Join us for a panel discussion featuring artists from the current exhibition Life Forms: Gather:
Leah Gauthier
Elaine K. Ng
Ling-Wen Tsai
Lynn Duryea
Jackie Brown
Kazumi Hoshino

Join us for the opening reception of Life Forms Gather.

ABOUT LIFE FORMS

Life Forms is a sculpture collective of twelve artists and an experiment in artistic community building. Through a series of exhibitions over four years (2023-2027), each in a different location and featuring a different subset of artists, the group aims to deepen relationships with each other, discover new connections through their creative work, and share in conversation with the public. Participating artists include Jackie Brown, Lynn Duryea, Kazumi Hoshino, Leah Gauthier, Elaine K. Ng,  Bronwen O’Wril, Ashley Page, Veronica Perez, Celeste Roberge, Naomi David Russo, Ling-Wen Tsai, and Erin Woodbrey.

The University of Maine at Augusta will be hosting a screening of this animated film presented by SPEEDWELL based on the 2016 play by Donna Loring, noted Penobscot Nation Tribal Elder, activist, and author. (27 minutes). There will be a panel with Donna Loring after the screening.

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle will be hosting a screening of this animated film presented by SPEEDWELL based on the 2016 play by Donna Loring, noted Penobscot Nation Tribal Elder, activist, and author. (27 minutes). There will be a panel with Donna Loring after the screening.

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Join us for a closing reception and artist talk with Jane Lackey in conversation with Suzette McAvoy.

ABOUT JANE LACKEY

Jane Lackey is a multi-disciplinary visual artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her minimal paintings on paper and large-scale installations focus on materials, objects and mark-making systems that summon invisible aspects of common identity and connection to others. Solo and group exhibition venues include the Wellcome Trust, London; I Space, Chicago; Exit Art, NYC; New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe; Tang Teaching Museum, Saratoga Springs; Gallery of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs; Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe and the Art Gym, Portland, Oregon. Her artwork has been supported by grants from Artist Trust in Seattle, National Endowment for the Arts, Illinois Arts Council, Grand Arts, Kansas City and Tamarind Institute. Artist residencies include Camargo Foundation, France; NEA/La Napoule Foundation, France; Grand Arts, Kansas City and the 2011 JUSFC/NEA Creative Artist Exchange Fellowship, Japan. Her work is in the collections of the Detroit Institute of the Arts, Cranbrook Art Museum, Tamarind Institute, Museum of Arts and Design and James A. Michener Collection at Kent State School of Art among others. During her tenure as Professor/Chair of Fiber at Kansas City Art Institute and as Artist-in-Residence at Cranbrook Academy of Art, she engaged her role as artist/educator to amplify the conceptual and theoretical unfolding of textile-based traditions and to push boundaries that often divide craft and fine arts.

ABOUT SUZETTE MCAVOY

Suzette McAvoy is an independent curator, arts writer, and art advisor with more than thirty-five years experience in the field of fine art and museums. A leading authority on the art and artists of Maine, she has curated more than sixty exhibitions throughout her career, including nationally traveling exhibitions of the work of Louise Nevelson, Kenneth Noland, Lois Dodd, Karl Schrag, Alan Magee, and Alex Katz.

From 2010-2020, Suzette served as Executive Director and Chief Curator at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), where she spearheaded the institution’s $5.2 million capital campaign and relocation to a newly constructed building designed by internationally-renowned architect Toshiko Mori, which opened in Rockland, Maine, in summer 2016. Prior to her tenure at CMCA, she served 12 years as Chief Curator at the Farnsworth Art Museum. In 2013, she was recognized as one of the Fifty People Who Have Made a Difference in Maine by Maine magazine.

Bangor Public Library is pleased to host a screening of this animated film presented by SPEEDWELL based on the 2016 play by Donna Loring, noted Penobscot Nation Tribal Elder, activist, and author, Donna. (27 minutes).

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Join us for the opening reception of the exhibition Jane Lackey: Invisible Lines, What We See When We See Through.

Join us for the opening reception of the exhibition Marina Yacoe: Ease in the Uncertainty

Organizations: Waterville Creates, Colby College Museum of Art, and Waterville Public Library

Location: Castonguay Square, Corner of Front and Main Streets, Waterville

This event is free and open for all ages.

Join Waterville Creates for a unique opportunity to transform discarded clothing into stunning works of art! Collaborate with fabric artist Susie Brandt. Together with your friends and family, we’ll repurpose worn-out garments into vibrant rope, breathing new life into forgotten textiles. Bring those old clothes tucked away for rags or overlooked for donation, and let’s ignite our creative spirits as a community. Join us in crafting art that celebrates sustainability and community connection!

Join us in celebrating the opening of Whereabouts? by Susie Brandt at SPEEDWELL Contemporary.

Join us at SPEEDWELL Contemporary for an intimate talk with artist Kitty Wales. ‘Drift’ by Kitty Wales is currently on view at SPEEDWELL until June 1st.