• Call for Artists: The Marion Art Center invites artists to submit work for an exhibition and sale entitled “Images: The Lands of the Sippican Lands Trust”. The exhibition will run from October 5 to November 10, 2012.
Maps of the trails for the Sippican Lands Trust properties may be picked up at the Lands Trust offices at 354 Front Street in Marion, or visit their website at: www.SippicanLandsTrust.org.
For more information or to register for participation, please call the Marion Art Center: 508-748-1266, or email: marionartcenter@verizon.net.
• Open Auditions: Open auditions for Romantic Fools, a comic vaudeville by Rich Orloff, will take place on Sunday, January 8 at 4:00 pm and Monday, January 9 at 7:00 pm. The play requires 11 males and 11 females.
The 11 two-character comedies examine love, lust, dating, and romance – from a date with a caveman to the joys of dull sex. With influences of Monty Python, Saturday Night Live, Jules Feiffer, the Marx Brothers, and classic vaudeville comedy, these sketches vary in style, but all celebrate the inherent comedy of male-female relationships. The show will run on March 16, 17, 18, 23 and 24.
• Holiday Shop – The Marion Art Center kicked off the holiday season with a gala reception for the opening of its 28th annual Holiday Shop on Friday, November 18. Party-goers were entertained by Truman Terrell on piano as they shopped and dined on delicious hors d’oeuvres provided by the Exhibition Committee. The juried exhibition and sale is installed in both galleries at the Art Center with over 40 artists and artisans from throughout New England.
Jewelry artists Toni Cardoza, Lynn Hahn, Harmony Winters, Emily Condon, and Liz LaValley offer an assortment of hand crafted earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Ceramics by Karen Zaharee, Alexandra Santilli, Tessa Morgan, and Kim Barry are displayed throughout the galleries. Carved wood items include mermaids and fish by Paula and Joe Pellerin, shore birds by Mike McCarthy, weather vane seagulls by Captain Bill MacDougall and bowls made of exotic woods by Lynn Clapham, along with hand crafted wooden harps by Al Winters. There are oils, pastels, watercolors and acrylics by artists Patricia White, Cynthia Getchell, Molly Hawley, Alice Shire, Sharlie Sudduth, and Carole Raymond. There are aerial photographs by Veronique Bale and giclee prints by Russell Saunders and prints, books and cards by Sharlie Sudduth. Veronique Bale is also featuring framed compositions of natural feathers. There are elegant scarves and shawls in hand-dyed silks and wools by Elizabeth Howland plus unique wrist warmers. Upstairs there are felted wool bags by Theresa Mattson and the children’s corner includes colorful hand knitted hats by Lily Goldfarb, puppets by Barbara Harrold, doll clothes by Gretchen Joy and hand-painted stools and chairs by Sarah Brown, plus dog and cat toys by David Bill. Paula Cobb is offering some unique “garden bling” this year made from old teacups, plates and other re-purposed glass and porcelain items. There are leaded glass suncatchers by Peter and Tricia Guilday, hand blown glass spoon rests by Jackie Pinheiro, and earrings by Harmony Winters. There are ornaments on small trees by Flossie O’Donnell, Lissa Magauran, Donna Secour and Lissa’s driftwood trees and sailboats, along with Flossie’s hand beaded home accessories. Captain Michael Taylor has hand painted porcelain serving plates and platters painted with blue fish, striped bass, salmon, cheeses and oysters. Mary Ross has created whimsical mermaid collages and one of a kind shell trees. There are also hand painted holiday cards and gift tags by Patty White and Alice Shire. Young origami artist Aidan McEnroe has a colorful display of origami ornaments which includes strings of cranes, geometric shapes, gift boxes, animals and fish.
Admission is free and open to the public Tuesday through Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 pm and Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. through December 21. The Marion Art Center is located at 80 Pleasant Street (the corner of Main and Pleasant Streets) in Marion.