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Mars Hall is located in mid-coast Maine, on the St. George Peninsula. Between the fishing villages of Tenants Harbor and Port Clyde the gallery is housed in a Greek Revival Building on the historic Marshall homestead, (the gallery was named as a tribute to its sea-faring ancestors).
Nestled amongst tall pine and perennial gardens is some of the finest art in Maine. Abstract to Realism, in oil, acrylic, watercolor and collage. As well as sculpture, one of a kind jewelry, pottery, stained glass and mosaics.
We also carry antiques, cards and peace and quiet!
12.7 miles from US Rt. 1 on Rt. 131. S.
On the right across from stone building and just before Drift-Inn Beach.
621 Port Clyde Road
Tenants Harbor, ME 04860
207.372.9996 or 207.372.8194
E-mail:
marshallgallery@roadrunner.com
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GALLERY NEWS
One of our artists, Brian Kliewer, took 2nd place in the June Bold Brush Painting Competition with his 30"x48" oil on canvas, "From the Stern." The painting depicts the schooner "Heritage" saling on Penobscot Bay as seagulls flock nearby over the water.
Congratulations Brian !
SKETCHBOOK PROJECT - BROOKLYN, N.Y.
2011
Three Mars Hall Gallery artists are participating in the Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project out of Brooklyn, N.Y. The Project opened in Brooklyn in February and then traveled to two locations in Austin, Texas. It will visit the SPACE Gallery in Portland, Maine, March 30th - April 2nd. After Portland, it will continue on to venues in Atlanta; Washington, D.C.; Seattle; San Francisco; Chicago; and Winter Park, Flordia.
More than 24,000 artists from 94 countries selected a theme from a list provided by the project. They were sent a sketchbook measuring 8.5" high by 5.5" wide. The interior of the books could be manipulated in any manner as long as the book closed to the original size. The finished books were returned by Jan. 15th, where they were assembled into a mobile Art Library.
Eleanor Zuccola, Otty Merrill and Dona Bergen participated in this years project. Zuccola chose the theme "Raining Cats & Dogs". Her sketchbook, titled "Reigning Cats" and done in pen & ink, watercolor and collage, depicts cats she encountered on her travels in Europe as well as her own 5 felines. Merrill selected the theme "HELP"! Using mixed media collage, she created a humorous journal of everyday tasks where help would be appreciated. "Make Mine a Double", was the theme Bergen chose. Paying homage to the number 2, she created a double-sided accordian book. The collaged book titled "2nd HAND", is 22 pages on both sides and can stand free opened to two yards.
After touring the country, all sketchbooks will enter the permanent collection of the Brooklyn ART Library and be available for public viewing. The books may also be viewed on the Sketchbook Projects website this summer at www.arthousecoop.com.
