Wednesday, July 12

METTA : CAN'T SAY IT OFTEN ENOUGH!

Jose Andreas' World Central Kitchen for disaster relief



Detail of "Metta" © Mary Becker Weiss
Detail of "Metta" 
© Mary Becker Weiss

Metta evokes within a warm-hearted feeling of fellowship, sympathy and love which grows boundless with practice and overcomes all social, religious, racial, political and economic barriers. Metta is a universal, unselfish, all embracing love.

Tuesday, June 6

New Assemblages with Antiques, Ephemera & Found Objects : For Harlow Gallery Summer Members Exhibit and 10x10 Exhibit for Arts Are Elementary

In an assemblage made up of many found objects which have been discarded or abandoned, elements are brought together to become a thing of beauty with new purpose. There is a comfort in breathing new life into that which has been destroyed or lost.

DESTINY 5890 : Assemblage of Antiques, Ephemera and Found Objects : Mary Becker Weiss
"Destiny" 
© 
Mary Becker Weiss

"Unaltered" © Mary Becker Weiss
"Unaltered" 
© Mary Becker Weiss
More Assemblages 

It's All in the Details!

Favorite Quotes of the Day:
MS from Maryland says:
"Your assemblages are particularly strong. I love the detail and cleanness of the small pieces, intimately put together in 'Two Perspectives and One Vanishing Point.' It is somehow very soothing." ~ MS 

From a visitor in the Brunswick Outdoor Art Festival:
"Your assemblages remind me of that Joseph Campbell guy (Joseph Cornell) ~ you know that hermit who lived in his mother's basement all his life." ~ RG


"Smut!" ~ used to be my favorite, absolutely hilarious quote of the day (in reference to "Speechless.") But I have to now say that no one, I mean no one, is going to be able to top this comment! I'll welcome a comparison to Joseph Cornell's work any time, any where, any how! ~ MBW


Thursday, May 25

Save the Dates : 2nd Friday Brunswick Artwork Celebration : Fiore's Artisan Olive Oils and Vinegars

You're invited!
2nd Friday Brunswick
Exhibition of Mixed Media & Assemblage
Fiore's, 90 Maine Street, Brunswick
Friday, June 9, 4-7 p.m.
Friday, July 14, 4-7 p.m.
Friday, August 11, 4-7 p.m.
Friday, September 8, 4-7 p.m.

Got off to a great start for this year's art walk celebration at Fiore's on June 9th. It really was a "happening" in downtown Brunswick this year thanks to the tireless efforts of BDA! Thanks to all of you who came by to see our work and to enjoy the beautiful Fiore's experience. Please join us again on July 14th. I have new works in progress as we speak... we'll be looking for you!

Wednesday, May 17

Remembering Mildred Johnson

“I honestly can’t remember a time when I wasn’t making art. I’m still playing with found materials – and I still feel the excitement of discovery that I remember as a child.” ~ Mildred Johnson



Thank you, Mildred, for your creativity, sense of beauty,
irreverence and artistic generosity!

Tuesday, March 14

"A SOLO FOR TWO VOICES" : Mary Becker Weiss


Press Release: “A Solo for Two Voices” by Brunswick artist Mary Becker Weiss is an evocative exhibition of mixed media and encaustic pieces reflecting the isolation, fear and helplessness of those with no voice. Mary has worked for years to advocate for victims of domestic violence, to facilitate support groups in Hospice’s Grieving Children’s Program, and as an art facilitator who works with creative storytellers with dementia and varying levels of cognitive abilities. In Mary's work through the years, art has been a powerful tool for self expression, emancipation and empowerment.


Some lovely quotes of the day 
~ thank you very much!
"Terrific show ~ great thinking and seeing." 
"Such powerful work. I tremble."
"Mary, this work is fabulous! Thoughtful, beautiful."
"Your work is breathtaking and brave. I am in awe."

Tuesday, March 7

Mary Becker Weiss : Assemblage and Collage : Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions

2023:
  •  “In Balance/Imbalance," Maine Arts Journal Summer 2023, sponsored by Union of Maine Visual Artists
  • UMVA Members Exhibition “In Balance/Imbalance” Portland Media Center, Portland ME
2022: 
  •  “Community," Maine Arts Journal Fall 2022, sponsored by Union of Maine Visual Artists
2021: 
  • TPL 13th Annual Joy of Art Virtual Exhibition, Topsham Maine
  •  “Freedom and Captivity," Maine Arts Journal Fall 2021, sponsored by Union of Maine Visual Artists
2020:
2019: 
  •  “Sketchbooks," Maine Arts Journal Fall 2019, sponsored by Union of Maine Visual Artists  
“Sketchbooks," Maine Arts Journal Fall 2019, sponsored by Union of Maine Visual Artists 


"Noise" for "America Now : A Dialogue" 2017 Mary Becker Weiss
"Noise" 
© Mary Becker Weiss
for "America Now: a Dialogue"

2017:
  • "America Now: A Dialogue" Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, Augusta Maine
  • TPL Joy of Art Award Winners Exhibit, Topsham Maine
  • 2nd Friday Brunswick Exhibition Fiore's, Brunswick ME
  • A Solo for Two Voices” Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery, Brunswick Maine

2010 - 2016:
  • Harlow Gallery Members Exhibition, Hallowell Maine
  • 10x10 Brunswick Benefit for Arts Are Elementary
  • Joy of Art Annual Exhibition sponsored by Friends of Topsham Library
  • Equal Protection of the Laws : 14th Amendment” at HHRC, UMA at Augusta, Maine
  • “MECA Creative V” : Annual Continuing Studies Exhibition, Portland Maine
Detail of "I Stand Among Them But Not of Them"
© Mary Becker Weiss
“MECA Creative V”
Portland, Maine, September 2016
  • It Takes a Community : Transforming Violence II” Harlow Gallery, Hallowell Maine 2015
  • "Yellow: A Celebration of Spring" sponsored by UMVA in Partnership with Hidden Ladder Collective Portland Maine May 2015
  • “Exploration” The Gallery, Brunswick Maine January 2015
  • “Sit! Stay! Art!” Harlow Gallery, Hallowell Maine Fall 2013
  • “A Brave New World” Summer Exhibition, Paciarino, Portland Maine 2013
  • “Ring in the New Year” Slates, Hallowell Maine 2013
  • “FUSE: Maine Encaustic Artists Exhibition” Harlow Gallery, Hallowell Maine 2012
  • “Hallowellness Riverfront Art Show” sponsored by KVAA, Hallowell Maine 2011
  • “Art 2011, 16th Annual Juried Art Show” Harlow Gallery, Hallowell Maine 2011
  • “Art of Duality : Hunger | Sated : Two Sides of a Canvas” Harlow Gallery, Hallowell Maine 2010
  • “10 on the Water” : Visual Arts Along the Kennebec 2nd Collaborative Exhibition Richmond Gallery Store, Richmond Maine 2010
  • “Pictures @ an Exhibition” a collaborative exhibition and performance of the Augusta Symphony Orchestra, sponsored by KVAA, Hope Baptist Church, Manchester Maine 2010 

Saturday, January 21

Sister Rally in Brunswick Maine for Women's March on Washington


Sister Rally in Brunswick Maine with Women's March on Washington : Mary Becker Weiss Photos


Sister Rally in Brunswick Maine for Women's March on Washington, Mary Becker Weiss photo

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Hundreds of supporters of the Women's March on Washington for civil and constitutional protection joined hands in Brunswick, Maine this morning. The energy was contagious and inspiring! Yes, our voices were heard!

Little Coco, proclaimed loud and clear, "I am the future." Let us all count on that!