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For a detailed listing visit portlandartwalk.org “Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.” DEC. 2/2016 Miles Davis BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR ... For a detailed listing visit portlandartwalk.org Picture This... David Wade, Crow Bouquet, photograph Long Wharf, Susan Gauthier, watercolor, 9.5” x 14.5” Illustration 3Fish Gallery Art is Food and Food is Art Picture This… The Art and Workings of Illustration Ron and Christine Spinella opened 3fish gallery in Watercolors and edible watercolor cakes Institute is a MECA supported exhibition that shares 1997 as a venue to showcase their artwork and as a space to host an ongoing schedule of works by visual the ideas, process, craft and art of seventeen local and Portland, ME-based Watercolorist and Fine Dining national professional illustrators including: Chris Van and performance artists. This show of work by past participants will be the final exhibition for a while. Executive Pastry Chef, Susan Gauthier (owner, Dusen, Suzy Becker, Chris Raschka, Henrik Drescher, Buttercream) will showcase, for the first time, her Jamie Hogan, Marty Braun, Kevin Hawkes, Lizzy 3Fish Gallery | 377 Cumberland Avenue edible watercolor cakes to match her actual watercolor Rockwell, Matt Tavares, Emily Flake, Danielle Madore, paintings which will be hung on the gallery walls Mary Anne Lloyd, Daniel Minter, Rick Parker, Scott of Casco Bay Artisans. There will be six (6) edible Whitehouse, Nancy Gibson Nash & Scott Nash. watercolor cakes stationed on (6) six sculpture stands Founded by MECA’s Scott Nash, Illustration Institute directly below six (6) matching watercolor paintings. is an organization whose mission is to increase appreciation and awareness of illustration by providing Gauthier has teamed up with Casco Bay Artisans to the public the opportunity to learn directly from kick off CBA’s exciting new series – “ART IS FOOD master artists and working professionals through AND FOOD IS ART” in this small American city workshops, lectures and exhibitions about the art of (Portland, ME) where art and food are truly revered by illustration. locals and travelers alike from around the globe. As the title of the exhibition implies, Picture This… “Passion is the genesis of genius,” – Galileo Galilei, intends to provide a view into how specific media recalls Gauthier. “My two passions…painting and food the public encounters every day are enhanced by finally decided to grow up and get married. What illustration and further, how an aspiring illustrator could be more stimulating to the five senses but might picture themselves in this fulfilling and diverse to enjoy the beauty of your artwork….And lick the profession. chocolate off your fingers afterwards,” says Gauthier, a Maine College of Art graduate. She will soon create As part of the exhibit, rarely seen “behind-the-scenes” her watercolor cakes for her company, Buttercream, process pieces are included for each final work. (Victoria Mansion added in background of Currier & Ives sleigh at the new state of the art Community Kitchen, Fork The artists have generously provided early ideas, etching circa 1863) Food Lab. abandoned sketches, revised and reworked versions based on collaborations with their clients or editors, Victoria Mansion Carriage On Friday, December 2, 2016, Gauthier’s watercolor inviting an intimate look into the artist’s studio in order paintings and watercolor cakes will be available for to show the real effort and joy of illustrating for a House show and sale. living. For one night only, December 2, 2016 Victoria Mansion will be open for $5 from 5:00-8:00 (last admission 7:30). Portland Public Library Victoria Mansion Casco Bay Artisans 5 Monument Square | portlandlibrary.com 109 Danforth Street | victoriamansion.org 68 Commercial Street | cascobayartisans.com Lead Sponsor: Sponsor: 13 | MAINE COLLEGE OF ART 18 | ROUX & CYR INTERNATIONAL Two Life Views 522 Congress Street FINE ART GALLERY Blown glass artist Marty Kremer and MECA Holiday Sale 48 Free Street painter Margaret Nomentana. The sale is produced by the Artists Sandra Leinonen Dunn Solo Exhibit mainejewishmuseum.org at Work team to benefit MECA’s Maine painter Sandra Leinonen Dunn education, outreach, and student aptures atmospheric conditions in 27 | COFFEE BY DESIGN programs while providing an nautical scenes and chiaroscuro 67 India Street opportunity for MECA students, (coming out from shadow into the coffeebydesign.com alumni, faculty and staff to sell unique, light) in her still life paintings. handmade arts, crafts and gifts for the rouxandcyrgallery.com 28 | ST. LAWRENCE ARTS holiday season. BOB CREWE GALLERY 76 Congress Street Open for viewing. 