlowgallery.org
www.harlowgallery.org

Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012
Time: 10 am to 2 pm
Location: the Harlow Gallery and seven other locations in Hallowell, Maine
Fee: tickets $25 in advance; $30 day of the event

Participating homes announced for Art at Home Hallowell tour

Hallowell, Maine -

The Harlow Gallery released a list of art collectors opening their homes in Hallowell on Saturday, September 29th for the second annual Art at Home tour. A unique twist on the usual garden/house tour model, Art at Home offers a self-guided tour of seven residences with private art collections. Ticket holders will enjoy the following collections:

The Mayo Collection

Bruce Mayo’s collection consists of vintage paint by numbers from the 40s 50s and 60s, once a kitschy craft form and now highly collectable. More than 40 pieces of Bruce’s total collection of 300 will be on display. In addition, Bruce’s own art, mixed media watercolor and ink pieces, will be on view.

The McCourtney Collection

“Art fills my soul and inspires me.” — Perry McCourtney.
Perry McCourtney purchased his first “major” piece of art in college, and from there he was hooked! His collection spans 30 years of collecting. It is eclectic, varying from the masters to modern abstracts. In Perry’s opinion, “Art should make you think, make you feel.” Perry has been known to buy art instead of groceries some weeks.

The Murray-Beliveau Collection

Visitors will find a diverse collection of art from around the state and globe, housed in one of Hallowell’s classic historical homes. This collection features subject matter including moose, snow and eggs; chimneys and dragons; bird eyes and park benches, plus “People Pots” and sculpture! The many media represented include photos, oils, gouache, chalk, pottery and more. Cynthia Murray-Beliveau and Severin Beliveau welcome you to come view their treasured collection!

The Ottmann Collection

Connie Ottmann is only the second owner of a classic 1930s cape located on a large, in-town lot in the heart of Hallowell. Her charming and comfortable home features a formal dining room, enclosed porch/studio, and a front-to-back living room with fireplace, arched entry, and French doors, a perfect backdrop for Connie’s own paintings and hand-glazed pottery, as well as other local artists’ paintings and three-dimensional work. Enjoy the grounds and wood carvings as well!

The Shed and Davis Collection

Sarah Shed and Joel Davis have lived at 72 Middle Street since 1979 and have been gradually filling the house with art by friends, Hallowell artists, Maine artists, a few nationally recognized artists, and some work acquired in travels to faraway places. The pieces have come into their lives in a variety of ways; serendipity and auctions in support of good causes being the most common.

The Stearns and Brown Collection

Alan Stearns and Austin Brown renovated and expanded a small 1830s Greek revival cape purchased by them in 1998. Their art collection includes local painters Christopher Cart, Jennifer Cart, Sandra Dunn, Bruce Habowski, Mark Poirier, Alesia Norling and sculptor Laurie Stearns (Alan’s sister). The living room is dominated by Bas-Relief rubbings from temples at Angkor Wat in Cambodia, framed locally by Jennifer Cart. Wood prints from Portland’s Marjorie M. Block are also on display.

The Zardus Collection

Derek and Teresa Zardus moved to Hallowell approximately 7 years ago, purchasing their home, “Hallows Edge”, located at the edge of Hallowell. Their house alone has much character with its rich jewel toned walls and eclectic décor. They fell in love with many area artists and started collecting work by some of their favorites, including Judith Schuppien, Kay Morris, Bill Haley, Cynthia Ahlstrin, Steve Plumer and Petrea Noyes. Teresa’s personal photography and acrylic abstract artwork by Zardus Art is also displayed throughout their home.

The participating homes, all in or near downtown Hallowell, were selected to showcase not only their residents’ art collections, but also their relationships with their art, and the way art and living space are integrated in their personal spaces. Ticket holders will enjoy the opportunity to view an eclectic variety of art ranging from a Picasso to a vintage paint-by-number collection, with a strong showing of exceptional Maine artists.

Of the 2011 tour Hallowell resident Dawn Gallagher said, “[Art at Home] goes beyond art on view at a gallery or in a museum. Art is transformed within the context of a home, and it transforms the home as well. The room itself becomes an art composition, reflecting who lives there.”

