Barn Gallery - Ogunquit Art Association

Workshop: Chinese Ink Painting
2022-08-24 | Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane, Ogunquit, ME, 03907, United States
Join us at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine on Wednesday, August 24th for a “Workshop: Chinese Ink Painting” (between 11am and 4pm) led by Ogunquit Art Association artist-member Shaio-Ping Wang.
Suggested Workshop donation: $50

Additional Information
Come join accomplished artist + educator Shaio-Ping Wang as she presents a workshop focused on the art of Chinese Ink Painting.
This course explores the tonality and mark-making of traditional Chinese ink painting with subtle hints of watercolor.
We will develop our sensibility of the “5 colors of grey” in ink and build a mark-making vocabulary that turns dots and strokes into plant and landscape paintings.
Wet and dry brush techniques are achieved with a variety of Chinese paper of different absorbencies.
All skill levels are welcome.

Workshop: Chinese Ink Painting (w/ Shaio-Ping Wang)

Wednesday, August 24 (11am – 4pm)
Suggested donation: $50

Preregistration recommended. Call Barn Gallery (207-646-8400 ) after May 25.

About The Workshop Instructor: Shaio-Ping Wang

Shiao-Ping Wang was born in Taiwan and immigrated to the United States in 1981. She studied both Western art and Chinese art in New York and earned a MFA degree from Queens College, City University of New York. She works both abstractly and from observation in various painting media. Her work has been exhibited throughout the US and China. She has taught painting and drawing in various colleges including the University of New Hampshire. In 2007 Shiao-Ping won a Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center. In 2008 she won the Spotlight Award for Best Painter in the Seacoast.

Workshop: Bands of Color in Watercolor and Collage
2022-08-25
Join us at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine on Thursday, August 25th for a “Workshop: Bands of Color in Watercolor and Collage” (between 10am and 3pm) led by Ogunquit Art Association artist-member Ethel Hills.
Suggested Workshop donation: $50

Additional Information
Come join accomplished artist + educator Ethel Hills as she presents a workshop focused on “Bands of Color in Watercolor and Collage”.
Enjoy an art play day and learn a new technique.
We’ll be making small colorful abstract landscapes that celebrate your spirit.
One of the fun pieces of this experience is using bits and pieces of old paintings to help create new paintings.
Although watercolor will be our primary painting medium, we’ll be using some less traditional papers along with straight watercolor paper.
All skill levels are welcome.
NOTE: This workshop is also available on Tuesday, August 30.

Workshop: Bands of Color in Watercolor and Collage (w/ Ethel Hills)

Thursday, August 25 (10am – 3pm)
Suggested donation: $50

Preregistration recommended. Call Barn Gallery (207-646-8400 ) after May 25.

About The Workshop Instructor: Ethel Hills

Ethel Hills grew up amidst the orchards, fields and hills of Hollis, New Hampshire. While completing her B.A. at the University of New Hampshire, she fell in love with the marshes and beaches of the seacoast region and eventually settled in Hampton.
While working traditional clerical jobs, she explored her creativity through needlework, photography and rug hooking. Interest in developing her own rug designs brought her to a drawing class and the beginning of a love of drawing and painting. To improve her skills, she actively pursued her study of art, including traditional art courses at the University of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Institute of Art.
Hills has been painting seriously for more than thirty years and is currently pursuing her art career from her studio at Lane House Arts Center in downtown Hampton. She is an active member of the Ogunquit Art Association, New Hampshire Art Association, the Abstract Artists Group of New England, Women’s Caucus for Art, and Newburyport Art Association. Her work has been included in the Biennial at New Hampshire Institute of Art, the Regional Juried Show at Newburyport Art Association, New Hampshire Art Association’s Currier Exhibition and Barn Gallery’s Regional Juried show in Ogunquit, ME.

Workshop: Bands of Color in Watercolor and Collage
2022-08-30
Join us at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine on Tuesday, August 30th for a “Workshop: Bands of Color in Watercolor and Collage” (between 10am and 3pm) led by Ogunquit Art Association artist-member Ethel Hills.
Suggested Workshop donation: $50

Additional Information
Come join accomplished artist + educator Ethel Hills as she presents a workshop focused on “Bands of Color in Watercolor and Collage”.
Enjoy an art play day and learn a new technique.
We’ll be making small colorful abstract landscapes that celebrate your spirit.
One of the fun pieces of this experience is using bits and pieces of old paintings to help create new paintings.
Although watercolor will be our primary painting medium, we’ll be using some less traditional papers along with straight watercolor paper.
All skill levels are welcome.

Workshop: Bands of Color in Watercolor and Collage (w/ Ethel Hills)

Tuesday, August 30 (10am – 3pm)
Suggested donation: $50

Preregistration recommended. Call Barn Gallery (207-646-8400 ) after May 25.

About The Workshop Instructor: Ethel Hills

Ethel Hills grew up amidst the orchards, fields and hills of Hollis, New Hampshire. While completing her B.A. at the University of New Hampshire, she fell in love with the marshes and beaches of the seacoast region and eventually settled in Hampton.
While working traditional clerical jobs, she explored her creativity through needlework, photography and rug hooking. Interest in developing her own rug designs brought her to a drawing class and the beginning of a love of drawing and painting. To improve her skills, she actively pursued her study of art, including traditional art courses at the University of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Institute of Art.
Hills has been painting seriously for more than thirty years and is currently pursuing her art career from her studio at Lane House Arts Center in downtown Hampton. She is an active member of the Ogunquit Art Association, New Hampshire Art Association, the Abstract Artists Group of New England, Women’s Caucus for Art, and Newburyport Art Association. Her work has been included in the Biennial at New Hampshire Institute of Art, the Regional Juried Show at Newburyport Art Association, New Hampshire Art Association’s Currier Exhibition and Barn Gallery’s Regional Juried show in Ogunquit, ME.

43rd Annual Student Art Show - Barn Gallery, Ogunquit
2023-05-12 - 2023-05-14
Get ready for an explosion of imagination and creativity as the Barn Gallery of Ogunquit, Maine is set to host its 43rd Annual Student Art Show! This event has become a beloved tradition in the local art community, drawing in families, art enthusiasts, and curious onlookers year after year.

From May 12th through 14th, 2023, the gallery will be filled with the stunning works of K-12 students from the Southern Maine Seacoast area. Visitors can expect to see a wide range of artistic styles and mediums, including landscapes/seascapes, portraits, animals, still life, design, photography, sculpture, jewelry, and more!
One of the reasons why this event is so important to the local art community is that it provides young artists with an opportunity to showcase their talents in a professional setting. For many of these students, having their artwork displayed in a “real gallery” is a dream come true, and it can be an incredibly validating experience that encourages them to continue pursuing their artistic passions.
Be sure to mark your calendars for the opening exhibition of the Annual Student Art Show at Barn Gallery on Friday, May 12th from 4-6 PM. The exhibition will be open to the public throughout the weekend, with viewing hours on Saturday, May 13th and Sunday, May 14th from 1-4 PM. With its lively atmosphere and imaginative works of art, the Annual Student Art Show at the Barn Gallery of Ogunquit is an event that you won’t want to miss!
In addition to being an important opportunity for young artists, the Annual Student Art Show is also a celebration of the rich artistic history of the Ogunquit area. Since the late 1800s, this seaside town has been home to a vibrant community of artists, and Barn Gallery, home to the Ogunquit Art Association – Maine’s Original Artists’ Group (est. 1928), has long been a cornerstone of this enduring artistic heritage.
DETAILS:
WHAT: 43rd Annual Student Art Show
WHEN: 5/12/23 (4-6 PM); 5/13-14/23 (1-4 PM)
WHERE: Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane, Ogunquit, Maine 03907
Additional Information
Barn Gallery, built by Barn Gallery Associates (BGA) and the Ogunquit Art Association (OAA) in 1958-1959, provides an iconic exhibition space for OAA artists and a center for artistic activities. Together with the Ogunquit Museum of American Art and the Ogunquit Playhouse, it is a vital part of the lively cultural life of Ogunquit and the surrounding area. In 2003 BGA donated the building to the Ogunquit Arts Collaborative, a volunteer-run 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit corporation that is funded by contributions from the Friends of Ogunquit Art, gifts and donations, management fees and fundraising activities.
For those interested in learning more about the Barn Gallery and its exciting 2023 schedule of events, including inspiring gallery talks, lively panel discussions, illuminating demonstrations, and enlightening workshops, stay tuned to barngallery.org. With a commitment to fostering creativity and supporting artists of all ages, the Barn Gallery is truly a gem of the local art community.
Photos from past Student Art Shows at Barn GalleryPhotos by Eric J. Taubert, Deidre O’Flaherty + Hara Harding.
Ready for some MORE art in Ogunquit this summer? Celebrate 95 years of the Ogunquit Art Association!
Barn Gallery’s 2023 Season will run from Wednesday, May 24th through Monday, October 9th!
Come see original art by the finest, local artists in our iconic, light-filled gallery. CLICK HERE FOR OUR 2023 SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS, GALLERY TALKS, DEMOS, AND WORKSHOPS…
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Opening Art Exhibitions at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit Maine 2023
2023-05-24 - 2023-06-24
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)
Additional Information About the Opening Exhibitions at Barn GalleryRECEPTION: 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.
About Dustan Knight – Painter“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
About Antoinette Prien Schultze – Sculptor“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
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Barn Gallery Talk - Showcase Artists | Dustan Knight + Antoinette Prien Schultze
2023-06-08
Join us at Barn Gallery on Thursday, June 8th (at 6 PM) for a Barn Gallery Talk by two of our Opening Exhibition Showcase Artists: Dustan Knight (Painter) and Antoinette Prien Schultze (Sculptor).
Meet the artists, see their work, learn about their processes, and ask questions.
These insightful and inspiring Gallery Talks always provide further insight into our exhibitions and give attendees the chance to hear stories + learn tips and tricks from present day juried artist-members of the Ogunquit Art Association, Maine’s Original Artists’ Group (est. 1928).
This is a FREE event and it is open to the public.
About Dustan Knight – Painter“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
About Antoinette Prien Schultze – Sculptor“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
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Mid-Season Art Exhibitions at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit Maine 2023
2023-06-28 - 2023-07-29
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 continues with our Mid-Season Exhibitions running from Wednesday, June 28th through Saturday July 29th.
Additional Information About the Mid-Season Exhibitions at Barn GalleryRECEPTION: Join us on Saturday, July 1st (from 4-7:30PM) for our “Gala Reception for Mid-Season 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 Mid-Season Exhibitions will feature: “OAA Expressions” (an exhibition with a wide variety of subject and medium); Regional Artists: An Open, Juried Show (featuring artwork by members and non-members of the Ogunquit Art Association – Juror: Kat Zagaria Buckley); 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.
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:
Mid-Season Exhibitions: June 28 – July 29OAA ExpressionsCollectors GalleryInvited New England SculptorsRegional Artists: An Open Juried Show
Reception:
Gala Reception: Saturday, July 1, 4 – 7:30PM
Upcoming Demonstrations, Talks, Workshops:
Wednesday, July 5 (6PM) “Sculpture Demonstration: Anthony Alemany; Anatomy of the Creative Process: Figurative Sculpture“
Wednesday, July 12 (6PM) “Drawing Demonstration: Kathi Smith; Draw the Line: Landscape & Language“
Thursday, July 13 (10AM–3PM) “Drawing Workshop: Kathi Smith; Draw the Line: Landscape & Language“; Suggested donation $60.00
Wednesday, July 19 (6PM) “Papermaking Demonstration: Gayle Fitzpatrick; Papermaking“
Thursday, July 20 (10AM–3PM) “Papermaking Workshop: Gayle Fitzpatrick; Papermaking“; Suggested donation $60.00
Thursday, July 20 (6PM) “Gallery Talk: Chase Stevens; Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Arts“
Wednesday, July 26 (6PM) “Painting Demonstration: Pamela duLong Williams; Still Life in Oil”
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Late Summer Exhibitions at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine 2023
2023-08-09 - 2023-09-09
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 continues with our Late Summer Exhibitions running from Wednesday, August 9th through Saturday September, 9th.
Additional Information About the Late Summer Exhibitions at Barn GalleryRECEPTION: Join us on Saturday, August 19th (from 4-7:30PM) for our “Gala Reception for Late Summer 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 Late Summer Exhibitions will feature: “OAA Expressions” (an exhibition with a wide variety of subject and medium); Artist Showcases featuring the work of Janet Ledoux (painter) and Anne Strout (painter); 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, August 17th (at 6 PM) our Late Summer Exhibition Showcase Artists (Janet Ledoux (painter) and Anne Strout (painter)) 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. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.

