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Below you will find an archive of Sanctuary Arts monthly Newsletter(s). Browse through the issues below.




Jun 14 2011 Email (Jun 2011)
Volume #2, No.6June 2011         Garden Sculpture Exhibition & Iron Pour for a Cure"Lance was a Shy Man" by Lindley Briggs w/ "Butterflies" by Elizabeth OstranderSailor's Delight by Gary RathmellButterflies by Elizabeth OstranderSanctuary Arts' new Summer Class & Workshop schedule is online.Sanctuary Arts 117 Bolt Hill Road Eliot, ME 03903 (207) 438-9826 www.sanctuaryarts.org info@sanctuaryarts.orgGarden Sculpture Exhibition & Iron Pour for a Cur

June 2011 Email (Jun 2011)
Volume #2, No. 5June 2011         Sean Beavers - En Plein AirSCULPTURE GARDEN OPEN HOUSE & IRON POURSaturdayJune 18, 11 – 4 (Rain date; Sunday June 19)View our beautiful sculpture garden with pieces created bytalented area artists and tour Green Foundry, our iron, bronze and aluminumcasting and teaching facility. (Check out SA 15 & SA 17 for our bronze andiron casting classes).Also, Sanctuary Arts is opening its doors to the publicfor a “HOT” fu

April 2011 Email (Apr 2011)
Volume #2, No. 4April 2011Spotlight on Christopher Pothier, Contemporary RealistWarm up - think summer!Sanctuary Arts' new Summer Class & Workshop schedule is now online.Polaris by Christopher PothierDon't Forget!Sanctuary Arts is offering a Monhegan Island outdoor painting watercolor intensive with Dewitt Hardy the first week in August, 2011. Monhegan Island has been an art colony since the mid- 19th century. It has amazing ocean views, with much of it uninhabited but accessible on hiking t

Feb 18 2011 Email (Feb 2011)
Volume #2, No. 3February 2011Spotlight on Alice Carroll, Jewelry & Metalsmithing Extraordinaire!Warm up - think summer!Sanctuary Arts is offering a Monhegan Island outdoor painting watercolor intensive with Dewitt Hardy the first week in August, 2011. Monhegan Island has been an art colony since the mid- 19th century. It has amazing ocean views, with much of it uninhabited but accessible on hiking trails. Quaint and unspoiled, this island is a feast for the eyes. Dewitt Hardy is delighted to

Jan 08 2011 Email (Jan 2011)
Volume #2, No. 2January 2011Spotlight on Erin Murray and "How To"ATTENTION TEACHERS! Classes taken at Sanctuary Arts can be used toward meetingthe State of Maine requirements for teaching certification in Art and possiblyother subjects. Maine certification lasts for 5 years and is earned by takingclasses for a total of 6 credits or 9 CEUs (continuing education credits) or90 contact hours.(45 contact hours = 4.5 CEUs) within the 5 year period. Tosee if this would apply to you, the Maine State off

Dec 2010 Email (Nov 2010)
Volume #11, No. 2December 2010 Spotlight on Lauren Holmgren and Josh Dow: Molten Metal New Catalog, New instructors and the Perfect Gift to Give this Holiday SeasonA new catalog of classes is on our website www.sanctuaryarts.org. Check out the three newinstructors I introduced in my director's notes- painters Erin Murray and Todd Bonita, and sculptor/designer Jennifer Fields. Foggy Cove Dory by Todd BonitaI am delighted to be able to continue to offer high quality art instruction with some of th

Sep 15 2010 Email (Sep 2010)
Volume #10, No. 1September 2010 Spotlight on Cate Aichele: Figure Sculptor and AnatomicalDrawing Instructor. Teachers Outside Our WallsSean Beavers, our popular Representational paintinginstructor, is featured in a glowing article in this month's American ArtCollector Magazine and has a show that is up until September 15th atthe gallery Quidley & Company on Nantucket. The Secret Life of DuskSculptor or Movie Star?ViewChristopher Gowell (Owner/Director, Sanctuary Arts) on YouTube working in c

Aug 2010 Email (Aug 2010)
Volume #9, No. 1August 2010 Three New InstructorsAnd Many New ClassesDebut This FallEliot BicentennialOpen House with Foundry Tour & Garden Sculpture ExhibitionIn celebration of Eliot's 200th anniversary this year, Sanctuary Arts and Green Foundry are hosting an Open House Saturday August 14th from 12pm until 4pm. Come tour the classrooms, the bronze, iron and aluminum casting foundry and view our gorgeous sculpture gardens. Light refreshments will be served and Fall art class brochures will

