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| Identifier | Type | Subject | Title | Web Resource | |
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| Edge: Where Land and Water Meet | 
Description: An exhibit of Maine and Prince Edward Island artists co-curated by Janelle Delicata and Roy Dyment and sponsored by Union of Maine Visual Artists West Prince Arts Council College of the Atlantic November 1 - 30, 2004 Opening Reception Thursday - November 4, 2004 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | |
| 2094 |
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| From Paradise to Eden: Gauguin in Tahiti | 
Description: 28 watercolors, drawings and prints by Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903) from a private collection Exhibition dates: August 10 - September 11, 1999 Special event: "In Gauguin's Foosteps," a slide talk by Douglas Druick, Prince Trust Curator of Prints and Drawings and Searle Curator of European Painting, The Art Institute of Chicago. Gates Community Center, Wednesday, August 11, 8:00 p.m. | |
| 2103 |
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| Beatrix Jones Farrand: The Reef Point Legacy | 
Description: American landscape architect Beatrix Farrand's family home, Reef Point, is the subject of this exhibit, curated especially for the Blum Gallery by Farrand expert, Eleanor McPeck. The exhibit includes rare unpublished drawings, photographs, specimens and memorabilia of the Reef Point Garden project. Also included are archival and contemporary photographs of her carriage path designs of Acadia National Park and other public and private gardens on MDI. July 11 - August 10, 2002 Opening reception: Sunday, July 14, 2002 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Front: Lynch Gate, Seal Harbor, sketch and watercolor by Beatrix Farrand, circa 1914-1950; courtesy of Environmental Design Archives; University of California, Berkeley. [show more] | |
| 2115 |
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| Classic Stillness: Recent Paintings and Watercolors | 
Description: JoAnne Carpenter Classic Stillness: Recent Paintings and Watercolors Essay by Carl Little | |
| 2116 |
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| Wildness within Wildness without: Exploring Maine's Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail | 
Description: Wildness within Wildness without Exploring Maine's Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail An exhibition of photography by Bridget Besaw August 5 to September 29, 2007 | |
| 2098 |
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| Selections from the Collection of Clare and Allan Stone | 
Description: Monday, July 20--Friday, August 14, 2009 Opening reception Monday, July 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A brief glimpse into a world of art without bounds: an aesthetic free-for-all where an African fetish figure sits beside an art deco polar bear and a folk art eyeglass sign hangs over both. It's the art of a passionate collector, and it's all part of the mix. | |
| 2117 |
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| Maine Inspiration: Paintings, Prints, & Drawings, 1963-2009 | 
Description: Robert S. Neuman Maine Inspiration: Paintings, Prints, & Drawings, 1963-2009 August 16-September 25, 2009 | |
| 2119 |
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| Farm to Art | 
Description: Farm to Art December 2, 2004 - January 3, 2005 Opening reception: Wednesday, December 8, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Demonstration by "The Wednesday Spinners" 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Image: Sweater hand spun, dyed and knit by Geri Valentine A winter celebration of fertility and creativity inspired by the farm. Featuring indigo dyed fleece, handspun yarns, sweaters, totemic masks, eggs, handmade paper, fertility goddesses, recycled barnboard and farm equipment in new guises, photography, felted books and baskets Artists Susan Barrett Merrill - Noreen Blaiklock - Jani Estelle - James Fangbone - Joli Greene - Susanne Grosjean - Richard Lee - Susan Lerner - Allison Martin - Dina Petrillo - Geri Valentine - Wally Warren - Melita Westerlund [show more] | |
| 2120 |
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| Marcie Jan Bronstein Photography | 
Description: Portrait/Self Portrait, Blum Gallery, 2005 Front: "Nyia, Thanksgiving Lunch," copyright Marcie Jan Bronstein, 2003 | |
| 2121 |
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| Threatened and Endangered: Artist's Books Created by Rebecca Goodale | 
Description: January 5 - February 3, 2005 Ethel H. Blum Gallery Monday, January 10 at 4:30 pm - McCormick Lecture Hall Dr. John Anderson, the William H. Drury, Jr. Professor of Evolution, Ecology and Natural History at College of the Atlantic will give a lecture entitled, "A Fine Line: The Science and Aesthetics of Conserving the Endangered Species," Thursday, February 3 at 4:30 p.m. - Ethel H. Blum Gallery Rebecca will speak informally about her project. A closing reception will follow. Image: "Freshwater Mussels" [show more] | |
