2nd LOOK, the work of six outstanding Maine Photographers, opens on June 10th in the Gallery with a reception from 5 – 7 p.m.   The work of Dick Butterer, Doug Coleman, Dan Dow, Martha Lentz, Rob Smith and Sue Vachon will be featured.  The show will run through July 23rd.  Gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday from noon until 7 p.m. and Saturday from noon until 4 p.m.

Chocolate Church Arts Center Call for artists

to submit work for the 2011 Open Juried Show April 22 – June 4, 2011

 Opening Reception April 22, 5 – 7 p.m.

JURORS:  Marty Gleason, Gleason Fine Art Galleries and Peter Fogg, Fogg Restoration and Custom Framing

*Artists are invited to submit up to three pieces of work (no photography)

 *All work must be for sale and ready to exhibit.  No clip frames will be accepted.

 *The gallery retains 40% commission from any sales to beneft CCAC.

ENTRY FEE:  $15 (Fee waived for CCAC members)

DROP OFF WORK:  MONDAY APRIL 18 from NOON – 6 P.M. 

NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.   Artists will be notified via email as to the status of their entry.

WORK NOT HUNG MUST BE PICKED UP either April 22 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. or April 23 from noon to 4 p.m.  No work will be returned during the opening reception on April 22.

 ACCEPTED WORK THAT DOES NOT SELL MUST BE PICKED UP on Monday June 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. following the close of the show. 

Call 442-8455 for an entry form, or you may fill one out when you bring in your work on April 18th.

UP NEXT IN THE GALLERY:  JERRY DAY MASON: A Backwards Look    March 6 – April 16         

Opening Reception:  March 6 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.     

SPECIAL STAGED READING OF “GRACE & GLORY”, starring Jerry Day Mason and Leila Percy on Sunday March 6 and Sunday March 13 at 2 p.m.  Tickets $15 per person or 2 for $25.   Proceeds benefit CCAC.  Call 442-8455 for tickets.

 

CHOCOLATE CHURCH ARTS CENTER ART GALLERY CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Chocolate Church Arts Center is Bath, Maine invites all Maine Visual Artists to submit proposals for invitational exhibition openings during the 2012 calendar year.  Each proposal must include images that represent a selection from the artist’s current body of work.  A total of six images are required either as jpg digital images on a CD or slides.  All images must be marked with the artist’s name, image title, frame size and price.  All entries must also include a biography or resume and an artist’s statement.  Entries should include a SASE for the return of images not chosen.  CCAC will retain the accepted proposal images. 

Materials are to be submitted to the CCAC, P.O. Box 252, Bath, ME 04530 and received not later than March 31, 2011.  All proposals will be reviewed by a committee of Jurors composed of two Gallery members and two guest Jurors from the greater arts community.  The guest Jurors are Marlene Ekola Gerberick, a Maine artist who has exhibited across the United States and Finland; and Kristin Malin, a noted Maine artist currently affiliated with the Caldbeck Gallery in Rockland.  Notifications for all accepted proposals will be sent the week of April 25, 2011.  Entries not accepted will be notified and returned during the week of May 3, 2011. 

The mission of the Chocolate Church Arts Center is to foster the enjoyment of, understanding of and participation in the performing and visual arts in Mid-Coast Maine and to preserve a historic building through adaptive use.

 

                        The 2011 Juried Photography Show will showcase photographers from across Maine.  Juror David Higgins said about his participation in this show,   “I am so glad to see the return of the annual photo exhibit at the Chocolate Church. I have participated in the show for many years and was fortunate enough to be the juror for the last show in the old gallery. I feel privileged to once again have the opportunity to be the judge this year in the new space. It’s always a pleasure to work with the folks at the Chocolate Church. I’m sure this will be a great show.”.

            Gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Thursday 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.  The 2011 Juried Photography Show runs through February 26, 2011. 

            For more information on the gallery or the photography show please call 207. 442.8455

 The season will open on September 10th with Livingston Taylor.  A season medley package and season subscriptions are available – details are available on our ticketing page. 

We’re on the move – but not far!

The Chocolate Church Arts Center Box Office is now located in the Annex building.

Our new address is:

Chocolate Church Arts Center
804 Washington Street                                                                                           Bath, ME 04530
(207) 442-8455
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10am to 4pm.  Thursday from noon to 7 p.m.  Saturday from noon – 4 pm day of performances only. 

Our new mailing address is:

Chocolate Church Arts Center
PO Box 252
Bath, ME 04530-0252

Please pardon our ‘dust’ as we work to renovate the Annex and the Curtis Room. The second floor of the Annex will house the new Chocolate Church Gallery beginning in May of 2010.

Please follow these directions to buy tickets in person for all of our wonderful shows and look for more information about the Gallery’s grand re-opening coming soon.

Thank you for your support of the arts in mid coast Maine!