Fine Art
Wolfe Studio
Event: Annual open house at the fine art studio at 4308 Old Canton Road in Jackson is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. The studio will be open on Saturdays through Christmas. Holiday focus: Nativity sets, gold-leafed birds and nativity figures, Christmas wood block prints and screen prints, creche scenes, glazed birds and animals and original paintings and Giclee reproductions of works by Karl, Mildred and Elizabeth "Bebe" Wolfe will be showcased. New design: Bebe Wolfe created a new set of small terra cotta bird ornaments, with the profits benefiting Hospice Ministries. The new set augments the popular ceramic birds and other animals the studio has produced since the 1950s. "More and more people are discovering the Wolfe bird phenomena," said Bebe Wolfe.
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM GREENWICH PRESENTS ART FOR THE NATION
We have a world-class collection of art, and one of the largest and finest collections of British portraiture in existence, says Geoff Quilley, Curator of Fine Art at the NMM. Art for the Nation will give people the chance to see the broad range of the paintings held in Greenwich. There is extensive imagery related to empire, exploration and encounter, with major works by important artists all under one roof, in a building that is of great historic significance in its own right. The paintings make a vital contribution to understanding British heritage and its maritime and imperial basis, and form an important aspect of British and European art collecting. In addition, the exhibition is about how the collection itself was amassed, with information on how the paintings arrived at Greenwich and on their origins within collections that predate the opening of the NMM in 1934.
“Gifted Hand” Show Is Benefit
ELLSWORTH — "The Gifted Hand," a fine art, craft and gift show, will take place Saturday, Nov. 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Maine Grind Coffee Bar. The show will benefit DTA Center for Learning & Growing. This one-day show will feature some of the finest artisans and craftsmen from the Ellsworth, Mount Desert Island and Blue Hill areas. Items featured in the show include fine art, puppets, felted items, handwoven scarves and textiles, finely crafted wooden boxes, blown glass vases and jewelry, watercolors, stained glass, beaded and lampwork glass jewelry, fine woolens and handknits, gourmet chocolates, handmade paper lampshades, cards, pottery, luxury handmade soaps and bath products, and many other handcrafted items. Among the artisans participating are Christine Leith, Linden O’Ryan, Virginia Sarsfield, Christina Heiniger, Linda and Ken Perrin of Atlantic Art Glass, Keith Herklotz of Down to Earth Pottery, Ancient Oracle Soap Co., Cat Tarbet, Sienna and Chelsea Hopkins, Bayside Chocolates, Jim Crampton, The Downeast Co., Lance Grindle, Jean Goodwin, Kathy Norwood and Susan Merrill.
Carnegie Center doing just fine in private hands
More than a year has passed since Oregon City turned over the Carnegie Center to a contractor, and city officials said they are generally satisfied with the deal that put the former city-run art gallery into private hands. "From our perspective, it's gone well," said City Manager Larry Patterson. "We've gone from a subsidy of $110,000 a year to (spending) $1,600 a year." Fine Art Starts, a for-profit art school that runs the Carnegie, will be fine-tuning its business plan, Patterson said. The original agreement called for Fine Art Starts to offer free studio space and art programs to Oregon City residents. But there was little public participation, so some programs were dropped, Fine Art Starts' owner Sascha Gordon-Manning told city commissioners.
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