Sanctuary Arts Newsletter Archive

FREE!

Injury Prevention & Wellness Workshop for Artists

Saturday December 6

4 - 5 pm

Physiatrist Emma Desjardins has launched a new Performing Arts Medicine program at Wentworth-Douglas Hospital and is offering a free workshop at Sanctuary Arts.
This 1-hour session will be tailored to the unique needs of painters, sculptors, potters, and others working in our community. Emma Desjardins is a sports medicine physiatrist with a special interest in caring for artists. She has recently launched an initiative to support the health and wellness of those in the creative community—particularly those with musculoskeletal concerns that can arise from the physical demands of their craft.
The workshop will include:
• Practical strategies for preventing common overuse injuries
• Ergonomic tips for artists
• Gentle movement and posture awareness exercises
• Q&A time for personalized guidance

Director's Notes

I am so pleased that Jeremy Miranda has once again found time in his busy schedule to teach a class in acrylic painting here at Sanctuary Arts. Acrylic Painting for Beginners & Intermediates (SA 6) meets Wednesday evenings for 10 weeks beginning February 4. Jeremy lives and works here in Eliot. He received his BFA from Mass Art and exhibits with Dianna Witte Gallery in Toronto, Evoke Contemporary in Santa Fe and Nahcotta Gallery here in Portsmouth. His work is grounded in the everyday and is primarily about observing the forms and color that make up the spaces in his immediate surroundings.

Master figure painter Joshua Langstaff offers two new workshops; Mastering Flesh Tones in Oils (SA 13) and Figure Painting Intensive in Oils (SA 14), as well as continuing Representational Drawing (SA 11) and Classical Figure Drawing (SA 12). As many of you know, I am primarily interested in gaining skills depicting the figure and remain grateful that such a talented figure artist landed in our neighborhood.

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Winter Classes begin February 2nd!

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SANCTUARY ARTS’ Fifth Annual Art Fair, Sunday November 30, 10 -4
Sanctuary Arts is pleased to announce our fifth annual Winter Art Fair, Sunday November 30 from 10 am til 4 pm at 117 Bolt Hill Road in Eliot Maine. Come enjoy the beautiful atmosphere of Sanctuary Arts’ cathedral space and do some quality holiday shopping.

Silk Scarf by Susie Seldon

Vendors at the fair represent resident studio artists, teachers from Sanctuary Arts, and artful neighbors and friends. Exhibitors include Lauren Dow, Julie Marvin, Julie Anne Lawson, Ciara Wright, Gayle Perkins, Megan Voss, Judy Andrews, Maryhop Brandon, Annie Thompson, Melinda Salazar, Lucy Clark, and Susie Seldon. Expect to find a wide range of gifts for sale for the Holidays, including ceramics, paper, bronze castings, holiday wreaths, paintings, jewelry, hand dyed silks, textiles, prints, and mixed media. Explore the unique property and support your local artists. Holiday cheer, refreshments and treasures for the discerning shopper will be found as well as our new brochure of art class and workshop offerings.

Pendant by Melinda Salazar

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!

Sanctuary Arts Connects, our non-profit, offers scholarships to students 16 and up. Go to sanctuaryartsconnects.com or call (207) 438-9826 for further information.

(We also offer half & full scholarships to adults)

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