The Ogunquit Art Association (OAA) – Maine’s Original Artists’ Group | est. 1928 – is celebrating their 95th Anniversary in 2023 with a variety of exhibitions, gallery talks, demonstrations, workshops, and more at our Barn Gallery headquarters (located at the corner of Shore Road and Bourne Lane).

This exciting new season of art exhibitions and programs by artists of the Ogunquit Art Association begins with our Opening Exhibitions running from Wednesday, May 24th through Saturday June 24th.

(featured photo above: L: Dustan Knight; Hockey Pond (detail); 36 x 36″; acrylic on canvas; R: Antoinette Prien Schultze; “Vessel”; cherrywood, glass, steel, spruce; 61.5″x25″x25)

RECEPTION: Join us on Saturday, May 27 (from 4-7:30PM) for our “Gala Reception for Opening Exhibitions”. Admission to the Reception is FREE.

Barn Gallery will show the work of Artist Members of the OAA (painters, graphic artists, photographers, and sculptors) in our big, bright, cool, and airy spaces.

The Sculpture Court will show work of the OAA Sculptors as well as the work of Invited New England Sculptors

Our Opening Exhibitions will feature: “OAA Expressions” (an exhibition with a wide variety of subject and medium); Artist Showcases featuring the work of Dustan Knight (painter) and Antoinette Prien Schultze (sculptor); our Expanded Collectors Gallery (featuring ready-to-hang artwork, no larger than 16×20 — and all priced no higher than $850); plus an Invited New England Sculptors exhibit in our outdoor Sculpture Court.

GALLERY TALK: On Thursday, June 8th (at 6 PM) our Opening Exhibition Showcase Artists (Dustan Knight (painter) and Antoinette Prien Schultze (sculptor)) will also present an insightful and inspiring Gallery Talk where you can meet the artists, see their work, learn about their processes, and ask questions. Admission to the Gallery Talk is FREE.

Although there is no substitution for seeing art in person, we are pleased to announce that virtual versions of our exhibitions will be made available on barngallery.org. Also, much of the work exhibited will additionally be shared on our Barn Gallery Facebook and Instagram accounts.

See barngallery.org for our full schedule of artist workshops, demonstrations, and additional gallery programs.

At A Glance:

Opening Exhibitions: May 24 – June 24
OAA Expressions
Collectors Gallery
Invited New England Sculptors
Showcases: Dustan Knight (painter) and Antoinette Prien Schultze (sculptor).

Receptions + Gallery Talks:

Gala Reception: Saturday, May 27, 4 – 7:30PM

Gallery Talk: Thursday, June 8, 6 PM
Dustan Knight – Painter
Antoinette Prien Schultze – Sculptor
Click here to learn more.

“My process is exploratory – encouraging the artwork to unfold as I make it. I start with a memory: a place, a time, a feeling; like walking on a wide beach early when bits of dawn color are reflected in rivulets of falling tide. Maybe it was a cold morning and I kept my shoes on and pulled my sweatshirt hood up over my ears. I keep those ideas as I choose colors and techniques, working until it feels absolutely right; much more what I remember then a photo could ever capture.”

Dustan Knight is a professional artist, educator, and art writer.

She earned her Masters in Fine Art from Pratt Institute in NYC and her MA in Art History from Boston University. She is a recipient of a NH State Fellowship for the Arts, a MacDowell Colony residency, and a past Cummington Artist Colony resident. Dustan is represented by galleries across the US, including Art Three in Manchester, the Ogunquit Art Association in Maine. She’s a contributing writer to Art New England, a frequent juror, and gives demonstrations and workshops in watercolor, art business, and art history. Her work has appeared in Watercolor Magazine, Daniel Smith, Cheap Joe’s and Ampersand Insider Newsletters. Dustan’s work is in many private and public collections, including Macy’s, Acme and Oracles as well as numerous hospitals and New Hampshire public buildings.

LEARN MORE: dustanknight.com

“I discovered my need to express myself creating art, along with my ability at 17, while living in NYC. I visited museums and sat in on history classes at Columbia where my husband was a student. I worked with clay, than wood, and on to marble. I worked daily for years. I was juried into the Ogunquit Art Association in 1981. In 1983 I won my first public commission. In 1986 I won the commission to create Manchester NH’s “Mill Girl”, a 10 ft. bronze figure. In 1988 I completed “Life Entwined” the large marble sculpture that is in the permanent collection of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMAA) in Ogunquit, Maine. My work is in University collections, Botanical Gardens, and Museums, most recently my 15 ft black granite sculpture “Remembrance” was purchased for the Jule Collins Smith Museum at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.”

Artist Statement: Antoinette Prien Schultze.

I have been carving since 1969. My sculptures have evolved from realistic to abstraction, with my philosophical focus and medium of expression remaining constant. In 2006 I was able to build a large studio behind my home. It is here that I strive to create forms that are visually beautiful and comfortable in the landscape, exhibiting strength along with the frailty that I see in existence.

I use the natural and eternal presentation that stone affects to carve abstract forms that reflect our common humanity and express the wonder and beauty that is of our world. I flag each sculpture with ethereal colored glass that sparkles with light and throws reflections of color onto the surrounding surfaces of the sculpture. The stone and wood that I carve project a feeling of strength and stability, and the addition of glass (representing our passions and feelings) renders a vulnerable and fragile quality to my art. This quality of opposites, strength and fragility, is a reminder of the beautiful balancing act that is ever present in nature.

I use an electric angle grinder and an impact drill with diamond blades and bits, along with hand tools such as chisels and hammer and rasps to shape and finish each sculpture. The caste glass is broken into shape with a hammer and chisel.

LEARN MORE: antoinettepschultze.com

Learn more about the Barn Gallery 2023 Schedule: barngallery.org/2023-season