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Art Walk June Featured Artist: George Ramos
LA Arts: Where will you be showing your work at this month’s Art Walk LA?
George Ramos: I will be showing and selling my work at LA Arts located at 221 Lisbon Street in Lewiston.
LAA: When did you first become interested in the arts?
GR: Since my youth, I was always surrounded by many creative and fun loving people in my Puerto Rican family, who did many creative things like sew clothes, make cotton doilies for home decor, play musical instruments, dance, sing, and write poetry. I was encouraged to draw, color the coloring books, and later paint by numbers with oil paints, which stunk up the apartment we lived in.
LAA: What is your preferred medium?
GR: My preferred medium is digital photography that is digitally manipulated on the computer to eventually produce archival pigment ink prints and other products that are unique in style and presentation. This 21st century technology has opened up a new world of discovery and enjoyment for me. I have used and still use oils, pastels, charcoal, graphite pencils, color pencils, acrylics, crayons, watercolor, tempera paints, and intaglio. Sculpture in stone, clay, wood, and assemblages are also of interest to me, as are the crafts of beadwork, leatherwork, feather work, and hand weaving.
LAA: What inspires your work?
GR: What inspires me to diligently work at my craft is the beautiful God-created nature, people and things people enjoy all around us here in Maine.
read more…Arts in Education programs end with success
Here are two updates from our Arts in Education programs:
LA Arts’ Maine Writes students from Edward Little High School take top two prizes in poetry slam competition in New York City
Shown above are Edward Little High School students and teachers posing on stage after their victorious outing.
LA Arts is thrilled to announce that two Edward Little High School students, Ahmed Mohamed and Khadro Adow, took first and second place, respectively, in the 2016 Maine Writes poetry slam competition in the Bronx, New York. Mohamed and Adow, along with three of their fellow classmates, prepared for this event with classroom teacher Jill Hyland and teaching artist Joshua Vink during a year-long class at ELHS. In New York, the students competed against other high school students from schools in Brooklyn and the Bronx. A morning first-round competition took place, from which three finalists were chosen to perform in front of a packed audience of 500 people in the Lovinger Theater at Lehman College.
Of his final performance, Mohamed recalled, “I heard the cheering. It felt euphoric. It was amazing! People like me get to tell the world our stories.” Adow said, “With poetry, you are able to put how you feel into words and share it with others. It gives you confidence in who you are and where you come from.” Hyland described the experience as “a once in a lifetime opportunity to share and change the lives of people prepared to listen!”
LA Arts is pleased to have worked with two outstanding partners from New York City on this project, arts in education and technology organizations the Dreamyard Project and Global Writes. The Dreamyard Project is a nonprofit arts in education organization located in the Bronx, NYC, which since 1994 has served over 125,000 students in 100 public schools with the power of arts in education. Global Writes’ mission is to promote literacy, communication and collaboration among young people through the integration of performing arts and technology resources.
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Art Walk LA May 2016 Artists and Venues
This year’s Art Walk LA is looking to be bigger and better than ever! Check out the list below of participating artists and venues for May. Read more about the event or about participating artists and businesses.
