Strangers & Others – off and running!
The Portland Phoenix just published a review of “Strangers & Others” – an exhibit featuring the work of 8 fine art photographers and 7 sculptors – all Maine-based artists. Nicholas Schroeder “gets” the exhibit and “gets” the fact that the Pace Galleries at Fryeburg Academy’s Performing Arts Center is a gem of a place to showcase art.
I curated this exhibit and am very, very happy with how it pulled together. I was also deeply impressed with the professionalism of the 15 artists I invited to participate. They met every deadline and all understand their responsibilities when a curator or gallery invites their participation in an exhibit. Might be worth a blog posting to talk about this. I hear too many horror stories from curators and galleries about participating artists driving them around the bend.
http://portland.thephoenix.com/arts/139385-meeting-%E2%80%98strangers-at-fryeburgs-pace-galleries/
The artists included in “Strangers & Others” are:
PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Sharon Arnold, Thomas Birtwistle, Felice Boucher, Ben DeHaan, Brenton Hamilton, Arla Patch, David Puntel, and Abigail Wellman.
SCULPTORS:
Gary Ambrose, Kerstin Engman, Diane Green Hebert, Jean Noon, Aaron Stephan, Richard Whittier and John Wilkinson.
The Artists Reception for this exhibit is June 16, 1-3. Yes, I know: Fryeburg is a bit of a hike. So where isn’t a “bit of a hike” in Maine? It’s a beautiful drive from anywhere, so hit the road! See you there…
