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August Events at Ogunquit Museum

Carney_Harold_Poirtrait_of_Robert_LaurentSEACOAST SUMMER ART

On Tuesday, August 14th at 12 noon, the Ogunquit Museum will present a Gallery Talk with OMAA Director, Ron Crusan, on the upcoming exhibit Portrait of An Art Colony.  Examples include Hal Carney’s enigmatic portrait of Robert Laurent, Isabella Howland’s caricatures of Henry Strater (entitled Henry Satyr), and John Laurent’s Pony Cart by Bernard Karfiol, along with portraits by other art colony artists, many of these have probably never been shown.  (Much more OMAA events below)

 

 

Regular admission fees will be charged: Members Free, $10 Adults, $9 Seniors/Students, Children under 12 Free. The Shop at the OMAA features the work of local artists and craftspeople.

Upcoming programs include:

Tuesday, August 21st at 7 pm
Maine Coast Artists: Tom Curry, Francis Hamabe and Eric Hopkins

Art writer Carl Little will take visitors on a tour of the Maine Coast from Kittery to Eastport through the eyes of artists Tom Curry, Francis Hamabe and Eric Hopkins.   Little’s books include Island: Paintings by Tom Curry, The Art of Francis Hamabe and Eric Hopkins: Above and Beyond.

Currently on view in the OMAA galleries are the following shows:

Tradition and Excellence: Building an American Modernist Collection
Highlights from the Permanent Collection, Until Oct 31, Barn Gallery Wing

Begun in 1953, at the opening of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, the permanent collection of the Museum has developed into a premier collection of American Modernism.  The collection was started by Henry Strater, founder, benefactor and first director of the Museum.  Strater served as director of the Museum for 34 years and during that time, he amassed an impressive collection of art of his time.  This exhibition will feature highlights from the permanent collection.

Henry Strater:  Art of the Portrait, Until October 31, Strater Gallery

Henry Strater is best known for his portraits of the nude figure and landscapes of the Maine coast.  Strater was also a fine portrait painter.  This exhibition will examine the art of his portraiture from the unknown sitter, family portraits and the famous Hemingway portraits.

Peggy Bacon:  Life in Art, June 21 – September 2, Small Gallery

Peggy Bacon is internationally known as a painter and printmaker who created caricatures and portraits of famous men and women in the arts, and political commentary in the arts and the nation.  She was also author to many children’s books.  She summered for many years in Ogunquit and eventually settled permanently in Cape Porpoise, Maine.  Lesser known are her portraits of family life and the handmade crafts she created for her family.  This exhibition will feature art of Ogunquit, books with hand drawn portraits in the front pages that she gave as gifts, hand-made dolls and woven rugs.  Art from our permanent and private family collections will be used.

The Art of Will Barnet, June 21 – August 12, Sculpture and Long Galleries

Internationally known artist Will Barnet, who turned 100 in 2011 will be featured in a one man exhibition.  Known as a master printmaker, Barnet had great success as an abstractionist early in his career.  Later, he turned to themes of family life to express himself and found equal success.

Upcoming exhibitions include:

Portrait of an Art Colony, August 30 – October 31, Long Gallery  Hal Carney’s enigmatic portrait of Robert Laurent, Isabella Howland’s caricatures of Henry Strater (entitled Henry Satyr), and John Laurent’s Pony Cart by Bernard Karfiol, will be featured along with portraits by many art colony artists. Many of these have probably never been shown.

Carlo Pittore and the Mail Art Movement, September 6 – October 31, Small Gallery  As a pioneer in the Mail Art Movement in the 1970s, Carlo Pittore contributed to over 1,000 exhibitions.  Pittore was active in New York in the 1970s and ‘80s but eventually moved to Maine where he started the Union of Maine Visual Artists and upon his death in 2005, the carlo Pittore Foundation for the Figurative Arts.  OMAA was a recipient of one of Pittore’s paintings from the foundation in 2009.  The exhibition will feature mail art accumulated or made by Pittore over the past 3 decades.

Save the date for:

- Art by the Sea, an evening of Art, Cocktails, Food and Music on Saturday August 25th from 5 – 8 pm.  A select number of works of art will be auctioned throughout the party.

- The 3rd annual Invitational Fine Art and Craft Sale on Friday, November 2nd and Saturday, November 3rd.  Approximately thirty artists and craftspeople set up displays and sell their work in this not to be missed holiday kickoff sale.

For more information, check out www.ogunquitmuseum.org or call 207.646.4909

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