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KAA Gallery, 8 Coleman Ave, Kittery Point ME
Phone: (207) 451-9384
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For the most
up-to-date info or
late-breaking news about all KAA events &
happenings, visit us on FB... and give us a like if you like!
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"Comforts of Home"
All-Member Show
Spotlight Wall
featuring
Maryhop Brandon
February 15 through March 11, 2018
Reception:
Sunday, February 18, 2018, 4-6 PM
ARTISTS: Art Work Pick Up is Monday, March 12th, 4-6 PM
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Looking Ahead-->
"On the Wild Side"
All-Member Show
Spotlight Wall
featuring
Priscilla French
Dates:
March 15 through April 8, 2018
Reception:
Sunday, March 18, 2018, 4-6 PM
Art Work Drop Off: Monday, March 12, 2018, 4-6 PM
Art Work Pick Up: Monday, April 9, 2018, 4-6 PM
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Looking Further Ahead-->"Visions and Verse"
All-Member Show
Spotlight Wall
featuring
Anastasia Maertens
Dates:
April 12 through May 6, 2018
Reception:
April 15, 2018, 4-6 PM
Art Work Drop Off: Monday, April 9th, 4-6 PM
Art Work Pick Up: Monday, May 7th, 4-6 PM
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New KAA Committees!
Committees are forming to allow a broader inclusion of members in the nitty gritty workings of our community.
Building stewardship, arts programming, garden enhancement, music offerings, and a June party to mark our 60th year are categories inviting your active participation!
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Volunteer on the KAA Building Committee
Requesting volunteer help with maintaining our beautiful building. Former President Dean Gallant heads the Building Committee and could use some extra hands!
Is there electrical and/or carpentry expertise among our members? Please contact KAA at the
email address
or by phone: 207.451.9384.
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Beach Pea Baking Co. Exhibit
With KAA artists
Tori Rasche, Aimee C Timmins, Alice Lee Timmins
Exhibit runs from March through the end of May
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"Across Barter's Creek"
by Tori Rasche
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"Seapoint Beach, Kittery Maine"
by Aimee C Timmins
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A small sampling of the beautiful art work that will be on display at the Beach Pea Baking Co. in Kittery, Maine, in March 2018.
If interested in having your artwork displayed at this totally cool and hip little establishment right here in Kittery, contact Betsy Wish bjwish@gmail.com.
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"
Whaleback Light"
by Aimee C Timmins
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Get more details here
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"Captivating"
by Alice Lee Timmins
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"A Table by the Window"
by Alice Lee Timmins
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Beach Pea is located at 53 State Road, Kittery, ME
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Monday Figure Drawing
Mondays 10 am to 1 pm
Cost remains at an affordable $10, or if too few people, fee is split among artists.
Please bring your choice of medium. Bring an easel if you need one. Chairs and drop cloths are provided.
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Join or Renew your Membership at KAA
Now is the perfect time to Join or Renew your membership to KAA...
Where else can you:
* get a one-year membership at the ridiculously low price of just $35 individual, $70 family, $5 youth (18 and under),
* have access to an awesome little non-profit Art Gallery filled to the brim with spectacular art by top-notch local artists,
* snag generous framing discounts at not one but TWO local framers?
Nowhere but here at Kittery Art Association!
We also have other levels of membership if you're so inclined, such as $100 sponsor, $500 advocate, $1000 benefactor.
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"Here in my isolation I can grow stronger," wrote Paul Gauguin. "Poetry seems to come of itself, without effort, and I need only let myself dream a little while painting to suggest it."
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KAA 2018 Exhibit Schedule
Come on in and set a spell with us here at KAA and enjoy the "Comforts of Home" show in the Gallery now through March 11th.
2018 Exhibit Schedule
February 15 - March 11
All Member Show
"Comforts of Home"
Spotlight Wall - Maryhop Brandon
March 15 - April 8
All Member Show
"On the Wild Side"
Spotlight Wall - Priscilla French
April 12 - May 6
All Member Show
"Vision and Verse"
Spotlight Wall - Anastasia Maertens
May 10 - May 20
All School Show
K-12 Student Art
May 24 - June 17
All Member Show
"We Live Here!"
