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]
Description: Garden into Art: Beatrix Farrand and Mildred Bliss at Dumbarton Oaks The cultivated gardens of Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C. were developed between 1920 and 1965 by Mildred Bliss and are considered among the most spectacular gardens in America. Bliss worked with several designers, the most significant of whom was the eminent landscape designer Beatrix Farrand. The exhibition reflects the rich design history of the gardens, containing archival photographs and drawings and contemporary photographs by Ping Amrarand. Guest curator is Susan Tamulevich. June 10 - July 5, 2003 Opening reception on Sunday, June 15, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Front: Topographical View of Dumbarton Oaks, 1993, painting by Ernest Clegg [show more]
Description: Open House You are invited to a pre-lecture gathering at the Dorr Museum in honor of the museum's Summer of Rachel Carson. MacArthur Fellow Carl Safina talks about his use of science, art and literature to inspire a closer relationship with the sea and its conservation needs. An exhibit on Rachel Carson, created by COA students, will be on view. 5:30 p.m. in the George B. Dorr Museum Front text: Tosia australis Uniophora granifera PDF description: A brochure describing a 2007 Dorr Museum Champlain Society lecture by Carl Safina of the Blue Ocean Institute on "History and Destiny in World Fisheries," held in honor of the centennial of Rachel Carson. [show more]
Description: Images of Tibet Please join us for an opening reception and gallery talk by photographer Daniel Taylor from 4:00 - 6:00 pm in the Ethel H. Blum Gallery, Tuesday, October 12, 2004. Following the opening reception, you are invited to hear Daniel Taylor discuss "A Community-based Approach to Act Locally and Think Globally," in the McCormick Lecture Hall at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.
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]
Description: Philadelphia on the Rocks July 7 - August 8, 2004 Philadelphians have long enjoyed the charms of Mount Desert Island. Six contemporary painters: Stanley Bielen, Emily Brown, Tish Ingersoll, Douglas Martenson, David Shevlino, and Scott Wright depict the contrasting scenes of city and country. Image 3: Wing & Sunspot oil on polyflax 62" x 48", 2003 Scott Wright
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.
Description: Reflections of Maine Eleanor K. Levin Watercolors September 2 -- October 7, 2000 Opening Reception: Thursday, September 7, 2000 4-6:30 pm Front: "Yellow Sky," watercolor, 1998, 12 ½" x 19"
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
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.
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