July 10 ArtWalk 5-8pm
Come downtown for a fine summer eve

Don't let the cloudy skies get you down! Take an art break and visit galleries and studios in downtown Brunswick and Topsham on July 10 from 5-8pm. The 2nd Friday Artwalk features twenty-five venues, including a staff art show at Little Dog Coffee Coffee Shop. Check out  paintings, drawings, photography, collage, and more from present and former Little Dog employees.

On Pleasant St, check out the newly opened gallery at 11 Pleasant St. with a reception featuring VSA Arts of Maine, De Terre, and the ArtVan program. Help welcome them into their beautiful new space! And at Points of View gallery, look at "Bits and Pieces" by members of Points of View, where they turn trash into treasure through collage, assemblage and mixed media. And visit artists’ studios and exhibits through downtown Brunswick and across the bridge in Topsham.  Image: Wall Hanging by Sharon Elliot, The Floorcloth Studio.

Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant and stay for the Cultural Health Festival at Frontier Cafe, Cinema + Gallery.. Oscar Mokeme, directior of the Museum of African Culture in Portland, will discuss traditional healing in Nigeria.

The 2nd Friday ArtWalk is presented by Five Rivers Arts Alliance with support of season sponsor Waterfront Maine.  Mark your calendar for 2nd Friday evenings, May – November.  And on June 19, Bath’s 3rd Friday ArtWalk & Drive will begin in historic Bath.  For details about these and more great arts events, go to www.fiveriversartsalliance.org.  For more information, call Five Rivers at 207-798-6964 or download the PDF of July 10 ArtWalk.

The 2nd Friday Art Walk is sponsored by Five Rivers Arts Alliance with suppport of Season Sponsor Waterfront Maine. Thank you to Big Top Deli, Maine State Music Theatre, Bowdoin International Music Festival and Frontier Cafe, Cinema + Gallery for their additional support! For more information, call Five Rivers Arts Alliance at 798-6964.

July 10, 2009
Participating Art Walk sites in downtown Topsham and Brunswick

Topsham

• Artifacts/Gilder's Studio, 13 Main St., Topsham. Recent work by David Keef & Johanna Moore. 828-0028, www.artifactsmaine.com

Brunswick

Fort Andross- Main Tower entrance

• Frontier Cafe, Mill 3, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. Frontier Cafe Cinema + Gallery. Mill 3, First Floor. “Maine Farms At Work” by Bridget Besaw.  Farming in Maine is at once robust, thriving, threatened, modern, ancient, venerable, dirty, tedious, and hip. Bridget Besaw produces imagery as a tool for environmental protection. www.explorefrontier.com, 207-725-5222 (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Coleman Burke Gallery, Mill 3, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St.  “Modern Obsession.” Tom Chapin subtly responds to the growing uncertainties and instabilities of contemporary life through the medium of his
  masterfully carved sculptures of wood, stone, and bronze.  725-3761, 522-1194 (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Nancy’s Maine Choice: Selected Gift & Book Shop: Maine Artists, Crafters and Artisans, Mill 1, 1st floor, Suite 105 (inside Main Tower entrance). Local artists, crafters and artisans are highlighted with books published by Just Write Books. 798-2525, info@nancysmainechoice.com  (Wheelchair accessible).
  Image: from "Workinglands" by Bridget Besaw

 

Fort Andross, 2nd Tower Entrance; Ground Floor (down stairs)

• Hatch Studio. Howard Hatch, Ground Floor, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. (Use 2nd Tower entrance, downstairs) Hatch Studio Custom furniture and billiard tables. Gallery with furniture on display. 721-0070, www.hatchstudio.com Image: Furniture at Hatch Studio.
• Matsuyama Kaze Designs. Ground Floor, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. Ground Floor, Fort Andross. (Across Hall from Hatch Studio.) Jim Sheppard creates wood, metal and rice paper Japanese lanterns inspired by Shinto Shrine and Buddhist temple lighting from the Edo period and earlier. 207-729-5290.
• Isabelle Pelissier Studio. Steel sculpture and paintings. 666-3479, auzelit@gmail.com
• Salt Furniture Co. Ground Floor, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. Victoria & Christopher Perry.  Small custom furniture studio drawing it's inspiration from the sea coast in both design and color. Everything is made one at time, built traditionally and responsibly using environmentally friendly products. Live music. Each piece is painted by hand with Farrow and Ball paint of England. 207-329-0988, www.saltfurnitureco.com

Fort Andross-2nd Floor studios -Use "Cumberland Storage Entrance"

• Mildred Johnson Open Studio. Suite 0120, 2nd floor, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. Mixed media, assemblages, collages, digital photography. 207-319-4201, wxjohnson@msm.com (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Ed McCartan Open Studio, Suite 0129B, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. Ed McCartan. Suite 0128B. Open Studio: Acrylics. 207-449-0208. www.artists-in-residence.com/edsart/, emccartan2003@msn.com (Wheelchair accessible.) Image: "I am That" by Ed McCartan
• Kim Moody & Christine DeTroy, Suite 0127, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St Recycled and revamped clothing, home decor and accessories. 939-9941 or 721-3037 (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Alan Mast Studio. Suite 0226B. Open Studio: Acrylic paintings, graphite, collage. 798-3938, mast@gwi.net
• Greenhut Studio. Suite 0228B “Designs Adrift” by Michael Fleming. Beautiful and contemporary driftwood furniture and art. This collection includes hand crafted mortise and tenon furniture, floor and table lamps, as well as unusual and naturally formed sculptures.  289-1563, www.designsadrift.com

