A PUBLIC OUTDOOR ART EVENT 
IN DOWNTOWN ELLSWORTH , MAINE

Faith in Action will hold our third public outdoor art event fundraiser in downtown Ellsworth this summer for three weeks. In previous years, we featured fish sculptures (“Fishing for Friends”) and cedar garden benches (“Visit with Friends”), each individually decorated by an artist and offered for sale at auction to benefit Faith in Action’s programs for the elderly and disabled.

This year’s event will be called “Celebrate Sunshine with Friends” and will feature sheet metal suns, manufactured by North Country Bells, a Maine company.  The sun can be displayed indoors or out, hung on a wall or suspended by itself. In the previous events, the variety of designs by the different artists was delightful and attracted attention to Ellsworth. This year, Faith in Action decided to make the event low-cost and fun; no businesses will be approached to act as financial sponsors for the event and the event will center in the downtown area of Ellsworth.

There will be categories for professional, amateur and youth artists for a “Best of Show” prize. The sun measures 24” in diameter and is made of steel.  It is finished with a black “pebble” coating that will accept urethane sealer, paints or epoxy, or the artist may request the sun in  unfinished raw steel.  Decoration is up to the artist and his/her imagination.  Materials should be able to withstand exposure to weather. Children and amateur artists are encouraged to participate.

The suns will be available in late April, and they must be returned to Faith in Action no later than June 10, 2009.  Artists will be listed in the promotional materials that accompany the preview display, and in the auction catalog.  Please include any contact or promotional information about the artist (maximum 25 words) at the time the sun is returned to Faith in Action.  There is no charge or payment for participation.  Key dates include:

Monday, July 13 -- Preview Party - Meet the Artists, Ellsworth Library

July 13—August 2 -- Sun Art Work on Display in Downtown Ellsworth

Monday, August 3 -- Live Auction at the Maine Grind

For further information, call us at 664-6016 or email: fia@gwi.net.

 

VISIT WITH FRIENDS COFFEE HOUSE

Every Thursday morning from 9:30 to 11:00, in the basement of St. Dunstan's church, Faith in Action hosts coffee, refreshments and sometimes entertainment at our coffee house for seniors program. To see a clip of Faith in Action in action, click on the following link:

http://www.fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11846:video-weekly-coffeehouse-for-senior-citizens&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=166