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February 2011 |
ARTSNEWS
your monthly update from L/A Arts
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Greetings!
Despite what Punxsutawney Phil might say, looking out the window I can tell you, we have a lot more winter to go.
Winter is a season of great happenings at L/A Arts. Greg Boardman brings his fiddle and stories to The DownStage on February 11th. Greg is one of Maine's premier talents. Don't miss him!
We had a fantastic opening reception at Gallery 5's "Color, Line and Form: The Art of Abstract," with well over 100 visitors that night. This is an incredible exhibit filled with color to stimulate the winter blues right out of you. See for yourself.
To foster your creativity, there are two art workshops this month at The DownStage and exciting events happening at Gallery5 too. Let L/A Arts get you out of the winter doldrums.
Enjoy all that L/A Arts has to offer.
- Jim
Jim Handy
L/A Arts Interim Executive Director
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| DownStage at L/A Arts: Canal Street Alley, Lewiston, Maine |
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Feb 11: Greg Boardman at The DownStage
 Greg Boardman Feb 11, 7:30 pm (doors open at 7 pm) Advance Ticket $10 / $12 at door purchase ticket
Enjoy a night of traditional fiddle--French Canadian, Scots-Irish, and Somali--with this Master fiddler, plus stories and songs. learn moreThe DownStage Concert Series is sponsored by Ouellette and Associates, P.A.The DownStage is located at 5 Canal Street Alley, on the right off the first block of Pine Street. Parking is for free in Camden National Bank's parking lot.
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| Looking Ahead |
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At The DownStage
March 18: Carolyn Currie - Her voice is spellbinding, her lyrics intriguing. Come be enchanted by this Maine Singer/Songwriter. 7:30 pm
The National Marionette Theatre at Lewiston Middle School
March 25: Sleeping Beauty, 7 pm
March 26: Pinocchio, 2 pm
The National Marionette Theatre has been performing nationally and internationally for 40 years. Their classic tales are enhanced by their exquisitely hand-crafted marionettes. What a great way to introduce kids to theatre while bringing back cherished memories from your own childhood.
Each performance is approximately 1 hour and concludes with a question and answer session by the puppeteers. Tickets are only $5 for students/seniors 60+ and $7 for all others (made possible through the support of L.L.Bean and Brann & Isaacson).
purchase Sleeping Beauty tickets purchase Pinocchio tickets
Lewiston Auburn Film Festival
April 2: LAAF - Featuring over 70 movies from Maine, the U.S. and more than a dozen countries, L/A Arts is proud to be one of the sponsors of this first annual film festival. Get in on the early bird price; $18 buys a film festival pass that allows you to attend all films, workshops and Q&A sessions. purchase pass learn more volunteer |
| February Workshops |
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NEW: David Footer Scholarship
L/A Arts is excited to announce a newly developed granting opportunity for participants in our workshops. Local artist David Footer has donated funds to help motivated artists attend L/A Arts artists' workshops. Applications must be received at least 10 days before the workshop.
Saturday Workshops in the Gallery Series
at Gallery 5
Photo Collage
Feb 5, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
$45
The last workshop in the Adobe Photoshop Elements Series is this Saturday. Saturday Workshops will be at L/A Arts Gallery 5, 49 Lisbon Street. This workshop series is taught by Gallery Curator Tammie Grieshaber. You don't need to have attended the other workshops in this series to sign up for this one:
Preparing Digital Files for Gallery Submission
Feb 26, 10 am - 12 pm
$15
An increasing number of galleries and art competitions are requiring digital submissions of artwork rather than presenting the original piece. This workshop will walk you through the process of photographing a piece of art, digitally resizing images, and naming files for CD or email submissions.
Feb 23+: Still Life Oil Painting with Michael Ranucci
at The DownStage
 Still Life Oil Painting with Michael Ranucci Feb 23 - Mar 30, Wednesdays, 6 - 9 pm $120 register Classically trained Michael Ranucci will once again offer this popular 6 week class. He will take you through painting a still life or landscape during weekly 3 hour sessions. You'll work with the visual elements and fundamentals first developed by the old masters through developing your work from a preliminary charcoal drawing, to the under painting, and to the full color palette.
Feb 26/27: Portraiture Painting in Oils with Pat Chandler
at The DownStage
Portraiture Painting in Oils with Pat Chandler
Feb 26/27, Saturday & Sunday 9 am - 4 pm
$120
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Pat Chandler is a professional portrait artist who has taught several week-end workshops at The DownStage, with glowing reviews.
This workshop will lead students step by step from a beginning drawing on the canvas to a finished oil portrait. Students will learn technical methods of mixing painting mediums, laying out colors on the palette, color mixing, and flesh tones. There will be a demonstration on facial anatomy and rendering facial features. Appropriate for artists with some previous portraiture and/or oil painting experience.
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| Gallery 5: 49 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, Maine |
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Through Mar 12: Color, Line & Form: The Art of Abstract
More than seventy works of art by 28 artists are featured in this enigmatic exhibit that brings in many art forms: illustration, oil, photography, watercolor, sculpture and jewelry. Something for everyone!
Gallery hours: Tues - Sat, 5 - 8 pm
L/A Arts Gallery 5 is located at 49 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, adjoining FUEL Resaurant.
Feb 4: Pecha Kucha Night
A high energy evening of creative people sharing creative ideas. Each presenter will show/describe 20 images for 20 seconds each. Presenters on Feb. 4 will be: Laurie Ouellette, Molly McGill, Jean Meike, Jim Nickelson, Mik Morrissey and Kimberly Post Rowe. Admission is $5 at the door; no reservations accepted.
ATTENTION ARTISTS:
The next deadline for G5 submission is Feb 6 for the exhibit Frozen in Time (Mar 25 - May 28)
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The Auburn Art Wall Public Art Project
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2011
The City of Auburn invites local artists to submit work for a new public art project, designed to enhance the Main Street Auburn Wall. Two-dimensional work in any medium will be considered.
Work that is selected will be reproduced on panels attached to the masonry wall adjacent to the sidewalk. There will be nine painted aluminum framed sections that will house the images: nine 4 ft. x 24 ft. (divided into smaller sections) and five 4 ft. x 4 ft sections. Artwork will be reproduced as vinyl images with a clear vinyl overlay, appropriate for outdoor installation.
Work submitted should fit the broad theme of the exhibit:
Androscoggin: Our Living River
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| Arts in Education |
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Longley Elementary School
Mitch Thomas - Literacy/Drama
Each year L/A Arts brings a variety of artist residencies and performances to the public elementary and middle schools in Auburn and Lewiston. At the end of this month, Mitch Clyde Thomas, theatre director & educator, will lead the artist residencies start up this year with a program for Longley Elementary School. Mitch will create a literacy supportive program where stories are turned into live acting projects. Working with students after school for five Wednesdays, he will help bring story alive and into the arena of drama.
The program presents students with a challenge to read, to increase their vocabularies, and to value storytelling while they learn to step up positively and improve communication and performance skills.
Mitch is the Communications Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine and an Adjunct Professor at Central Maine Community College. He has directed numerous plays for all ages via the Lakeside Players at CMCC and is on the Board of Directors at Community Little Theatre.
Next Month is Art Education Month; we'll be devoting a special update to showcase all of L/A Arts' work in this area!
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That's what we're working on at L/A Arts. Hope to see you soon.
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