Lights Out will open its final exhibition of the year, “LIVE/LENS,” Oct. 3 at Celebration Barn in South Paris, with live performances, art, a potluck dinner, an afterparty and a bonfire.
Curated by Bethany Engstrom, the multimedia exhibition brings together performance, installation and video art. Doors will open at 4 p.m. for visitors to explore the grounds and drop off potluck dishes. Performances will begin at 5 p.m., with a brief intermission at 6 p.m. Dinner will begin at 7 p.m., followed by the afterparty and bonfire at 8 p.m.
The evening will feature a collaboration with DJ Angel Investor and a Lights Out collaboration beer with Norway Brewing Company. Admission is free, with optional donations. Guests are encouraged to bring a potluck dish and warm clothing for the bonfire. RSVP information is available on the Lights Out website.
Exhibiting artists are Chris Agnese, Elizabeth Awalt, Patricia Brace, Cecelia Carvalhal, Danikah Morning Star Chartier, Jaina Cipriano, Elle Duncombe-Mills, Isabel Hunter, Engstrom, Tristan Koepke, Rune Peddle, Ezra Szatkowski, Meg Wolfe and Marina Yacoe. Performers include Brace, Carvalhal, Koepke, Caroline Downey Routh, Anne Tantuico and Tal Rothstein.
The exhibition continues through Oct. 15, with hours from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday and extended hours on closing day. Celebration Barn is at 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris.
NEW BOARD PRESIDENT
Lights Out has named Ian Trask president of its board of directors. A multimedia sculptor and installation artist, Trask draws materials from surrounding waste streams, reflecting on society’s attitudes toward material things and their effects on communities and the environment.
Originally from Massachusetts, Trask earned a biology degree from Bowdoin College in 2005. After working in scientific research, he turned to visual art, spending eight years building his practice in New York City before returning to Maine in 2015. He lives in Topsham and works in Brunswick’s Fort Andross mill building.
“I truly feel that Lights Out is playing a critical role in organizing and strengthening community bonds within our state, which is of pivotal importance in today’s fractured society,” Trask wrote in a letter announcing his new role.
FESTIVAL AWARDS AND STUDIO INCUBATOR
Norway Art Festival award recipients are Brian Buckland for best in show, judged by Kat Zagaria Buckley; Erin Johnson for best booth setup, judged by Maddy Vertenten; Josie Colt for best demonstration, judged by Diana Arcadipone; and Heidi Littlefield for the People’s Choice Award.
Buckland makes wood-fired utilitarian ceramics using locally collected materials, including gemstones, beach sand, marine clay and seashells. Johnson creates ceramic faces with individual personalities. Colt uses pen and watercolor for live portraits in the spirit of blind contour drawing, while Littlefield makes and dresses mice.
Lights Out also highlighted Sally Wagley, one of 11 artists in this summer’s Studio Incubator program. A Brunswick artist working in drawing, collage, assemblage, embroidery and printmaking, Wagley explores narratives from mythology, religion and popular culture, as well as language and writing. During her residency, she created monotypes examining language, pattern, circles and spheres, and clothing in relation to the body and gender. The program receives support from the Maine Arts Commission, the Onion Foundation and individual donors.
ONGOING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Lights Out hosts long-pose figure drawing with Haid Tanous from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, using the same model and pose for six weeks. Sessions take place in the upstairs Dance Studio and cost $12 each.
Community Day runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, with volunteer projects and a free lunch at 1 p.m. Community Art Night takes place from 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays, with materials available for group projects and individual work.
Lights Out is at 10 Tannery St., Norway. For more information, visit www.lightsoutgallery.org.
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