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:
Late Summer Exhibitions: August 9 – September 9
OAA Expressions
Collectors Gallery
Invited New England Sculptors
Showcases: Janet Ledoux (painter) and Anne Strout (painter).
Receptions + Gallery Talks:
Gala Reception: Saturday, August 19th, 4 – 7:30PM
Gallery Talk: Thursday, August 17th, 6 PM
Janet Ledoux – Painter
Anne Strout – Painter
Click here to learn more.
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About Janet Ledoux – PainterShowcase Title – Begin Again
“As 2020 arrived, I was in the process of building a house in Jefferson, Maine, on a lake not far from the Atlantic. As the Pandemic surged, my husband and I scrambled to finish the house and move while he retired. I was surprised to find my painting process upended by this onrush of change, and I took a breath and stopped working while I figured out how to begin again. These paintings are some of the art I have made as I slowly regained my path as a painter. They are art of the space all around me, my new studio, my new landscape, and my new life.
I paint in oil directly from life, often outdoors, editing the many details into a simpler and more powerful whole. Although the work can vary from direct perceptual painting to a more markedly abstracted approach, the idea of something observed and distilled is always there.The subject is often the light, the geometry in boulders and trees, the language of color, movement, or people and our interaction with the world. I use oil paints for most of my paintings. Oil allows for more editing, layering, and altering as I rework a painting. I search for clarity by simplifying the subject to communicate through the language of paint. I have been influenced and aided by so many artists past and present. The art of Fairfield Porter and Lois Dodd continues to resonate for me, among many others.”
Biography
Mid Coast Maine painter Janet Ledoux makes oil paintings that capture the changing light and weather, and the people in the landscape. Her work is noted for strong design and inventive color. A juried member of the historic Ogunquit Art Association, Janet is widely collected.
Janet was raised in Hartland, CT and graduated from the Paier College of Art in New Haven, CT in 1980. After completing a 20-year career as an award winning Illustrator and Art Director, she began painting and exhibiting full time in 2000. Residency awards include the National Park Service and the Vermont Studio Center.
LEARN MORE: janetledoux.com
About Anne Strout – Painter“I have done art in one form or another since I was little. I had a career in nursing and raised five kids, extended family, and did artwork on the side to keep me grounded. For years I have taken art courses and gone on art retreats and art vacations. I love color and my paintings usually have a narrative element to them, celebrating life with an emphasis on reinvention and rejuvenation.
The Title of my show is called Rejuvenation. The theme is portraying things we do to make us happy, as simple as having coffee in the morning, planning a garden, or having an adventure. I love mixed media, and paint in watercolor and acrylics, but generally these days I am painting with wax; hot or cold! Encaustic painting, hot wax,involves a heat gun (or torch), a heated palette, and pigmented wax. You can do this on several different substrates; paper, wood panel, or canvas. I usually use wood panels for my encaustic paintings. You may also embed objects,create texture, and employ mixed media, image transfer, and stencils. Cold wax is a process of mixing “cold wax” which is beeswax (if using Gamblin’s) and damar resin, a substance that looks like lard, with oil paints. When mixed, the paint becomes very thick. It is not put on the canvas with brushes, but palette knives, brayers, or squeegees. I work with thin layers. The substrate may be canvas, wooden panel, or paper. Again, you may embed collage elements, graphite, oil sticks or pastels, or pigmented alcohol to the cold wax painting.”
Artist Statement: Anne Strout.
Much of my work speaks to the obstacles and adversities we all face in our daily human struggles. The emphasis is on reinvention and optimism. Encaustic and mixed media help me with these narratives, as I employ multiple layers, colors, and often embedded objects to metaphorically address the past, and the hope of the future.
LEARN MORE: annestrout.com
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Barn Gallery Talk - Showcase Artists: Janet Ledoux + Anne Strout
2023-08-17
Join us at Barn Gallery on Thursday, August 17th (at 6 PM) for a Barn Gallery Talk by two of our Late Summer Exhibition Showcase Artists: Janet Ledoux (Painter) and Anne Strout (Painter).
Meet the artists, see their work, learn about their processes, and ask questions.
These insightful and inspiring Gallery Talks always provide further insight into our exhibitions and give attendees the chance to hear stories + learn tips and tricks from present day juried artist-members of the Ogunquit Art Association, Maine’s Original Artists’ Group (est. 1928).
This is a FREE event and it is open to the public.
featured image above: (L) Janet Ledoux; Darrow’s Barn 3 (detail); 14 x 18″; (R) Anne Strout; Gardening was Her Religion (detail), cold wax, 20”x20”.

