Saturdays and Sundays in March, the Harlow Gallery is hosting affordable one-day art workshops just for kids .  Our 4^th Annual Young at Art workshop series offers children ages 4 – 18 a great line up to choose from.  Examples follow:

William Fahy poses with his creation from last year's workshop series.

High school age artists can print a t-shirt of their own design with Jenny Morrison, or create copper enameled jewelry and ornaments with Jennifer Paisley.

Middle school students can design their own superhero (or super villain) with Zoe Fisk, make scrimshaw with Maxine Marquis or create a kaleidoscope with Linda Nichols Phillips.

Children in elementary school can paint birds and fish with Sandra Dunn, make a “potato person” out of a real potato with Leon Hastings or learn how to work with clay with Malley Webber.

Young at Art Workshops March 2010

To have a copy mailed to you, please call 207-622-3813, or email us at kvaa@harlowgallery.org.

Young at Art Workshop are being sponsored this year by Longfellow’s Greenhouses and by Dr. Zee, your friendly neighborhood orthodontist.

Exhibitions and events at the Harlow Gallery in 2010 have been funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Exhibition Dates: February 27 – March 14, 2010
Opening : Saturday, February 27th, 3-6 pm.

Welcome to our 7th annual Young at Art exhibition of children’s artwork, when area students in grades K -8 have their work on display in the professional setting of the Harlow Gallery.  Art teachers from area schools select  art by students from each of their schools and come together to create this wonderful celebration of children’s art.

The opening reception for this exhibit will be held on Saturday February 27, 2009,3- 6 p.m. at the Harlow Gallery at 160 Water Street.  The opening is free and open to the public, and will include refreshments.  Please don’t miss this chance to celebrate the youngest artists in our community — families with children especially encouraged to attend!

Coming to the Harlow Gallery in March, is our annual series of fun and affordable art workshops for kids every weekend!  Watch this site, schedule available soon!

Young at Art has been made possible by our sponsors:

Longfellow’s Greenhouses, Manchester

Dr. Darryl Zeleniak, Augusta Orthodontics

Exhibitions and events at the Harlow Gallery in 2010 have been funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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A Matter of Conscience, a juried exhibition of 3-D artwork and sculpture by Maine high school age artists, will be on view at the Harlow Gallery for the last two weeks in March 2010. The show will run from March 19-28, 2010, with an opening celebration on Friday, March 19, 5 to 8 p.m.  Five cash prizes will be awarded at 6pm.  The public is invited to meet the artists on opening night; refreshments will be served.

The opening will be followed by an artist’s talk by juror Cheryl Harper from 8-9pm.  A Matter of Conscience has been made possible by a generous grant from the Evergreen Foundation.

The idea for this special exhibition originated with Cheryl Herr-Rains, art teacher at Gardiner Area High School and project coordinator for A Matter of Conscience.  Students were asked to create works of art addressing a social issue they feel strongly about. Entries from groups were welcome, providing all artists are between the ages of 14-18.   Full entry details can be viewed online at http://mysculpturestatement.blogspot.com/ Art work and artist statements can be viewed online now at the Harlow Gallery’s blog site for high school artists: http://teenharlow.wordpress.com/.

A list of participating artists and schools follows:

Brunswick HS: Maria Polky, Cody Doyton and Thomas Wakely

Auburn HS (group entry, Terri Wentzel’s art students): Tyler Bazinet, Kate Belanger, Cameron Bennett, Richard Deschaine, Emily Fortier, Heather Hinkley, Megan Howes, Daniel   Humphrey, Josh Libby, Rachel Raczynski and Arianna St. Hiliaire

Gardiner Area HS: Annah Kimball, Emily Kozma, Helen Mohney, Jaycee Pickens, Kijana Plenderleith, Dan Usher and Lacey Wilson

Hall-Dale HS: Emily Baker, Megan Daigle, Laura MacDonald, Anais Truman and Whitney Wei