June 21 -July 15
Group Show
"Picture This" Photography Show
July 19 - August 12
All Member Show
"Boats, Buoys, and Birds"
Spotlight Wall - Ann McKee
August 16 - September 9
All Member Show
"Reflections"
Spotlight Wall - Lucille Therrien
September 13 - October 7
Group Show
Seacoast Moderns Show
October 11 - November 4
All Member Show
"Plein Air"
November 8 - December 2
All Member Show
"Weather or Not"
Spotlight Wall - Roddy Cole
December 6, 8/9 & 13, 15/16
All Member Show
"Holiday Show and Sale"
Art Work Drop Off and Pick Up
days are typically on Mondays, 4-6 pm, unless otherwise indicated.
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KAA's 2018 Music & Poetry Events Schedule
Join Us for Magnificent Music and Powerful Poetry!
May 31
Caroline Cotter
CD Release Concert
June 23
June Swoon
60th Anniversary Celebration!
with Kent Allyn & Ben Baldwin
at Kittery Art Association
September 21
Cosy Sheridan with Kent Allyn and Charlie Koch
concert at Kittery Art Association, 7 PM
November 23
Bill Staines concert
at Kittery Art Association
December 14
Special Holiday Concert
with Susie Burke, David Surette, and Kent Allyn
First Congregational Church of Kittery Pt.
23 Pepperrell Road, Kittery Point, ME
Doors open at 7:00
Concert begins at 7:30
POETRY
May 5
Mangion Poetry Celebration
with 15th U.S Poet Laureate, Charles Simic, as guest artist
3 PM - 4:30 PM Public interview of the guest artist
7 PM - 9 PM Reading/Reception/Book Signing
Jazz by Kent Allyn and David Graf
A $20.00 suggested donation admits one to both events at
First Congregational Church
23 Pepperrell Road, Kittery Point, ME.
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KAA Membership
Join KAA or Renew your Membership today!
For more information about all the benefits of becoming a member here at KAA, visit the
Membership Page on our website.
KAA membership cards also include a
20% discount at
two local framing shops, D. Pratt Framer, LLC in Kittery, ME, and C.C. Moore Fine Art Framing in Portsmouth, N.H. What a deal!
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University of Maine "Every Fiber of My Being" Exhibit
With KAA Artist
Alice Lee Timmins
Exhibit Dates: Feb 9 - May 4, 8 AM to 7 PM
Exhibit Location: University of Maine Hutchinson Center, Fernald Gallery, 80 Belmont Ave., Belfast, ME. For more info call 207.338.8000
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2 Artist-In-Residence Opportunities for 2018
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SHOALS MARINE LABORATORY ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
Shoals AIR
offers artists the opportunity to pursue their work free of the distractions of everyday life, surrounded by Appledore Island's inspiring landscape.
The 5-6 selected artists reside on the island one at a time for 2-3 concurrent weeks over the period from May through August.
For
more details about this program and
how to apply, go to:
Application deadline is 11:59 pm on April 1, 2018.
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WINTER 2018 FIBER RESIDENCY IN MEXICO
International fiber artists working in all fiber media are welcome to apply as well as writers working on fiber-related projects and musicians/composers whose focus is
stringed instruments.
Applications
are due July 29, 2018.
Residency Dates: December 15, 2018 - January 14, 2019
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The Kittery Art Association, a charitable organization incorporated by the state of Maine, sponsors a variety of public events in support of local artists and writers of all ages.
Membership is $35
and expires each January.
Membership applications are available on our website, or feel free to pick one up at the KAA Gallery located at 8 Coleman Ave., Kittery Point, ME. We look forward to hearing from you, and thank you for supporting the Arts!
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Kittery Art Association
8 Coleman Ave., Kittery Point, ME
Phone: (207) 451-9384
Email: information@kitteryartassociation.org
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