SEPTEMBER 7 - OCTOBER 7, 2018
FRIDAY - SUNDAY 10 - 5 & BY APPOINTMENT
OPENING CELEBRATION
Saturday, September 8, 3-5pm
CLOSING CELEBRATION
Sunday, October 7, 3-5pm
WORDS OUT LOUD
3 Sundays in September
Old West Church @ 3 o'clock
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Over a dozen Vermont artists are inspired by the theme of Backstory, which brings personal experience and the history of selected art materials into focus.
EVENTS
Artful Eating Café at the Kent
Friday mornings starting September 14th
10:30 - 12:30 pm
More Than Skin Deep:
The Art of the Tattoo
Join practitioners, appreciators, aficionados, and the curious for an informal gathering celebrating the art of the tattoo.
Saturday, September 29th, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Tea Tasting and Tea Ware Demo
Little Tree Tea pop-up stall and specialty
teaware by potter Alison Pyott
Saturday September 29, 1:00 - 5:00
Scragg Mountain Music
The intersection of Art and Music
Four Mini Concerts
Septemeber 22nd, 2:30 - 5 pm
Concert One: 2:30 -2:50 pm
Concert Two: 3:10 - 3:30 pm
Concert Three: 3:50 - 4:10 pm
Concert Four: 4:30 - 4:50 pm
Scrag Mountain Music infuses sound into the art-filled spaces of the Kent Museum. Drawing inspiration from the exhibition Backstory, Scrag co-Artistic Directors Mary Bonhag (soprano) and Evan Premo (double bass), together with celebrated Vermont cellist Emily Taubl, showcase the following intimate works in four mini concerts.
Program
Lembit Beecher
selections from Three Songs of Remembered Love
Harrison Birtwistle
selections from Nine Settings of Lorine Niedecker
Guillaume de Machaut
remix by Ariadne Greif Douce Dame Jolie
All mini concerts are "Pay what you can" with at-will donations collected at the door.
Pecha Kucha
Concise, fast-paced slide presentations by exhibiting artists
Maple Corner Community Center
September 26th @ 6:30pm
Annual Silent Art Auction
September 7th - October 7th
Spotlights
Artifacts on Loan
from the Calais and Vermont Historical Societies
Video Installation
Lembit Beecher's And Then I Remember
Performed by Mary Bonhag & Evan Premo
Museum of Everyday Life
Mini Exhibition
3 Sundays in September at 3 o’clock
September 16th : Burr Morse & Angela Patten
Burr Morse
Angela Patten
September 23rd : Karla Van Vliet & George Longenecker
Karla Van Vliet
George Longenecker
September 30th : Rick Agran & Elena Georgiou
Rick Agran
Elena Georgiou
Old West Church, 758 Old West Church Road, Calais
Reception and book signings to follow down the road at the Kent
Backstory is presented by Historic Kents' Corner, Inc., the Vermont State Curator's Office, and the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
To explore the work of this year's participants, click on an image of your choosing. All artists that have websites to visit are linked to the image of their work.
We are grateful for all of our community volunteers who make these exhibitions possible. Particular gratitude to poet Mary Elder Jacobsen for curating WORDS OUT LOUD; to artist Luciana Frigerio for contributing the Backstory poster image; and to the curators Nel Emlen, Allyson Evans, and David Schutz for creating this event.
Thanks also to Linda Mirabile of RavenMark for her generous creation of all our printed materials.
We are also very grateful for the talent and incredible care of Robyn Alvin of Alvin Creative who constructed the original website this archived page is modeled after.
Donations encouraged at the door
For more information:
Call: 802.223.6613
E-mail: thekentmuseum@gmail.com
All photo credits courtesy contributing artist