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• ​​​What's Happening at BRAF?:  Follow this link to EVENTS/NEWS for additional information and details for news below.  ​The BRAF Board is so pleased to announce that Lauren Palmer is our new Gallery Manager, although our platoon of fanatic volunteers will still be filling in occasionally. Lauren comes to us with vast and varied technical, marketing, and people skills. Come in and meet Lauren. 

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• Calling all Maine Artists for "ART in ME":  Due to the stunning exhibition last year, BRAF’s annual “Art in ME” juried statewide exhibition will again be for only large-format visual arts.  The show will be held October 5 - November 8, is open to full or part-time Maine residents, and will be juried by Bob Keyes, Chair of the Maine Arts Commission and past Arts and Culture writer for the Portland Herald Press and Maine Sunday Telegram. This “not be missed” event’s Opening and Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday, October 5th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The public is welcome to share in the always stunning artwork, celebratory awards, refreshments, and treats. We thank Bristol Marine/Boothbay Yard for sponsoring the 2024 show. As always, visit the EVENTS/NEWS page for more information including submission requirements and dates.​​​

 

• ​Don't Miss This Solo Show:  Georjean Machulis is holding a Solo Show in BRAF's second floor galleries.  This collection of fine art works is stunning, exquisite, and thought provoking.  As Machulis says' "My art celebrates dreams, our connection to one another, our earth, the ancestors, other dimensions, and to life which gives way to death".  All works are for sale and the show runs to September 30th. 

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• BRAF's "Take Part in Art" series offers: Four Pastel Workshops by Claudette Gamache .  Class sizes are limited. Please email BRAF to check on openings and reserve a spot, indicating which class(es) you wish to attend and provide your name/phone number. Payment for the classes will only be necessary at workshop time.​​ Click this link to visit the EVENTS/NEWS page for additional information.

               Pastel Painting/Painting the Light -- 9/11/24 * (waiting list available)

​             How to Fix Pastels without Using Glass -9/18/24 9:30 am-Noon * (spaces available)

             How to Fix Pastels without Using Glass -9/18/24, 12:30 pm-3 pm * (spaces available)

             Finding Your Artist Voice/Pastel Painting -- 9/25/24 * (spaces available)

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• Mark your Calendar:  BRAF's "Take Part in Art" series will be offering a WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP WITH JEANETTE KOGELER to be held on Sunday, October 20. Stay tuned for more details.

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• Currently Showing: Summer's last Showcase of BRAF Member Artists is in full swing and features an array of artists working in diverse styles and mediums, as well as subject matters.  Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, September 6th, from 5:00 to 7:00 to view the fine art (at "not your typical Gallery prices") and partake in wine and treats.  As always the public is encouraged to attend.

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• BRAF'S Silent Auction: The Silent Auction is still open for two (2) OPEN BOX M pochade boxes and a Manfrotto tripod.  Admired by Plein Air on-line art communities and USA designed & made, the Open Box Ms remain in high regard and are rarely found for sale.  Bidding is open to the public and members. Call the Gallery for more information.

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• Rent a Second Floor Gallery Room:  Calling all artists. BRAF offers rental space for one person or small group exhibitions.  For dates, availability, costs, and other information call the Gallery.

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• BRAF hosted Don Demers:  BRAF's "Take Part in Art" series hosted a lecture and slide presentation by renowned maritime and landscape painter Don Demers: THE PAINTINGS OF DON DEMERS: MY CREATIVE PROCESS. If you did not attend, you missed a rare opportunity to share with fellow artists a stimulating and informative evening, and the chance to win one of Mr. Demers' raffled prints.  More presentations to follow.

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• Exhibiting Artists & Members:  Have you missed the times to pick up unsold artwork from past shows? Please pick up the artwork or make arrangements with the Gallery. Artwork that is left abodoned becomes the property of the Gallery.  Annual Memberships are yearly from January to December. Have you renewed for 2024?