About Janet Ledoux – PainterShowcase Title – Begin Again
“As 2020 arrived, I was in the process of building a house in Jefferson, Maine, on a lake not far from the Atlantic. As the Pandemic surged, my husband and I scrambled to finish the house and move while he retired. I was surprised to find my painting process upended by this onrush of change, and I took a breath and stopped working while I figured out how to begin again. These paintings are some of the art I have made as I slowly regained my path as a painter. They are art of the space all around me, my new studio, my new landscape, and my new life.
I paint in oil directly from life, often outdoors, editing the many details into a simpler and more powerful whole. Although the work can vary from direct perceptual painting to a more markedly abstracted approach, the idea of something observed and distilled is always there.The subject is often the light, the geometry in boulders and trees, the language of color, movement, or people and our interaction with the world. I use oil paints for most of my paintings. Oil allows for more editing, layering, and altering as I rework a painting. I search for clarity by simplifying the subject to communicate through the language of paint. I have been influenced and aided by so many artists past and present. The art of Fairfield Porter and Lois Dodd continues to resonate for me, among many others.”
Biography
Mid Coast Maine painter Janet Ledoux makes oil paintings that capture the changing light and weather, and the people in the landscape. Her work is noted for strong design and inventive color. A juried member of the historic Ogunquit Art Association, Janet is widely collected.
Janet was raised in Hartland, CT and graduated from the Paier College of Art in New Haven, CT in 1980. After completing a 20-year career as an award winning Illustrator and Art Director, she began painting and exhibiting full time in 2000. Residency awards include the National Park Service and the Vermont Studio Center.
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About Anne Strout – Painter“I have done art in one form or another since I was little. I had a career in nursing and raised five kids, extended family, and did artwork on the side to keep me grounded. For years I have taken art courses and gone on art retreats and art vacations. I love color and my paintings usually have a narrative element to them, celebrating life with an emphasis on reinvention and rejuvenation.
The Title of my show is called Rejuvenation. The theme is portraying things we do to make us happy, as simple as having coffee in the morning, planning a garden, or having an adventure. I love mixed media, and paint in watercolor and acrylics, but generally these days I am painting with wax; hot or cold! Encaustic painting, hot wax,involves a heat gun (or torch), a heated palette, and pigmented wax. You can do this on several different substrates; paper, wood panel, or canvas. I usually use wood panels for my encaustic paintings. You may also embed objects,create texture, and employ mixed media, image transfer, and stencils. Cold wax is a process of mixing “cold wax” which is beeswax (if using Gamblin’s) and damar resin, a substance that looks like lard, with oil paints. When mixed, the paint becomes very thick. It is not put on the canvas with brushes, but palette knives, brayers, or squeegees. I work with thin layers. The substrate may be canvas, wooden panel, or paper. Again, you may embed collage elements, graphite, oil sticks or pastels, or pigmented alcohol to the cold wax painting.”
Artist Statement: Anne Strout.
Much of my work speaks to the obstacles and adversities we all face in our daily human struggles. The emphasis is on reinvention and optimism. Encaustic and mixed media help me with these narratives, as I employ multiple layers, colors, and often embedded objects to metaphorically address the past, and the hope of the future.
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Fall Exhibitions at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine 2023
2023-09-13 - 2023-10-09
PLEASE NOTE: Due to weather, the Gala Reception for Fall Exhibitions at Barn Gallery has been rescheduled to Saturday 9.23.23.
Discover the Beauty of Fall Exhibitions at Barn Gallery!
Nestled in the heart of Ogunquit, Maine, the Ogunquit Art Association (OAA) has been a beacon of artistic excellence since its establishment in 1928. As we celebrate our remarkable 95th Anniversary in 2023, we invite you to join us in a season filled with art exhibitions, gallery talks, demonstrations, workshops, and more, all set against the backdrop of the enchanting New England autumn.
To continue this season of artistic splendor, our Fall Exhibitions will run from Wednesday, September 13th to Monday, October 9th.
Don’t miss our “Gala Reception for Fall Exhibitions” on Saturday, September 23rd, from 4-7:30 PM. It’s an evening of art, camaraderie, and celebration, and admission is FREE.
Thank you to our generous sponsors for supporting the 71st Annual AuctionGOLD SPONSORSILVER SPONSOR
Additional Information About the Fall 2023 Exhibitions at Barn GalleryFall Exhibitions: September 13th – October 9th
RECEPTION: Join us on Saturday, September 23rd (from 4-7:30PM) for our “Gala Reception for Fall Exhibitions”. Admission to the Reception is FREE.
The highlights of our Fall Exhibitions include “OAA Expressions,” a diverse showcase of subjects and mediums that will leave you captivated. Dive deeper into the artistry with our Artist Showcases featuring Russel Whitten and Pamela duLong Williams, both exceptional painters.
For art enthusiasts seeking the perfect addition to their collection, our Expanded Collectors Gallery features ready-to-hang artwork, each piece no larger than 16×20 inches.
Our home, the Barn Gallery, located at the corner of Shore Road and Bourne Lane, is the epicenter of this creative celebration. Stepping into our big, bright, cool, and airy spaces, you’ll be greeted by the stunning works of our Artist Members – painters, graphic artists, photographers, and sculptors – as they showcase their talents.
The Sculpture Court, adorned with the works of the OAA Sculptors and Invited New England Sculptors, offers a unique outdoor gallery experience that harmonizes beautifully with the season.
Gallery Talk: September 21st at 6 PM
Join us on Thursday, September 21st, at 6 PM for an engaging Gallery Talk with our Fall Exhibition Showcase Artists, Russel Whitten and Pamela duLong Williams. Discover the stories behind their art, gain insight into their creative processes, and connect with the artists in an intimate setting.
Admission to this Gallery Talk is FREE, offering you a unique opportunity to connect with the creative minds behind the masterpieces.
STAY CONNECTED ONLINE: 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: September 13 – October 9
OAA Expressions
Collectors Gallery
Invited New England Sculptors
Showcases: Russel Whitten (Painter) and Pamela duLong Williams (Painter)
Receptions + Gallery Talks:
Gala Reception: Saturday, September 23rd, 4 – 7:30PM
Gallery Talk: Thursday, June 8, 6 PM
Russel Whitten (Painter)
Pamela duLong Williams (Painter)
About Pamela duLong Williams (Painter)ARTIST BIO: Pamela duLong WilliamsPamela duLong Williams attended the Art Students League, NYC, Boston Museum School of Fine Art, and graduated from Vesper George School of Art, Boston, MA.
She has taught painting in oil at Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan, CT; UNH, Durham, NH; Coolidge Art Center, Portsmouth, NH; Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk, ME; Rowayton Art Center, Rowayton, CT; as well as numerous workshops in this country and abroad since 1976.
Her works have exhibited in competitions and collections such as the National Academy, NYC; Allied Artists, NYC; Creditianstalt, NYC; The Louis Williams Cone Collection; The State House Collection of Boston; Artist’s Magazine; American Artist Magazine; Coastal Living Magazine; as well as numerous galleries in this country and abroad.
In addition to being a juried artist-member of the Ogunquit Art Association, she is also currently an active member of Silvermine Guild of Artists, New Canaan, CT; The Copley Society, Boston, MA; and the Portrait Society of America.
Artist Statement
My creative process for portraiture begins with what the model projects. Body language is a very important part of achieving a likeness. Therefore, I do not pose my models. I talk with them after they seat themselves. The more we talk the more comfortable they tend to become in the chair and in my company. I watch them move about in the chair until I am struck with a composition. Left to position them selves with no more direction than sitting or standing, the subject will take a pose that is characteristic of them.
Once we have a pose which suits both their comfort and my inspiration I begin to choose back ground colors and set the lights. Selecting the right size and proportioned canvas is next. I begin drawing in charcoal on the canvas. Correcting the anatomy and placement continuously. Developing the drawing can take up to an hour or more.
When satisfied I spray with fixative and begin painting. I first analyze the subject’s flesh-tones and decide on the colors I will use. I lay in my large dark shadow shapes first, beginning with the eyes and then working all over the face and down through the body. Constantly painting the colors and values I identify. Then I paint in the local colors, or mid tone shapes. Lastly I paint in the lights. I strive to cover the entire canvas with paint as soon as possible. Since I work on a white canvas it is important to establish and overstate my values in the first stages.
Now I have my “knock in” which I will then devote hours to repainting until I am satisfied with the finish. The face can take me from six hours to infinity. Sometimes new starts are needed.
Portraiture is one of the more difficult expressions of painting. It demands a command of the anatomy, color, and composition. The success of portrait painting is to first and foremost commit myself to the art of making a good painting. A well-composed interesting painting conveying an inspired moment. A downward glance. A woman in a red hat. A woman defiantly smoking a cigarette.
I do not work from photos. The interaction between myself and the model is of paramount importance. The animation of my subject which occurs during our relaxed sessions is what helps me to understand the structure of their face and body movements. It enables me to achieve the personality of the subject. Secondly, the camera does not provide enough of the spacial depth (in terms of subtle but necessary transitions of temperature and intensity of color) needed to recede or project the form in space. Since my approach to all work is that of the impressionist school, working from life is essential with still life and plein air painting, as well as portraiture.
My approach to laying in a portrait is also the progression of steps I use in all my work. I first decide what my most striking impression is of my subject. The light. The palette. The scale. The emotional response to a moment in time that will never occur again.
CLICK HERE TO READ AN INTERVIEW WITH PAMELA DULONG WILLIAMS
LEARN MORE: pameladulongwilliams.com
About Russel Whitten (painter)ARTIST BIO: Russel WhittenRussel Whitten studied art at Maine College of Art, Heartwood College of Art and the Art Students League of New York. He is represented by The Wright Gallery in Cape Porpoise and is a member and showing artist with The Ogunquit Arts Association/Barn Gallery.
Russel has been teaching for 20 years at art institutions in Southern Maine including Rivertree Center for the Arts in Kennebunk, Sanctuary Arts in Eliot, Old Orchard Beach Adult Education, Wells Adult Education and The University of New England in Biddeford. His painting experience includes scenic artistry in theater painting at The Ogunquit Playhouse, Good Theater in Portland Maine, and Prescott Park, Portsmouth NH.
Artist Statement
“I sell my paintings and drawings to support my habit that people call art.”
CLICK HERE TO READ AN INTERVIEW WITH RUSSEL WHITTEN
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ART HOPE Origami Project at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine
2023-10-01
Join us for a day of creativity, mindfulness, and community at the ART HOPE Origami Project in Ogunquit, Maine. On October 1st, from 10 am to 1 pm, we’ll gather at the Barn Gallery to explore the ancient Japanese art of paper folding, origami.
Artists of all ages will gather to share and learn the art of folding paper cranes. In Japanese tradition, the origami crane is a symbol of hope, peace, well-being, and happiness. The hands-on process promotes mindfulness and stress-reduction, increases creative focus, agility, and memory, and engenders the joy of creating a whimsical work of art.
But the magic doesn’t stop there. We invite you to join us in a heartwarming act of community service. Participants can volunteer to make origami cranes that will be donated to the York Hospital Oncology Center as opart of the ART HOPE Origami Project, offering hope and support to patients and their families.
What: ART HOPE Origami Project
Where: Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane, Ogunquit, Maine 03907
When: Sunday, October 1st, 2023, 10 am – 1 pm
Additional InformationThe Art Hope Origami Project is brought to you by ART HOPE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to promoting creative wellness for our community at large. ART HOPE’s mission is to raise awareness about the importance of creative self-expression and self-care. They offer a practical approach to healthful, artful living, exploring the healing opportunities of art-making, art-taking, and art-giving.
Since its inception in 2006, ART HOPE has worked tirelessly to cultivate ways to promote the creativity and health of individuals and communities through the expressive arts and creative wellness education. Laura Jaquays, the founder, has been instrumental in pioneering these efforts, working closely with educators, artists, healthcare providers, and wellness groups.
Laura’s innovative approach to teaching people to tap into their unique creative potential for health, well-being, and enjoyment has resonated with countless individuals. Her work in clinical and community environments has engaged participants of all ages in the arts for self-expression and self-care.
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Frederick Moyer - 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit | Ogunquit Performing Arts
2023-10-07
Ogunquit Performing Arts Presents the 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery, Bourne Lane at Shore Road, Ogunquit.
CONCERT SCHEDULE:
Saturday, October 7: Frederick Moyer Piano Concert
Friday, October 13: Ukranian pianist Liana Paniyeva
Sunday, October 15: Student Piano Recital
Scroll down and continue reading for additional important information and ticket purchase details…
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSAdditional information about the 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit presented by Ogunquit Performing ArtsFrederick Moyer: Saturday, October 7th at 7:30 p.m.Performing the opening concert at the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 7th, internationally acclaimed pianist, Frederick Moyer performs a show-stopping program of a variety of well-known classical composers, and featuring a group of jazz favorites.
His program will include works by Mozart, Schumann, Chopin and Rachmaninoff, followed by a wide-ranging selection of his (and our) jazz standards.
Moyer has redefined traditional piano recitals through his use of technology, often with his own original software. His MoyerCam provides the audience a view from almost every seat in the house of his hands and keyboard.
His performances exhibit an affinity for a wide variety of styles in both classical music and jazz, and his relaxed and witty commentary from the stage engages audiences in the heart of the musical experience. He returns to OPA audiences as a favorite performer, always inspiring standing ovations and encores.
Moyer has entertained audiences in more than 44 countries- and in such international venues as the Sydney Opera House, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Windsor Castle, with orchestras in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brazil, and Iceland- and across every region in the U.S. ranging from Boston, NYC, Baltimore and Washington D.C. to St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Milwaukee to Dallas, Houston and Los Angeles.
Critical praise from the New York Times refers to his work as “First class… His playing is clean, unmannered, and full of ideas and intelligence.”
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSLiana Paniyeva: Friday, October 13, at 7:30 pmOn Friday, October 13, at 7:30 pm, Ukranian and international classical pianist Liana Paniyeva makes her Ogunquit debut performing a program which illustrates what her concert reviewers describe as a “sensitive player… holding your attention with tender regard for the music, a captivating inwardness and sense of free spontaneity.”
Her program will include works by Brahms, Chopin, Schumann, Weinberg and Lysenko.
Ms. Paniyeva began winning prizes as a young prodigy in Ukraine in 2002, and continued to win international performance prizes in prestigious competitions from the American Fine Arts Festival and the Metropolitan International Competition in NYC, to the George Gershwin International Competition, and among others, prestigious competitions in Scotland and Spain.
In 2022 she was granted the Extraordinary Abilities in the Arts US residence, awarded only to artists who have attained the highest level in their field.
Her international venues include but are not limited to piano festivals in Norway, Hungary, Austria, Canada, England, Syria, Italy, South Africa, Spain and Israel. Her domestic performances include multiple performances at Carnegie Hall and concert
series in Chicago.
Her commitment to teaching and mentoring promising young piano students is exemplified by her founding of the first online Young Stars International Piano Competition for young pianists ages 6-14 yo. During the pandemic, children from all over the world submitted their recordings: Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Poland, Canada, Macedonia, Thailand, US, UK, Taiwan, Italy, India, Lithuania, and Azebiajan.
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSStudent Piano Recital: Sunday, October 15 at 3 p.m.Concluding the 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival is the Student Piano Recital, featuring some of Southern Maine’s finest young pianists, on Sunday, October 15 at 3 p.m.
The festival, and especially this recital, honors the memory of Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham (“Betty”), fittingly concluding the festival with this event inspired by most of her own life as a piano student and teacher. As a student, she first received a music degree from Smith College and continued her studies with renowned concert pianists and faculty members from Dunbarton College in Washington, D.C. and Julliard School of Music, in New York City.
Betty Burnham had long dreamed that Ogunquit could support such a program as Ogunquit Performing Arts to add to its attractiveness as a welcoming place for artists, sculptors and summer theatre. Her dream was realized in November 1978, when the Committee for the Performing Arts was formed and began its work, with Betty elected as chairperson.
In this popular annual event, students have a unique opportunity to perform on a concert grand piano before a live public audience of piano enthusiasts as well as family and friends.
LEARN MORETicket Prices and Additional DetailsAdmission to the Student Piano Recital is free.
Tickets for Moyer and Paniyeva concerts are $20 in advance; $25 at the door; students $5, and may be purchased Online at ogunquitperformingarts.org, or at these locations: Cricket’s Corner in Ogunquit; Dunaway Center; Ogunquit Welcome Center.
Audiences will enjoy champagne receptions to meet the artists, and free parking is available at the Barn Gallery and at nearby overflow locations.
Join Ogunquit Performing Arts for wonderful music at the Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane, off Shore Rd or Bourne Lane Ogunquit.
FMI: ogunquitperformingarts.org
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Liana Paniyeva - 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit | Ogunquit Performing Arts
2023-10-13
Ogunquit Performing Arts Presents the 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery, Bourne Lane at Shore Road, Ogunquit.
CONCERT SCHEDULE:Saturday, October 7: Frederick Moyer Piano ConcertFriday, October 13: Ukranian pianist Liana PaniyevaCANCELLED: Sunday, October 15: Student Piano Recital (NOTE: This 10.15.23 event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances)
Scroll down and continue reading for additional important information and ticket purchase details…
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSAdditional information about the 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit presented by Ogunquit Performing ArtsFrederick Moyer: Saturday, October 7th at 7:30 p.m.Performing the opening concert at the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 7th, internationally acclaimed pianist, Frederick Moyer performs a show-stopping program of a variety of well-known classical composers, and featuring a group of jazz favorites.
His program will include works by Mozart, Schumann, Chopin and Rachmaninoff, followed by a wide-ranging selection of his (and our) jazz standards.
Moyer has redefined traditional piano recitals through his use of technology, often with his own original software. His MoyerCam provides the audience a view from almost every seat in the house of his hands and keyboard.
His performances exhibit an affinity for a wide variety of styles in both classical music and jazz, and his relaxed and witty commentary from the stage engages audiences in the heart of the musical experience. He returns to OPA audiences as a favorite performer, always inspiring standing ovations and encores.
Moyer has entertained audiences in more than 44 countries- and in such international venues as the Sydney Opera House, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Windsor Castle, with orchestras in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brazil, and Iceland- and across every region in the U.S. ranging from Boston, NYC, Baltimore and Washington D.C. to St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Milwaukee to Dallas, Houston and Los Angeles.
Critical praise from the New York Times refers to his work as “First class… His playing is clean, unmannered, and full of ideas and intelligence.”
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSLiana Paniyeva: Friday, October 13, at 7:30 pmOn Friday, October 13, at 7:30 pm, Ukranian and international classical pianist Liana Paniyeva makes her Ogunquit debut performing a program which illustrates what her concert reviewers describe as a “sensitive player… holding your attention with tender regard for the music, a captivating inwardness and sense of free spontaneity.”
Her program will include works by Brahms, Chopin, Schumann, Weinberg and Lysenko.
Ms. Paniyeva began winning prizes as a young prodigy in Ukraine in 2002, and continued to win international performance prizes in prestigious competitions from the American Fine Arts Festival and the Metropolitan International Competition in NYC, to the George Gershwin International Competition, and among others, prestigious competitions in Scotland and Spain.
In 2022 she was granted the Extraordinary Abilities in the Arts US residence, awarded only to artists who have attained the highest level in their field.
Her international venues include but are not limited to piano festivals in Norway, Hungary, Austria, Canada, England, Syria, Italy, South Africa, Spain and Israel. Her domestic performances include multiple performances at Carnegie Hall and concert
series in Chicago.
Her commitment to teaching and mentoring promising young piano students is exemplified by her founding of the first online Young Stars International Piano Competition for young pianists ages 6-14 yo. During the pandemic, children from all over the world submitted their recordings: Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Poland, Canada, Macedonia, Thailand, US, UK, Taiwan, Italy, India, Lithuania, and Azebiajan.
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSCANCELLED: Student Piano Recital: Sunday, October 15 at 3 p.m.Concluding the 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival is the Student Piano Recital, featuring some of Southern Maine’s finest young pianists, on Sunday, October 15 at 3 p.m.
The festival, and especially this recital, honors the memory of Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham (“Betty”), fittingly concluding the festival with this event inspired by most of her own life as a piano student and teacher. As a student, she first received a music degree from Smith College and continued her studies with renowned concert pianists and faculty members from Dunbarton College in Washington, D.C. and Julliard School of Music, in New York City.
Betty Burnham had long dreamed that Ogunquit could support such a program as Ogunquit Performing Arts to add to its attractiveness as a welcoming place for artists, sculptors and summer theatre. Her dream was realized in November 1978, when the Committee for the Performing Arts was formed and began its work, with Betty elected as chairperson.
In this popular annual event, students have a unique opportunity to perform on a concert grand piano before a live public audience of piano enthusiasts as well as family and friends.
LEARN MORETicket Prices and Additional DetailsAdmission to the Student Piano Recital is free.
Tickets for Moyer and Paniyeva concerts are $20 in advance; $25 at the door; students $5, and may be purchased Online at ogunquitperformingarts.org, or at these locations: Cricket’s Corner in Ogunquit; Dunaway Center; Ogunquit Welcome Center.
Audiences will enjoy champagne receptions to meet the artists, and free parking is available at the Barn Gallery and at nearby overflow locations.
Join Ogunquit Performing Arts for wonderful music at the Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane, off Shore Rd or Bourne Lane Ogunquit.
FMI: ogunquitperformingarts.org
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CANCELLED: Student Piano Recital - 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit | Ogunquit Performing Arts
2023-10-15
UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN EVENTS.
Ogunquit Performing Arts Presents the 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery, Bourne Lane at Shore Road, Ogunquit.
CONCERT SCHEDULE:
Saturday, October 7: Frederick Moyer Piano Concert
Friday, October 13: Ukranian pianist Liana Paniyeva
CANCELLED: Sunday, October 15: Student Piano Recital
Scroll down and continue reading for additional important information and ticket purchase details…
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSAdditional information about the 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit presented by Ogunquit Performing ArtsFrederick Moyer: Saturday, October 7th at 7:30 p.m.Performing the opening concert at the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 7th, internationally acclaimed pianist, Frederick Moyer performs a show-stopping program of a variety of well-known classical composers, and featuring a group of jazz favorites.
His program will include works by Mozart, Schumann, Chopin and Rachmaninoff, followed by a wide-ranging selection of his (and our) jazz standards.
Moyer has redefined traditional piano recitals through his use of technology, often with his own original software. His MoyerCam provides the audience a view from almost every seat in the house of his hands and keyboard.
His performances exhibit an affinity for a wide variety of styles in both classical music and jazz, and his relaxed and witty commentary from the stage engages audiences in the heart of the musical experience. He returns to OPA audiences as a favorite performer, always inspiring standing ovations and encores.
Moyer has entertained audiences in more than 44 countries- and in such international venues as the Sydney Opera House, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Windsor Castle, with orchestras in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brazil, and Iceland- and across every region in the U.S. ranging from Boston, NYC, Baltimore and Washington D.C. to St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Milwaukee to Dallas, Houston and Los Angeles.
Critical praise from the New York Times refers to his work as “First class… His playing is clean, unmannered, and full of ideas and intelligence.”
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSLiana Paniyeva: Friday, October 13, at 7:30 pmOn Friday, October 13, at 7:30 pm, Ukranian and international classical pianist Liana Paniyeva makes her Ogunquit debut performing a program which illustrates what her concert reviewers describe as a “sensitive player… holding your attention with tender regard for the music, a captivating inwardness and sense of free spontaneity.”
Her program will include works by Brahms, Chopin, Schumann, Weinberg and Lysenko.
Ms. Paniyeva began winning prizes as a young prodigy in Ukraine in 2002, and continued to win international performance prizes in prestigious competitions from the American Fine Arts Festival and the Metropolitan International Competition in NYC, to the George Gershwin International Competition, and among others, prestigious competitions in Scotland and Spain.
In 2022 she was granted the Extraordinary Abilities in the Arts US residence, awarded only to artists who have attained the highest level in their field.
Her international venues include but are not limited to piano festivals in Norway, Hungary, Austria, Canada, England, Syria, Italy, South Africa, Spain and Israel. Her domestic performances include multiple performances at Carnegie Hall and concert
series in Chicago.
Her commitment to teaching and mentoring promising young piano students is exemplified by her founding of the first online Young Stars International Piano Competition for young pianists ages 6-14 yo. During the pandemic, children from all over the world submitted their recordings: Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Poland, Canada, Macedonia, Thailand, US, UK, Taiwan, Italy, India, Lithuania, and Azebiajan.
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSStudent Piano Recital: Sunday, October 15 at 3 p.m.Concluding the 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival is the Student Piano Recital, featuring some of Southern Maine’s finest young pianists, on Sunday, October 15 at 3 p.m.
The festival, and especially this recital, honors the memory of Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham (“Betty”), fittingly concluding the festival with this event inspired by most of her own life as a piano student and teacher. As a student, she first received a music degree from Smith College and continued her studies with renowned concert pianists and faculty members from Dunbarton College in Washington, D.C. and Julliard School of Music, in New York City.
Betty Burnham had long dreamed that Ogunquit could support such a program as Ogunquit Performing Arts to add to its attractiveness as a welcoming place for artists, sculptors and summer theatre. Her dream was realized in November 1978, when the Committee for the Performing Arts was formed and began its work, with Betty elected as chairperson.
In this popular annual event, students have a unique opportunity to perform on a concert grand piano before a live public audience of piano enthusiasts as well as family and friends.
LEARN MORETicket Prices and Additional DetailsAdmission to the Student Piano Recital is free.
Tickets for Moyer and Paniyeva concerts are $20 in advance; $25 at the door; students $5, and may be purchased Online at ogunquitperformingarts.org, or at these locations: Cricket’s Corner in Ogunquit; Dunaway Center; Ogunquit Welcome Center.
Audiences will enjoy champagne receptions to meet the artists, and free parking is available at the Barn Gallery and at nearby overflow locations.
Join Ogunquit Performing Arts for wonderful music at the Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane, off Shore Rd or Bourne Lane Ogunquit.
FMI: ogunquitperformingarts.org
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44th Annual Student Art Show - Barn Gallery, Ogunquit
2024-05-10 - 2024-05-12
The Annual Student Art Show at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine is almost here!