Lawrence HS: Liza Stratton

Lewiston HS: Rebecca Spilecki

Marancook HS: Maggie Ditre and Irene Frey

Monmouth Academy (and homeschooled): Chelsea St. Pierre

Mt. Ararat HS: Alex Spies

Rockland District HS (group entry by Heidi Locke-Talbot’s art students): Julia Burch, Olivia Carver, Chelsea Hawksley, Sarah Henry, Eve Hupper, Brooke Lowell, Melissa Rahkonen, Dakota Rhodes, Laura Swanson, Peter Talbot and Alex Young

Peace Jam Group at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church in Augusta, led by Karen Fisk: Emily Baker, Ben Barnes, Nick Barnes, Tyler Bazinet, Kate Belanger, Cameron Bennett, Maya Bentley, Julia Burch, Olivia Carver, Keily Chaisson, Richard Deschaine, Maria Donisvitch, Connor Fahy, Emily Fortier, Vanessa Gilbert, Kathie Gilbert, Chelsea Hawksley, Christin Heath, Sarah Henry, Heather Hinkley, Megan Howes, Daniel  Humphrey, Eve Hupper, Gracie Kavenah, Josh Libby, Brooke Lowell, Katelyn McAufiffe, James McAuliffe, Cale Mendall, J’rea Mendall, Miriam Nielsen, Sean Oshima, Rachel Raczynski, Melissa Rahkonen, Tonia Reiter, Dakota Rhodes, Arianna St. Hiliaire, Laura Swanson, Peter Talbot and Alex Young

Cheryl Harper of Philadelphia, PA juried the show, and will give a talk on her art and the jurying process at 8pm, Saturday March 19^th following the opening of A Matter of Conscience.  Trained as both an Art Historian-Curator as well as a Printmaker-Painter, Harper misses one when not doing the other. In the last few years she found a balance that enables her to follow both paths. Her work continues to be informed by her curiosity about other artists as well as the world around her. One body of work might be inspired by illuminated manuscripts, yet another by prehistoric symbols, or current events.

Regarding Harper’s current political body of work, she states, “As in many preceding cultures to our own, the public demands its leaders be icons, stepping into necessary roles acceptable to the masses. My inspiration comes from combining the reputations of these personages with art historical references that seem obvious to me. I document my observations of popular media, and draw from my experiences as a voter with occasional spurts of political activism.” Visit Cheryl Harper’s website for more information: http://cherylharper.com/

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Eternal Whispers, an exhibition of paintings by Petrea Noyes of Brooks, and relief carvings by Lynne Joddrell Baggett of Steuben, will be on view at the Harlow Gallery in April 2010.  The work in this exhibit capture both artists’ connections to their past, evoking memories that are communicated through photo-based artwork and letterforms.

The show will run from April 2-24, 2010, with an opening celebration on Friday, April 2, 5 to 8 p.m.   The public is invited to meet the artists on opening night; refreshments will be served.

Noyes’s paintings are mixed-media creations, from acrylic to encaustic, which explores concepts of family, memory, and constructed narrative. The works in this series were originally inspired by photographs in a 100-year old family album inherited from her Norwegian grandmother.

Baggett’s cast gypsum and hand carved reliefs are inspired by early hand-carved letterforms found on gravestones in Maine coastal cemeteries and the British Isles.

Exhibitions at the Harlow Gallery are always free and open to the public.

The Harlow connects art, artists and community.

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Maine artists are invited to submit work to the Kennebec Valley Art Association’s 15^th annual juried art show.  Work will be exhibited in May 2010 the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell.  Over $1,000 in cash prizes will be awarded based on merit and artistic excellence at the opening on Friday, May 7^th.  There is a modest entry fee for this show, which helps to cover costs relating to organizing the exhibition.  Proceeds support arts programming at Harlow Gallery.  The Harlow is owned and operated by the Kennebec Valley Art Association, a 501(c)3 nonprofit connecting and celebrating art, artists and community in central Maine since 1958.

Complete entry details are available online.   Alternatively, interested artists may contact the Harlow Gallery at 622-3813 or kvaa@harlowgallery.org to request details by mail or email.

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Harlow Gallery Take from Silent Auction Exceeds Four Thousand Dollars

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The Kennebec Valley Art Association is starting off our annual series of Young at Art events at the Harlow Gallery with Higher Forms of Art, the 4^th annual exhibition of artwork by area high school students. Come celebrate emerging artists at the opening reception on Friday, February 19^th from 5 to 8 pm at the Harlow Gallery in downtown Hallowell.  This event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served.

