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Mill-ennial Exhibition at Saco Museum and North Dam The Saco Museum is pleased to announce the debut of the 2010 Mill-ennial, a new, juried biennial exhibition of local contemporary art. Sixty-one works by 39 artists connected to Saco, Biddeford, and Old Orchard Beach were selected by juror Frederick Lynch and will be on view throughout the exhibition. The exhibition will take place at the Saco Museum, with featured works presented at North Dam Mill in Biddeford, from April 3 through June 13, 2010. The Mill-ennial was conceived by the Saco Museum as an ongoing series of exhibitions showcasing new work by living artists connected to Saco, Biddeford, and Old Orchard Beach. The works on display present a full range of artistic media, from traditional painting and photography to assemblage sculpture. Two large-scale installations by Biddeford native Celeste Roberge-whose sculptures are in the collections of the Portland Museum of Art, the DeCordova Museum, and Runnymede Sculpture Garden, among other public collections-are among the works to be installed at North Dam Mill. The mill's "Project Space," a 6,000 square foot industrial room with 11-foot ceilings, will provide an apt setting for Roberge's multi-media pieces, which explore issues of environmental fragility and sustainability. Whimsical and provocative carvings by George Hughes of Saco will also be displayed in the Project Space. The juror for the 2010 Mill-ennial is Frederick Lynch, a nationally renowned painter and resident of Saco. Lynch received his BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and his Master's of Education degree from Westfield State College in Westfield, Mass. He has taught at the University of Southern Maine, Colby College, and the Haystack School of Crafts on Deer Isle. His work is in the collections of the Portland Museum of Art, the De Cordova Museum, and the Farnsworth Art Museum, among others. In the catalogue accompanying the exhibition, Mr. Lynch writes, "This exhibition should announce to both the general viewing public as well as the arts community, in decisive and confident statements, with color, form and shape, just how creative and energetic the arts have become in the Biddeford, Saco, and Old Orchard Beach area." Presentation of the Mill-ennial also coincides with the May 29 grand opening of the Saco Museum's new long-term reinstallation of its permanent collection, entitled Making History: Art and Industry in the Saco River Valley. Together, these two exhibitions will convey the breadth of creative endeavors in this region from the 17th century to the present day. Dyer Library/Saco Museum Information: The Dyer Library/Saco Museum is located at 371 Main Street (Route 1) in historic downtown Saco, Maine. Free parking. Museum is handicapped accessible. Regular museum hours: Tues, Wed, Thurs 12 - 4 pm; Friday 12 - 8 pm (FREE from 4 - 8 pm); Saturday 10 am - 4 pm; and Sunday 12 - 4 pm (June-December only). Regular admission: Adults $4; Seniors & Students $3; Children (7 - 18) $2; Children 6 and under, no charge. Admission is ALWAYS FREE to DL/SM Card holders and their guests. For additional information, please call 283-3861, ext. 114 or visit www.dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org Following is the complete list of Mill-ennial artists:
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