19 | RED THREAD Papercuts by Dylan Metrano One City Center Monhegan Island’s old buildings and FRIEDMAN GALLERY SKY | WOODS | SEA migratory birds rendered in cut paper. Creative Portland is not responsible for the accuracy or Performance Feast Three women painters = a force of stlawrencearts.org completeness of listings. Submit your listing free online An exhibition and series of nature. Mary Brooking, Caren Michel performances by students in the at: portlandartwalk.org and Judy Schneider. Beginning Performance Art course, redthread.com led by Associate Prof. Ling-Wen Tsai. EAST BAYSIDE Unbound: Tim Rollins and K.O.S. INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART WEST END Tim Rollins and K.O.S. have sought 29 | COFFEE BY DESIGN 1 | VICTORIA MANSION Anguish 1 Diamond Street out inspiration from a wide range of A visceral portrait of isolation, desire CARRIAGE HOUSE literature and music, and their choices OLD PORT coffeebydesign.com 109 Danforth Street and remorse. 20 | DOCKFORE reflect the variety and breadth of the meca.edu 2nd Annual Volunteer & Staff Art Show American and European canon 336 Fore Street Second annual volunteer and staff portlandmueum.org Works of Meghan Dietsch art show on the second floor of the 14 | UMVA GALLERY AT CTN Intimate views of nature to bustling WOODFORDS 516 Congress Street Carriage House Museum Shop 8 | SANCTUARY TATTOO city streets. victoriamansion.org Union of Maine Visual Artists CORNER 31 Forest Avenue 30 | ABILENE Annual art sale. 21 | EXCHANGE STREET STUDIO A Sanctuary Christmas 539 Deering Avenue ctn5.org 106a Exchange Street Unique, original artwork and prints. Tim Flanders, Glass Weaver Free Ballet Demonstration sanctuarytattoo.com Stained glass by Tim Flanders. 15 | MAINE CHARITABLE Join us for a peak at what an ARTS DISTRICT abileneportland.com 2 | FINN TEACH MINI-GALLERY MECHANIC ASSOCIATION Apollonian approach to ballet is all 9 | BRIDGE GALLERY 519 Congress Street 645 Congress Street 568 Congress Street about. Maine Landscape Paintings First Friday Fiction Readings exchangestreetstudio.com Color and Light Portland Magazine welcomes author finnteach.com Paintings by realist Gary Perlmutter Nicholas Panagakos, who will read his 22 | DOBRA TEA OUTER and expressionist Rhonda Pearle. story Snow Birds from our November 3 | SHE-BEAR GALLERY bridgegallerymaine.com 89 Exchange Street CONGRESS 650 Congress Street issue. We will have readings at 5:30 New Projections 31 | SOUTHWORTH PLANETARIUM Wood Carvings by Rebekah Raye p.m. and 6:30p.m. with Nicholas New works from Sandra Beck. 76 Falmouth Street 10 | 3FISH GALLERY reading at 7:00p.m. followed by a Animal carvings capture the myth and 377 Cumberland Avenue dobrateame.com/home/sandrabeck Bringing Light Into Darkness magic of the animal kingdom. discussion of his work. Prayer to Align with the Cosmic With a Bang! portlandmonthly.com shebeargallery.com Ron and Christine Spinella opened 23 | MAINE POTTERS MARKET Magnet” with the meditative music of 3fish gallery in 1997 as a venue to 376 Fore Street Ben Carroll. 4 | COFFEE BY DESIGN 16 | MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Beauty of the Night Sky usm.edu showcase their artwork and as a 489 Congress Street 620 Congress Street space to host an ongoing schedule Pottery by David Orser. coffeebydesign.com Holiday Celebrations at Maine mainepottersmarket.com of works by visual and performance Historical Society artists. This show of work by past 5 | DAUNIS FINE HANDMADE Come see our two exhibitions, 24 | K COLETTE participants will be the final exhibition Designing Acadia and Left Undone; OUTER JEWELRY for a while. 100 Commercial Street, Suite #112 616 Congress Street the entries to our first annual 5th Annual Harvest Gathering + Coral WASHINGTON 32 | COFFEE BY DESIGN Daunis @ Daunis 2 Gingerbread House Contest; & Tusk Trunk Show 11 | THINK TANK GALLERY 43 Washington Avenue Paintings evoking an Asian influence the Deacon Bailey Dollhouse, an Jill Matthews, Johanna Moore, Molly 533 Congress Street coffeebydesign.com in their composition inspired by the authentic, electrified one-twelfth scale Maps, Shannon Wong and Wary Animals with Teeth model of the Deacon Bailey House, simplicity of Japanese Sumi-e brush Influenced by the bright and dusty Meyers. work. daunis.com a white clapboard Georgian house kcolette.com colors of the Texas landscape and in Stroudwater; and have your book narrative paintings of Mexican folk art, 6 | CONGRESS SQUARE GALLERY purchases signed and wrapped by the 25 | CASCO BAY ARTISANS PEAKS ISLAND Eva Rose Goetz’s work explores the 33 | RICHARD BOYD ART 609a Congress Street author. 68 Commercial Street/The Maine Wharf spiritual threads found there and in GALLERY Sale on new affordable paintings and mainehistory.org Have your art and eat it too! her own life. 15 Epps Street giclee prints for Christmas by RN Watercolorist and Fine Dining thinktankcoworking.com Holiday Offerings: an Annual Exhibit of Cohen and Stan Leiberman. 17 | PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY Executive Pastry Chef, Susan Gauthier, Visual Arts congresssquaregallery.com 5 Monument Square will show and sell her watercolor 12 | SPACE GALLERY Works by artists’ Pat Chandler and LEWIS GALLERY paintings and their matching edible 538 Congress Street Paul Noel and Austin Stilphen. 7 | PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART Picture This: The Art and Workings of watercolor cakes in a new Casco Bay Goods and Services richardboydartgallery.com 7 Congress Square Goods and Services is a short Illustration Institute Artisans’ series, Art is Food and Food Of Whales in Paint: Rockwell Kent’s term retail experiment bridging An exhibition that shares the ideas, is Art.