Mars Hall Gallery opens its 2018 summer season on Friday night June 15th with two group shows. In the main gallery “Anything Goes”, this evolving Exhibit will showcase oil and acrylic paintings by Nancy Baker, Jeanette Steele Esposito, Kris Johnson, Roger Kirby, Sharon Larkin, Maurice Michel Lode, Jimmy Reed and Mimo Gordon Riley as well as watercolors by Linda Funk, Greg Mort, Elaine Reed and Eleanor Zuccola and Outsider Art by Ian Baird, Elaine Niemi, C.W. Oakes and the late Rudy Rotter. Also on exhibit is black & white pinhole photography by Antonia Small and mixed media assemblage by Ian Baird and Elaine Niemi. A variety of quality crafts are available including decoupage by Davene Fahy, handmade leather journals by Karen Carroll, hand carved decoys by Stephan Hill, mixed media stained glass, mosaics and pottery by Dona Bergen. New to the gallery handmade jewelry by Nance Trueworthy. Metal sculptors Jay Hoagland and Brian Read will have works on display throughout the gallery as well as outside in the Sculpture Gardens. Phase One of the show runs through Sunday, August 5th.
In the new wing, “Thanks for the Memories” will feature works by the late artists Leo Brooks, Bill Cook, Robert Hamilton, Nat Lewis, Ken Martin, Donn Moulton, Cam Noel, Manuel Rincon, Carl Sublett, Janice Tate, William Thon and Ron Weaver. The show honors these artists as well as several members of our community that have recently passed including artists Jenifer Mumford and Carolyn Whitaker, a great patron of the arts, Peasy Love and pillars of our community John Bly, True Hall, Les Hyde and John Shea and lastly Jay, the Miller’s horse, who has summered at the gallery from the beginning. A reception will be held for both shows on Friday, June 15th, from 5-8 p.m.
The gallery also offers books by several of its artists, mixed-media cards, a large collection of original 1960’s & 70’s rock posters and a variety of antiques and collectibles. Gallery hours are 10-5, Wed. thru Sun. or by appointment and is located 12.7 miles down the beautiful St. George peninsula in Martinsville. For more information call 207-372-9996 or visit us on the web at www.marshallgallery.net
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