Bill Oakes: Art, Imagination, Vision opens July 9 at Haley Art Gallery
KITTERY, Maine – Bill Oakes: art, imagination, a vision featuring abstract works by a prolific artist, Bill Oakes will open at the Haley Art Gallery in July and open on Saturday, July 9 from 3 to 6 p.m. The gallery will host a speech by Sharon Oakes (Oakes’ widow) on Saturday, August 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. The exhibition will be open until September 10. Part of the gallery’s proceeds will be donated to The Dance Hall, Kittery, the seaside’s main venue for intimate, diverse music and dancing.
Oakes’ abstract art was mostly inspired by a 1990 trip to Mexico. Moved by light, textures, colors, peeling posters, and rusting cars, he turned to abstraction from realism. He felt that abstract art encouraged the viewer to use his imagination and “see in a new way. See the article : Union District Parks offers free outdoor music, movies and more this summer.” His greatest pleasure was watching someone make discoveries. Bill Oakes left in 2005, but his art continues to inspire and exhibit.
Oakes grew up in Maine and began painting as a child. After graduating from Brunswick High School, he studied at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington. Moving to Washington to join the Navy, he was appointed to the Navy’s Martial Arts Gallery as the first active artist to offer visual reporting since 1954. His more than 180 paintings and drawings of veterans returning to Bethesda Naval Hospital in Vietnam, a sailor naval diving school, and the recovery of a battleship in New Jersey will remain in the U.S. Navy’s collection of fine arts.
Oakes earned a master’s degree in critical and creative thinking from UMass in Boston and taught at the New England School of Art and Design and the Boston Institute of the Arts. His illustrations have appeared in books and in many magazines and newspapers, including the Washington Post (as an artist in the Watergate trials), the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, Look, National Geographic, Reader’s Digest, Time, Sail, and Yankee. He created and published several art guides and, together with one of his art students, compiled three children’s books.
From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., visit the Haley Art Gallery and its gift shop, which features social gifts from around the world. Contact the Haley Art Gallery at 617-584-2580 or haleygallery@comcast.net. Visit haleyartgallery.com/. Follow on Facebook @HaleyArtGallery. Instagram instagram.com/haleyartgallery/. E-shop.
Garrison Players Arts Center presents Summer Series on the Lawn
ROLLINSFORD – The Garrison Players Art Center announces its summer series on the lawn. Bring your own chair / blanket and enjoy live music on our outdoor stage. To see also : New city budget increases funding for the arts. The Garrison Players Arts Center is located at 449 Roberts Road, Rollinsford.
Ball in the house – music that makes you move! Thursday, July 14 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Tickets: $ 15
Ball in The House is an R&B / Soul / Pop A Capella group based in Boston, Massachusetts with energetic performances with audiences singing, dancing and even beatboxing.
Taylor Marie Music, Sunday, July 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets: $ 15
Taylor Marie is a local country folk singer / songwriter from Rollinsford, N.H. She writes music that reflects the everyday world of a young adult playing many different roles.
Zero Gravity, Sunday, Aug. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. Tickets: $ 15
It consists of jazz musicians Bryan Killough (guitar), Nate Therrian (bass) and Eric Von Oeyen (drums). The chemistry built from years of coexistence has given this group spontaneity and depth. They elevate the audience with the joy of playing interactive music.
Jason Tardy – “Master of Physical Comedy”, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2-15 p.m. Tickets: $ 15
You may have seen juggling, but you haven’t really experienced it until you’ve seen Jason Tardy’s fun, explosive, and ingenious high-energy juggling!
Tickets can be purchased at www.garrisonplayers.org.
July at The Franklin Gallery with opening reception
ROCHESTER – Greater Rochester Camera Club is hosting its 2022 Summer Exhibition titled “Still Life” at the Franklin Gallery at Riverstones Custom Framing, 33 North Main St., Rochester. Still life in art, and more specifically in photography, is a broad topic, and the GRCC encouraged its members to explore the subject with their personal artistic expression in the foreground. See the article : Arts Beat: The Chester Theater season opens with a remix by Jane Austen. “Still Life” hangs in the gallery throughout July, and the opening reception will take place at Riverstones Custom Frame on Wednesday, July 6 from 5.30 pm to 7 pm. The audience is welcome to participate.
The Greater Rochester Camera Club was founded in 2017 to provide photography enthusiasts with all the skills, a place to learn and grow together. They achieve this goal by promoting an open learning environment through group meetings, DSLR workshops, and photography tours, with a focus on continuous improvement for all members. Monthly meetings are held monthly at Rochester Performance & amp; Arts Center, 32 North Main St., Rochester. For general information about GRCC, email them at grccmailbox@gmail.com or visit www.greater-rochester-camera-club.com.
