War Flowers
Peace Action Maine & Union of Maine Visual Artists
present
War Flowers: From Swords to Plowshares
Art Exhibit
Art Gallery, University of Maine Farmington
Opening Reception — Friday, March 17 5:30pm-7:30pm
View Exhibit March 14-23, 2006
War Flowers Exhibit Traveling Schedule
April-August 2005 Area Gallery,
University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME September 2005 Belfast Free Library,
Belfast, ME October 2005 Blum Gallery,
College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME December 2005 Springvale Public Library,
Springvale, ME January 2006 Searsmont Public Library,
Searsmont, ME February 2006 Camden Public Library,
Camden, ME March 2006 University of Maine,
Farmington, ME April 2006 Curtis Memorial Library,
Brunswick, ME May 2006 Waterville Public Library,
Waterville, Maine June 2006 Blue Hill Public Library,
Blue Hill, ME
April-August 2005 Area Gallery,
University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME September 2005 Belfast Free Library,
Belfast, ME October 2005 Blum Gallery,
College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME December 2005 Springvale Public Library,
Springvale, ME January 2006 Searsmont Public Library,
Searsmont, ME February 2006 Camden Public Library,
Camden, ME March 2006 University of Maine,
Farmington, ME April 2006 Curtis Memorial Library,
Brunswick, ME May 2006 Waterville Public Library,
Waterville, Maine June 2006 Blue Hill Public Library,
Blue Hill, ME
For More Information Contact:
Jessica Eller: jellerpeace@yahoo.com; 772-0680
Natasha Mayers: natashasiena@gwi.net
Jessica Eller: jellerpeace@yahoo.com; 772-0680
Natasha Mayers: natashasiena@gwi.net
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War Flowers was a call for art to enlist the creative vision of artists to provide a visual fashioning of the concept of economic conversion. What would a shift from a military economy to a sustainable peace economy look like?
The results were a broad variety of depictions: political, allegorical, personal, symbolic, literal, emotional, and humorous.
Through this exhibit we bring to you the many facets of the initiative through the work and vision of Maine artists.
Natasha Mayers, exhibit organizer says:
"It is important to recognize the power each of us possesses to promote awareness and to activate momentum for change. Art, in its various forms, can be the catalyst for a mass shift in consciousness. The work of art can be a call to responsibility, a vehicle to incite social transformation. It can be educational or contemplative, playful, satirical, and/or transformative. Artists are the alchemists who can turn swords into plowshares. They can challenge us with their with and humor, reinvent language and help us imagine something else."
Mike BrancaBroken Heart Cage, 2002
9" x 14"