Downtown Brunswick-Maine St

• Bayview Gallery, 58 Maine St.  “Memories of the Coast” Featured artist: Arnold Desmarais. Arnold will also present a Painting Demonstration Saturday, July 11th beginning at 9am (No charge, but please call to register) 729-5500, www.bayviewgallery.com. www.bayviewgallery.com. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Frank Brockman Gallery, 68 Maine St. 3rd floor.  68 Maine St. 3rd floor. 729-5389.
• The Gelato Fiasco, 74 Maine St. Guest Artist. 607-4002 www.gelatofiasco.com (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Whatnot Gallery, Spindleworks, 7 Lincoln St (just off Maine St). “You are Here.” Taking the science of mapmaking as a point of departure, artists at Spindleworks have created a show exploring the art of personal geographies. Reception and 10% off purchases during ArtWalk. 725-8820, www.spindleworks.org.
• The Little Dog Coffee Shop, 87 Maine St.  “Little Dog Staff Art Show.” Work by Mark Levesque, Neesha Hunter, Emma Dyer, Kristin Murphy, Rosanna Garguilo, Faith Racette, Alissa Brown, Becky Halmo. An eclectic show featuring art by past and present Little Dog Coffee Shop employees.  Painting, drawing, photography, collage, and more! Reception, 5-7pm. 721-9500. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• The Senter Building, 124 Maine St. Preview MSMT 9th Annual Silent Auction. Items on view in first floor. Bid early. Auction takes place July 15.  833-5430, msmt.org

• The Floorcloth Studio, 136 Maine St –Second Floor, Studio #2. (Next to Gulf of Maine Bookstore). Hand Painted Floorcloths and Wall Hangings by Shannon Elliott. Open Studio: Custom hand painted floorcloths to compliment the colors, patterns and textures in your home, or personalized to represent your life and interests. 207-522-7066, thefloorclothstudio@gmail.com
• Summer Island Studio: Gallery of Fine Artisans, Tontine Mall, 149 Maine St.  "Ecclectic Collection." New pieces from Holly L. Smith,Oils, Rockport. Lucy Harrington, Pastels, Newcastle.Ann Sklar,Woolwich - Abstracts Oil. Basil Cake of Augusta, with his beautiful and whimsical sculpture. Reception, 5-9pm. 373-1810. annsklar.com
  Image: Whatnot gallery, Spindleworks, "You are Here" exhibit

Downtown Brunswick-Pleasant Street

• Penobscot Bay Porch Swings. Working Studio, 4 Pleasant St. Contemporary canvas hammocks and porch swings handmade to your specifications. Canvas buckets in assorted shapes and sizes. Opening Porch Reception. 207-729-1616, www.penobscotbayporchswings.com
• Gallery Framing, “Hometown Scenes: Paintings of Brunswick and Beyond” by Frances Pratt Caswell. The show includes paintings in oil and watercolor, with scenes of Bowdoin College, downtown Brunswick, the Androscoggin River aswell as other wellknown local areas.729-9108, galleryframing@yahoo.com. (Wheelchair accessible)
• Points of View Art Gallery.  18 Pleasant St, Business Center. Bits and Pieces” by Members of Points of View. One man’s trash is another artist’s treasure – finding inspiration in collage, assemblage and mixed media. 373-9300.
• Eleven Pleasant Street, 11 Pleasant Street community arts space Grand Opening!  Come celebrate with VSA Arts of Maine, De Terre, and the ArtVan!  We have a fabulous selection of functional pottery and fine art, along with yummy refreshments and artmaking for all ages.  allison@artvanprogram.org, 207-371-4125, www.ArtVanProgram.org, www.VSArtsMaine.org
• Eleven Pleasant Street, 11 Pleasant St. "Dance of Two Cultures" Mural by Christopher Cart on exterior.
• The Brunswick Inn,165 Park Row.  “Recent Work of Bayview Gallery Artists.” Wine and cheese reception. 729-4914, www.brunswickinnparkrow.com   (Wheelchair accessible.)

Aprés Art

• Frontier Cafe, Mill 3, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. 7pm. Cultural Health Festival at Frontier Cafe, 14 Maine St. Presentation by Oscar Mokeme. Oscar, Director of the Museum of African Culture in Portland, will discuss traditional healing in Nigeria. $7/door. 725-5222, www.explorefrontier.com  (Wheelchair accessible.)

The Second Friday Art Walk is sponsored by Five Rivers Arts Alliance.  Look for yellow flyer with map.  For more information, call Five Rivers Arts Alliance at 798-6964.

Artists and businesses interested in participating the ArtWalk should contact the Five Rivers Arts Alliance office at 207-798-6964.

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