Participating schools this year include Cony, Gardiner, Hall-Dale, Maranacook and Richmond High Schools.  This fourth year of collaboration between area high schools and the Harlow Gallery is a community effort to unite & exhibit artists of differing ages and abilities in a professional atmosphere.  The students participate in planning and hanging the exhibition.  A variety of media will be exhibited and the focus of the artwork will be on drawing, painting, design, sculpture and photography, showcasing the outstanding talents of emerging artists from our community. The exhibit will run through the weekend and close at 4pm on Sunday, February 21^st.

Young at Art has been made possible by our sponsors:

Longfellow’s Greenhouses, Manchester

Dr. Darryl Zeleniak, Augusta Orthodontics

Exhibitions and events at the Harlow Gallery in 2010 have been funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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The Kennebec Valley Art Association proudly announces the 2010 exhibition schedule for the Harlow Gallery. Exhibitions are chosen from among proposals submitted by members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association as well as from artists not affiliated with the organization.  A seven member committee reviews submitted proposals to arrive at the final schedule.- see the “artist opportunities” section on this website for more info.

Higher Forms of Art 2010

February 19, 20 and 21, 2010 — Opening Friday, February 19, 5 to 8 p.m.

Fifth annual showcase of work by area high school artists, this year expanded to include Cony, Hall-dale, Gardiner, Maranacook and Richmond High Schools. Three days only.

Young at Art 2010

February 27- March 14, 2010 – Opening Saturday, February 27, 3 to 6 p.m.

Seventh annual exhibit of artwork by elementary and middle school students from schools throughout the greater Augusta area. Participating schools have included Hall-Dale, Lincoln, Farrington, Hussey, Gilbert, Hodgkins, Gardiner, Laura Richards, Chelsea, Pittston, Windsor and more. Families with children are especially invited to attend! Children’s art workshops will be offered at the Harlow Gallery on weekends during the month of March, in celebration of Youth Art Month.

A Matter of Conscience

March 19- 28, 2010 – Opening Friday, March 19, 5-8 p.m., awards announced at 6 p.m.

A juried exhibition of 3D work by Maine high school aged artists. Juried by professional artist, activist and curator Cheryl Harper. Conceived and coordinated by Cheryl Herr-Rains, teacher of art at Gardiner Regional High School. Sponsored by a generous grant from the Evergreen Foundation.

Eternal Whispers

April 2-24, 2010 — Opening Friday, April 2, 5 to 8 p.m.

Paintings by Petrea Noyes of Brooks and relief carvings by Lynne Joddrell Baggett of Steuben. Noyes’s paintings are mixed-media creations, from acrylic to encaustic, which explores concepts of family, memory, and constructed narrative. The works in this series were originally inspired by photographs in a 100-year old family album inherited from her Norwegian grandmother. Baggett’s cast gypsum and hand carved reliefs are inspired by early hand-carved letterforms found on gravestones in Maine coastal cemeteries and the British Isles. The work in this exhibit capture both artists’ connections to their past, evoking memories that are communicated through photo-based artwork and letterforms.

Art2010

May 7- 30, 2010 — Opening Friday, May 7, 5 to 8 p.m., prizes announced at 6 p.m.

Our 15th annual Juried Show draws artists from throughout central & coastal Maine. Over $1,000 in cash prizes will be awarded at 6pm during the opening celebration on May 7th. Jurors are sculptors Robert Lash and Kirsten Gilg.

Carlton Plummer Retrospective

June 4-27, 2010 – Opening Friday, June 4, 5 to 8 p.m.

Internationally renowned watercolorist Carlton Plummer, A.W.S., was born in Brunswick but grew up on a farm outside of Augusta. As a young artist in the early 1960s he had his first one man show at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell. He’s returning to the Harlow in June with a look back at over 40 years of his artistic career.