| 2122 |
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| Portraits/Self Portraits | 
Description: Members of the Union of Maine Visual Artists at the opening reception of Portraits/Self Portraits, Blum Gallery, Thursday, February 17, 2005. Image: Brinna Davis, by Chris Baker. | |
| 2123 |
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| Touchstones: Sculpture Participating with Place | 
Description: "We are touched by what we touch. We are shaped by what we shape. We are enhanced by what we enhance." The Great Work -- Thomas Berry Sculpture invites us to more fully engage with our environment. It helps focus our attention on nature's materials and forms. Sculpture has presence and enlivens a setting. As we interact with sculpture, our senses are heightened and we become more acutely aware of the intricate beauty of our places. -- JL Image: Thin Green Line in granite and moss by Gary Haven Smith Opening Reception Sunday June 12, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Ethel H. Blum Gallery: How does nature nurture us? Sculpture made from granite, marble, moss, mica, and wood brings nature into our lives and explores the numinous quality of matter. June 8--September 30 The Farrand Gardens: Where we nurture nature, sculpture acts as a focal point for a contemplative setting. Sculpture sets up a dialogue with place and heightens our awareness of natural forces, cycles, and seasons. Sculpture Show and Sale Curated by Susan Lerner and June LaCombe--2005 [show more] | |
| 2111 |
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| Form, Light, and Spirit | 
Description: Form, Light, and Spirit Recent Paintings of Mount Desert Island by Ernest McMullen On Exhibit From August 11 to September 22, 2005 Catalog essay by art historian John Wilmerding College of the Atlantic art professor Ernest McMullen has been painting year-round on Mount Desert Island for over thirty years. Following in a long tradition of artists painting the region before him, Ernest McMullen magnificently captures the luminous nuances of the natural world of Maine's Mount Desert Island. Front: Somes Landing, 2004, oil on panel, collection of Margot and Boykin Rose [show more] | |
| 2118 |
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| A Rare View: Everyday Life on Mount Desert Island, 1860 - 1940 | 
Description: A Rare View: Everyday Life on Mount Desert Island, 1860 - 1940 The Raymond Strout Collection Early maps, posters, broadsides, ledgers, letters, wooden signs, handblown glass, bottles, oyster crocks and Soderholtz pots tell a special story of the everyday life of villagers of Mount Desert Island of the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Local historian Raymond Strout, who as a Bar Harbor schoolboy became fascinated with collecting "ordinary" objects from the past, reveals how eloquent simple objects and papers become over time. On exhibit from July 8 - August 6 Opening reception July 10 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. [show more] | |
| 2124 |
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| Warflowers: From Swords to Plowshares | 
Description: Opening Reception - Blum Gallery Tuesday, October 4, 2005 - 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Featuring a panel discussion led by Prof. Gray Cox, Greg Field of Peace Action Maine, Pat Wheeler, Natasha Myers, and Robert Shetterly in the McCormick Lecture Hall, 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. On exhibit from October 3 - 29, 2005 Image: Bread not Bombs: Conversion of the Heart, by Patricia Wheeler Some of the 40 featured artists include Pat Wheeler, Carolyn Caldwell, Robert Shetterly, Abby Shahn, Kenny Cole, Becky McCall, Katherine Bradford, Katherine Porter, Cathy Melio, Lesia Sochor and many others. [show more] | |
| 2125 |
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| Sewing Trees | 
Description: An installation by Barbara Andrus of Swans Island, Maine and New York, New York Opening reception Friday, January 13, 2006 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Ethel H. Blum Gallery Open exhibit from January 11 - February 19, 2006 | |
| 2126 |
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| Religion and Politics - Church and State | 
Description: Religion and Politics - Church and State Image: Let's Leave God Out of It, Janelle Delacata Union of Maine Visual Artists February 27 - March 17, 2006 Ethel H. Blum Gallery Opening Reception - Thursday, March 2, 2006 | |
| 2127 |
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| Moss & Wingspread Exhibit | 