Imagination and energy will fill Barn Gallery to overflowing on May 10th through 12th, 2024 as K-12 students from Southern Maine Seacoast area elementary, middle and high schools exhibit their latest works of art.
RELATED: Barn Gallery 2024 Schedule (CLICK HERE)
Additional Information
The artistic skill and enthusiasm of the young artists will shine forth in a variety of media and subjects! Landscapes/seascapes. Portraits, Animals, Still Life, Design, Photography, Sculpture, Jewelry, All Media and more!
Year after year, families, art enthusiasts, and curious onlookers eagerly flock to the Annual Student Art Show, drawn by the promise of immersing themselves in a world of imagination and talent. It’s an event that brings together the vibrant energy of young artists and the rich artistic legacy of Ogunquit, creating an unforgettable experience for all who attend.
Over the decades, three generations of area families have participated in the Annual Student Art Shows at Barn Gallery. The young artists participating in the exhibition this year are delighted, as were many of their parents and grandparents before them, to have their artwork in a “real” gallery.

44th Annual Student Art Show – Barn Gallery, Ogunquit

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, May 10th (4-6 PM)

Weekend Viewing Hours:

Saturday, May 11th (1 – 4 PM)
Sunday, May 12th (1 – 4 PM)

Beyond its visual spectacle, the Annual Student Art Show holds profound significance for budding artists. For these young talents, the opportunity to showcase their creations in a professional setting is nothing short of a dream come true. Stepping foot into the esteemed Barn Gallery, their artwork now occupies the same space where a storied lineage of renowned artists have shown art of their own — an empowering experience that instills a sense of validation in these young creators and fuels their artistic aspirations. This event becomes a catalyst, propelling them towards greater heights of creativity and accomplishment.
The 44th Annual Student Art Show at the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit is generously sponsored by Dr. Gary W. Tirrell.

FLASHBACK: Photo Gallery of a prior Student Art Show at Barn Gallery

Photos by Eric Taubert

Opening Art Exhibitions 2024 at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit
2024-05-22 - 2024-06-22
See the art and share the passion of the Ogunquit Art Association (OAA) – Maine’s Original Artists’ Group | est 1928. From May 22nd to October 14th, 2024, Barn Gallery throws open its doors to a season of captivating exhibitions showcasing the finest works by juried OAA artists.
But the journey doesn’t end there: Delve deeper into the world of art with engaging programs that explore the creative process and ignite your own artistic spark. Unleash your inner artist with hands-on workshops and demos. Whether you’re a seasoned creative or just starting your artistic journey, find inspiration and guidance at the actual place where Maine’s enviable artistic roots run the deepest.
OPENING EXHIBITIONS: This exciting new season of art exhibitions and programs by artists of the Ogunquit Art Association begins with their Opening Exhibitions on Wednesday, May 22nd (with a Gala Reception on Saturday, May 25th from 4-7:30 PM). There will also be a Gallery Talk with showcase artists Lou Kohl Morgan and Lennie Mullaney on June 13th at 6pm.
Barn Gallery is located at the Corner of Shore Road & Bourne Lane in Ogunquit, Maine.
Additional Information About the Opening Exhibitions at Barn GalleryRECEPTION: Join us on Saturday, May 25th (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-Season Exhibitions will feature: “OAA Expressions” (an exhibition with a wide variety of subject and medium); OAA Artist Showcases by Lou Kohl Morgan (painting) and Lennie Mullaney (painting); 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.
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 22 – June 22
OAA Expressions
Showcases:
— Lou Kohl Morgan – Painting
— Lennie Mullaney – Painting
Invited New England Sculptors
Receptions + Gallery Talks:
Gala Reception: Saturday, May 25, 4 – 7:30PM
Gallery Talk: Thursday, June 13th – 6pm LEARN MORE
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Barn Gallery Talk - Ogunquit Art Association Showcase Artists: Lou Kohl Morgan and Lennie Mullaney
2024-06-13
Join us at Barn Gallery on Thursday, June 13th (at 6 PM) for a Barn Gallery Talk by our two Opening Exhibition Showcase Artists: Lou Kohl Morgan (Painter) and Lennie Mullaney (Painter).
Meet the artists, see their work, learn about their processes, and ask questions.
These insightful and inspiring Gallery Talks always provide further insight into our exhibitions and give attendees the chance to hear stories + learn tips and tricks from present day juried artist-members of the Ogunquit Art Association, Maine’s Original Artists’ Group (est. 1928).
This is a FREE event and it is open to the public.
Featured Image (above): (L) Lou Kohl Morgan; Dawn, oil on canvas, 24”x30” (detail); (R) Lennie Mullaney; The Cricket; 11×14. Ogunquit Art Association (detail).
About Lou Kohl Morgan – PainterARTIST BIO: Lou Kohl Morgan
Born in Wichita, Kansas, Lou grew up in Oklahoma and California. Her ancestors were early pioneers in the Oklahoma Territory. She takes pride in her Native American ancestry, tracing part of her lineage to the Choctaw Tribe.
Lou holds a MA and an MFA in Painting from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Since 1971, Lou has taught college level Drawing, Etching, Lithography, Watercolor, and Pastel. The majority of that time at the University of New Hampshire.
She was drawn to the Southwest and the four corners area. In the mid 1980s, she visited Chaco Canyon and Canyon de Chelly, camping and painting with artist friends.
The land called her back. In 1993 she moved to Taos. She lived in Taos for 17 years; returning to Maine in November, 2010. She plans to remain in Maine and pursue her artistic life.
See an Ogunquit Art Association interview with Lou Kohl Morgan: CLICK HERE!
LEARN MORE: loukohlmorgan.com
About Lennie Mullaney – PainterLennie Mullaney is both an artist and teacher. Her studio, 211A is in The Button Factory on 855 Islington St. in Portsmouth NH 03801.
Much of her work is done “en plein aire”. She is an observational artist who responds to the environment around her. “Painterly” in style, she strives to simplify that which is observed to shape, color and value.
Lennie is a member of the NH Art Association, NH Plein Air Artists Association, the Ogunquit Art Association, and NHMade. Her paintings can be seen by appointment at the Button Factory on 855 Islington St, Portsmouth, NH. Studio 211A. Commissions are welcomed.
Lennie holds a MFA in Painting from UNH and a MS in Art Education from CCSU. She has studied painting abroad in Italy. Lennie has exhibited in numerous juried, solo and group shows throughout the New England and in Italy. Her work is in many private and public collections.
See an Ogunquit Art Association interview with Lennie Mullaney: CLICK HERE!
LEARN MORE: lenniemullaney.com
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Mid-Season Art Exhibitions 2024 at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit Maine
2024-06-26 - 2024-07-27
See the art and share the passion of the Ogunquit Art Association (OAA) – Maine’s Original Artists’ Group | est 1928. From May 22nd to October 14th, 2024, Barn Gallery throws open its doors to a season of captivating exhibitions showcasing the finest works by juried OAA artists.
But the journey doesn’t end there: Delve deeper into the world of art with engaging programs that explore the creative process and ignite your own artistic spark. Unleash your inner artist with hands-on workshops and demos. Whether you’re a seasoned creative or just starting your artistic journey, find inspiration and guidance at the actual place where Maine’s enviable artistic roots run the deepest.
MID-SEASON EXHIBITIONS: This exciting new season of art exhibitions and programs by artists of the Ogunquit Art Association continues with their Mid-Season Exhibitions from Wednesday, June 26th through Saturday, July 27th (with an Gala Reception on Saturday, June 29th from 4-7:30 PM).
Barn Gallery is located at the Corner of Shore Road & Bourne Lane in Ogunquit, Maine.