Plummer holds art degrees from the Massachusetts College of Art and from Boston University. He was elected to membership in the prestigious American Watercolor Society by his peers, and also to the Miniature Artist of America. Plummer taught art at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

The artist has been honored with over 250 national and international painting awards over the years, and was commissioned by the Department of Military Art to participate in the army’s Combat Art Program during the Vietnam War. Carlton Plummer currently maintains art studios in East Boothbay and Tequesta, Florida with his artist wife Joan and his son Gerry, a sculptor.

Members’ Exhibition

July 2-25, 2010 — Opening Friday, July 2, 5 to 8 p.m.

Original artwork by members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association, including paintings in oils, acrylics and watercolor, plus drawings, prints, collage, photographs, sculpture and more.

Artist as Architect : Architect as Artist

August 6-29, 2010 — Opening Friday, August 6, 5 to 8 p.m.

Architectural drawings and models and related paintings, journals, drawings, sculpture and more by multitalented artist architects. Organized and curated by Ruthanne Harrison, a student of architecture at the University of Maine at Augusta, and Eric Stark, Professor of Architecture at UMA.

One of a Kind: an Exhibition of Unique Prints

September 3-26, 2010 — Opening Friday, September 3, 5 to 8 p.m.

Handmade prints by six Maine artists working in styles ranging from realism to abstraction. Participating artists are Claudia Brahms, Robin Brooks, Corliss Chastain, Christine Higgins, Margo Ogden and Kris Sader.

October ExhibitionTo Be Announced

October 1-24, 2010 — Opening Friday, October 1, 5 to 8 p.m.

Art for Hunger

November 5-28, 2010 — Opening Friday, November 5, 5 to 8 p.m.

A muti-venue series of art exhibitions addressing the issue of hunger in our communities. Participating organizations include the Danforth Gallery at UMA, and Circling the Square Fine Art Press in Gardiner. 40% of art sales will be donated to organizations working to address hunger in our region.

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8 x 10 x 80

December 3, 2010 to 12, 2010 — Opening Friday, December 3, 5 to 8p.m.

8 x 10 x 80 is back for the fourth year with dozens of 8” x 10” works of art on display and available for the very affordable price of $80 each

Holiday Art Show & Sale

December 17, 2010 to January 9, 2011 – Opening Friday, December 17, 5 to 8p.m.

Kennebec Valley Art Association member’s holiday art show and sale. Art can be purchased off the wall for holiday gift giving.

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Bidding open on the following days:
Thursday, February 11^th, noon to 4 pm
Friday, February 12^th, noon to 6 pm
Saturday, February 13^th, 10 am to 4 pm

Call in bids welcome up until 3:30pm on Saturday -207-622-3813.

It’s time for the Kennebec Valley Art Association’s annual Silent Art Auction! The auction will take place over three days as part of the Mardi Gras festivities in Hallowell, (February 11 -13, 2010).  Come join the party and visit the Harlow Gallery at 160 Water Street to bid on fine art by Maine artists.  Featuring oil and acrylic paintings, pastels, sculpture, prints, photographs, crafts and more.

Artists and collectors can help support the Harlow Gallery — donations of original artwork are welcome up until Wednesday, February 10^th at noon.  The Harlow Gallery is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, so your donation may be tax-deducible in accordance with current tax law. Bring us your old stuff and make room for new art!  The Harlow Gallery is closed for renovations until then, so please call 622-3813 to make an appointment to drop off your donation.   Thank you for your support.

For more information contact Nancy Barron, Assistant Director.

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Come show your love for the Harlow! We’re having an open house to celebrate our newly renovated gallery on Valentine’s Day , February 14, 2010, 1-3pm.

PARTAKE of decadently delicious cupcakes donated by Sweetland Retreat and enjoy fine coffee from Slates … CELEBRATE your passion for art and your affection the Harlow … CONGRATULATE our amazing crew of volunteer radical renovators! … BE INSPIRED by virgin walls.

Ribbon cutting ceremony for the new space is at 1:30 pm

Gallery warming gifts optional, but most welcome, wish list follows:

ceiling or wall mount speakers to replace giant 80s-era speakers
um… chocolate, for the staff
case of paper towels
flash drive 2GB or bigger
case of toilet paper
air conditioner for new office
some good screw drivers
a cordless drill
gift certificates to hardware, grocery or office supply stores
we can get cash for recyling printer cartridges

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