See What the Story is at the "Vision & Verse" Exhibit here at KAA!
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late April 2018.

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Phone: (207) 451-9384  

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The KAA Board of Trustees extend a HEARTY and HEART-FELT THANK YOU to Morgan McCurdy, long time member and past KAA President, for her most recent service as our Administrator. 
We wish her well in her new ventures!
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KAA Vision Verse poster
The KAA Poets featured on our Spotlight Wall are a group who meet monthly led by Portsmouth Poet Laureate Emerita Kimberly Cloutier Green...and poetry is their art!

Other artists participating in this show have expanded their talents to include a haiku, a few lyrics from a piece of music, or maybe a tiny but treasured verse from a favorite piece of literature to their art work.

If you love poetry as well as visual art, then this is the exhibit for YOU!  
  
ARTISTS:   Art Work Pick Up is Monday, May 7th, 4-6 PM
Monotype Printmaking Demo at KAA
Thursday, April 26, 2018, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Cost: 
Member $10.  Non-Member $15 

You're sure to be impressed by this spectacular Printmaking Demo with Annick Bouvron-Gromek taking place at KAA from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on Thursday, April 26th!

Monotyping is an intriguing hybrid among printing techniques.  It's neither a print nor a painting, but a unique combination of both.

Annick Bouvron-Gromek
Annick in her studio
Annick is a member of the Seacoast Artists Association and the New Hampshire Art Association and has won numerous awards for both monotypes and watercolors. 

You can view her work at the SAA Gallery at 130 Water Street, Exeter, N.H., or online at www.seacoastartist.org.

Mangion Poetry Celebration
Charles Simic 2018
Charles Simic
with 15th U.S Poet Laureate, Charles Simic, as guest artist   
Date:  May 5, 2018
Location:  First Congregational Church
                 23 Pepperrell Road, Kittery Point, ME  
 
3 PM - 4:30 PM  Public interview of the guest artist
7 PM - 9 PM  Reading/Reception/Book Signing

Author of more than sixty books of poetry, prose, and translation, former editor of the Paris Review, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The World Doesn't End, and recipient of numerous honors and awards, including The Wallace Stevens Award (2007) and the Frost Medal for Lifetime Achievement (2007), Charles Simic will be featured in two events:

3 PM-Public Interview hosted by Kimberly Cloutier Green, Portsmouth Poet Laureate Emerita (doors open at 2:30 PM) 

7 PM-Reading, Reception & Book-Signing (doors open at 6:30 PM)
 

Jazz performance by Kent Allyn and David Graf
 
A $20.00 suggested donation admits one to both events taking place at: 
First Congregational Church
 23 Pepperrell Road, Kittery Point, ME
 
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Looking Ahead--> All School Show , K-12 School Show
Dates:   May 10 through May 20, 2018   
Students in grades K-12 from the Kittery Schools will be showcasing their work at the Kittery Art Association from May 10th to May 20th. 

As in past years, the walls will be covered - literally from floor to ceiling - with the wonderful art work of these talented students.


We're excited to see what Kittery's young artists have created for us to showcase in our Gallery this year!  
Looking Farther Ahead--> "We Live Here!"
All-Member Show
Spotlight Wall featuring Anastasia Maertens  
Exhibit Dates:   May 24 through June 17, 2018   
 
Art Work Drop Off:  Monday, May 21st, 4-6 PM
Art Work Pick Up:  Monday, June 18th, 4-6 PM
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Caroline Cotter
CD Release Concert at the KAA!
Date:  Thursday, May 31, 2018
Time:  8 PM to 10 PM (doors open at 7:30 PM)
Location:  Kittery Art Association
                 8 Coleman Ave, Kittery Point, ME  
June Swoon
KAA's 60th Anniversary pARTy!
Date:  Saturday, June 23, 2018, 6 PM to 9 PM
Location:  " The View" at Pepperrell Cove
                88 Pepperrell Road (RT 103)
                Kittery Point, Maine

KAA 60th PC

Music & Dancing with Ben Baldwin Trio

Advanced reservations advised.
New KAA Committees

Committees are forming to allow a broader inclusion of members in the nitty gritty workings of our community. 

Building stewardship, arts programming, garden enhancement, music offerings, and a June party to mark our 60th year are categories inviting your active participation!
-->Volunteer on KAA's Publicity & Marketing Committee<--
KAA seeks volunteer to help with publicizing our shows and other events.  Can YOU assist with newspaper and/or electronic postings?  KAA will provide contacts and schedule and copy!  Just say 'YES" and send an email to information@kitteryartassociation.org
Beach Pea Baking Co. Exhibit
With KAA artists Tori Rasche & Aimee C Timmins
Exhibit runs from March through the end of May

"Across Barter's Creek"
by Tori Rasche
"Poppy Glow"
by Aimee C Timmins
Enjoy this small sampling of the beautiful art work on display at the Beach Pea Baking Co. in Kittery, ME. 
 