The Harlow Gallery will provide ticket holders with a detailed program guide including a map, and complete information on the individual collections. Volunteer docents will be present at each site to answer questions and give directions. “Art at Home” ticket holders will be encouraged to explore Hallowell’s many fine dining and shopping establishments – many Hallowell business will be offering promotional discounts to ticket holders all day long, and these will be listed in the program guide. In addition, ticket holders will be entered in a random prize drawing for one of three original pieces of artwork on the day of the event. The prize drawing will take place at a reception at Easy Street Lounge at 7 Front Street in Hallowell at 2:30 pm. Please note that ticketholders must be present to win!

Ticket prices are $25 in advance or $30 the day of the event. To purchase tickets, or for more information, please contact the Harlow Gallery at 622-3813 or email kvaa@harlowgallery.org

Art at Home is being sponsored by realtor Perry McCourtney of Hallowell and by our media sponsor, the Kennebec Journal. Exhibitions at the Harlow Gallery have been made possible by our season sponsors, The Bank of Maine, Dead River Company, Kennebec Savings Bank and Mr. Brooks Harlow Jr., and especially through the support of our hometown, the City of Hallowell.

The Harlow Gallery connects and celebrates art, artists and community.

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Harlow Gallery
Kennebec Valley Art Association
160 Water Street
Hallowell, ME 04347
207-622-3813

Scarecrow Contest!

Celebrating Hallowell presents… our 17th Annual

Scarecrow Contest
during the Fall Festival of Art & History
in Historic Hallowell on the Kennebec
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2012

Download Registration form: Application
With your help, Hallowell will once again be transformed into ‘Scarecrow City’ for the Fall Harvest Festival. Scarecrows will be found in store windows and doorways, on benches, lampposts, inside and outside public places all over downtown. We’d like to see scarecrows everywhere! Open to everyone—businesses, organizations, families, classes, residents, and visitors are all encouraged and welcome to participate.

CATEGORIES:

Best in Show, “I Made It Myself” (for age 10 and under), HABOT and People’s Choice. A panel of judges will determine winners in the first 3 categories. From October 12-20, ballots may be cast (as many and as often as you like!) during business hours at Dom’s Barber Shop for your People’s Choice favorite(s). Don’t forget to bring nickels in order to vote—all proceeds support the Festival!

PRIZES:

Prizes, awarded in each category, will consist of “Hallowell Bucks” redeemable for goods and services at Hallowell Board of Trade businesses. First, Second and Third place winners for Best in Show and People’s Choice will be awarded $50, $30 and $20 in Hallowell Bucks. Up to five entries in the kids’
“I Made It Myself’ category will be selected at random, to each receive $20 in Hallowell Bucks. NEW: $50 Hallowell Bucks prize award to the best Hallowell Area Board of Trade member’s scarecrow on Water Street!

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

Complete and return the simple registration form (below) to be eligible for prizes. Fashion your “scarecrow” using your own imagination and recycled scraps, stuff, and odds & ends. Creativity counts! You need not use a traditional scarecrow form. Your creation may be standing, sitting or securely propped or attached to your assigned location. HINT: Instead of straw, you can stuff it with recycled plastic bags or crumpled bubble wrap. Set up anytime before NOON Fri., Oct. 12th.

HOW TO REGISTER:

To be assigned a scarecrow location and to be eligible for prizes, all entries must be registered by no later than 12 noon on Wed., October 10th at Dom’s Barber Shop. There is no fee to enter the contest. After you submit a completed registration form (see below), you will receive an ID number, and a tag to fill in and display in a visible location on the scarecrow itself. Please fill in the registration form below and drop it off or mail it to Dom’s Barber Shop, 156 Water St., Hallowell, ME 04347.
LOCATIONS: We’ll do our best to accommodate your request for your preferred set-up location, if you have one; or we will choose a spot for you. Your registered scarecrow will be added to the voting display for the public to view and cast their “ballots”, beginning October 10th.

JUDGING:

To be eligible, registered entries must be set up no later than NOON Friday, Oct. 12th. They will be judged in the categories above. The “People’s Choice” winners will be determined by the number of votes cast (corresponding to nickels donated) at Dom’s Barber Shop during business hours. Whether it is selected as a winner or not, your scarecrow may be featured in news media and Fall Festival promotional material. Winners will be announced during the week of October 21st. All contest participants are responsible for taking down their own scarecrows, and may do so anytime after voting ends on Oct. 20th.

