Norway Memorial Library Administrative Assistant and Librarian Katherine Morgan hangs an oil painting of a cabbage titled “Love Unfolds Endlessly” by artist Joanna Reese for the Western Maine Art Group Food Art exhibit, part of larger program focused on local food production and local food choices.

Food art exhibit part of larger library program

NORWAY – Teaming up once again to bring cultural opportunities to the Oxford Hills, the Norway Memorial Library is presenting a program in May focused on local food production and food shoppers’ choices while the artists of Western Maine Art Group exhibit a variety of paintings, lithographs and photographs depicting foods and food production.

The food art will be on exhibit through May, punctuated by a 7 p.m. program on Tuesday, May 6, featuring a talk by Russell Libby, executive director of Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association, on “Our Next Agriculture: Building Deep Connections.” A panel discussion of people involved in different aspects of the local foods network will follow.

Then on Tuesday, May 13, a discussion is planned to focus on Barbara Kingsolver’s book, “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life,” at 7 p.m.

The purpose behind the program is to help people become aware of local food production and to illuminate the resources in place to help people find local food sources and make local food choices, according to Library Director Ann Siekman.

The Western Maine Art Group members participating in the food art exhibit are Barbara Traficonte, Victoria Denninger, Joanna Reese, Janis Hutchins, Cynthia Burmeister and Frost Farm Gallery.

For more information on the food art exhibit, contact the Western Maine Art Group at 739-6161 or [email protected]. For more information on the programs at Norway Memorial Library, call 743-5309.