Second Friday ArtWalk: May 9 is first ArtWalk of the 2008 season

PDF of brochure with map

Second Friday Art Walk begins May 9 when more than twenty art sites open their doors for a spring evening of art.  Galleries, artist studios, restaurants and businesses join in to celebrate spring and the creativity of area artists.  Sites are open 5-8pm in Brunswick and Topsham and are within walking distance of one another.  Enjoy receptions at many locations and performances round out the evening. 

Several new sites join the Art Walk this year.  Two Topsham sites open their doors: a group exhibit of Merry-Meeting Art Association photographs will be on view at the Border Trust Business Center and Artifacts/Gilders Studio joins the walk.  In Brunswick, Weaver Michael Patterson opens his Pleasant St. studio and VSA Arts Maine opens its Gallery at Park Row with “Selections” a group exhibit of six artists.  The Art Walk also offers a chance to see Bowdoin College student works in several venues, including “Community Housing Designs” at McLellan Hall, and a collaborative project with Woodside School 5th grade students, on view at Frontier Cafe, Cinema and Gallery and additional photography exhibits in Fort Andross. 

Kat Logan and Jim Loney perform for an art opening at Little Dog Coffee Shop. Après Art offerings include “Steel Magnolias” at The Theater Project, “Animations Festival” of short films at Bowdoin College’s Visual Arts Center and a jazz trio at Sweet Leaves Tea House.

Thanks to season advertisers Big Top Deli, Frontier, Bowdoin International Music Festival and Maine State Music Theatre for supporting this event.

Complete listings can be found in yellow flyers with map, available at participating locations. The Second Friday Art Walk is sponsored by Five Rivers Arts Alliance. Call 207-798-6964 for more details.