Get started! You can create and enter as many scarecrows as you wish. Individuals, families, classes, businesses and organizations are welcome to join in the fun! For more information, please email Celebrating.Hallowell@rocketmail.com or call 622-1350.

Celebrating Hallowell acknowledges the generous support of Hallowell businesses
and individuals, and the Hallowell Area Board of Trade.

Promotional support provided by a grant from the Kennebec Valley Tourism Council, the State of Maine Marketing Partnership Program, and the Maine Office of Tourism ~ www.kennebecvalley.org

————Complete the form below…or Download here. keep the contest information above for reference ———

HALLOWELL FALL FESTIVAL 2012 SCARECROW CONTEST REGISTRATION
Complete and return to Dom’s Barber Shop ASAP – no later than NOON Oct. 10th

Name:________________________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________________
Phone: ____________________________ E-mail__________________________________

Requested Location: __________________________________________________________

How many scarecrows? ______________ For children entering the “I Made It Myself” category (limited to

age 10 and under), parent or guardian must sign here: _________________________________________

Celebrating Hallowell presents… our 17th Annual

Scarecrow Contest
during the Fall Festival of Art & History
in Historic Hallowell on the Kennebec
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2012
With your help, Hallowell will once again be transformed into ‘Scarecrow City’ for the Fall Harvest Festival. Scarecrows will be found in store windows and doorways, on benches, lampposts, inside and outside public places all over downtown. We’d like to see scarecrows everywhere! Open to everyone—businesses, organizations, families, classes, residents, and visitors are all encouraged and welcome to participate.

CATEGORIES: Best in Show, “I Made It Myself” (for age 10 and under), HABOT and People’s Choice. A panel of judges will determine winners in the first 3 categories. From October 12-20, ballots may be cast (as many and as often as you like!) during business hours at Dom’s Barber Shop for your People’s Choice favorite(s). Don’t forget to bring nickels in order to vote—all proceeds support the Festival!

PRIZES: Prizes, awarded in each category, will consist of “Hallowell Bucks” redeemable for goods and services at Hallowell Board of Trade businesses. First, Second and Third place winners for Best in Show and People’s Choice will be awarded $50, $30 and $20 in Hallowell Bucks. Up to five entries in the kids’
“I Made It Myself’ category will be selected at random, to each receive $20 in Hallowell Bucks. NEW: $50 Hallowell Bucks prize award to the best Hallowell Area Board of Trade member’s scarecrow on Water Street!

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Complete and return the simple registration form (below) to be eligible for prizes. Fashion your “scarecrow” using your own imagination and recycled scraps, stuff, and odds & ends. Creativity counts! You need not use a traditional scarecrow form. Your creation may be standing, sitting or securely propped or attached to your assigned location. HINT: Instead of straw, you can stuff it with recycled plastic bags or crumpled bubble wrap. Set up anytime before NOON Fri., Oct. 12th.

HOW TO REGISTER: To be assigned a scarecrow location and to be eligible for prizes, all entries must be registered by no later than 12 noon on Wed., October 10th at Dom’s Barber Shop. There is no fee to enter the contest. After you submit a completed registration form (see below), you will receive an ID number, and a tag to fill in and display in a visible location on the scarecrow itself. Please fill in the registration form below and drop it off or mail it to Dom’s Barber Shop, 156 Water St., Hallowell, ME 04347.
LOCATIONS: We’ll do our best to accommodate your request for your preferred set-up location, if you have one; or we will choose a spot for you. Your registered scarecrow will be added to the voting display for the public to view and cast their “ballots”, beginning October 10th.
JUDGING: To be eligible, registered entries must be set up no later than NOON Friday, Oct. 12th. They will be judged in the categories above. The “People’s Choice” winners will be determined by the number of votes cast (corresponding to nickels donated) at Dom’s Barber Shop during business hours. Whether it is selected as a winner or not, your scarecrow may be featured in news media and Fall Festival promotional material. Winners will be announced during the week of October 21st. All contest participants are responsible for taking down their own scarecrows, and may do so anytime after voting ends on Oct. 20h.

