Manhattens in Maine! Film done right!

You may not know it but an event of global magnitude is happening this week. In cinemas, galleries & cafes over 100,000 people will view and vote in the winners of the Manhattan Short Film Festival. , 598 entries from 48 countries were viewed and 10 films selected as finalists.  These short films of 2-14 minutes were chosen for the ONE WORLD ONE WEEK ONE FESTIVAL.
The Manhattan Short celebrates the video experience like no other and ensures the unique voices, visions and creativity not associated with mainstream cinema will continue to be seen and heard.  
YOU ARE THE JUDGE ,  Audiences at each venue will be handed a voting card upon entry to each cinema and asked to vote for the ONE film they think should win. Votes are tallied by each cinema and sent through to MANHATTAN SHORT HQ where the winner is announced on Sunday October 2nd in NYC 
  Since it's inception the festival has brought filmmakers and audiences together in ways never done before.  This year features finalists from Egypt, Sweden, Hungary, USA, Denmark, Scotland,  Ireland & Australia. The mission is to unite & expose unknown or little known film makers with a worldwide audience for a unique film experience.

One thing I know will happen if you go to the Manhattan Shorts, you will laugh, you may cry but you'll definitely be moved by the power of the short story film.

Arthouse Cimemas world wide are showing the shorts, the finalist were shown in Ellsworth & Portland earlier this week & will be at the Frontier Cafe in Brunswick with three screenings  Saturday Oct 1 & The Railroad Cinema in Waterville with a single matinee screening Saturday & Sunday Oct 2nd.   Call ahead these screenings will be sold out.  For more information on the films and the festival click on the Manhattan Film Festival link highlighted above.

Why Go to the Manhattan Short Film Festival?

Because your good mind needs good art! 

The Gallery Talk is made possible by the generosity of the WMPG Radio listening community.  The blog is the text version of the art rant heard every Thursday at 7am, 5 & 9:30pm on WMPG college and community radio Broadcasting from the University of Southern Maine
90.9 , 104.1 and streaming on the web at http://www.wmpg.org/  

BLOCK PARTY IN PORTLAND! Who Else but SPACE GALLERY !

THINK BLOCK PARTY IN THE PORTLAND MAINE ARTS DISTRICT.

NOW THINK WHO WOULD THROW A WILD EVENT?
WHO COULD PULL OFF AN EVENT OF SUCH MAGNITUDE?

Think about the people of the SPACE GALLERY .they are on the cutting edge for: ideas, information & Art in Portland.  This is where blue collar meets PhD, has a beverage and discusses the relevancy of Audio & Visual arts in an age where many can hardly afford to pay attention, and often many just don't.

The SPACE GALLERY IS ABOUT PASSION,
that's what gets them out of bed in the morning , why else would they do what they do!
THANK GOODNESS FOR PASSION.

WHERE IS IT EXACTLY:
From Congress Square @ Portland Museum of Art >>>> Down to>>>>> Maine College Art @ the Porteus Building. Over to Free Street and the Children's Museum.

 

WHAT ARE THE ACTIVITIES?
Music The What Cheer Brigade is a 19 Piece brass band from Providence RI that plays Bollywood -Samba-Hip Hop-Balkan Cajan Fun...
Street Arty Stuff;  Godzilla Attacks, Sean O'Brien Art Tents,
Performance Art :  Portland Ovations Art Office, Lorem Ipsum Revival Theater Traveling performers,
Giant Steamroller Block Prints : Visit Oak Street and Print Artists of Pickwick Indie Press
Giant Photo Booth from Mayo Street Arts
FREE LOCAL MUSIC - 1 Longfellow for free concerts from local musicians
Build your own Instrument W/ Children's Museum of Maine staff
And Much Much More.

WHEN DOES IT START?   Saturday from 5pm - 9pm
CAN I DRINK BEER IN THE STREET?  NO! but many establishments will be serving beverages which can be enjoyed inside.
WHAT IF IT RAINS:  Crowd into the Space Gallery for the hottest dance party ev'a

WHY GO? 

THAT'S EASY

YOUR GOOD MIND NEEDS GOOD ART! 

The Gallery Talk is made possible by the generosity of the WMPG Radio listening community.  The blog is the text version of the art rant heard every Thursday at 7am, 5 & 9:30pm on WMPG college and community radio Broadcasting from the University of Southern Maine
90.9 , 104.1 and streaming on the web at http://www.wmpg.org/  

Maine's Soldier of Color has no fear!

This is Gallery Talk WMPG Radio's Window into the World of Art.

A bud of mine has an opening this week.  I was surprised to hear a new gallery? Yes a new art gallery is opening in our beloved Port City. In these turbulent economic times, in a state who's governor uses his police power to dismantle art he does not care for, it seems crazy that a new art gallery is opening,

God I jus love crazy... 

To paraphrase Maine Artist Carol Bass:  August Maine beauty leaves one stunned and dizzy, colanders full of Blackberries, chirping Crickets, Hurricane warnings, campfires and Matt Welch goes for it and opens his new Flat Iron Gallery"  ART LIVES IN THE CITY!

August Parade by Carol Bass

  I think of Carol Bass as the Princess of paint, or as I have referred to her in past blogs Maine's foremost Soldier of Color.   Carol is a painter's painter, bold vibrant strokes of vivid color define her work.  She is one of the bravest artists I know having no fear of size or boundary.  Typical works are 3' x 3' or 3 x 6' or 6' x 8' large format complements her desire to motivate.   I liken her images metaphorically to a sunrise, a modern day impressionist who like a sunrise can captivate and warm you, make you a fan and bring a smile to your life.  Carols works are all over the country and world.  I am excited for Portland to have an opportunity to view what I get the chance to see when I stop by her studio/home on the coast in Casco Bay.

The Matt Welch Flat Iron Gallery is located at the Nexcess for art here in Portland. The gallery is on the 2nd floor in the building with the pointy end and picture window facing Congress Square right above Starbucks,  across from the entrance to the Portland Museum of Art.   The Gallery opening is on September 2nd , 1st Friday from 5-8pm and features Artist Carol Bass, Sculpture/Artist Pat Polourde, Stain glass maven Laura Fuller and artist Dauane Parrico.  I excited on so many levels from new gallery, new ideas, to new excitement.  ART is live and kick'n I suspect it's anything but pressed neat at the new FLAT IRON GALLERY.

Are you hungry for a good time?
Why go see art in Portland this 1st Friday of September? 

Go because your good mind deserves a feed, 
a feed of some good art!

The Gallery Talk is made possible by the generosity of the WMPG Radio listening community.  The blog is the text version of the art rant heard every Thursday at 7am, 5 & 9:30pm on WMPG college and community radio Broadcasting from the University of Southern Maine
90.9 , 104.1 and streaming on the web at http://www.wmpg.org/  



FLAT IRON GALLERY is located at 594 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101