Nine local artists have formed the cooperative gallery. Bath artists include Judy Conlan, Livy Glaubitz, Marnie Hackenberg and Victoria Jackson. Sharon Bouchard and Jane Rosenfield are from Brunswick; Letty Husson and Lea Peterson are from Georgetown; and Claudette Gamache lives in Phippsburg. These artists are all painters, working in watercolor, pastel, acrylic and oil media. They have had work shown in local galleries and some have exhibited on a national level, a news release said.
Jackson initiated Centre St. Arts Gallery with eight other artists with whom she has worked with in the past. All of these artists, who are now partners, felt that Bath and the surrounding towns were full of artists and art lovers who would support exhibitions and educational opportunities.
In December 2010, when Jackson opened the “pop-up” Corner Art Gallery at 160 Front St., she found 40 artists to show their work for the brief holiday shopping season. They came at short notice and some had to be turned away because Jackson had run out of wall space in the small store-front.
Jackson said in a news release, “The huge response from the artist community amazed me and convinced me that we had a wealth of fine artists in the area and that they needed a place to exhibit. Sales were good for the holiday but we sadly closed because the shop had been rented. Since then, artists have been asking if I was going to open another gallery. I am so excited to be working with my terrific partners.”
Gamache has taught pastel painting in the Bath-area for several years and has won recognition in national exhibitions. Her work is widely sought by collectors. Jackson and Husson have both studied with her. Other partners have traveled together to painting workshops, in Maine, around the U.S. and in Europe.
Centre St. Arts Gallery will be offering classes and workshops, as well as open studio sessions and life drawing sessions. Guest artists will give gallery talks, and be invited to exhibit their works in solo shows.
A limited number of memberships will be available on a juried basis. More information will be available at the gallery on Dec.1.
For more information, call 443-8916 or email VHopeJackson1@gmail.com.
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