Harlow Gallery new picture ArtTalks

Mark your calendar for this Thursday, March 11th for the first ArtTalk of 2010 to discuss children’s art with Jane Frost and Jean Parkin-Clunie.  How to look at Children’s Art: Stages of development; and, what students are learning in school will be among the topics touched upon.  The ArtTalk is timely as the walls at the Harlow are filled with children’s art for the 7th annual “Young at Art” exhibition.

Friends for years, Jane and Jean formerly shared an elementary visual arts position and combined have over 35 years of teaching experience. ArtTalks are free, $3 suggested donation supports arts programming at the Harlow.

The Harlow ArtTalks are generously sponsored by the Savings Bank of Maine.

Kids Classes

There is still lots of room in many of the Young at Art workshops “Create Your Own Kaleidoscope”with Linda Nichols Phillips on Saturday 3/13 (ages 9-14), later the same day Decorate spuds with “Taters for Tots” with local artist Leon Hastings from 1-2pm (ages 4-6) or how about “Mask Making with Plaster Craft” on 3/27 10am-noon with Jean Parkin-Clunie (ages 13 and up).  For a complete downloadable schedule, please visit our website at www.harlowgallery.org

Sponsored by Longfellows Greenhouses, Manchester and Dr. Darryl Zeleniak of Augusta Orthondontics

The Harlow Website

Speaking of our website have you seen it lately? If you are an artist, community member, parent, teen or other, you may be interested in what is going on at the Harlow.  Exhibitions, opportunities, workshops, poetry readings, drawing groups, ArtTalks, volunteer opportunities…lots more!  Take a look, can you find what you are looking for?  Is it easy to maneuver?  We would like your feedback, let us know what you think kvaa@harlowgallery.org .

Also, please take note: The board of directors of the Kennebec Valley Art Association voted to invest our scholarship funds with the Maine Community Foundation as of 2010, to meet our goals of improved oversight and ongoing professional financial management.  Please read the stories about the individuals who inspired these scholarships!

We look forward to hearing from you.

The Harlow Gallery
home of the Kennebec Valley Art Association
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