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




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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