Wiscasset gallery seeks member art

WISCASSET — The Maine Art Gallery seeks member art for its upcoming show, Generations: Legacy of Mentors 2024.

“All artists have some kind of story to tell about a teacher or mentor whose methods, influence and work contributed to their personal development and maturity as artists,” says artist, author and teacher David Dewey in reference to the show. Dewey, who will jury the art, noted that the artists selected will share their stories about significant artist-teachers and mentors who made critical contributions to their personal and artist development, according to a news release from Kay Liss with the gallery.

“White Cloud Reflected” is an oil pastel on paper by Elena Jahn, an artist whose work will appear in the Generations: Legacy of Mentors exhibition at the Maine Art Gallery. Submitted photo

Generations: Legacy of Mentors contains two components; the first features Maine Art Gallery “generations” artists from the 1950s and ’60s, and the influence those artists had on an invited younger group of artists. The second component consists of a juried exhibit of Maine Art Gallery member artists along with statements that describe their mentors and the influences on their current work.

The deadline for the juried component of this show is midnight, Tuesday, April 2. That component is open to all Maine Art Gallery artist members. Memberships can be initiated or renewed on the MAG website.

Membership is a low-cost way to obtain increased visibility for an artist’s work and attract the investment of the growing number of Maine art collectors. Joining now assures one will qualify for submission to the member shows and receive timely notice of future Calls for Art. Rules for entrants and submission guidelines can be found at maineartgallerywiscasset.org.

Original fine art in any media may be submitted, including drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, fiber, photography, jewelry and sculpture. Each artist may submit up to two works which must be their own original work. Work shown in the past at the Maine Art Gallery is not eligible.

Generations: Legacy of Mentors 2024 runs from Thursday, May 2 through Sunday, June 9.