Constellation Gallery’s call for art a success & leads to biggest exhibit ever— meet the artists during this Friday Art Walk

Art from all across Maine

Portland, Maine - The Constellation Gallery’s, home of the Maine Artist Collective (MAC), call for art received entrees from all over Maine. As a result MAC’s Miniatures exhibit is the collective’s largest exhibit ever, with over 110 original works. The show runs from November 21st to January 27th. And all the work measures 11 x 14 inches or smaller, including the frames used.

With art from all across Maine in the “Miniatures” exhibit MAC will celebrate in conjunction with Portland’s December 11th Merry Madness, and a special Saturday opening, December 20th.

The unique pieces range from photographs to paintings and black and white prints. Some artists’ exhibit internationally, others choose to exhibit in only Maine. There is surely something in this exhibit for everyone’s tastes from abstracts to realism.

The artists with works in the exhibit are:

Julie Breau, Mike Breau, Nancy Clark, Lisa A. Crothers, Ramona du Houx, Rick Green, Kyler Hennisen, Jean Kigel, David A Marshall, Whitley Marshall, Paul Noel, Wayne Ross, Bob Reimann, Margaret Smith, Nancy Samacki, Virginia E. Souza, and Ann Tracy.

The “Miniatures Show” comes during the holiday season making affordable art the perfect gift to
enhance any home.

"Mini art pieces make great gifts for the holidays and the Constellation Gallery," said David Marshall, MAC’s President and Portland City Councilor. “We’re excited to be able to show so many Maine original art works.”

Published teachers and students of Waynflete School will read their poems at 6pm in the spirit of Merry Madness night on December 11th.

The teachers are: John W. Hoy,who has been teaching at Waynflete School since 1995.  Small bits of his writing have appeared in Connecticut, New York, and here in Maine. Jim Millard, who has been teaching a poetry course and is becoming a delighted, if nascent poet. And Jeri Theriault  who has three chapbooks, her poems have been published in journals. A Fulbright recipient (1998-99), Jeri teaches in the English Department.

The gifted students are: senior Julian Ireland who is Waynflete's Poet Laureate. He has been writing poetry/songs since the sixth grade and Fox Maasch, a senior, attended the New England Young Writer's Conference at Middlebury College's Breadloaf Campus in 2014.

To celebrate the response from the call for art and the holiday season the gallery will hold a special holiday reception and will be open all day on December 20th from 10am until 8pm.

MAC also has studio galleries where additional art is on display.

The mission of the Maine Artist Collective, a 501(c)-3 non-profit, is to connect the public with Maine artists and support development by providing exhibition and studio space, education, and professional workshops.

The Constellation Gallery located at 511 Congress Street is open Monday 12-4 pm, Wednesday 1-5 pm, Friday 12-4 pm and Sunday 10-2 pm. The Gallery is also by appointment. Please call 409.6617.