September 7 Silver Roots plays Maine Roots Music & Classical at OMAA

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 7 pm

Silver Roots plays Maine Roots Music & Classical,Too

Founded by Juilliard graduates Shawn Myckoff (flute) and Maria Millar (violin), Silver Roots performs customized programs that draw from a mix of classical and world music, improvisation and original works. They have performed all over the northeastern US, from Lincoln Center and the UN in New York City to the Japan Foundation in Toronto. The duo has received numerous accolades for their presentations that encourage audiences to participate in their concerts through story-telling, improvisation and music requests. Entrance fee for this performance will be $15 for guests (includes entrance to the Museum) and $8 for members. Reservations will be taken the day of the event starting at 10 am. 207-646-4909. Program Sponsor: Priscilla Schwartz.

Through October 31, 2010

Edward Betts: An Ogunquit Master

Ed Betts, a multiple award winning artist, was active in the Ogunquit Art Association and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art for many years. He first painted in Maine on Monhegan Island in the 1940s. When he died in 2008, he left 15 works of art (including 12 of his own) to the OMAA. His work ranges from the literal rendering of Perkins Cove in watercolor to the most abstract interpretations in casein, a favorite medium of his. The exhibition features the work from his estate and his work from the OMAA's collection.

Image: Edward Betts, Deserted Depot (date unknown), watercolor 21 x 29"

Collection OMAA, gift of Edward H. Betts Estate.

Through October 31, 2010

Assemblage: Art of the Found Object

Assemblage first came be recognized as a legitimate art form with the cubist pasting and gluing collage experiments of George Braque and Pablo Picasso in France in 1912. These artists broke up space and shapes by using torn, cut, and pasted papers as integral components of their designs. Picasso's Still Life with Chair Caning, from May 1912 is considered the first modern work of art using collage and assemblage in a three-dimensional construction. Since that time, collage and assemblage art have grown into media accepted by artists and the public. This exhibition features contemporary and historic artists such as Joseph Cornell, Louise Nevelson, Varujan Boghosian, David Madasci, Laura McCarty, Harvee Riggs and Bernard Langlais.

Image: Harvee Riggs, Show Time 2008

Mixed media 41 1/2 x 22/ 71/2" Courtesy Diane Chodkowski

Through October 31, 2010

Recent Acquisitions

Since 1953, the OMAA has continued to build an important American art collection which found its genesis in the art colonies of Ogunquit and American modernism, but today features a broad range of American art. Over the years the public has come to support that collecting effort through generous donations and estate gifts. The museum also has a small fund for the purchase of art. This exhibition features works that have been acquired for the permanent collection over the past year through gifts and purchase. Featured artists are: Bernard Langlais, Bernard Karfiol, Dewitt Hardy, Pat Hardy, Robert Laurent, Edward Hergelroth, Reuben Tam, Richard Lahey, Sumner Winebaum, Carlo Pittore, Karl Zerbe, Frank Gallo, and Nicolai S. Cikovski.

Image: Carlo Pittore (1943-2005), Portrait of Damien, 1984, oil on linen 36 x 30"
Collection OMAA Gift of the Carlo Pittore Foundation

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