EVENTS
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Portsmouth Gallery Walk
Art 'Round Town
First Friday of each month year round
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Open and free to the public, light refreshments served
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ARTIFICATIONS PODCAST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Roland Ramos: 201-394-9891 [email protected] [email protected]
Portland Media Center to Host Special Screening for Artists to Explore the Art Scenes Along Rt 1: From Portsmouth NH to Portland ME
On May 4th, 2019, the Portland Media Center in conjunction with the Union of Maine Visual Artists will host a screening of the latest episode of the Art focused web-series, Artifications. The screening will take place from 4 to 6pm is a free event. The episode entitled “Portsmouth to Portland” explores the art scenes along Route 1 between the two cities with a focus on accessibility and history. The event will consist of a Meet and Greet, Screening, Q&A followed by a small reception.
The episode explores the history of Portsmouth New Hampshire and conducts special interviews with the owners of Valerie's Gallery and Nancy Morgan Art as well as the gallery manager for Todd Bonita Gallery on Ceres St. Next we stopped in Kennebunk/Kennebunkport to explore the history and the galleries in town, including two insightful insightful interviews that shed light on this picturesque corner of Maine; including Evelyn Paine of the W Robert Paine Gallery and Nate Rutter of Maine Art Hill. Next we shine a light on the up and coming city of Biddeford and focus on the Flourish Art Space and Engine, a popular contemporary gallery. The episode concludes with interviews covering distinctly different aspects of the Portland Maine Art Market including Mocean Surf Shop, Roux and Cyr International Fine Art Gallery, Mainely Frames and Gallery and the Union of Maine Visual Artists in the Portland Media Center.
Artifications is a Web series that explores art scenes around the world focusing on local history and artist accessibility to the areas galleries. Artifications has explored art scenes in Portland Oregon, Sonoma County, CA, Las vegas, NV, Alexandria VA, Zurich Switzerland, Budapest Hungary, Hudson River Valley NY, Lower East Side, NYC, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Healdsburg CA, The Outsider Art Fair and Vienna Austria. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Roland Ramos: 201-394-9891 [email protected] [email protected]