Celebrating Hallowell acknowledges the generous support of Hallowell businesses
and individuals, and the Hallowell Area Board of Trade.

Promotional support provided by a grant from the Kennebec Valley Tourism Council, the State of Maine Marketing Partnership Program, and the Maine Office of Tourism ~ www.kennebecvalley.org

————Complete the form below… keep the contest information above for reference ———

HALLOWELL FALL FESTIVAL 2012 SCARECROW CONTEST REGISTRATION
Complete and return to Dom’s Barber Shop ASAP – no later than NOON Oct. 10th

Requested Location: __________________________________________________________

How many scarecrows? ______________ For children entering the “I Made It Myself” category (limited to

age 10 and under), parent or guardian must sign here: _________________________________________

‘Deja Do’

Call for artisans and crafters: be part of…
‘Deja Do’

artisan fair: indoor show and sale of
handmade, recycled &/or upcycled goods
Saturday, October 13th, 2012
10am-4pm
upstairs* at historic Hallowell City Hall
(*elevator accessible)

Participate in this first-ever event, hosted by Celebrating Hallowell during the
Fall Festival of Art and History in Historic Hallowell on the Kennebec
– part of this year’s Hallowell 250th anniversary celebration

Events include ‘Scarecrow City’, Friday Night Community Supper, Saturday Morning
Community Breakfast, Kids Harvest Fun Activities, KVAA ‘Community Supported Arts’
Gathering, Recollections of the Good Old Days & Old Fashioned Sing Along,
Taiko Japanese Drumming and Community Bonfire!

Reserve your Deja Do vendor space, including optional table and 2 chairs, now!
ALL items offered for sale must consist of at least 50% (or more!) repurposed, recycled, reclaimed or upcycled materials, and hand made by the exhibitor.

Provide your name, address, email, phone number, business name & website
(if applicable) and a brief description of your art and/or craft, and mail with your non-refundable check for $20 payable to City of Hallowell to
Deja Do, PO Box 336, Hallowell ME 04347

Proceeds support the Fall Festival!
Questions: call 207 622-1350 or email: celebrating.hallowell@rocketmail.com

Made possible in part by grants from the Kennebec Valley Tourism Council, the State
of Maine Marketing Partnership Program and the Maine Office of Tourism.
Presented in cooperation with the City of Hallowell.

PRINTING MONOTYPES USING A GELATIN PLATE

“Learn to make fine art gelatin prints like this one on October 20, 2012 at the Harlow Gallery.”

Contact: Nancy Barron at the Harlow Gallery, 207-622-3813, kvaa@harlowgallery.org, www.harlowgallery.org
Date & Time: Saturday, October 20, 2012, 10am to 3pm
Place: Harlow Gallery, 160 Water Street, Hallowell, Maine 04347
Cost : $40 for members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association, $45 for nonmembers, plus a $15 materials fee per person.

PRINTING MONOTYPES USING A GELATIN PLATE with Claudia Brahms and Margo Ogden

Hallowell, Maine: On Saturday, October 20 local artists Claudia Brahms and Margo Ogden will teach a printmaking workshop at the Harlow Gallery at 160 Water Street in Hallowell. The workshop time is from 10 am – 3 pm and the cost is $40 for members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association or $45 for non-members, plus a $15 materials fee. To register for the workshop contact the Harlow Gallery at 207.622.3813 or email kvaa@harlowgallery.org.

Participants will learn how to transfer painted images onto paper using a non-toxic household item as a printing press. Gelatin provides an excellent surface for printmaking that is simple and provides for experimentation and unusual effects. This is a great class for art educators, emerging or established artists. Open to all levels of experience, you’ll be printing immediately and discovering the many ways to make beautiful marks on paper. We’ll wind down with a demonstration on how to “pour” a gelatin plate so you can continue from home.

Paper, paints, stencils, and all the tools needed to participate will be provided, but if you have favorite supplies that you want to experiment with please bring them. That could be paper, paints (water soluble), fun items that can make stamps, stencils, sponges, paint brushes, brayers….anything your imagination wants to explore. Participants should bring a bag lunch and/or snacks.
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Harlow Gallery
Kennebec Valley Art Association
160 Water Street
Hallowell, ME 04347
207-622-3813

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