Participating Art Walk sites in downtown Topsham and Brunswick

• Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main St., Topsham. "Wrapped and Warped: Dimensional Fiber Art by Peggy Whitney Hobbs." Sculptural fiber work, free form woven tapestries and coiled basketry. Natural elements and found objects are incorporated into unusual weaving techniques. www.mainefiberarts.org. 721-0678. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Artifacts/Gilder's Studio. The Annex at 13 Main St, Topsham (Next to Maine Fiberarts). "Surfaces" David Keef & Johanna Moore.  828-0028, gildedfarmer@gmail.com.
• Border Trust Business Center, 2 Main St., Topsham. “Merry-Meeting Art Association Photography Show.” Karin Congleton, Merrilyn Tombrinck, Debby Stubbs on view. Several artists exhibit in lobby during the ArtWalks only, showing pastels, oils, watercolors, acrylics. 725-6821 (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Frontier Café, Cinema & Gallery, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick (1st fl., main entrance). "Sense of Space," by Woodside Elementary School 5th grade class. What does a sense of space look like to a ten year old? A class of 5th graders at Woodside Elementary and a group of Bowdoin students explore this question through the art of Digital Photography. 725-5222, www.explorefrontier.com.  (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Coleman Burke Gallery, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., (1st fl., main entrance). “Patch Mound Ridge,” by John Bisbee. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Open Studio, Suite 216. Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., (2nd fl., main entrance). "Twelve Projects" Photography Exhibition of Photo Seminar Class at Bowdoin College. 725-3185, mkolster@bowdoin.edu. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Isabelle Pelissier Open Studio, Fort Andross, 14 Maine Street, Ground Floor (Use Accolades entrance, downstairs and to right). Steel sculpture, paintings.  737-8435, auzelit@gmail.com. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Mildred Johnson Open Studio, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St, Suite 0120, 2nd floor (Use Cumberland Storage entrance).  Multi-media works in progress.  319-4201, wxjohnson@msn.com. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Ed McCartan Open Studio, Fort Andross 14 Maine St, Suite 0129B, 2nd fl. (Use Cumberland Storage entrance, follow signs). Acrylic paintings and works in progress on paper and canvas.  449-0208. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Christine DeTroy & Kim Moody Open Studio. Fort Andross 14 Maine St, Suite 0127 2nd fl. (Use Cumberland Storage entrance, follow signs). Recycled and revamped clothing, home decor and accessories. 939-9942, 721-3037. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Cabot Mill Gallery and Studio, Fort Andross 14 Maine St, Suite 0220A, 2nd fl, (Mill 2 entrance).  Gallery: “Signs of Spring, ” mixed media works. Opening Reception, 5 – 8 pm. 837-9108. cabotgallery@suscom-maine.net. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Cabot Mill Studio: “Open Studio: Theresa Hossenlopp” 907-9908, thossenlopp@gmail.com. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• "Exposure Photography Exhibition" Six projects created by five Bowdoin students with Bowdoin College Public Art Course. (Accessible from parking lot to right at end of Cabot St.-across from "Something Fishy"-in back of flea market. (314) 956-4662, spiquet@bowdoin.edu. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Bayview Gallery, 58 Maine Street. “Dance of Two Cultures: Studies for the Brunswick Twin Sister City Association Mural,” by Christopher Cart. The mural’s theme is “the joy of movement” and Christopher Cart’s initial studies beautifully capture the life, movement and grace of the completed mural. 729-5500.  (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Whatnot Gallery, Spindleworks, 7 Lincoln St. "All Creatures Great and Small," group show of Spindleworks artists. 725-8820info@spindleworks.org. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Frank Brockman Gallery, 68 Maine Street, Brunswick, 3rd floor.  729-5389.
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• The Gelato Fiasco, 74 Maine St. Art by staff and customers on exhibit for Art Walk and following week. 607-4002. www.gelatofiasco.com (Wheelchair accessible.)
• The Little Dog Coffee Shop, 87 Maine Street. "Off Kilter," Jo Goiran. Opening Reception, 5 - 7 p.m. with music by Jim Loney & Kat Logan. 721-9500, paul@littledogcoffeeshop.com.  (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Meeting Room, 23 Pleasant St. "3 Year Journey" Photography by Helen Kreisler. Artist Reception May 9, 4-7pm. One view: May 4-30, 2008. Photographs from New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Japan and the United States. Helen is a nature lover, and a traveler forever curious about the reality of daily life in various cultures. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Sweet Leaves Tea House, 22 Pleasant Street.  "Energy and Emotion," Lenny Hatch. Lenny’s work has been displayed by the Farnsworth Museum, Westbrook College and others. His subjects range from landscapes to abstracts, from Maine to the Virgin Islands. Music at 9pm. 725-1376.  jgorton@sweetleaves.com. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Brunswick Business Center, 18 Pleasant Street. "Fresh Start." Introducing our third season with a collection of new work ranging from paintings and drawings to photographs and collage, by 13 artists from Points of View. 373-9300 (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant St. “Seeing Female,” Pastel and oil painting by Diane de Grasse. 729-9108. galleryframing@yahoo.com (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Open Studio: Michael Patterson, 8 Pleasant Street Brunswick. Traditional and contemporary handweaving. 837.8386, oneweaver@gmail.com.
• Brunswick Inn on Park Row, 165 Park Row.  Brunswick Inn on Park Row, 165 Park Row. Rotation of our permanent Cygneture Artists from Maine. Wine reception offered. Featuring Anne Ireland, Guy Corriero, Tim Gaydos, Diana Roper McDowell, and Dennis Rafferty. www.brunswickbnb.com, 729-4914.
• VSA Arts Gallery at Maine, 185 Park Row. "Selections." Frankie Daley of Portland, Christine Lanier of Ilesboro, Christian Gerquest of Georgetown, Shell Moore of Winthrop, Ann Brooks of Mt Vernon, Ann Ratte of Steep Falls. The Gallery at Park Row showcases art work by Maine citizens who have disabilities. Work includes photography, stained glass, jewelry, fiber art, paintings and more. 607-4016 www.vsartsmaine.org
• Architectural Design Studio. McLellan 305, 85 Union St. “Community Housing Designs for Brunswick.”  Student work from Jim Mullen’s Painting I class. 841-5505. wtheodor@bowdoin.edu. (Wheelchair accessible.)

Apres Art

• The Theater Project, 14 School St. “Steel Magnolias,” with the Professional Ensemble, centers around a small-town beauty parlor, the group of women who gather there, and the big and small things that happen to them.  8pm. 729-8584, www.theaterproject.com, (Wheelchair accessible)
• Sweet Leaves Tea House, 22 Pleasant St. Ahmad Hassan Muhammad Trio, jazz piano, 9pm. 725-1376. (Wheelchair accessible.)
• Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College.  “Animations Festival, 7-9pm.  Narrative Structures students present a medley of short stop-action animations by Bowdoin College students.  725-3938, ahepler@bowdoin.edu org. (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.

SPONSORED BY: Five Rivers Arts Alliance

Images: Pink Buoys, by Karin Congleton, Mural Study by Christopher Cart, on view at Bayview Gallery; Frontier Cafe Cinema & Gallery in Ft. Andross, Frank Brockman Gallery, "Puppet #1" by Theresa Hossenlopp at studio of Cabot Mill Gallery & Studio, Fort Andross, Painting by Lisa Raven at VSA Arts, and VSA Arts Gallery at Park Row.