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10-2-10:
V is
for Veterans
Maine
honors those who served with a big lineup of Veterans Day parades, speeches
... even an art show.
By MEREDITH GOAD, Staff Writer
November 5, 2009
When people think of Veterans Day, they think parades.
Sure, Maine will have parades on Wednesday, including the annual Portland
Veterans Day Parade that begins at Longfellow Square at 10:30 a.m. and
marches down Congress Street to City Hall.
But there are plenty of other interesting options this year for celebrating
veterans and the sacrifices they have made for our country.
The Veteran Centers of Maine, for example, have showcased their members'
artwork over the years in small shows scattered around the state. This year,
all the art will be in one place – the Freeport Square Gallery on Main
Street, a block north of L.L. Bean.
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09-09-09:
Beyond shopping: Freeport gets grant for downtown art displays
FREEPORT —
Downtown Main Street will feature art exhibits in previously empty
storefront windows through the end of the year, thanks to a grant from the
Maine Arts Commission.
The commission awarded the $7,500 Artists in Maine Communities grant to
Freeport in support of "Experiencing Freeport – Knowing our Town through
Art." The grant proposal included a matching grant of $7,500, funded by
Freeport Square Gallery, L.L. Bean, Freeport Community Improvement
Association, Berenson Associates and Key Bank.
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09-08-31:
Experiencing Freeport – Knowing our Town
through Art
The
Town of Freeport is pleased to announce that in conjunction with The
Freeport Creative Arts and in partnership with Freeport Square Gallery, LL
Bean, Freeport Community Improvement Association, Berenson Associates and
Key Bank that it has received a 2009 Artists in Maine Communities grant from
the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the
National Endowment for the Arts.
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Freeport Square Gallery Grand Opening Reception to be held Sunday, June 29th…
Freeport,
Maine – The Arts movement in Freeport takes a very visible step forward with
the opening of Freeport Square Gallery at 140 Main Street in the Freeport
village. Freeport Square is located in the former Copeland Furniture
building at the north end of the downtown village, between St. Jude’s Church
and the Georgetown Pottery Building. At over 6500 square feet, Freeport
Square will offer one of the largest gallery / arts event spaces in the
state. A gallery, market space, events venue, gifts and décor sales are
planned. The focus will be on Maine contemporary art, painting, sculpture,
ceramics, photography, wood turning and more.
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Freeport
Square Gallery to show Maine, local artists
FREEPORT – Kathleen Meade is a parent, artist, teacher, organizer and now,
gallery owner.
She and her son, Sebastian, and friends Elaine and Tim Schmidt own the space
previously occupied by the Copeland Furniture building at 140 Main St.
“This seemed like the natural progression of things,” said Kathleen Meade.
“I have taught for 30 years in the area, and I’ve moved up to exhibiting
artists.”
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A
Treasure in Freeport
To get away
from the madness in the stock exchanges, my wife and I went to Freeport on
Sunday, stopping first at the fantastic bead shop there, Beadin' Path.
What a totally glorious day for walking and shopping in Freeport: crystal
clear blue sky, just the right temperature, the brilliant reds, oranges and
yellows of the leaves, and the right sized crowds.
While there, Di, who is a water color artist, and I wandered north on Main
Street and found an absolute treasure --- one that art lovers MUST visit.
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Creative outlet
FREEPORT —
For years, this town has been known for its retail engine, a stretch of
Route 1 full of outlet shops anchored by L.L. Bean's sprawling campus. But
recently, Maine's pretty little tourist town has become something more.
While art has always been represented here, Freeport now has an example of
Maine's creative economy – smack dab on Main Street.
Since opening in June, Freeport Square has been trying to make a go of it
alongside brand-name commercial shops for which the town is known
nationwide.\
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