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  Ocean view from the OMAA Sculpture Garden.
Art of the Word: Four Poets & A Guitar July 27 at 7 pm
NH Poet Laureate Walter Butts and his wife Stephanie are joined by Portsmouth NH Poet Laureates Mark DeCarteret and Mimi White, with selections by Chris Volpe on acoustic guitar.
John Bisbee: Two Tons
through August 1, 2010
Maine artist John Bisbee constructs large abstract sculptures out of seemingly unlikely material: 12-inch steel spikes. This installation of his heavy metal objects marks Bisbee's first exhibition at the OMAA. Thousands of spikes, welded together in massive, intricate patterns, move the eye around and through his sculptures, using the weight of the spikes juxtaposed against the open air component of the created negative space. His work, though physically heavy, engenders the feeling of lightness with his creative use of light and space.
Selma Koss Holtz: Legacy of Giving
through August 1, 2010
For nearly 50 years Selma Koss Holtz was a fixture on the New England art scene as a curator, art historian and art dealer who supported the OMAA through her curatorial expertise and gifts to the collection. Since 1994 she donated 58 works to the permanent collection. This exhibition, the first of its kind at the Museum will serve as a memorial to her life in art and her love for the Museum. by such notables as Theresa Bernstein, Winslow Homer, Alex Katz, Rockwell Kent, Ernest Lawson, Michael Palmer, Fairfield Porter, Katherine Porter, Boardman Robinson, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Ben Shahn, Neil Welliver and Charles Woodbury. This exhibition, the first of its kind at the Museum will serve as a memorial to her life in art and her love for the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. |
The Shop at OMAA:
 July Artist of the Month: Judy Tripp, Judy Tripp Sculptures The shop is featuring a selection of the wood utensils, platters and burl bowls that artist Judy Tripp hand-carves from domestic hardwoods in her studio in Palermo, Maine. No admission required to visit the Shop.
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