ART + NATURE = Generating Awareness, Powering the Arts, Sourcing Inspiration

June 2008

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes
to sit down and listen. ” Winston Churchill

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Summer Classes!!!
Our EXCITING summer schedule of classes, exhibitions, residencies and events is filled with art making and art enjoying opportunities. Classes start the week of July 7th both in Montville and Belfast. There's plenty of activities for everyone to enjoy - click here for the complete schedule for adults, teens and kids

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9th Annual Mid-Summer Celebration of the Arts
Sunday July 20 from 1 to 5 pm in Montville
Art - Dance - Music - Friends
Don't miss it! The 9th Annual Mid-Summer Celebration brings together a kaleidoscope of art in one afternoon of outdoor summer fun. Bring your blankets or folding chairs to Kingdom Falls in Montville and enjoy the entertainment on the Bird Wing Stage.
The afternoon will kick off at 1pm with “Preserving our Planet” presented by performer and mime artist Scot Cannon, an environmental awareness program geared towards all ages.
At 2pm Hymn for Her, the singer-song writer acoustic duo Maggi and Pierce from Philadelphia will take the stage. The couple, also known up and down the mid coast as part of the Indie band Maggi-Pierce and EJ, will showcase their new cd and lyrics of love.
At 3pm The Tough Cats, the rock-a-billy bluegrass funk trio from North Haven will rock the lawn in grand style to cap off the afternoon.
Throughout the afternoon the festivities will include a variety of visual, eco and performing artists. Philadelphia choreographer and dancer Katharine Livingston will present “Threads” in the pine grove at the entrance to the stage area during the music. Nationally known eco artists Avy Claire and Barbara Andrus will unveil their landscape installations for all to enjoy and the main studio will showcase the work of selected Waterfall Arts summer faculty, Leslie Pontz, Paul Oberst, Joel Lipman, David Estey, Harold Garde and Richard Tremaglio. Guests will be able to walk the trails and enjoy the gardens or the falls at their leisure. John’s Ice Cream of Liberty and others will be on hand to provide cool and soothing refreshments.
Admission is $10 per person- $15 per family.

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Upcoming Artist Lecture
Monday, July 14- Annual Founder's Lecture in Montville
Eco-Artist Aviva Rahmani
Starts at 7 pm $5 donation at the door. High School and College Students free

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Current Exhibits
Clifford Gallery
Mind the Gap - Installation by photographer Anna Strickland
June 6 to July 6
“Mind the Gap” is an ongoing mixed media installation work that was begun in 2004 and deals generally with humankind’s relationship with the natural world and more specifically speaks to the theory that civilizations that have advanced the most, have done so at the expense and flagrant disregard of the natural world.
Fallout Shelter Gallery
Group show by students of SPring 2008 afterschool and evening classes

Upcoming Exhibits
Avy Claire - Installation in the Clifford Gallery
Beth Henderson - in the Fallout Shelter Gallery
Opening for the artists - Friday July 11 from 5 to 7 pm


You can register for classes by calling us at 207-338-2222

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Daily Walks-Anna Strickland

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