Description: Moss & Wingspread Exhibit Celebrate the Moss and Wingspread galleries' artistic contributions to our community before the 2008 fire in Northeast Harbor. College of the Atlantic's Ethel H. Blum Gallery June 14--July 20, 2009 Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Opening Reception Sunday, June 14 from 5:30 --7:30 p.m. Panel Discussion Studio Patterns moderated by Suzette McAvoy* Thursday, July 2 from 5-7 p.m. McCormick Lecture Hall, COA Campus Participating Artists: Thistle Brown Rebekah Raye Philip Heckscher Adele Seronde *Suzette McAvoy is the former chief curator of the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Me. Studio Patterns will feature four exhibited artists discussing their studio practices. Images top to bottom: Moss Gallery exterior & interior shots (courtesy of the Moss Gallery), Wingspread Gallery (courtesy of Norvie Bullock), "Sail" by Wingspread artist Mark Newton (courtesy of Mark Newton). [show more] | |
| 2128 |
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| A Dinner Invitation | 
Description: Image: Eagle over the Porcupines Off Bar Harbor, at sunrise from atop Cadillac Mountain, by Jane Davis Doggett | |
| 2129 |
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| Blum Gallery 2011 Summer Exhibits | 
Description: 2011 Summer Exhibits Join us for another summer of inspiring, educational, and fascinating exhibits at COA's Ethel H. Blum Gallery! July 8-23: Charting a Story: Martha Stewart's Maine Map Collection Come see an exhibit of Martha Stewart's exquisite map collection from her Mt. Desert Island home. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, July 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. and we hope to see you there. August 5-20: A Few of My Favorite Things 2011 A Few of My Favorite Things is back with new collectors, new pieces, and maybe a few surprises too. The opening reception for this exhibit will be on Thursday, August 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. [show more] | |
| 2130 |
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| Blum Gallery 2010 Summer Exhibits | 
Description: 2010 Summer Exhibits July 9-31, 2010 Huellas: Past and Future A solo exhibit of Nancy Manter's newest works, from her residency at The MacDowell Colony. Opening reception Thursday, July 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. August 10-28, 2010 A Few of My Favorite Things A group exhibit showcasing some of MDI's most avid art collectors' favorite pieces and the stories behind them. Opening reception Sunday, August 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. Front: Nancy Manter, Snow-Driven #1, Snow-Driven #3 and Snow-Driven #5, each 15" x 24", mixed media on aluminum panel. [show more] | |
| 2131 |
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| A Few of My Favorite Things: 2011 Exhibit Call for Entry | 
Description: From back text: The exhibit will showcase one piece from each collector alongside text explaining the piece's origin and why it is a favorite. These pieces may range from a favorite painting, to sculpture, to coins, to family heirlooms. The story accompanying the artwork will be just as important as the piece itself. The text should explain why the item is one of your favorites--thus enabling the viewer to understand how the artwork came to be a part of the collection. A Few of My Favorite Things 2011 is currently scheduled for the month of August 2011 in the Ethel H. Blum Gallery. Drop off of artwork will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, August 2 and 3, with an opening reception on Thursday, August 4, 2011. The show will run through Saturday, August 20. Curated by Rebecca Woods, summer curator, Ethel H. Blum Gallery, College of the Atlantic [show more] | |
| 2132 |
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| Sanford & Vickery at the Blum | 
Description: July 12 - August 23, 2013 The Blum is proud to exhibit the work of two alumni artists this season -- Blakeney Sanford '02 and David Vickery '89. Blakeney's site-specific installation and David's paintings will be on display Friday, July 12 through Friday, August 23, with an opening reception Thursday, July 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Images from top: Blakeney Sanford, Blue Tube -- 7.85, epoxy resin, fiberglass screen, rebar, 35' x 9' x 2.5', 2009. David Vickerey, Rockport, oil on canvas, 30" x 32," 2010. [show more] | |
| 2133 |
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| Talking Graphics with Waterscapes | 
Description: An exhibition: Talking Graphics with Waterscapes created by Jane Davis Doggett July 7 through August 3, 2012 Image description: Eagle over the Porcupines off Bar Harbor, at sunrise from atop Cadillac Mountain Opening reception is Friday, July 6, 2012, 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Exhibition is open July 7 through August 3 | |
| 2134 |
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| Travels Near and Far, A Retrospective | 
Description: Elizabeth Moss Galleries and College of the Atlantic presents Ethel H. Blum Travels Near and Far, A Retrospective August 30 - September 29, 2012 Opening Reception Thursday, August 30 from 5 - 7 p.m. Front image: Detail from New York Skyline by Ethel H. Blum, 14" x 20", oil on canvas |