Additional Information About the Mid-Season Exhibitions at Barn GalleryRECEPTION: Join us on Saturday, June 29th (from 4-7:30PM) for our “Gala Reception for Mid-Season 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 Mid-Season Exhibitions will feature: “OAA Expressions” (an exhibition with a wide variety of subject and medium); Regional Artists: An Open, Juried Show (featuring artwork by members and non-members of the Ogunquit Art Association) Jurors Bob Keyes (arts journalist and storyteller, editorial director at Colby College in Waterville, ME & Chair of the Maine Arts Commission) and Andres Verzosa (Executive Director & Curator, Stanley-Whitman House, Farmington CT. Board Member Abbe Museum, Colby College Board of Governors), selected the most compelling pieces for this exhibition; 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.
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:
Mid-Season Exhibitions: June 26 – July 27
OAA Expressions
Collectors Gallery
Invited New England Sculptors
Regional Artists: An Open, Juried Show
Receptions + Gallery Talks:
Gala Reception: Saturday, June 29th, 4 – 7:30PM
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Ogunquit Art Association 70th Annual Art Auction (and preview) at Barn Gallery
2024-07-31 - 2024-08-03
This Ogunquit Art Association tradition is the Biggest Annual Art Auction in Ogunquit, Maine and one of the MAJOR cultural events of the summer! Trust us – you don’t want to miss this VERY POPULAR Ogunquit event which is triumphantly celebrating 70 years in 2024!
The 70th OAA Art Auction is at 7PM (doors open at 6PM) on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024 at the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine.
PREVIEW THE WORK AND LEAVE A BID: The OAA Art Auction Preview is between Wednesday (July 31st) and Friday (August 2nd) from 11 AM – 5 PM and then on Saturday, (August 3rd) from 11 AM – 2 PM
Scroll down and read more for additional important information…
Click Below to Download a PDF of the Auction CatalogDOWNLOAD 2024 OAA AUCTION CATALOGView a Video Walk-Through of the Art For Sale at the 70th Annual OAA Art Auction at Barn GalleryVideo by OAA Member-Artist Deloris White!
Additional Information about the Ogunquit Art Association 70th Annual Art Auction (and preview) at Barn GalleryGet ready for an electrifying auction led by Auctioneer William J. Milliken, co-owner of Barridoff Galleries in South Portland and President of the Maine Auctioneer Association (William J. Milliken, Auctioneer, Maine Lic. #AUC1627). He will preside over the bidding process for a diverse collection of artworks including paintings, graphics, photographs, and sculptures by members of the Ogunquit Art Association – Maine’s Original Artists’ Group (est. 1928)!
PREVIEW + PLAN AHEAD: The OAA Art Auction Preview is between Wednesday (July 31st) and Friday (August 2nd) from 11 AM – 5 PM and then on Saturday, (August 3rd) from 11 AM – 2 PM. Use this opportunity to preview the work! Pick an artist-designed bid card! Leave a Silent Bid!
Participating OAA artists, many with national and international reputations, have created original, one-of-a-kind bid cards on sale at the Gallery for $30. A bid card purchase includes auction admission, catalog and refreshments. Plain bid cards for admission are available for $10.
Some event parking is available in the Barn Gallery parking lot. Auction attendees are encouraged to carpool or park in the Obed’s Lane parking lot behind the Dunaway Center. It is a short trolley ride or a pleasant 10-minute walk from there to the Gallery.
AT A GLANCE
July 31 / August 1, 2, 3 “70th OAA Art Auction Preview”
August 3 “70th OAA Art Auction (doors open 6pm; auction begins 7pm)”
Video from a prior Ogunquit Art Association Annual Auction at Barn Gallery:Barn Gallery 2026: Exhibitions, Gallery Talks, Workshops, Demos, Auction, More…Learn more about the Barn Gallery 2026 Schedule: barngallery.org/2026-season
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Late-Summer Art Exhibitions 2024 at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine
2024-08-07 - 2024-09-07
See the art and share the passion of the Ogunquit Art Association (OAA) – Maine’s Original Artists’ Group | est 1928. From May 22nd to October 14th, 2024, Barn Gallery throws open its doors to a season of captivating exhibitions showcasing the finest works by juried OAA artists.
But the journey doesn’t end there: Delve deeper into the world of art with engaging programs that explore the creative process and ignite your own artistic spark. Unleash your inner artist with hands-on workshops and demos. Whether you’re a seasoned creative or just starting your artistic journey, find inspiration and guidance at the actual place where Maine’s enviable artistic roots run the deepest.
LATE-SUMMER EXHIBITIONS: This exciting new season of art exhibitions and programs by artists of the Ogunquit Art Association continues with their Late-Summer Exhibitions from Wednesday, August 7th through Saturday, September 7th (with an Gala Reception on Saturday, August 17th from 4-7:30 PM).
Barn Gallery is located at the Corner of Shore Road & Bourne Lane in Ogunquit, Maine.

Additional Information About the Late-Summer Art Exhibitions at Barn GalleryRECEPTION: Join us on Saturday, August 17th (from 4-7:30PM) for our “Gala Reception for Late Summer 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 Late Summer Exhibitions will feature: “OAA Expressions” (an exhibition with a wide variety of subject and medium); Artist Showcases featuring the work of Shaune McCarthy (painter) and Shiao Ping Wang (painter); 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: Thursday, August 22nd at 6PM: “Gallery Talk” with showcase artists Shiao-Ping Wang (Painter) and Shaune McCarthy (Painter) 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:
Late-Summer Exhibitions: August 7th – September 7th
OAA Expressions
Collectors Gallery
Invited New England Sculptors
Showcases: Shaune McCarthy (painter) and Shiao Ping Wang (painter).
Receptions + Gallery Talks:
Gala Reception: Saturday, August 17th, 4 – 7:30PM
Gallery Talk: Thursday, August 22nd at 6PM: “Gallery Talk” with showcase artists Shiao-Ping Wang (Painter) and Shaune McCarthy (Painter)
About Shiao-Ping Wang – Painter
Shiao-Ping Wang was born in Taiwan and immigrated to the United States in 1981.
She studied both Western art and Chinese art in New York and earned a MFA degree from Queens College, City University of New York.
She works both abstractly and from observation in various painting media. Her work has been exhibited throughout the US and China.
She has taught painting and drawing in various colleges including the University of New Hampshire.
In 2007 Shiao-Ping won a Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center. In 2008 she won the Spotlight Award for Best Painter in the Seacoast.

See an Ogunquit Art Association interview with Shiao-Ping Wang: CLICK HERE!
LEARN MORE: shiao-ping.com
About Shaune McCarthy – Painter

My paintings and sculptures are a consequence of experimentation, spontaneity, imagination, play, and of course hard work.
I think being an artist means trusting your instincts and allowing your imagination to show you the path into the unknown. That’s where I want to be with my art. I want to make something no one, not even me, has seen before.
When I begin a painting I usually have very little idea where I’ll be going with it. I find that if I attempt to plan a painting or even sketch an idea beforehand I get bored and it never appears like the plan anyway. I endeavor to stay alert to any story which unfolds before my eyes and especially open to those happy accidents which happen if you’re experimenting and staying free.

See an Ogunquit Art Association interview with Shaune McCarthy: CLICK HERE!
LEARN MORE: shaunemccarthy.com

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Printmaking Workshop: Gelatin Prints by Deloris White
2024-08-13
Join us at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine on Tuesday, August 13th for a “Printmaking Workshop – Gelatin Prints” (from 10am to 3pm) led by Ogunquit Art Association artist-member Deloris White.
Suggested Workshop donation: $60
Additional InformationThe Ogunquit Art Association (OAA) invites you to a captivating exploration of gelatin printmaking! Join artist-member Deloris White at the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine for a fun and informative Gelatin Printmaking Workshop on Tuesday, August 13th.
Printmaking Workshop: Gelatin Prints by Deloris White

Date: Tuesday, August 13th
Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Suggested Donation: $60

Embrace the beauty of nature and translate it onto paper with this exciting workshop led by Deloris White. In this hands-on session, you’ll delve into the world of gelatin printmaking, a versatile technique that allows you to create stunning botanical prints using nature’s bounty.
Harness the Power of Plants and Creativity
The workshop will begin by exploring the artistic possibilities of utilizing actual plants, alongside hand-crafted stencils and stamps you design yourself from various materials. Learn a simple registration process to ensure precise placement, and discover how to add depth and dimension through layering and overprinting vibrant colors.
Embrace the Unexpected: A Journey of Artistic Exploration
Gelatin printing is renowned for its user-friendly nature, encouraging experimentation and fostering a sense of creative freedom. This workshop will guide you through the process, empowering you to create a series of unique prints that “converse” with each other through shared colors, designs, repetition, and patterns.
Preregistration recommended. Call Barn Gallery (207-646-8400 ) after May 25.

About The Workshop Instructor: Deloris WhiteDeloris White has been creating art for over thirty years as an artist, print maker, and a teacher. She earned a B.S. from Franklin Pierce College and an M.Ed. in Creative Arts from Lesley College. Exploring the use of non-toxic materials has presented exciting opportunities for Deloris to study with and be inspired by innovative print makers. She was selected by jury to be a member of the Ogunquit Art Association and the New Hampshire Art Association and exhibits her work at the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine, and the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, NH.
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Barn Gallery Talk: Presenting Your Work in Book Form by Nancy R. Davison and Deloris White
2024-08-15
Join us at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine on Thursday, August 15th for a Barn Gallery Talk (at 6pm) on the topic of “Presenting your work in Book Form” led by Ogunquit Art Association artist-members Nancy R. Davison and Deloris White.
This is a FREE event and open to the public.
Additional InformationArtists Nancy R. Davison and Deloris White have written, compiled and published books of their own poetry and pictures. Each approached the making of a book as an adventure – a new way to present their work.
Davison’s Summer Cottage: Art and Poetry combines her relief prints of York Beach Maine in the 1980s and ‘90s with recent poems to give an evocative view of summer life in Maine.
White’s Listen to the Trees is a collection of haiku and monotypes created in an attempt to understand the emotions and turmoil of navigating loss and grief.
The artists will read excerpts from their books and describe the process of putting a book together.

Barn Gallery Talk (w/ Nancy Davison and Deloris White)

Thursday, August 15th (at 6 PM)

About The Artist: Nancy R. DavisonNancy R. Davison took printmaking from Leonard Baskin at Smith College and set up her own printmaking studio after graduation. She is best known for black and white linoleum cuts and aquatint etchings of architectural landscapes, especially of the southern Maine seacoast. She began making political prints during the Gulf War. A recent exhibition focused on the interplay between her poetry, her prints and her paintings – some political, some personal.
A life-long volunteer in the arts, Davison is a founder of the Ogunquit Arts Collaborative/Barn Gallery and a member of the Ogunquit Arts Association Association, and the Boston Printmakers. She is listed in Who’s Who in American Art.
VISIT: nancyrdavison.comAbout The Speaker: Deloris WhiteDeloris White has been creating art for over thirty years as an artist, print maker, and a teacher. She earned a B.S. from Franklin Pierce College and an M.Ed. in Creative Arts from Lesley College.
Exploring the use of non-toxic materials has presented exciting opportunities for Deloris to study with and be inspired by innovative print makers. She was selected by jury to be a member of the Ogunquit Art Association and the New Hampshire Art Association and exhibits her work at the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine, and the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, NH.
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Mixed Media Workshop: Bands of Color in Watercolor and Collage by Ethel Hills
2024-08-20
Join us at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024 for a “Mixed Media Workshop – Bands of Color in Watercolor and Collage” (at 6pm) led by Ogunquit Art Association artist-member Ethel Hills.
Suggested Workshop donation: $60.00 – *materials list

Additional InformationCome join accomplished artist + educator Ethel Hills as she presents a workshop focused on “Bands of Color in Watercolor and Collage”.
Enjoy an art play day and learn a new technique.
We’ll be making small colorful abstract landscapes that celebrate your spirit.
One of the fun pieces of this experience is using bits and pieces of old paintings to help create new paintings.
Although watercolor will be our primary painting medium, we’ll be using some less traditional papers along with straight watercolor paper.
All skill levels are welcome.