- 84 Court Restaurant (84 Court Street, Auburn)
- Nel Bernard
- Argo (64 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Mike Breau
- Denny Bourgoin
- Auburn City Hall (60 Court Street, Auburn)
- John G. Mitchell
- Auburn Public Library: Not participating this month
- Avant-Garde Maine (182 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Kevin Barry
- Bear Bones Beer (43 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- ArtVan
- Café LA 49 (Spring Street, Auburn)
- Julie Breau, Heather Gagne, Karl Maren, and Carol Boldt
- Canna Care Docs of Maine (79 Main Street, Auburn)
- Bridget McAlonan and Delian Valeriani
- Cell53 (347 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Jennifer Locke
- Chill Yoga (178 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Ellen Hodgkin
- Designs By Skip (144 Main Street, Auburn)
- Designs By Skip artwork
- Downtown Handmade Vintage / The Hive (277 Lisbon Street, 2nd Floor, Lewiston)
- Jennifer Gammon
- The Hive Resident Artists
- Dube’s Flower Shop (195 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Farwell & Longley Student Work
- Forage Market (180 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Alexandra Hood
- Peter Bucklin
- Fuel Lewiston / Sidecar: Not particpating this month
- Gil Poliquin Hearing Aid & Optical Center (50 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Lisa Marshall
- Gritty McDuff’s Brew Pub (68 Main Street, Auburn)
- Katie Theriault
- Hardy, Wolf & Downing (186 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Jillian Elder
- Ken Harvey
- Heritage Collectibles (189 Main Street, Lewiston)
- Elisabeth Salberg
- J. Dostie Jewelers (4 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- C E Morse
- Kait Lavin Photography (154 Court Street, Auburn)
- Teresa Cavendish Barbosa
- Kimball Street Studios (191 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- John Stass
- LA Arts (221 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Don Bernard
- George Ramos
- Lewiston Middle School Honors Art Students
- Tree Street Youth Students
- Lamey Wellehan (108 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Samantha Judd
- New Beginnings Youth Artists
- Emma Oinonen
- Franklin Alternative High School Students
- Lamey Wellehan – Grants Gallery (109 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Grow L+A Artists
- Lewiston Public Library (200 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Erica Christensen
- Peter Moran
- Maine Gourmet Chocolates (170 Main Street, Auburn)
- Corrie Bernatchez
- Paul’s Clothing & Shoe Store: Not participating this month
- Poise Yoga Studio (351 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Gary Stallsworth
- Papi Musese
- Quiet City (277 Lisbon Street, 2nd Floor, Lewiston)
- Courtney Schlachter
- Eli Schlachter
- Mackenzie Holland
- Roger’s Haircutters (94 Main Street, Auburn)
- Sheila Patrick
- She Doesn’t Like Guthries (115 Middle Street, Lewiston)
- Maria Castellano-Usery
- The Brand Collective (162 Main Street, Auburn)
- Brandon Goding
- The Cupcakery (97 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Mathew Nicholas
- The Studio (291 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Marie Deforge
- Mike Thurlow
- The Vault (84 Lisbon Street, Lewiston)
- Len Farinas
- Top It Frozen Yogurt Bar (168 Main Street, Auburn)
- Corrie Bernatchez
- Wicked Illustrations (140 Canal Street, Lewiston)
- Student Art Show
We Love Our Art Walk LA Sponsors!
Thank you to our Art Walk LA sponsors! Without your support, this community arts event wouldn’t be possible.
Underwriting Sponsor
Berman & Simmons is the leading plaintiffs’ law firm in Maine, with 17 attorneys representing clients in a wide range of matters including personal injury, medical malpractice, defective products, and other serious injury cases.
Established in Lewiston in 1914, the firm has been protecting the rights of Mainers for more than 100 years. Its founders made an impact by standing up for mill workers and other members of the working class. A century later, that tradition carries on. Berman & Simmons is known for creativity and fearlessness when representing clients against powerful interests.
Although the firm now serves clients statewide, Berman & Simmons has never wavered from its commitment to the people of Lewiston, Auburn and Androscoggin County. Each year, lawyers and staff members dedicate hundreds of hours and make financial contributions to local charitable organizations. As a fixture on Lisbon Street, Berman & Simmons is also an important employer for the region. Learn more at bermansimmons.com.
Curation Sponsor
Additional Sponsors
- Austin Associates, P. A.
- Busytown Bikes
- Hardy Wolf & Downing
- Leary & DeTroy
- Lighting Concepts
- Linnell Choate & Webber, LLP
- Lisa Laliberte – State Farm Insurance Agent
- Martin Bailey Allstate Insurance
- Mechanics Savings Bank
- Norman, Hanson & DeTroy
- Norway Savings Bank
- Optometric Associates
- Rainbow Bicycle
- Paul’s Clothing & Shoe Store
- Wicked Illustrations Studio and Gallery
Thank you!
Interested in a sponsorship? Call LA Arts: 207-782-7228.
Art Walk LA Online Map
Use this handy online resource to get the best experience of this year’s Art Walk LA! It includes venues, public parking, and live entertainment.