 
 
Paintings by
Aimee C. Timmins 
 
Paintings by
Tori Rasche 












If you're interested in having your art work displayed at this totally cool & hip little establishment right here in Kittery, contact Betsy Wish at bjwish@gmail.com.


Beach Pea is located at 53 State Road, Kittery, ME 
Monday Figure Drawing
Mondays, 10 am to 1 pm 

Bess Cutler figure
Join us for Monday Figure Drawing at the Kittery Art Association! 

Cost remains at an affordable $10, or if too few people, fee is split among artists. 

As always, please bring your choice of medium.  Bring an easel if you need one.  Chairs and drop cloths are provided.  


For more info, please email information@kitteryartassociation.org or give us a ring at 207.451.9384
Join or Renew your Membership at KAA
Join or Renew for 2018 today!

Now is the perfect time to Join or Renew your membership to KAA...

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Where else can you:
* get a one-year membership at the ridiculously low price of just $35 individual, $70 family, $5 youth (18 and under),
* have access to an awesome little non-profit Art Gallery filled to the brim with spectacular art by top-notch local artists,
* snag generous framing discounts at not one but TWO local framers?

Nowhere but here at Kittery Art Association!

We also have other levels of membership if you're so inclined, such as $100 sponsor, $500 advocate, $1000 benefactor. 

Visit our Membership page on our website for more information about how you can join in on the fun here at our quaint little art gallery in beautiful Kittery Point, Maine.
Have you had a kindness shown?
Pass it on;
'Twas not given for thee alone,
Pass it on;
Let it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
'Til in Heaven the deed appears -
Pass it on. 
~Henry Burton, Pass It On
KAA 2018 Exhibit Schedule
Our current exhibit truly is a vision to behold with a story to be told!  Gather with us here at the KAA Gallery and partake in the perfect pairings of poetry and paintings, lyrics and line drawings, and oh so much more... 
 
2018 Exhibit Schedule
   
April 12 - May 6
All Member Show
"Vision & Verse"
Spotlight Wall - KAA Poets
 
May 10 - May 20
All School Show
K-12 Student Art
 
May 24 - June 17
All Member Show
"We Live Here!"
Spotlight Wall:  Anastasia Maertens 

June 21 -July 15
 Group Show
"Picture This"  Photography Show
 
July 19 - August 12
 All Member Show
"Boats, Buoys, and Birds"
Spotlight Wall - Ann McKee
 
August 16 - September 9
All Member Show
"Reflections"
Spotlight Wall - Lucille Therrien
 
September 13 - October 7
 Group Show
Seacoast Moderns Show
 
October 11 - November 4
 All Member Show
"Plein Air"
 
November 8 - December 2
 All Member Show
"Weather or Not"
Spotlight Wall -  Roddy Cole
 
December 6, 8/9 & 13, 15/16
  All Member Show
"Holiday Show and Sale"
 
Art Work Drop Off and Pick Up days are typically on Mondays, 4-6 pm, unless otherwise indicated.
KAA's 2018 Music Events Schedule
Join Us for Magnificent Music!  
 
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 MUSIC 
  
May 31
CD Release Concert
8 PM 
 
June 23
June Swoon  
60th Anniversary Celebration!
Music & Dancing with Ben Baldwin Trio     
at "The View" at Pepperrell Cove
6 PM to 9 PM

September 21
Cosy Sheridan with Kent Allyn and Charlie Koch 
concert at Kittery Art Association, 7 PM 

November 23
Bill Staines concert 
at Kittery Art Association

December 14
Special Holiday Concert
with Susie Burke, David Surette, and Kent Allyn  
First Congregational Church of Kittery Pt.
23 Pepperrell Road, Kittery Point, ME  
Doors open at 7:00
Concert begins at 7:30   
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Join KAA or Renew your Membership today!

For more information about all the benefits of becoming a member here at KAA, visit the Membership Page on our website.
 
KAA membership cards also include a 20% discount at two local framing shops, D. Pratt Framer, LLC in Kittery, ME, and C.C. Moore Fine Art Framing in Portsmouth, N.H.  What a deal!
 
The Kittery Art Association, a charitable organization incorporated by the state of Maine, sponsors a variety of public events in support of local artists and writers of all ages.  
Membership is $35 and expires each January.
Membership applications are available on our website, or feel free to pick one up at the KAA Gallery located at 8 Coleman Ave., Kittery Point, ME.  We look forward to hearing from you, and thank you for supporting the Arts!  
Kittery Art Association
8 Coleman Ave., Kittery Point, ME 
  Phone: (207) 451-9384
Email: information@kitteryartassociation.org
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