Workshop: Bands of Color in Watercolor and Collage (w/ Ethel Hills)

Tuesday, August 20 (10am – 3pm)
Suggested donation: $60

Preregistration recommended. Call Barn Gallery (207-646-8400 ) after May 25.
About The Workshop Instructor: Ethel HillsEthel Hills grew up amidst the orchards, fields and hills of Hollis, New Hampshire. While completing her B.A. at the University of New Hampshire, she fell in love with the marshes and beaches of the seacoast region and eventually settled in Hampton.
While working traditional clerical jobs, she explored her creativity through needlework, photography and rug hooking. Interest in developing her own rug designs brought her to a drawing class and the beginning of a love of drawing and painting. To improve her skills, she actively pursued her study of art, including traditional art courses at the University of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Institute of Art.
Hills has been painting seriously for more than thirty years and is currently pursuing her art career from her studio at Lane House Arts Center in downtown Hampton. She is an active member of the Ogunquit Art Association, New Hampshire Art Association, the Abstract Artists Group of New England, Women’s Caucus for Art, and Newburyport Art Association. Her work has been included in the Biennial at New Hampshire Institute of Art, the Regional Juried Show at Newburyport Art Association, New Hampshire Art Association’s Currier Exhibition and Barn Gallery’s Regional Juried show in Ogunquit, ME.
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Barn Gallery Talk – Ogunquit Art Association Showcase Artists: Shiao-Ping Wang and Shaune McCarthy
2024-08-22
Join us at Barn Gallery on Thursday, August 22nd (at 6 PM) for a Barn Gallery Talk by our two Late Summer Exhibition Showcase Artists: Shiao-Ping Wang (Painter) and Shaune McCarthy (Painter).
Meet the artists, see their work, learn about their processes, and ask questions.
These insightful and inspiring Gallery Talks always provide further insight into our exhibitions and give attendees the chance to hear stories + learn tips and tricks from present day juried artist-members of the Ogunquit Art Association, Maine’s Original Artists’ Group (est. 1928).
This is a FREE event and it is open to the public.
Featured Image (above): (L) Shiao-Ping Wang; Whale Song, 22″x 15″, acrylic and pen on paper (detail); (R) Shaune McCarthy; Tangier, 30×30 (detail).
About Shiao-Ping Wang – PainterARTIST BIO: Shiao-Ping Wang

Shiao-Ping Wang was born in Taiwan and immigrated to the United States in 1981.
She studied both Western art and Chinese art in New York and earned a MFA degree from Queens College, City University of New York.
She works both abstractly and from observation in various painting media. Her work has been exhibited throughout the US and China.
She has taught painting and drawing in various colleges including the University of New Hampshire.
In 2007 Shiao-Ping won a Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center. In 2008 she won the Spotlight Award for Best Painter in the Seacoast.

See an Ogunquit Art Association interview with Shiao-Ping Wang: CLICK HERE!
LEARN MORE: shiao-ping.com
About Shaune McCarthy – Painter
My paintings and sculptures are a consequence of experimentation, spontaneity, imagination, play, and of course hard work.
I think being an artist means trusting your instincts and allowing your imagination to show you the path into the unknown. That’s where I want to be with my art. I want to make something no one, not even me, has seen before.
When I begin a painting I usually have very little idea where I’ll be going with it. I find that if I attempt to plan a painting or even sketch an idea beforehand I get bored and it never appears like the plan anyway. I endeavor to stay alert to any story which unfolds before my eyes and especially open to those happy accidents which happen if you’re experimenting and staying free.

See an Ogunquit Art Association interview with Shaune McCarthy: CLICK HERE!
LEARN MORE: shaunemccarthy.com
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Printmaking Demonstration + Workshop: Linocut Prints by Gayle Fitzpatrick
2024-08-28 - 2024-08-29
Join us at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine on Wednesday, August 28th for a “Printmaking Demonstration – Linocut Print” (at 6pm) led by Ogunquit Art Association artist-member Gayle Fitzpatrick.
ALSO: Join us at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine on Thursday, August 29th (from 10am – 3pm) for an inspiring “Printmaking Workshop – Linocut Print” led by Fitzpatrick.
Suggested Workshop donation: $60, materials list.

Additional InformationThe Ogunquit Art Association (OAA) is delighted to present a captivating two-day printmaking event (demo and workshop) led by artist-member Gayle Fitzpatrick. Held at the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine, this event offers a unique opportunity to explore the fascinating world of linocut prints.
Printmaking Demonstration: Witness the Power of Linocuts

Date: Wednesday, August 28th
Time: 6:00 PM

Kick off your artistic adventure with a free printmaking demonstration by Gayle Fitzpatrick. Witness the transformation firsthand as Fitzpatrick expertly creates a linocut print. This insightful session will introduce you to the core principles of printmaking, including transferring images from a matrix to a surface like paper or fabric.
Printmaking Workshop: Dive into the Process

Date: Thursday, August 29th
Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Suggested Donation: $60, materials list

Ready to get your hands dirty? Join Gayle Fitzpatrick for an inspiring workshop on the art of linocut printing. This hands-on session will equip you with the fundamental skills of printmaking. Participants will begin by exploring the artistic possibilities of using everyday objects to create unique prints. The workshop will then delve into the single block relief printing process, culminating in the creation of your very own linocut print!
Embrace your inner artist and discover the magic of printmaking!
Preregistration recommended (but not required). Call Barn Gallery (207-646-8400 ) after May 25.
About The Workshop Instructor: Gayle FitzpatrickA painter, papermaker, and printmaker, Gayle has had one-woman shows in New York, Chicago, Washington DC, the Ogunquit Art Association, and other galleries in Maine Her award-winning works are frequently exhibited in national and international juried shows, including the Paper/Fiber Annual, the Crafts National, Convergence International, and CPSA International.
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Fall Art Exhibitions 2024 at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine
2024-09-11 - 2024-10-14
Discover the Beauty of Fall Art Exhibitions at Barn Gallery!
See the art and share the passion of the Ogunquit Art Association (OAA) – Maine’s Original Artists’ Group | est 1928. From May 22nd to October 14th, 2024, Barn Gallery throws open its doors to a season of captivating exhibitions showcasing the finest works by juried OAA artists.
But the journey doesn’t end there: Delve deeper into the world of art with engaging programs that explore the creative process and ignite your own artistic spark. Unleash your inner artist with hands-on workshops and demos. Whether you’re a seasoned creative or just starting your artistic journey, find inspiration and guidance at the actual place where Maine’s enviable artistic roots run the deepest.
FALL ART EXHIBITIONS: This exciting new season of art exhibitions and programs by artists of the Ogunquit Art Association continues with their Fall Art Exhibitions from Wednesday, September 11th through Monday, October 14th (with an Gala Reception on Saturday, September 14th from 4-7:30 PM).
Barn Gallery is located at the Corner of Shore Road & Bourne Lane in Ogunquit, Maine.

Additional Information About the Fall Art Exhibitions at Barn GalleryFall Art Exhibitions: September 11th – October 14th
RECEPTION: Join us on Saturday, September 14th (from 4-7:30PM) for our “Gala Reception for Fall Art Exhibitions”. Admission to the Reception is FREE.
The highlights of our Fall Exhibitions include “OAA Expressions,” a diverse showcase of subjects and mediums that will leave you captivated. Dive deeper into the artistry with our Artist Showcases featuring Merrill Black Aharonian and Pat Gerkin, both exceptional painters.
For art enthusiasts seeking the perfect addition to their collection, our Expanded Collectors Gallery features ready-to-hang artwork, each piece no larger than 16×20 inches.
Our home, the Barn Gallery, located at the corner of Shore Road and Bourne Lane, is the epicenter of this creative celebration. Stepping into our big, bright, cool, and airy spaces, you’ll be greeted by the stunning works of our Artist Members – painters, graphic artists, photographers, and sculptors – as they showcase their talents.
The Sculpture Court, adorned with the works of the OAA Sculptors and Invited New England Sculptors, offers a unique outdoor gallery experience that harmonizes beautifully with the season.
Gallery Talk: Thursday, September 19th (at 6PM).

Join us on Thursday, September 19th (at 6PM) for an engaging Gallery Talk with our Fall Exhibition Showcase Artists, Merrill Black Aharonian (painter) and Pat Gerkin (painter). Discover the stories behind their art, gain insight into their creative processes, and connect with the artists in an intimate setting.
Admission to this Gallery Talk is FREE, offering you a unique opportunity to connect with the creative minds behind the masterpieces.
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: September 11th – October 14th
OAA Expressions
Collectors Gallery
Invited New England Sculptors
Showcases: Merrill Black Aharonian and Pat Gerkin.
Receptions + Gallery Talks:
Gala Reception: Saturday, September 14th, 4 – 7:30PM
Gallery Talk: Thursday, September 19th (at 6PM)
Merrill Black Aharonian – Painter
Pat Gerkin – Painter
About Pat Gerkin – PainterArtist Statement
Although my work is deeply rooted in places and nature, I have chosen to commit to abstraction as my personal expression. I like to work in the crack between 2-D and 3-D, using paint or encaustic and disparate materials on various substrates. Mixed media gives me the opportunity to bring a sense of history and of unearthing a mystery into the current works. My visual vocabulary is rich in pattern and texture and a sense of something beneath the surface, and I am interested in topography–interior and exterior.
Artist Bio
Pat Gerkin’s abstract paintings and encaustics have been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows throughout the Washington, DC area and the Greater Boston and New England area. Her work is in public and private and museum collections in the U.S., South America, and Europe. Memberships include New Hampshire Artists’ Association, Robert Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH; Associate Artist, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA; New England Wax (former); Ogunquit Artists’ Association, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME. Galleries include Art3Gallery, Manchester, NH; L’Attitude Art, Allston, MA.
LEARN MORE: gerkinstudios.com
About Merrill Black Aharonian – Painter
Merrill Black’s essays have appeared in the New York Times, New York Press, UnderWired Magazine and in the anthologies Autobiographical Writing Across the Disciplines, published by Duke University Press and Becoming Portsmouth: Voices from a Half Century of Change, The History Press. In 2018, she gave a TEDx talk in Portsmouth, NH, titled “Embarrassed to death: The cost of shame’s silence.”
A 2003 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in Creative Non-fiction, she taught Nonfiction Writing at Southern New Hampshire University and now helps students develop their college admissions essays through the Arthur Ashe Institute of Urban Health in Brooklyn, NY.
Merrill Aharonian circled back to visual art in her sixties. She uses collage, acrylics, charcoal and mixed media to explore landscape and figurative form. She is continually inspired by her husband Russell L. Aharonian, and artists everywhere.
She lives in Portsmouth, NH with her husband, seacoast artist Russell Aharonian. Merrill is currently working on a memoir about generational alcoholism intertwining the stories of a mother’s recovery and her son’s death from the disease, bearing witness to the powerful community, enduring sense of connection and surprising moments of joy that can emerge from addiction, recovery and loss.
LEARN MORE: merrillblack.com

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Barn Gallery Talk – Ogunquit Art Association Showcase Artists: Patricia Gerkin and Merrill Black Aharonian
2024-09-19
Join us at Barn Gallery on Thursday, September 19th (at 6 PM) for a Barn Gallery Talk by our two Fall Exhibition Showcase Artists: Patricia Gerkin (Painter) and Merrill Black Aharonian (Painter).

