Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts

Watershed 25th Anniversary Special Exhibitions

In the past 25 years, there have been more than 1,100 national and international artists who have had a residency at the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, Maine. Eight exhibitions scheduled around Watershed’s INVITE + IGNITE 25th Anniversary program will highlight works from more than 200 of these artists. Exhibitions will occur at multiple venues and are listed by location.

@ Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Barter's Island Road
Boothbay, Maine

Watershed Legends: 25 Years of Residencies
July 10 August 31

Receptions: Public reception: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 6:30-8:00pm
Collectors reception: TBA
Location: Kerr Hall, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine

To celebrate the special environment at Watershed that has nurtured creativity among emerging, mid and late career artists, guest curator Judith Schwartz has selected a representative artist from each year of its 25-year existence, and like candles on a cake, collectively exemplify the diversity and exuberance of a unique generation of contemporary ceramic art.

Featuring: Shalene Valenzuela, Ruth Borgenicht, Mark Burns, Scott Chamberlin, John Glick, Sam Chung, Cynthia Consentino, Nathan Prouty, Eddie Dominguez, Paul Dresang, Peter Gourfain, Rain Harris, Steven Heinemann, Yoshi Ikeda, Kathy King, Marc Leuthold, Justin Novak, Denise Pelletier, Annabeth Rosen, Virginia Scotchie, James Shrosbree, Monica Van den Dool, Jamie Walker, Arnie Zimmerman

This exhibition travels to The University Art Gallery at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
October 13 - November 23, 2012;
continuing to Hunter College, NYC
December 2012 - January 2013

Garden Pots
July 10-August 31
On the Terrace
Public reception: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 6:30-8:00pm

Guest Curators Ruth Snyderman and Paula Winokur have selected artists in this exhibition whose works play, appropriately, on the theme of “The Garden.”

Regis Brodie, Bruce Dehnert, Doug Herren, Alex Irvine, Nick Kripal, Michael Morgan, Tim Rowan, Jeff Shapiro, Jury Smith, Jordon Taylor

@ George Mason Gallery
123 Borland Hill Road
Nobleboro, Maine

Reception: July 11, 2012

Founders
July 10-27, 2012

25 years ago, the story goes, Watershed was an idea and a conversation around a kitchen table; today, Watershed celebrates and recognizes its Founders in this special exhibition.

Watershed Founders - Lynn Duryea, Chris Gustin & George Mason

@ River Arts Gallery
170 Main St.
Damariscotta, Maine

Influences & Connections:
Ceramic Artists at Watershed
July 6-27, 2012
Public Reception: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 6:00-8:00pm

Artists in this exhibition have made valuable contributions to Watershed Center's early years and to its continuing development. Residents and staff, as well as our honored “LEGENDS”, are represented with their diverse styles and broad range of work which exemplify the range of creative activity that characterizes the Watershed experience.

David Alban, Barry Bartlett, Ingrid Bathe, Christina Bertoni, Bill Brouillard, Linda Casbon, Linda Christenson, Leslie Ferst, Patrick Loughran, John Mason, Jim Melchert, Albert Pfarr, Frank Pitcher, Sharon Pollock-Deluzio, Liz Quackenbush, Don Reitz, Richard Shaw, Nancy Train Smith, Megan Sweeney, Holly Walker

@ Damariscotta River Association/Round Top Farm
Farmhouse Gallery
Business Route 1
Damariscotta, Maine
All exhibitions on view July 9-15
Public Reception Wednesday, July 11, 6:00-8:00pm

Salad Days Artists: Then & Now
2012 marks the 18th Annual Salad Days picnic and fundraising event, and we celebrate this with an exhibition of past Salad Days plate artists. The exhibition will feature original plates made during the artists' Salad Days residency as well current works of art.

Gratia Brown, Patrick Coughlin, Melody Ellis, Meredith Host, Scott Lykens, Stephanie McMahon, Sean O'Connell, Kari Radasch, Malcolm Mobutu Smith, Alyssa Welch, Adero Willard

Maine Ceramic Artists
Maine ceramic artist and curator George Pearlman highlights/showcases a broad range of ceramic work being made in the state through his selection of eight Maine artists for this exhibition.

Mark Bell, Melissa Greene, Jody Johnstone, David Orser, George Pearlman, Kari Radasch, Diana Thomas, Simon van der Ven

Serving Bowls
Inspired by 17 years of delectable salads and spectacular salad serving bowls at Salad Days, this exhibition will highlight artists' interpretations on the “serving bowl.”

Linda Arbuckle, Ingrid Bathe, Piero Fenci, Tyler Gulden, Chris Gustin,
Beth Kendall, Gail Kendall, Jim Lawton, Berry Matthews, Sean O'Connell,
Seth Rainville, JoAnn Schnabel, Nancy Selvin, Chris Staley, Paula Winokur

Fresh Sparks: A Regional High School Ceramic Exhibition
Artist and art educator Jonathan Mess brings together select students from six regional high schools to showcase the best student ceramic art being made by students in the area around Watershed. Represented high schools include Wiscasset High School, Medomak Valley High School, Boothbay Region High School, Erskine Academy, Lincoln Academy and Richmond High School.

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