The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) is hosting its annual fundraiser, The Art Party: A Gala Celebration of New Art in Maine, on Friday evening, June 29, from 6 to 9pm at its campus on Winter Street in Rockland. Tickets to the event are open to the public and include the After Party with dancing to DJ Pretty Buoy, from 9pm to midnight at the Yellow Barn, located across from CMCA at 20 Winter Street. Tickets to the After Party may also be purchased separately.
“We invite you to join CMCA under the tent on Winter Street, in the community courtyard, and throughout the galleries,” says CMCA director, Suzette McAvoy. “The Art Party will be an extraordinary evening celebrating the opening of three blockbuster exhibitions by artists John Bisbee, Jocelyn Lee, and Tom Burckhardt, with a special one-night only performance by artist collective, B.R.A.C.E.”
The Art Party is CMCA’s largest fundraiser of the year, supporting its exhibition fund and free educational programming for the community. Tickets to The Art Party and the After Party may be purchased online at cmcanow.org or by calling 207-701-5005. The event is supported in part by Cold Mountain Builders, the Roxanne Quimby Foundation, and individual sponsors.
A recent recipient of the Governor’s Award for Tourism Excellence, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) advances contemporary art in Maine through direct engagement with artists and the public, hosting a year-round schedule of changing exhibitions and programs that celebrate the art of our time.
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