Jul 05 2010 Email (Jul 2010)
Volume #8, No. 1July 2010 2nd Annual Sculpture Garden Open House           July 10, 2010          11am-5pmYou are cordially invited to our second annual Sculpture Garden Open House. Come view the work of accomplished regional sculptors. Some of them, I am proud to say, are former Sanctuary Arts students who have become professional sculptors, and some are professional sculptor colleagues and instructors.Indigo - Antoinette SchultzeThe Sculpt

Jun 10 2010 Email (Jun 2010)
Volume #7, No. 1June 2010 June Spotlight:      Lindley Briggs SculptureLindley Briggs' website www.lindleybriggssculpture.com is one of the most beautiful artist websites I have seen.  Please visit and enjoy!Hands - Lindley BriggsReunion - Lindley Briggs____________________________________________________Rescuing Van GoghOne of the first artist tenants at Sanctuary Arts was musician, sculptor, and now, motion graphics designer, Don Severance, known as “Sev”. He ha

May 2010 Email (May 2010)
Volume #6, No. 1May 2010 May Spotlight: Mary Byrom, An Artist's SagaI was excited to interview Mary Byrom for this newsletterprofile, since she came to Sanctuary Arts as a student to study painting withSean Beavers and Rob Sullivan, continued her studies with Scott Christensen inWyoming and Idaho, became an ardent alla prima painting practitioner, and nowteaches Plein Air painting and Sketch Book Journal classes and workshops here. Mary ByromDon't forget to mark your calendars! Special FreeEvent

April 2010 Email (Apr 2010)
Volume #5, No. 1April 2010 April Spotlight: Rachel Huckins       Ceramics and Garden SculptureHappy Spring! This month I am spotlighting Rachel Huckinsand her Ceramics and Garden Sculpture classes. Rachel and her fiancé and soon to be husband, sculptor Joe Montroy, share astudio here at Sanctuary Arts. It's wonderful to see the diligence of a hardworking artist couple. These two young folks have chosen difficult, butcreatively rewarding paths in life. Ceramics from Rache

Mar 2010 Email (Mar 2010)
Volume #4, No. 1March 2010 March Spotlight: Johanna Finnegan-Topitzer, Paper & Book Arts AficionadoPaper for most people is simply a means to an end: a way to leave a message, make a statement or maybe even practice that jump shot.  But for Johanna Finnegan-Topitzer, paper is a way of expressing a message, rather than just "leaving" a message.  Her meticulous work stretches the concept of paper and reflects her varied interests and background.  Read on for information on what

Feb 2010 Email (Feb 2010)
Volume #3, No. 1February 2010 February Spotlight: Artist Dustan KnightEducationChoosing a GalleryPainting TransitionsInspirationDustan Knight, who is teaching Floral Paintingand Drawing for Teens this semester, is a very active, hard working careerpainter with 3 upcoming shows in the works. In June she shows at Art StreamGallery in Rochester with new work. In July she is represented with herwatercolors in a 2 person show at Bowersock Gallery in Provincetown MA, and inAugust she has a watercolor

January 2010 Email (Jan 2010)
  Volume #2, No. 1January 2010  Carol Ann MorleyGreen Foundry: A Quick HistoryThe entire Spring course catalog can be seen online at  www.sanctuaryarts.org. You'll find descriptions of the courses taught by Carol Ann Morley here and you can also watch Lauren and Josh chat with The Gossip Lady.Sanctuary Arts 117 Bolt Hill Road Eliot, ME 03903 (207) 438-9826www.sanctuaryarts.orginfo@sanctuaryarts.org Carol Ann Morley: An artist's circuitous path through a creative life Oak

Dec 2009 Email (Dec 2009)
Volume #1, No. 1December 2009 Welcome! This is our first email to our artists, artists to be, and supporters who share in the joy of art.Sanctuary Arts: a brief historyIn May 1997, Christopher Gowell and Robert Wallis purchased an 1850 Methodist Church in Eliot Maine and began construction to develop the property to house an art school, a communal residence for artists, and art studios. A few years later, Christopher built her own separate sculpture studio,  Rob purchased adjacent land, and




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