Meet the artists, see their work, learn about their processes, and ask questions.
These insightful and inspiring Gallery Talks always provide further insight into our exhibitions and give attendees the chance to hear stories + learn tips and tricks from present day juried artist-members of the Ogunquit Art Association, Maine’s Original Artists’ Group (est. 1928).
This is a FREE event and it is open to the public.
Featured Image (above): (R) Patricia Gerkin; Among the Kelp; 12 x 24; encaustic, oil sticks, metal leaf on panel + (L) Merrill Black Aharonian; “Radiance” (detail), Acrylic and Paper, 29H x 36W

About Patricia Gerkin – PainterAbout Pat Gerkin
Artist Statement
Although my work is deeply rooted in places and nature, I have chosen to commit to abstraction as my personal expression. I like to work in the crack between 2-D and 3-D, using paint or encaustic and disparate materials on various substrates. Mixed media gives me the opportunity to bring a sense of history and of unearthing a mystery into the current works. My visual vocabulary is rich in pattern and texture and a sense of something beneath the surface, and I am interested in topography–interior and exterior.
Artist Bio
Pat Gerkin’s abstract paintings and encaustics have been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows throughout the Washington, DC area and the Greater Boston and New England area. Her work is in public and private and museum collections in the U.S., South America, and Europe. Memberships include New Hampshire Artists’ Association, Robert Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH; Associate Artist, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA; New England Wax (former); Ogunquit Artists’ Association, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME. Galleries include Art3Gallery, Manchester, NH; L’Attitude Art, Allston, MA.
LEARN MORE: gerkinstudios.com
About Merrill Black Aharonian – Painter
Merrill Black’s essays have appeared in the New York Times, New York Press, UnderWired Magazine and in the anthologies Autobiographical Writing Across the Disciplines, published by Duke University Press and Becoming Portsmouth: Voices from a Half Century of Change, The History Press. In 2018, she gave a TEDx talk in Portsmouth, NH, titled “Embarrassed to death: The cost of shame’s silence.”
A 2003 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in Creative Non-fiction, she taught Nonfiction Writing at Southern New Hampshire University and now helps students develop their college admissions essays through the Arthur Ashe Institute of Urban Health in Brooklyn, NY.
Merrill Aharonian circled back to visual art in her sixties. She uses collage, acrylics, charcoal and mixed media to explore landscape and figurative form. She is continually inspired by her husband Russell L. Aharonian, and artists everywhere.
She lives in Portsmouth, NH with her husband, seacoast artist Russell Aharonian. Merrill is currently working on a memoir about generational alcoholism intertwining the stories of a mother’s recovery and her son’s death from the disease, bearing witness to the powerful community, enduring sense of connection and surprising moments of joy that can emerge from addiction, recovery and loss.
LEARN MORE: merrillblack.com

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Janice Weber | 17th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival
2024-10-04
Ogunquit Performing Arts Presents the 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery, Bourne Lane at Shore Road, Ogunquit.
CONCERT SCHEDULE:
Friday, October 4th (at 7:30PM): Janice Weber Piano Concert (Learn More + Purchase Tickets)
Sunday, October 6th (at 3PM): Student Piano Recital (Learn More – Free Admission)
Saturday, October 12th (at 7:30PM): Randall Hodgkinson Piano Concert (Learn More + Purchase Tickets)
Scroll down and continue reading for additional important information and ticket purchase details…
PURCHASE TICKETS NOWJanice Weber: Friday, October 4, 2024, 7:30 p.m.Location: Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bournes Lane at Shore Rd), Ogunquit
Price: $20 in advance; $25 at the door
World-class pianist, Janice Weber, returns for her fifth appearance in Ogunquit, this time bringing with her a dazzling program of works by Grieg and Liszt.
Janice Weber is a vivacious performer with a reputation for programing the most exciting and technically challenging selections – which certainly applies to her upcoming performance for OPA! Her program includes works by Grieg and Liszt – a composer with whom she is particularly identified.
“Ms. Weber is … a concert pianist of cliffhanging panache and daredevil brilliance.” Ellen Pfeifer, The Wall Street Journal
Her world premiere recording of Liszt’s 1838 Transcendental Etudes elicited acclaim from Time Magazine: “Liszt later simplified these pieces into the still ferociously difficult Transcendental Etudes (1852 version) for fear that no one else could play them. There may now be several fire-eating piano virtuosos who can execute the original notes, but few can liberate the prophetic music they contain as masterfully as Janice Weber does here.”
Ms. Weber recorded Liszt’s last Hungarian Rhapsody, one of only two living pianists to be included in a compendium of historic performances by nineteen legendary artists. This disc subsequently won the International Liszt Prize. Her recordings also include Rachmaninoff’s complete transcriptions; with the Lydian Quartet, Leo Ornstein’s vast Piano Quintet; flute and piano works of Sigfrid Karg-Elert; and waltz transcriptions of Godowsky, Rosenthal, and Friedman.
Her Naxos recording of Leo Ornstein’s radical works introduced the charismatic composer to a worldwide audience. She is heard in Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time on Ongaku Records and her newest disc, Cascade of Roses (Dorian Sono Luminus),features works of twenty-one composers from Adolf Jensen to Billy Mayerl.
A summa cum laude graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Janice Weber has performed at the White House, Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, National Gallery of Art, and Boston’s Symphony Hall. She has appeared with the Boston Pops, Chautauqua Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Hilton Head Orchestra, Sarajevo Philharmonic, and Syracuse Symphony. She has performed at the Bard, Newport, La Gesse, Husum, and Monadnock summer festivals and has twice toured China under the auspices of the American Liszt Society.
She was a member of the piano faculty at Boston Conservatory for twenty-seven years and has taught at MIT and New England Conservatory.
Ms. Weber is also a published author. Her novels, most of which have something to do with music, have a worldwide following. She also produced the tones for Ivory, the worldwide bestselling virtual piano software.
She is a Steinway artist.
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Ms. Weber’s Program:
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op. 35 No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Lyric Pieces
Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907)
To Spring, Op. 43 No. 6
March of the Trolls, Op. 54 No. 3
Butterfly, Op. 43 No. 1
Peace of the Woods, Op. 71 No. 4
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6
Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943)
INTERMISSION
St. Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds
St. Francis of Assisi Walking on the Waters
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)
Harmonies du Soir
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSAdditional Events: 17th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine
Student Piano Recital: Sunday, October 6th, at 3:00 pm (Free Admission)Location: Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bournes Lane or Shore Rd), Ogunquit
Price: Free Admission
The Festival’s Student Piano Recital, showcases up to 15 of the area’s best young pianists, performing on Ogunquit Performing Art Committee’s famed Steinway piano. The recital provides these talented local students the opportunity to perform on a world class piano before a live audience in a beautiful setting.
The Piano Festival honors the memory of Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham, founder and first chairperson of Ogunquit Performing Arts. A pianist herself, Betty studied, performed and taught piano for most of her life. She also saw to it that OPA acquired its spectacular Steinway Concert Model C Grand Piano, which still remains OPA’s greatest treasure.
The Ogunquit Performing Arts Committee was Betty’s brain-child. Her love of Ogunquit was matched by her love of the piano, which she studied and taught for most of her life. She long dreamed of the possibility that Ogunquit could support a program of musical performances to add to its attractiveness as a welcoming place for painters, sculptors and summer theatre.
When her father, S. Judson Dunaway, died in 1976, his will directed that a portion of his estate be donated to charitable causes. Betty requested that the executors include a contribution to Ogunquit to endow a fund to help support musical performances, some to be held at the Dunaway Center, which he earlier had donated to the town. When this endowment was in place, the Committee for the Performing Arts was formed and began its work, with Betty elected as chairperson.
LEARN MORERandall Hodgkinson: Saturday, October 12th at 7:30 p.m.Location: Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane, (off Bournes Lane or Shore Rd), Ogunquit
Price: $20 in advance; $25 at the door
Ogunquit’s favorite Randall Hodgkinson, leader of Boston Chamber Music, turns his attention to solo repertoire in a beautiful program of Bach, Berg and Chopin.
Renowned classical pianist, Randall Hodgkinson, returns to Ogunquit as a piano soloist, having performed in Ogunquit multiple times with the late Bruce Coppock and the Boston Chamber Music Society’s Piano Quartet.
“The finest performance I have ever heard of this very difficult piece. It was as if he was reading my mind…” Aaron Copland on hearing pianist Randall Hodgkinson performing his Piano Fantasy in Jordan Hall, Boston.
Randy achieved recognition as the Grand Prize winner of the International American Music competition, sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the Rockefeller Foundation, winner in the JS Bach International Competition, and as the recipient of the Tanglewood Music Center’s prestigious Cabot Award. His solo orchestral performances include appearances with the Atlanta Symphony, the Philadelphia, the Boston Symphony, and Cleveland Orchestras, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the New York Symphony. He has also performed at numerous well regarded chamber music festivals, including but not limited to: Blue Hill (Maine), Chestnut Hill (Connecticut), Seattle (Washington) and Santa Fe (New Mexico).
As both of Randy’s parents were musicians, Randy began his musical career at a very young age, with his mother as his first teacher. “Discovered” at a music festival at age 15 he was encouraged to apply for admission to the New England Conservatory of music, where he earned a BA, MM and AD. His musical repertoire spans from JS Bach to Donald Marino, and he recently performed the world premier of the piano concerto of composer Gardener Read at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. He regularly performs the four hand and two piano repertoire with his talented spouse, Leslie Amper.
He currently serves on the faculties of the New England Conservatory, the Longy School of Music at Bard College in Cambridge, MA, and Wellesley College.
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Mr. Hodgkinson’s Program:
Bach: Italian Concerto
Berg: Sonata in b minor
Chopin: Fantasy
Chopin: Sonata in b minor
LEARN MORETicket Prices and Additional DetailsTickets to these performances are available on the Ogunquit Performing Arts website. Click here to purchase in advance.
Tickets may also be purchased at the Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy, the Dunaway Center, and the Ogunquit Welcome Center beginning three weeks prior to the performance.
Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door for both Weber and Hodgkinson concerts
Free admission for Student Recital
Free parking for the performances at the Barn Gallery
FMI: ogunquitperformingarts.org
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSBarn Gallery 2026: Exhibitions, Gallery Talks, Workshops, Demos, Auction, More…Learn more about the Barn Gallery 2026 Schedule: barngallery.org/2026-season
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Student Piano Recital | 17th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival
2024-10-06
Ogunquit Performing Arts Presents the 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery, Bourne Lane at Shore Road, Ogunquit.
CONCERT SCHEDULE:
Friday, October 4th (at 7:30PM): Janice Weber Piano Concert (Learn More + Purchase Tickets)
Sunday, October 6th (at 3PM): Student Piano Recital (Learn More – Free Admission)
Saturday, October 12th (at 7:30PM): Randall Hodgkinson Piano Concert (Learn More + Purchase Tickets)
Scroll down and continue reading for additional important information and ticket purchase details…
PURCHASE TICKETS NOWStudent Piano Recital: Sunday, October 6th, at 3:00 pm (Free Admission)Location: Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bournes Lane or Shore Rd), Ogunquit
Price: Free Admission
The Festival’s Student Piano Recital, showcases up to 15 of the area’s best young pianists, performing on Ogunquit Performing Art Committee’s famed Steinway piano. The recital provides these talented local students the opportunity to perform on a world class piano before a live audience in a beautiful setting.
The Piano Festival honors the memory of Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham, founder and first chairperson of Ogunquit Performing Arts. A pianist herself, Betty studied, performed and taught piano for most of her life. She also saw to it that OPA acquired its spectacular Steinway Concert Model C Grand Piano, which still remains OPA’s greatest treasure.
The Ogunquit Performing Arts Committee was Betty’s brain-child. Her love of Ogunquit was matched by her love of the piano, which she studied and taught for most of her life. She long dreamed of the possibility that Ogunquit could support a program of musical performances to add to its attractiveness as a welcoming place for painters, sculptors and summer theatre.
When her father, S. Judson Dunaway, died in 1976, his will directed that a portion of his estate be donated to charitable causes. Betty requested that the executors include a contribution to Ogunquit to endow a fund to help support musical performances, some to be held at the Dunaway Center, which he earlier had donated to the town. When this endowment was in place, the Committee for the Performing Arts was formed and began its work, with Betty elected as chairperson.
LEARN MOREAdditional Events: 17th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine
Janice Weber: Friday, October 4, 2024, 7:30 p.m.Location: Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bournes Lane at Shore Rd), Ogunquit
Price: $20 in advance; $25 at the door
World-class pianist, Janice Weber, returns for her fifth appearance in Ogunquit, this time bringing with her a dazzling program of works by Grieg and Liszt.
Janice Weber is a vivacious performer with a reputation for programing the most exciting and technically challenging selections – which certainly applies to her upcoming performance for OPA! Her program includes works by Grieg and Liszt – a composer with whom she is particularly identified.
“Ms. Weber is … a concert pianist of cliffhanging panache and daredevil brilliance.” Ellen Pfeifer, The Wall Street Journal
Her world premiere recording of Liszt’s 1838 Transcendental Etudes elicited acclaim from Time Magazine: “Liszt later simplified these pieces into the still ferociously difficult Transcendental Etudes (1852 version) for fear that no one else could play them. There may now be several fire-eating piano virtuosos who can execute the original notes, but few can liberate the prophetic music they contain as masterfully as Janice Weber does here.”
Ms. Weber recorded Liszt’s last Hungarian Rhapsody, one of only two living pianists to be included in a compendium of historic performances by nineteen legendary artists. This disc subsequently won the International Liszt Prize. Her recordings also include Rachmaninoff’s complete transcriptions; with the Lydian Quartet, Leo Ornstein’s vast Piano Quintet; flute and piano works of Sigfrid Karg-Elert; and waltz transcriptions of Godowsky, Rosenthal, and Friedman.
Her Naxos recording of Leo Ornstein’s radical works introduced the charismatic composer to a worldwide audience. She is heard in Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time on Ongaku Records and her newest disc, Cascade of Roses (Dorian Sono Luminus),features works of twenty-one composers from Adolf Jensen to Billy Mayerl.
A summa cum laude graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Janice Weber has performed at the White House, Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, National Gallery of Art, and Boston’s Symphony Hall. She has appeared with the Boston Pops, Chautauqua Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Hilton Head Orchestra, Sarajevo Philharmonic, and Syracuse Symphony. She has performed at the Bard, Newport, La Gesse, Husum, and Monadnock summer festivals and has twice toured China under the auspices of the American Liszt Society.
She was a member of the piano faculty at Boston Conservatory for twenty-seven years and has taught at MIT and New England Conservatory.
Ms. Weber is also a published author. Her novels, most of which have something to do with music, have a worldwide following. She also produced the tones for Ivory, the worldwide bestselling virtual piano software.
She is a Steinway artist.
————————-
Ms. Weber’s Program:
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op. 35 No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Lyric Pieces
Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907)
To Spring, Op. 43 No. 6
March of the Trolls, Op. 54 No. 3
Butterfly, Op. 43 No. 1
Peace of the Woods, Op. 71 No. 4
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6
Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943)
INTERMISSION
St. Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds
St. Francis of Assisi Walking on the Waters
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)
Harmonies du Soir
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSRandall Hodgkinson: Saturday, October 12th at 7:30 p.m.Location: Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane, (off Bournes Lane or Shore Rd), Ogunquit
Price: $20 in advance; $25 at the door
Ogunquit’s favorite Randall Hodgkinson, leader of Boston Chamber Music, turns his attention to solo repertoire in a beautiful program of Bach, Berg and Chopin.
Renowned classical pianist, Randall Hodgkinson, returns to Ogunquit as a piano soloist, having performed in Ogunquit multiple times with the late Bruce Coppock and the Boston Chamber Music Society’s Piano Quartet.
“The finest performance I have ever heard of this very difficult piece. It was as if he was reading my mind…” Aaron Copland on hearing pianist Randall Hodgkinson performing his Piano Fantasy in Jordan Hall, Boston.
Randy achieved recognition as the Grand Prize winner of the International American Music competition, sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the Rockefeller Foundation, winner in the JS Bach International Competition, and as the recipient of the Tanglewood Music Center’s prestigious Cabot Award. His solo orchestral performances include appearances with the Atlanta Symphony, the Philadelphia, the Boston Symphony, and Cleveland Orchestras, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the New York Symphony. He has also performed at numerous well regarded chamber music festivals, including but not limited to: Blue Hill (Maine), Chestnut Hill (Connecticut), Seattle (Washington) and Santa Fe (New Mexico).
As both of Randy’s parents were musicians, Randy began his musical career at a very young age, with his mother as his first teacher. “Discovered” at a music festival at age 15 he was encouraged to apply for admission to the New England Conservatory of music, where he earned a BA, MM and AD. His musical repertoire spans from JS Bach to Donald Marino, and he recently performed the world premier of the piano concerto of composer Gardener Read at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. He regularly performs the four hand and two piano repertoire with his talented spouse, Leslie Amper.
He currently serves on the faculties of the New England Conservatory, the Longy School of Music at Bard College in Cambridge, MA, and Wellesley College.
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Mr. Hodgkinson’s Program:
Bach: Italian Concerto
Berg: Sonata in b minor
Chopin: Fantasy
Chopin: Sonata in b minor
LEARN MORETicket Prices and Additional DetailsTickets to these performances are available on the Ogunquit Performing Arts website. Click here to purchase in advance.
Tickets may also be purchased at the Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy, the Dunaway Center, and the Ogunquit Welcome Center beginning three weeks prior to the performance.
Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door for both Weber and Hodgkinson concerts
Free admission for Student Recital
Free parking for the performances at the Barn Gallery
FMI: ogunquitperformingarts.org
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSBarn Gallery 2026: Exhibitions, Gallery Talks, Workshops, Demos, Auction, More…Learn more about the Barn Gallery 2026 Schedule: barngallery.org/2026-season
LEARN MOREConnect With #BarnGallery on Instagram

