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RIVER ARTS

2010 Lecture Series – Sundays 3:00- 4:30

 

 

Jan. 10          Anne Alexander,

3 p.m.           sculptor/teacher of wood, clay and stone,  Anne is a

                        Fulbright Senior Scholar and winner of two Pollack/Krasner Grants.

 

Feb 21            Bertil Whyman,

3 p.m.           oil, watercolor, Master Marine painter will talk on

“Painting within your Comfort Zone.” Although Bertil came to painting later in life, he has had over 20 one-man shows. His home is in Damariscotta. 

 

March 14      Daniel Kany

3 p.m.              In addition to being the Juror of the River Arts  Black and White

                                Exhibition, Daniel Kany is an art curator and art dealer. He is also

                                an art critic for the Portland Press Herald and his reviews

                                appear weekly in the Maine Sunday Telegram.

 

                                  

Mar 21            Marguerite Robichaux

3 p.m.            is a well known oil painter of Northern Maine as well as

                        Louisiana. Her work is in the collections of numerous museums

                        and galleries.

                                              

April 18          Carl Little,

3 p.m.           one of Maine’s most prolific writers has written many books on Maine

                        and her artists including Paintings of

                        Maine, Art of Monhegan Island, and Art of Maine Winter.

 

May 16           “Face of a Fox, Face of a Lion”

3 p.m.           Physiognomical theories and portraiture

                        JANE PITTS MEMORIAL LECTURE

                        Rolf Winkes,

 

                         Prof. Emeritus of Classical Archaeology, History of Art & Architecture

                         and Old World Archaeology and Art, at Brown University  is also the

                         recipient of several National Endowment for the Arts and 

                         Humanities grants and is an internationally known authority on

                         Roman portraiture. The founder of an archaeological center at Brown

                         he has directed excavations in Greece, Portugal and created several

                         international exchange programs including one with the Univ. of

                         São Paulo (Brazil).

 

June 13          Harold Garde,

3 p.m.         painter and printmaker will show the film, “Harold Garde Working                          Artist” by Dale Schierholt. He will answer questions about his

                        “strappo” printmaking technique acknowledged by the Metropolitan

                        Museum of Art as a specific monotype procedure. With an abstract

                        expressionist background, Garde wants his works to stimulate the

                        mind of the viewer.

                         

July 11           Dr. David Driskell,  

3 p.m.           painter, collector and scholar in the field of African American

                         art, will talk about his work. He has nine honorary doctoral degrees

                         and in 2000 was honored by President Bill Clinton as one of twelve

                         recipients of the National Humanities Medal. His work was recently

                         exhibited at the Portland Museum of Art. 

 

August 1         Alan Clark,

3 p.m.           painter, poet, printmaker, woodcut artist and sculptor who works

                        in oils and watercolors divides his time between Maine and Mexico.

                        His paintings glow with pure color and pulsate with a jazz-like

                        rhythm. His works are made up of signs and symbols presenting a

                        blend of abstraction and realism. 

                                                    

Aug.  29          Yvonne Jacquette,  

3 p.m.           best known for her paintings, drawings and prints of aerial views, represents the diverse places and spaces of the contemporary. Her work is part of the permanent collections by many museums across the country the Metropolitan Museum. The book, “Ariel Muse” portrays the dazzling light and magical charm inherent in her paintings.

 

Sept 19           Ingrid Bathe,

3 p.m.           potter and sculptor with the Watershed Center in Newcastle, hand                         -builds objects out of fragile and precious materials. Her sensitively                         created vessels, cups and uniquely shaped articles and objects are                           sometimes both useful and ornamental.  Far more than a traditional

                        potter, she has a recognizable personal vision with an interest in

                        surface texture.

 

Oct 10             Nancy Wissemann-Widrig  

3p.m.             is an oil painter and teacher, who paints from her home in Cushing                         Maine and the North Fork of Long Island. Her landscapes and                                 paintings of water integrate modernist and traditional painting                                and hover between realistic and abstract.  She is listed in Who’s                              Who as an important American Painter. 

 

Nov 14            Jacques Vesery  

3 p.m.           is a wood artist/sculptor whose work is painstakingly crafted by

                        hand based on form and pattern.  “Craft is based on functionality and

                        spirituality is the basis of art” Jacques’ richly carved vessels are in

                        the tradition of objets de vertue  -  confections of craft that have little

                        point other than their exquisite beauty.. He has taught and lectured

                        on design in 23 states in the U. S., France, and in England.

 

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