The arts agency for the cities of Lewiston and Auburn, Maine
Learn MoreMaine Arts Commission is outreaching for volunteers and mentors for Compass Readings
Get your bearings on success in the arts. The Maine Arts Commission invites artists with disabilities, presenters and gallerists to register for “Compass Readings,” a networking and mentoring event for artists with disabilities. The event will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport, on October 23. The day will include opportunities to meet gallery owners and performing arts presenters, as well as workshops on creating a portfolio, preparing for an audition, or working with an editor. ASL interpreters, CART transcriptionists, and large print materials will be available. Other accomodations can be requested by contacting Keith Ludden, Accessibility Coordinator, 207/287-2713, or [email protected]. Requests should be made no later than October 5, 2012. Cost for the event is $15.
Keynote speaker for the event will be Jonathan Beer, Director of the Blind Artists Society. Beer is a New York-based artist, and writer. who has exhibited in solo shows at Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, and at Albany Molecular Corporation and Bethlehem Public Library, both in Albany NY. In September 2012 Beer will have his first solo show in New York at Kathleen Cullen Fine Art. He is also working towards a two part, two person show with Marin de Jong in the Netherlands and New York in 2012. He began to write critically in 2010 while attending the New York Academy of Art for his MFA in Painting. Beer is a graduate of the New York Academy of Art, and the co-founder
of the Art-Rated website.
Additional speakers will include state representative David Webster and Theater at Monmouth Producing Artistic Director Dawn McAndrews.
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Volunteers Needed
The Maine Arts Commission and Alpha One need volunteers to assist with a one-day event for artists with disabilities, to be held at Freeport, ME on October 23. Volunteers will be needed to staff the registration table, assist in set-up, greet, and various other jobs to keep the event running smoothly. The event is a day of networking and mentoring for artists with disabilities, helping them develop the skills to pursue their art professionally. There will be workshops on building a portfolio, preparing an audition and working in the theatre and music business, as well as opportunities to meet gallery owners and presenters.
Individuals interested in volunteering can contact Keith Ludden 207/287-2713, [email protected].
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Mentors Needed
The Maine Arts Commission is looking for artist volunteers from all disciplines—visual, performing, traditional and literary–willing to mentor artists with disabilities, assisting them in acquiring the tools needed to pursue their art as a profession. The mentors will be asked to participate in a networking/mentoring event on October 23 in Freeport.
Interested artists should contact: Keith Ludden, Maine Arts Commission, 207/287-2713 or [email protected].
L/A Arts Community Gallery: Current Exhibit
August 31, 2012
L/A Arts Community Gallery Opening Reception
ArtVan
“What Wires and Fires Me Up!”
5PM-8:30PM
Free
L/A Arts Community Gallery
221 Lisbon St., Lewiston
Exhibit Dates: 8/31/12- 9/22/12
The ArtVan Seven Week Summer Exhibit “What Wires and Fires Me Up!” is a culmination of works of art by youth residents of Auburn Family Development and Broadview Acres ages 3 to 16. Showcased in the exhibit are mixed media works including sculpture, paintings, charcoal drawings and more. “What Wires and Fires Me Up!” will hold an opening reception on August 31 from 5PM-8:30PM. The exhibition will remain the Community Gallery for public viewing from August 31- September 22. Community Gallery hours are Monday- Friday 9AM-5PM. Come and enjoy wonderful artwork by an incredible community organization. Light refreshments available.
This summers ArtVan Program is in partnership with Auburn Housing Authority, Davis Family Foundation, Jane B. Cook 1992 Charitable Trust and individual and business support.
About:
ArtVan is a free mobile arts therapy program. Its mission is to bring the arts to inspire, deepen relationships, offer new experiences and open minds for new potential. Facilitated by an art therapist and professional art staff, the ArtVan Program takes the arts in a colorful van to: the streets, public housing developments, corrections facilities, schools, group homes, and anyone who has the least amount of social services and access to after school and summer activities. Projects are designed to address the many unique needs and specific situations that occur in each population. The art making process provides a tangible means to transform ideas, feelings, and stories. Our work is integral in enabling individuals to make sense of the world around them. ArtVan engages these populations in the art making process so they can explore and enrich lives.
CALLING ALL ARTISTS!!!!
Art Walk Lewiston Auburn, Captive Elements Art House and L/A Arts are excited to announce a very special addition to the 2012 Art Walk calendar of events. In collaboration with the Dempsey Challenge, Lewiston Auburn will be once more transformed into an interactive public gallery stretching all the way from Captive Elements Art House on Lisbon Street to Main Street, Lewiston. This Art Walk Lewiston Auburn event is part of the Dempsey Challenge Community Celebration on October 12, from 5PM to 8:30PM. The night will feature great local art work, fun musical performances, dance, theatre, spoken word and all around community collaboration and spirit.
The Art Walk Lewiston Auburn event as part of the “Dempsey Challenge Community Celebration” is putting a call out to artists to submit their work centered on the theme of “Hope, Healing and Survival.” Submissions can take on multiple forms including painting, photography, 3-D works, film, live theatrical performance, musical performance, dance, spoken word and poetry. This event is expected to attract upwards of 5000 people to the Lewiston Auburn Area. This is an amazing opportunity to share your work with your community!
