Found Object Construction with Michael Burbank

Students who attend this workshop should bring some materials that they would like to include in the assemblage. We will review some assemblage art history from master to maniacs to pique our interest in the varieties of form and materials available. We will review “gluing and screwing” techniques.

 

Michael Burbank is a self-taught artist and “junk” collector. He has been scouring beaches, bottle dumps, and rust farms for years looking for  odds ‘n sods that spark his imagination.  He has installed commissioned works of assemblage in private collections in Boston, North Carolina, San Francisco, and Wellfleet.

 

Dates: Saturday & Sunday, June 8 & 9th  (one class, total of 6 hours, the time in between is so participants can look for more sculpture material)

Time:  10 am – 1 pm each day

Place:  The Vaughan Homestead

Instructor: Michael Burbank

Tuition: $70 for members* $80 for non-members

* Current members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association or the Vaughan Homestead Foundation.

 

The Harlow Gallery is celebrating its 50^th anniversary this year with a  series of exhibitions celebrating community in 2013. This July, in partnership with the Vaughan Homestead Foundation, artist members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association will present Vaughan Vignettes, an art exhibition celebrating the legacy of the Vaughan family in Hallowell.   The two organizations are offering a series of art workshops to give artists opportunities to create art on the grounds of Vaughan Homestead this winter and into spring.

The art exhibition, Vaughan Vignettes, will take place at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell July 5 – 27, 2013, with an opening reception on Friday, July 5, 5-8pm.  Artists must be current members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association to participate in the art show, but the workshop series is open to everyone.  For information about joining the Kennebec Valley Art Association, visit www.harlowgallery.org. For information about the Vaughan Homestead Foundation, visit www.vaughanhomestead.org

To sign up for a workshop, call the Harlow Gallery at 207-622-3813, or email kvaa@harlowgallery.org. Payment is required in advance to hold your seat. Space is limited, so it is advisable to register early.