French artist Anne-Emmanuelle Marpeau fell in love with Maine over twenty years ago and has been creating intricate shadow boxes inspired by romantic nineteenth century Maine maritime tales ever since. Her unusual and very popular shadowboxes are on exhibit at Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland, Maine, but one of them, Escapade, will be at the Penobscot Marine Museum fundraising auction at Point Lookout in Northport, Maine on Saturday, July 19th . Escapade depicts a rough sail in high seas on a stormy moonlit night.
Escapade, 14” x 18”, by Anne-Emmanuelle Marpeau
In addition to Escapade, a lobstering trip with Linda Greenlaw is another of the many exciting items in the Penobscot Marine Museum fundraising auction. Online bidding on items in the Silent Auction is at www.biddingforgood.com. To bid on items in the Live Auction, including Escapade and Linda Greenlaw’s lobstering trip, you may either attend the auction or arrange to call in on the night of the auction. To buy tickets for the Penobscot Marine Museum Gala & Auction at Point Lookout in Northport, Maine on Saturday, July 19th go to www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org or call 207-548-2529.
The Penobscot Marine Museum is on Route One in Searsport, Maine and has seven new exhibits and over fifty programs and events during the 2014 season. Its three acre, ten building campus is open through October 19. Museum hours are Monday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday noon to 5:00 pm through Sunday. Admission is free to members and Searsport residents.