Submissions for the Art Walk Lewiston Auburn as part of the “Dempsey Challenge Community Celebration” are due no later than September 16, 2012 at 5PM. The Art Walk “Dempsey Challenge Celebration” event is intended to present art work that has a direct connection to the themes of the Dempsey Challenge: “Hope, Healing and Survival.” Included with submissions, artists must provide a statement that describes their work and how it connects to the central theme of “Hope, Healing and Survival;” the submission site provides a space for a statement, if this space is not adequate, please email your statement, no longer than a paragraph, to [email protected]. All works submitted to the Art Walk Lewiston Auburn are not guaranteed to be presented during this event; strong submissions will have a clear and direct connection to the mission and vision of the Dempsey Challenge. Art Walk Lewiston Auburn will notify artists if their work has been selected for presentation. Accepted art work should be dropped of the L/A Arts, 221 Lisbon Street between September 20 and October 5, 2012.
To submit your Visual Arts work for consideration please visit: www.artwalklewistonauburn.com and look for the submission link for the “ Dempsey Challenge Community Celebration “ (Dempsey Challenge will have their own page for submission, not to be confused with the submission page for the September Art Walk Lewiston Auburn).
Poetry, CD’s of proposed performances (theatrical, spoken word, and dance), and DVD’s of film and music should be dropped off or mailed to L/A Arts, DCCC, 221 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ME, 04240. Please include a statement no longer than a paragraph, as to how your work submission connects to the theme of” Hope, Healing and Survival.” Performers are asked to please submit a performance resume as well. If you wish your submission materials to be returned, please include a Self Addressed Stamped Envelop. All submissions are due by September 16th, at 5pm at the aforementioned address of L/A Arts. For any questions on these submissions contact Odelle Bowman at 782-7228 or [email protected].
Submission fees for the “Dempsey Challenge Community Celebration” will be waived. Artists who submit their work for sale will be charged a 20% commission for all works sold—5% will cover processing fees for Art Walk Lewiston Auburn, 15% will be donated to the Dempsey Challenge. Artists may choose to have all of the proceeds from their sales to be donated to the Dempsey Challenge or they may choose to have their work be “Not For Sale.” Artists are asked to please clarify how they would like their work to be processed when they submit their statement and works.
About the Dempsey Challenge:
The Dempsey Challenge presented by Amgen is a fundraising experience for The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine.
Comprised of various cycling distances (10, 25, 50, 70 and 100 miles), and a 5K (3.1 mile) and 10K (6.2 mile) run/walk, participants 18 and over are required to raise $150 (and encouraged to raise even more!) as they prepare for The Dempsey Challenge.
The Dempsey Center provides free support, education and wellness services to anyone affected by cancer regardless of where treatment is received. More information on Patrick’s personal story and commitment, as well as services provided by the Dempsey Center, can be found at www.dempseycenter.org
About Art Walk Lewiston Auburn:
Once every month, from May through September, Art Walk Lewiston Auburn will turn the downtowns of Lewiston and Auburn into impressive arts districts. AWLA will fill multiple venues, including vacant buildings, with a spectacular array of art exhibits for all to enjoy.
The sixteen locations for Art Walk Lewiston Auburn’s May 25th event span along Lisbon St. from Captive Elements Art House up to J. Dostie Jewelers. There will maps showing locations of all the art venues, available at every art space, made possible by the 2012 season sponsor- Center Street Dental.
For more information regarding Art Walk Lewiston Auburn, to learn more about submission guidelines or to get involved through volunteering, please visit www.artwalklewistonauburn.com.
Community Gallery Current Exhibit
Currently, the Community Gallery at L/A Arts is housing the L/A Confessional, a new initiative by Captive Elements Art House and L/A Arts to uncover the secrets of L/A. We have posted lots of info on our site, but come and check out the installation for yourself and sign up for future filmings.
Mark your calendars! The fourth annual Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration will be held at the Shaker Village on August 25, 2012 from 10am- 3:30pm. Special features new this year include: drumming, singing and dancing performances by the Penobscot Nations Burnurwurbskek Singers and the Passamaquoddy tribe’s Sipayik Dance Troupe combined with traditional storytelling and flute playing by David Sanipass, a member of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs. In addtion to these scheduled performances, there will be more than 25 Native American artists from among the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac and Maliseet tribes in Maine selling thier crafts and demonstrating their skills throughout the day. These artists represent some of the finest talent in the State of Maine and many of them have gained national recognition for the practice of their traditions and art forms. This year, we are proud to honor participating artist Molly Neptune Parker, who in 2012 was recently named one fo nine National Heritage Fellows by the National Endowment for the Arts; the same award was bestowed upon Sabbathday Lake’s Sister R. Mildred Barker in 1983. The Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration will be held rain or shine. Come and meet the artists! This very rare gathering in southern Maine represents a blend of Maine’s oldest traditions.
Fourth Annual Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration