September 2013

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“This is a launch of a new direction for my work. I have been pursuing experiments for several years, push-ing brushwork to the edge where illusionistic rendering breaks and brushstrokes become beautiful calligraphic marks in their own right.

There are two parallel series in this drawing journey, one figurative, the other the raw nature of Maine. Some works are small, intimate, others commanding a wall.” — Chris Cart

Chris CartUnplugged

September 6 - 28Opening Friday, 6, 5-8 p.m.

A solo show of work by Hallowell artist Chris Cart

Micah Webbert is a naturalist painter who works primar-ily in acrylic and watercolor, accenting with ink pen. He has become known for his detailed portraits of owls, but it is clear in his attention to textures and colors that all wildlife fascinates him. Whether drawing from life or taking inspira-tion from photographs he imbues his subjects with character beyond their surface. This can also be seen in his portraiture, where faces tell the story of how he masterfully he interprets the spirit of his subject, whether from memory (of family members) or observation.

Micah is also drawn to pop culture, and popular narratives from Puss and Boots to Harry Potter. He can create detailed dynamic characters from memory or imagination and often recite the stories line for line. Micah lives in Wayne, and is represented by Spindleworks and SpinOff Studio. For more information visit spinoffstudio.org.

Allen Ponziani was born near Boston, Massachusetts. His family relocated to Maine when Allen was four years old, where Allen attended schools in the Bath area and graduated from Morse High School in 1983. He attended the Maine College of Art (MECA), earning his BFA in Sculpture in 1988, then earned his Accreditation to become an art teacher from the University of Southern Maine in 2004.

Allen was fortunate enough to be raised near his grand-father, Adam Galuza, who was a blacksmith, lumberjack,

Now on View Micah Webbert and Allen PonzianiThe Harlow has the work of two Maine artists; Micah Webbert of Wayne and Allen Ponziani of Woolwich. On view through August 24.

woodworker and engineer. Allen would often visit his grandfa-ther’s farm and watch him make his own tools, such as buckets, nails and hinges. Allen has con-tinued on in his grandfather’s footsteps with his own form of creativity, disassembling junk cars, old farm equipment, tools, bikes and many other old & rusty, discarded metal objects, and using them to create sculp-ture; whimsical creatures such as birds, fish, crabs and sea turtles.

Allen often drives down back roads search-ing for the right parts, looking for that hay rake to make that perfect fish tail or a discarded door-knob to make an eye. Allen has an uncanny ability to use man-made forms that represent the things that he has observed in nature. Allen also works in di-verse mediums, such as stone and wood carving, producing bronzes, drawings, paintings, and designing stained glass windows. Info: www.aurorabaygallery.com.

Members’ Show ~ During our 50th Anniversary MonthNovember 2013 in combination with a call for Art by

KVAA members from Years pastHow to submit work for the show

Deadline: October 15, 2013November 2013-The Harlow’s official 50th anniversary

month, will be our 2nd Member’s show of the season. Each artist member can submit 1 piece of their choice (no theme) for the show. The drop off dates/times are Saturday, October 26th from 6-8pm or Monday, Oct. 28th from 10-2pm. Vol-unteers needed for both drop off dates. For current members, please review the Member’s Show Guidelines below.**

The Harlow Gallery first opened its doors almost fifty years ago, on Sunday, November 17, 1963. Five decades in business is a remarkable milestone for any business, but par-ticularly for a non-profit arts organization. In celebration, we are planning a special Golden Anniversary Member’s Show for November 2013, and we hope to showcase some artwork created by past members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association.

We are inviting the general public to share art from their personal art collections with us. The art must be available to be loaned to the gallery for the duration of the exhibition, from November 1-23, 2013.

If you own artwork that you would be willing to loan us for the show, please email us a jpg image of the art with the artist’s name and a short description, including title and year created (if known): media (oil, watercolor, sculpture etc.) size and general condition. Please share anything you know about the work or the artist. Our email address is:kvaa@harlowgallery.org

If you prefer, you can mail us a photograph of the art and provide the information above in a letter. Our mailing ad-dress is:Harlow Gallery, 160 Water Street, Hallowell, ME 04347

Exhibition space is very limited, we expect that not all work submitted can be included in the show. The gallery Exhibition Committee will select the work to be exhibited from submissions received by October 15, 2013.

Founding members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association (list from 1959Mrs. Stanley Allen, GardinerMiss Madge Ames, AugustaDr. Ashley Alta, HallowellMrs. Edith Bonenfant, AugustaMrs. Brooks Brown (Marylou), AugustaMrs. Carol Burke, AugustaRachel Cake, HallowellMrs. Lucile Cheney, AugustaDr. Albert Crawford, TogusMrs. Alice Darlington, AugustaRobert Demers, AugustaJoan Doucette, AugustaMiss Helen Dunn, AugustaMiss Christine Ellis, AugustaMrs. Salem Fine (Blanche), AugustaMrs. John Fleming (Alice), AugustaMrs. Regina Fuller, South ChinaHenry J. Gardner, AugustaMary P. Goodrich, AugustaMrs. Dorothy Gray, HallowellCyr Herbert, HallowellMrs. George Henry (Jacqueline), Ran-dolph

Mrs. Robert Horner (Jackie), AugustaBertrand Hoyle, GardinerGary Hoyle, GardinerRichard Hurtibise, AugustaMrs. Jan Kok (Evelyn), GardinerAudrey Kurman, AugustaMrs. Raymond Lammers, AugustaJane Lemieux, GardinerJon & Sylvia Lund, AugustaMiss Doris McAllister, AugustaStanley McCurdy, FarmingdaleMrs. Peggy McDougal, HallowellMrs. Olive Metcalf, Coopers MillsMrs. Hilda Morang, GardinerMrs Rheta Morgan, AugustaMrs. Adele Nichols, HallowellMrs. Marjorie Oatway, VassalboroMrs. Norman Payson (Jeanne), AugustaMrs. Thomas Powers, Presque IsleMary, Fred & Evelyn Preble, AugustaMrs. Anne Reardon, AugustaErrol Reed, Augusta

Mrs. Robert Riedel, LitchfieldAllan Roach, AugustaNormand St. PierreMrs. Elizabeth Sellar, AugustaMrs. Queenie Small, GardinerMrs. Alice Sparrow, GardinerRuth Young Stinchfield, HallowellBetty Story, AugustaMrs. Richard Tardiff (Antoinette), Au-gustaIrene Tetreault, AugustaMrs. SamuelTitcomb (Lura), AugustaMrs. Mable Thompson, AugustaPhoebe Trask, GardinerMrs. Quentin Unger (Olga), GardinerMrs. Ralph Webber (Louise), AugustaMrs. Doris Weeks, HallowellMr. Claude Wing, AugustaRev. Madeline Wing, Augusta

**Current Members’ Show GuidelinesAs determined by the Exhibition Committee of the Kenne-

bec Valley Art Association for Member’s shows at the Har-low Gallery, 2011 version, updated 2013

1. Framing and Presentation: All work must be ready to hang safely and securely. Clips and sawtooth hangers are unacceptable. The hanging committee volunteers do not have time to wire or frame your work for you, please do this beforehand. Works on paper must be framed and under glass or plexiglass for member’s shows. The KVAA will not accept liability for damage to unframed work under any cir-

cumstance.2. Paperwork: All work must be clearly marked with your

name, contact information, title of the work, and price; or, if your work is not for sale, mark it NFS but please include the value for insurance purposes. We make show labels from your entry form, so in order to insure accuracy, entry forms must be legible. Please write neatly!

3. Stick to the Schedule: Late entries put extra demands on our staff; please deliver your work during the appropriate times. No work can be removed from an exhibit unless it is sold during a cash and carry show; please don’t ask to pick it

up before the exhibition ends. It is imperative that your work be picked up during the designated pick-up times. We have no space to store your work. Work that is not picked up in a timely fashion runs the risk of being damaged. Any piece that is not picked up in time is subject to a $5 per day stor-age fee. If the work is not picked up within two weeks it will be considered abandoned, and will be sold at our next silent auction. Unforeseen events and emergencies will be hon-ored, but prior arrangements must be made when possible.

4. New Work please: Each piece of art will be limited to one showing at the Harlow Gallery; gallery visitors look for-ward to seeing new work. Please don’t submit work that has already been in a show at the Harlow. All work must have been completed within the last three years.

5. Smaller is Better for Member’s Shows: Member’s shows are very popular – the 2011 Spring Members’ Show had just over 100 pieces, which was quite a challenging number to hang. Even though we love large format art, member’s shows just aren’t the place for it — we have instituted a size limitation as follows (only for 2 dimensional work – sculp-ture just needs to fit through the door):

No wall hung work may exceed 18” x 24” including the frame (or a total of 432 square inches for none standard sup-port sizes). Large work will be accepted but if there is a space problem oversize work will be the first to be cut. In other words,if you choose to bring in oversized work we cannot guarantee you a spot in the show.

6. Content Disclaimer: While we fully support freedom of expression on behalf of all artists, we also welcome visi-tors of all ages to the Harlow Gallery. Therefore we reserve the right to decline to exhibit work with an excessively vio-lent, obscene, explicit or pornographic content. In such cases the Exhibition Committee will review the work in question and make a decision on our behalf.

Following these simple guidelines will insure that your work is included in member’s shows. Please realize that fail-ure to do so may result in the exclusion of your work. Lastly, please be considerate of and pleasant to our staff, volunteers, and interns; unprofessional and disrespectful behavior can be very distracting and counterproductive for all concerned.Deborah Fahy, Executive Director and Nancy Barron, Pro-gram Director

September’s ArtTalk

On Thursday, the 12th of September at 6pm, author/illus-trator Sandra Palmer Fish of West Gardiner is presenting the monthly Arttalk at the Harlow Gallery.

Her latest book Peace by Piece and lead a discussion about the theme of the book as well as the process of creating it. Some of the artists who illustrated the joy-filled book about peace will also be present to discuss techniques used to cre-ate the illustrations - mosaic collages created from tiny piec-es of recycled magazine pages.

Harlow Gallery’s ArtTalk series is sponsored by The Bank of Maine, a local Maine business and long-time supporter of the Harlow. Bank locally! Your $3 suggested donation sup-ports arts programming at the Harlow Gallery.

Sandra Palmer Fish is a certified teacher with a BS in El-ementary Education. Peace by Piece is the second book she has published. Sandy travels to schools, libraries, churches, and other interested groups to share her books and often-times leads art workshops for the participants to create their own artwork. The book is part of an ongoing peace project started in 2007 to generate discussions about peace through art.

Proceeds from sale of the book benefits organizations which educate children, the future leaders of our world com-munities. Sandra has taught as a classroom teacher and then later as a volunteer with youth sports, church groups, school newspapers, youth drama groups, Destination ImagiNation, and other groups who have asked for her time and energy. During her free time, Sandy enjoys creating children’s lit-erature and various artisan crafts such as making braided

Author & Illustrator Sandra Palmer Fish to Speak at the Harlow on Peace by Piece

and hooked rugs, knitting, quilting, as well as new hobbies shared by friends.

Her favorite pastime, however, is spending time with her family. She has traveled all around the country with them, and they all agree….there’s no place like home!

Dress: formal to cos-tume or anything in

between, as long as it’s black and white.

Or black. Or white.

You are cordially invited to attend a gala event in celebration of the 50th anniversary

of the founding of the Harlow Gallery in

Hallowell, the Black & White Ball

Saturday, November 27-10 p.m.

Hallowell City Hall

Tickets: info coming soon!

Schedule for Sunday, August 25th, from 2 – 5 p.m.2 p.m. – Tour the grounds and studio with Watershed board member, artist and art teacher Jonathan Mess3 p.m. – Tea and treats with Watershed artists-in-residence, staff, and guests4 p.m. – Artist talks by Jemma Gascoine, Simon van der Ven, and Carole Ann Fer

The Harlow Gallery andWatershed Center for the

Ceramic Arts invite you to tea.Join Harlow Gallery staff & board members at Watershed Center for the

Ceramic Arts for afternoon tea and homemade pastries. The Water-shed campus is located at 19 Brick Hill Road in Newcastle, Maine.

Watershed artists-in-residence during their final summer session are collaborating to

make ceramic teapots in their studios; the group includes

filmmakers, painters, sculp-tors, writers, directors and pot-

ters. Come learn about their work-ing process during a slide presentation and

visit their studios after you’ve filled up on tea and delicious confections! For those interested in touring the Watershed studios and grounds, a tour will be offered at 2 p.m. prior to the tea party. The afternoon will also feature a pottery sale.

Advance sign up is $10 per person, or $8 for members of the Harlow Gallery/ Kennebec Valley Art Association. $15 the day of the event. Click here to RSVP and pay for your tickets online. Or call us at the Harlow at 622-3813.

Lace gloves optional.Thanks to Matt Barter’s Sideshow, the Harlow Gal-

lery was awarded a 1st place trophy for Best Envi-ronmental entryin the Old Hallowell Day parade this year. Executive Director Deborah Fahy asked the Richmond artist to come up with ideas to represent the Harlow in its 50th anniversary year. Barter went with an animal theme to connect with the upcoming exhibit “Sit, Stay, Art”.

The Harlow crew arrange to march just in front of the Kennebec Valley Humane Society in the parade, since the two nonprofits will be working together to present the animal themed show in October.

Harlow Gallery a winnerin the

Old Hallowell Day Parade

160 Water StreetHallowell, Maine 04347

207-622-3813www.harlowgallery.org

Thanks to our Season Sponsors and Major Donors

Animal Wellness Center, AugustaAucocisco Gallery, PortlandBank of Maine, HallowellBoynton’s Market, HallowellCommunity Advertiser, FarmingdaleEasy Street Lounge, HallowellKaren Johnson, CPA, Augusta

We are grateful for support from the following program sponsors:

ART COLLECTORMAINE, sponsor Art2013Golden Anniversary Sponsor Great Gatherings,

Perry McCourtney at Sprague &Curtis RealestateThe Hallowell Book Group,

sponsoring Vaughan Vignettesin memory of Judy Kane

Mattson Development, sponsor of

Vaughan VignettesMany thanks to the following businesses and individuals who have helped

to make one of our exhibitions, programs or events possible.Kennebec Pizza Co., HallowellLongfellow’s Greenhouses, ManchesterMaine Film Center, WatervilleMichael Hudak, HallowellMcKee Law, AugustaSlates Restaurant, Hallowell

We are delighted and thankful to announce that our 50th Anniversary Art Auction raised nearly $12,000 on Sunday, July 21, 2013 – exceeding our goal by $5,000!

We are grateful to all the art lovers and collectors who came out to bid on the exceptional art offerings.Thank you to Slates Hallowell for opening the restaurant to us and for all their help and support, especially Wendy Larson,

Rachel Meehan and Betsy McPhedran.Very special thanks to the very fine volunteer crew, especially to event sponsor, auctioneer par excellence and KVAA

Board Member Perry McCourtney. As well as all the rest of the fantastic volunteers who made up our 50th Auction team!! Laura HamiltonKate JohnsonKaren JohnsonPam HetherlyMarie GiguereLarry Brown

Jackie FourtierKerry Wilkens-DemmingAnne YoungKen Young Christine HigginsPatsy O’BrienJulie Barter

Christine OlsonBilliann DolbyAmanda GiampetroPam Lane

50th Anniversary Art Auction Report

We are delighted to welcome back English-poet-living-in-Wales, William Ayot for a poetry reading on Friday, September 13 at 7 pm. Last year Wil-liam’s impromptu reading from his latest book, E-Mail From the Soul, en-tertained and moved a committed au-dience of die-hard poetry lovers at the Harlow. This year Ayot returns having won the UK’s People’s Book Prize, Special Achievement Award,for a book that is having an effect in the commu-nity – in this case the community of leaders.

William’s powerful and accessible poetry speaks directly to the heart as he charts an underworld journey through loss and alienation, to self-acceptance, reconciliation and a sense of belong-ing. A one-time student of indigenous shamans, William brings a grounded reality and a big heart to poems about the struggles and sacrifices of work, relationship and self-discovery – about growing down as well as growing up!

If you have ever taken on the role of leader, led a group, or run a business – If you are a manager, a therapist or an artist – If you are into men’s work, a person in recovery, or embarking on an ‘inner journey’ – If you are down, depressed or simply yearning to come home, this is an evening you won’t want to miss.

William has published three collec-tions of poetry and runs a world-class poetry series in Wales called On the Border. Having worked in rehab and prisons, led initiatory retreats, and worked for ten years, using poetry and story to teach leadership through Mythodrama (a new and experiential form of executive education) William set up NaCOT, the National Centre for the Oral Tradition, a dedicated home for the spoken word which is putting poetry and story to work across the UK. William still teaches in business schools and corporations around the world. He is currently teaching on the AMP (Advanced Management Pro-gramme) at INSEAD in France & Sin-gapore, and was recently made Poet-in-Residence at Oxford University’s Said Business School. What they say about William Ayot

William Ayot’s poems are wrung out of necessity, the terrible inheritance that had to be told. The poems speak with a fine control and intensity. His performance takes this control to a dif-ferent level. Pitch-perfect, he faces up to the ‘dogs of disaster’ with wit and compassion, a glass raised against the darkness. - Imtiaz Dharker

William Ayot’s poems don’t offer comfort. They are tools for survival in an uncertain world – a way to pre-

serve in yourself, and to recognize in others, the roots of human feeling, pas-sion, power and decency. - Philip Gross (Winner T.S. Eliot Prize)

William Ayot’s poetry is like the man himself: intelligent, unpretentious, ac-cessible. His concerns are immediately recognisable, and his verse’s energy and sustained focus consistently bring his subject matter to a satisfactory con-clusion. There is little inconsequential-ity and much passion, though the emo-tion is kept sensitively under control. “Counting the Marigolds” is one of the best poems I’ve read in a very long time. - Paul Groves

William is a superb poet. I urge you to attend one of his poetry readings to hear him read is sublime. Excellent book…saw him read at the Oxford Lit-erary Festival last month and loved it. He is such a great reader and has a powerful energy in the room. I think I am in love!!! - Anonymous Voter, The People’s Book Prize

Award Winning Poet William AyotReturns to Harlow Gallery

Marc PoirierTom HigginsTom ReevesClaudia BrahmsLarry BrownChristine HigginsTom ReevesJamie Ribisi-BraleyMary BrookingPetrea Noyes

Our deepest gratitude to the generous artists and collectors who so generously gave of their work for the love of the Harlow Gallery:

Nancy BarronAmy Stacey CurtisRick MorrowPam HetherlyKris EngmanEdward MackenzieHelene FarrarMargo OgdenNatasha MayersJudith Schuppien

Scott MinzyMatt DemersShell MooreBrian BraleyAbbott MeaderMegan BasteyLinda MurrayPaul MarcusJulian SacksFern Stearns

Allison McKeenChristine SullivanPamela LaneRobbi Fritz PortelaSandy DunnMary Kay SpencerSteve DunnRoss GramsCarl LittleJohn Carnes

Paula AnastasioPeter PrecourtArt Collector Maine (Jack Leonardi)Kieran KammererJanet FavorMichael Hudak & Nancy BixlerMalley WeberChris Cart

We are presenting Sit. Stay. Art! in partnership with the Kenne-bec Valley Humane Society in Augusta. **Art sales commissions will be split between the KVHS and the KVAA benefiting both animals and the arts!

**The Harlow takes a 30% commission for pieces sold on behalf of current KVAA members, or 40% commission for non-members. Please price your work accordingly.

Deadline for email submissions is midnight on September 1, 2013.

