RAYMOND — A special showcase of local artists and artisans is coming to the newly refurbished boyhood home of Nathaniel Hawthorne, 40 Hawthorne Road.

The show is set to begin with an opening reception from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, which will offer a chance to meet the artists. Thereafter, Hawthorne’s home will be open Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3 and 4, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with all art available for viewing and sale. The three-day event is free, with donations for the continuing maintenance of the home accepted.

Among the artists showing their work will be Diane Dunton (landscape painting); Kathleen Gerdes (nature watercolors); Kalee Charette (landscapes and creatures in pen and ink); Cole Phillips (wet-plate photography); Bruce Small (landscape and wildlife photography); Elizabeth Lachance (paper mache sculptures); Trish Kohler (bird watercolors); Cathy Dodge (acrylics, watercolors, and mixed media); Steve Hobson (photography); Kelly Zinckgraf (showing her late father’s work); Mel Mowry (landscape watercolors); and Linda Kranich (pastels).

A portion of some of the artists’ sales will be donated for the preservation of the home.

For more information, contact Sylvia Sullivan at rsssm@maine.rr.com or 207-239-6010.

 

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