On Monday, June, 15, the Farnsworth Art Museum will be installing Robert Indiana's EAT, which stands twenty feet high and contains close to 400 flashing LED lights, on the roof of the museum, over the Museum Store, near the corner of Main and Elm Streets. The installation work will be done by Burr Signs, located in Yarmouth, ME.
Celebrate the launch of Camden photographer Brian Vanden Brink's stunning new book, Ruin: Photographs of a Vanishing America. Hosted by Down East Books, the event will begin in the museum's auditorium with a talk by Vanden Brink followed by a book signing and wine reception in the museum library. Books will be available for purchase at the event. Photographed with Vanden Brink's strength of using available and manipulated light to evoke the character in the architecture, this book will stand as a monument not just to buildings that will soon sink into oblivion, but to the lasting quality and appeal of Vanden Brink's work.
As part of the Memorial Day Celebration of the Life and Work of Andrew Wyeth, there will be Docent Tour of exhibition A Tribute to Andrew Wyeth at the museum at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25.
As part of the Farnsworth Art Museum’s Tribute to Andrew Wyeth, Story Bank of Maine will be at the Farnsworth on Saturday, May 23rd. This is an opportunity for people who have a story they wish to share about the artist recorded for history. You may have chatted with Andrew Wyeth as he worked on a painting in a midcoast location or while having dinner in an area restaurant, or you may just wish to share how the artist has influenced your life.
On Friday, June 19, at 5:30 p.m., the Farnsworth Art Museum will be presenting the World Premier of a new documentary film by Dale Schierholt entitled A Visit to the Star of Hope—Conversations with Robert Indiana.
Join us for the first Mid Coast Maine Volunteer Fair – ‘A Celebration of Community Service’ co-hosted by the General Henry Knox Museum and the Farnsworth Art Museum.
On Sunday May 24th in conjunction with the museum's Andrew Wyeth Tribute Weekend, David Rockwell will speak at the Olson House at 2PM. David is Andrew Wyeth’s nephew and the son of Dudley Rockwell. He has spent his summers in Cushing as a neighbor to the Olsons and has foud memories of summers spent in Maine with his uncle Andy and other members of the Wyeth family.
Join us at the Strand Theatre in Rockland for a panel discussion on America's great artist Andrew Wyeth.
This event is free of charge and open to the public. Join Farnsworth Interim Director and Chief Curator Michael K. Komanecky as he moderates a panel discussion to include:
Warren Adelson - Owner of Adelson Galleries, NYC
Bo Bartlett - Artist, Director of Snow Hill
Richard Meryman - Author of Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life
Peter Ralston - Photographer, family friend
A MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF ANDREW WYETH
Friday, May 22 through Monday, May 25 Farnsworth Auditorium
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Films running continuously throughout the weekend in the museum auditorium