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Randall Hodgkinson | 17th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival
2024-10-12
Ogunquit Performing Arts Presents the 16th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery, Bourne Lane at Shore Road, Ogunquit.
CONCERT SCHEDULE:
Friday, October 4th (at 7:30PM): Janice Weber Piano Concert (Learn More + Purchase Tickets)
Sunday, October 6th (at 3PM): Student Piano Recital (Learn More – Free Admission)
Saturday, October 12th (at 7:30PM): Randall Hodgkinson Piano Concert (Learn More + Purchase Tickets)
Scroll down and continue reading for additional important information and ticket purchase details…
PURCHASE TICKETS NOWRandall Hodgkinson: Saturday, October 12th at 7:30 p.m.Location: Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane, (off Bournes Lane or Shore Rd), Ogunquit
Price: $20 in advance; $25 at the door
Ogunquit’s favorite Randall Hodgkinson, leader of Boston Chamber Music, turns his attention to solo repertoire in a beautiful program of Bach, Berg and Chopin.
Renowned classical pianist, Randall Hodgkinson, returns to Ogunquit as a piano soloist, having performed in Ogunquit multiple times with the late Bruce Coppock and the Boston Chamber Music Society’s Piano Quartet.
“The finest performance I have ever heard of this very difficult piece. It was as if he was reading my mind…” Aaron Copland on hearing pianist Randall Hodgkinson performing his Piano Fantasy in Jordan Hall, Boston.
Randy achieved recognition as the Grand Prize winner of the International American Music competition, sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the Rockefeller Foundation, winner in the JS Bach International Competition, and as the recipient of the Tanglewood Music Center’s prestigious Cabot Award. His solo orchestral performances include appearances with the Atlanta Symphony, the Philadelphia, the Boston Symphony, and Cleveland Orchestras, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the New York Symphony. He has also performed at numerous well regarded chamber music festivals, including but not limited to: Blue Hill (Maine), Chestnut Hill (Connecticut), Seattle (Washington) and Santa Fe (New Mexico).
As both of Randy’s parents were musicians, Randy began his musical career at a very young age, with his mother as his first teacher. “Discovered” at a music festival at age 15 he was encouraged to apply for admission to the New England Conservatory of music, where he earned a BA, MM and AD. His musical repertoire spans from JS Bach to Donald Marino, and he recently performed the world premier of the piano concerto of composer Gardener Read at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. He regularly performs the four hand and two piano repertoire with his talented spouse, Leslie Amper.
He currently serves on the faculties of the New England Conservatory, the Longy School of Music at Bard College in Cambridge, MA, and Wellesley College.
————————————-
Mr. Hodgkinson’s Program:
Bach: Italian Concerto
Berg: Sonata in b minor
Chopin: Fantasy
Chopin: Sonata in b minor
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSAdditional Events: 17th Annual Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham Piano Festival at Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine
Janice Weber: Friday, October 4, 2024, 7:30 p.m.Location: Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bournes Lane at Shore Rd), Ogunquit
Price: $20 in advance; $25 at the door
World-class pianist, Janice Weber, returns for her fifth appearance in Ogunquit, this time bringing with her a dazzling program of works by Grieg and Liszt.
Janice Weber is a vivacious performer with a reputation for programing the most exciting and technically challenging selections – which certainly applies to her upcoming performance for OPA! Her program includes works by Grieg and Liszt – a composer with whom she is particularly identified.
“Ms. Weber is … a concert pianist of cliffhanging panache and daredevil brilliance.” Ellen Pfeifer, The Wall Street Journal
Her world premiere recording of Liszt’s 1838 Transcendental Etudes elicited acclaim from Time Magazine: “Liszt later simplified these pieces into the still ferociously difficult Transcendental Etudes (1852 version) for fear that no one else could play them. There may now be several fire-eating piano virtuosos who can execute the original notes, but few can liberate the prophetic music they contain as masterfully as Janice Weber does here.”
Ms. Weber recorded Liszt’s last Hungarian Rhapsody, one of only two living pianists to be included in a compendium of historic performances by nineteen legendary artists. This disc subsequently won the International Liszt Prize. Her recordings also include Rachmaninoff’s complete transcriptions; with the Lydian Quartet, Leo Ornstein’s vast Piano Quintet; flute and piano works of Sigfrid Karg-Elert; and waltz transcriptions of Godowsky, Rosenthal, and Friedman.
Her Naxos recording of Leo Ornstein’s radical works introduced the charismatic composer to a worldwide audience. She is heard in Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time on Ongaku Records and her newest disc, Cascade of Roses (Dorian Sono Luminus),features works of twenty-one composers from Adolf Jensen to Billy Mayerl.
A summa cum laude graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Janice Weber has performed at the White House, Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, National Gallery of Art, and Boston’s Symphony Hall. She has appeared with the Boston Pops, Chautauqua Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Hilton Head Orchestra, Sarajevo Philharmonic, and Syracuse Symphony. She has performed at the Bard, Newport, La Gesse, Husum, and Monadnock summer festivals and has twice toured China under the auspices of the American Liszt Society.
She was a member of the piano faculty at Boston Conservatory for twenty-seven years and has taught at MIT and New England Conservatory.
Ms. Weber is also a published author. Her novels, most of which have something to do with music, have a worldwide following. She also produced the tones for Ivory, the worldwide bestselling virtual piano software.
She is a Steinway artist.
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Ms. Weber’s Program:
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op. 35 No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Lyric Pieces
Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907)
To Spring, Op. 43 No. 6
March of the Trolls, Op. 54 No. 3
Butterfly, Op. 43 No. 1
Peace of the Woods, Op. 71 No. 4
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6
Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943)
INTERMISSION
St. Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds
St. Francis of Assisi Walking on the Waters
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)
Harmonies du Soir
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
LEARN MORE + PURCHASE TICKETSStudent Piano Recital: Sunday, October 6th, at 3:00 pm (Free Admission)Location: Barn Gallery, 3 Hartwig Lane (off Bournes Lane or Shore Rd), Ogunquit
Price: Free Admission
The Festival’s Student Piano Recital, showcases up to 15 of the area’s best young pianists, performing on Ogunquit Performing Art Committee’s famed Steinway piano. The recital provides these talented local students the opportunity to perform on a world class piano before a live audience in a beautiful setting.
The Piano Festival honors the memory of Elizabeth Dunaway Burnham, founder and first chairperson of Ogunquit Performing Arts. A pianist herself, Betty studied, performed and taught piano for most of her life. She also saw to it that OPA acquired its spectacular Steinway Concert Model C Grand Piano, which still remains OPA’s greatest treasure.
The Ogunquit Performing Arts Committee was Betty’s brain-child. Her love of Ogunquit was matched by her love of the piano, which she studied and taught for most of her life. She long dreamed of the possibility that Ogunquit could support a program of musical performances to add to its attractiveness as a welcoming place for painters, sculptors and summer theatre.
When her father, S. Judson Dunaway, died in 1976, his will directed that a portion of his estate be donated to charitable causes. Betty requested that the executors include a contribution to Ogunquit to endow a fund to help support musical performances, some to be held at the Dunaway Center, which he earlier had donated to the town. When this endowment was in place, the Committee for the Performing Arts was formed and began its work, with Betty elected as chairperson.
LEARN MORETicket Prices and Additional DetailsTickets to these performances are available on the Ogunquit Performing Arts website. Click here to purchase in advance.
Tickets may also be purchased at the Cricket’s Corner Beach and Toy, the Dunaway Center, and the Ogunquit Welcome Center beginning three weeks prior to the performance.
Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door for both Weber and Hodgkinson concerts
Free admission for Student Recital
Free parking for the performances at the Barn Gallery
FMI: ogunquitperformingarts.org
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