Harlow Gallery
Contact: Nancy Barron at the Harlow Gallery. 207-622-3813,
kvaa@harlowgallery.org, http://www.harlowgallery.org
Exhibition Dates: March 8-29, 2014
Opening reception: Saturday, March 8, 12-5pm
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday noon to 6pm. Also by chance or by appointment (call 622-3813).
Free and open to the public
~~~~~~~
Young at Art: celebrating artists in grades K-8
“Ipcar Cat” mixed media by Kristin of Windsor Elementary School, submitted by her art teacher Genevieve Keller
The public is invited to Young at Art, our 11th annual exhibition of children’s artwork, when area students in grades K -8 have their work on display in the professional setting of the Harlow Gallery at 160 Water Street in Hallowell. Each year the gallery invites art teachers from elementary and middle schools from throughout the greater Augusta area to select their best student art to be featured in this community-wide celebration of talented young artists. Schools serving the following communities are participating: Augusta, Chelsea, Farmingdale, Gardiner, Hallowell, Manchester, Readfield, Richmond, Monmouth, Palermo and Windsor.
The exhibition, on view March 8-29, 2014, is free and open to the public. Hours at the Harlow Gallery are Wednesday to Saturday, noon to 6pm.
The public is invited to the opening reception on Saturday, March 8 between 12-5pm. Light refreshments available. Please join us in celebrating the youngest artists in our community — families with children especially encouraged to attend. Artists and their families and friends are requested to attend according to the following schedule to avoid overcrowding:
12 – 2pm – artists in kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade
2-4 pm – artists in 3rd, 4th & 5th grade
3-5 pm – artists in 6th, 7th & 8th grade
New this year! The Harlow Gallery’s annual showcase of high school artists, Higher Forms of Art is being presented in partnership with the University of Maine at Augusta, in the spirit of connecting and celebrating art, artists and community. The show will take place at the Gannett Building gallery at 331 Water Street in downtown Augusta from March 14 to April 5, 2014 with an opening reception on Friday, March 14 from 5-7pm. FMI – http://harlowgallery.org/higher-forms-of-art-at-umas-gannett-gallery/
Also new this year and in partnership with University of Maine at Augusta, the Harlow Gallery, working with project organizer Russell Kahn of Camden Hills Regional High School, will present the first annual Maine Statewide High School Ceramic Arts Show in the Gannett building gallery at 331 Water Street in downtown Augusta April 9-26, 2014, with an reception the evening of Wednesday April 9, 5-7pm. FMI – http://harlowgallery.org/high-school-ceramic-arts-show/
Young at Art is being supported by Scrummy Afters Candy Shoppe and Augusta Schools PTAs. All three student art shows have been made possible generous support of our Season Sponsors: The Bank of Maine, Capitol Dental Care, Dead River Co., Great Gatherings, the City of Hallowell, Mr. Brooks Harlow, Jr., the Jennings Family, Kennebec Savings Bank and the Vallee Brothers. Please thank our sponsors for supporting the arts for all ages.
It was great to have a chance to visit art teacher and Maine Arts Assessment Initiative (MAAI) Teacher Leader Brian McPherson’s classroom at the Woodside Elementary School in Topsham. Debi Lynne Baker and I traveled there recently to video tape Brian “in action”. The school is very welcoming with artwork everywhere.
me arts ed 