Eligibility – Artists should be residents of Maine at least part of the year or otherwise have a strong connection to our state. Artists submitting from out of state are responsible for the costs of ship-ping work to and from the Harlow. Please note that return shipping will be actual cost plus $20 to cover staff time.

Media — All media welcome, including photography & fine crafts. Diptychs and triptychs will be considered and judged as one entry.

New, Original Work Only Please – Work previously shown at the Harlow is not eligible. Only original or originally printed works will be admitted; photocopies, color, or computer gener-ated copies are not acceptable for entry. Giclee reproductions are not eligible. Works submitted should preferably have been created within the last five years.

Framing — All 2 dimensional entries, with the exception of oils and acrylics, must be framed with either glass or plexiglass. Un-framed canvases are fine, as long as they are gallery wrapped (no staples visible). Frames and canvases must be wired and ready to hang (ie. with two eye screws and steel wire). Saw-tooth hangers , “clip” frames or unstable frames are not be accepted.

Selection Process – submissions will be reviewed by a curato-rial committee comprised of Hilary Roberts, Executive Direc-tor of the Kennebec Valley Humane Society and KVHS board member Kathy Ann Shaw, along with Harlow Gallery staff mem-bers Deb Fahy & Nancy Barron.

Email Entry Guidelines:1. Enter by sending an email to HarlowArtSubmission@gmail.

com with ”for Sit. Stay. Art! from artist’s name” in the subject line. 2. Attach your JPEG images to the email. Each artist may submit

up to four works of art. (You may submit more than one image for 3D work if you feel it will help the jurors understand the work. For 2D work please submit one image only.) Please name your

jpg image files using the following format before attaching them: “Artist’s Last Name_Title.jpg”

3. Include the following information in the body of your email:Artist name, Mailing address, Phone number, Email addressTell us if you a member of the Kennebec Valley Art Association,

or if you are a patron or trustee of the Kennebec Valley Humane Society.*

(*You can join the KVAA when you submit your entry to take advantage of the lower entry fee.)

For EACH of up to four entries list the following information:Title, Medium, Size (h x w, add depth if 3D), Year Created,

Price** or Value if NFS (not for sale)**The Harlow takes a 30% commission for pieces sold on behalf

of current KVAA members, or 40% commission for non-members. Please price your work accordingly. Sales commissions will be split between the KVHS and the KVAA benefiting both animals and the arts!

4. Pay the non-refundable entry fee of $20 for non-members and $10 for current KVAA members and for patrons and trustees of the Kennebec Valley Humane Society. The fee is per artist, not per work of art entered, and entitles you to submit up to 4 works of art.

You can use the Paypal link online or mail or deliver a check payable to Harlow Gallery to:

Harlow Gallery, 160 Water Street, Hallowell, ME 04347IMPORTANT DATES

Sunday, September 1 at midnight DEADLINE for digital entry and payment of exhibition fee.

Wednesday, September, 18 email notification of work juried into the exhibition

Saturday, September 28, 6-8pm deliver artwork at the Harlow Gallery

Monday, September 30, 10am-2pm deliver work to the Harlow Gallery

Friday, October 4, 5-8pm opening reception (potluck! please bring a dish or beverage to share)

October 4-26, 2013 ”Sit. Stay. Art!” on view Wed & Sat noon – 6pm and Thu & Fri noon – 8pm

Saturday, October 26, 6-8pm pick up work at end of exhibitionMonday, October 28, 10-2 pm, pick up work at end of exhibition

Art!

Sit. Stay.

Exhibition Dates:October 4-26, 2013

An open call for art depicting all kinds of animals

OPEN CALL for Maine art depicting animals – from dogs to donkeys, cats to capybaras, birds to buffalo, fish to ferrets, hamsters to horses; all species and all fine art media welcome.

The Harlow Gallery160 Water Street, Hallowell, Maine 04347

207-622-3813The Harlow Gallery is owned and operated by the Kennebec Valley Art Association, a membership based 501 (c)3 non-profit organiza-

tion dedicated to promoting the arts in central Mainefor half a century.

kvaa@harlowgallery.org

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