Boothbay Region Art Foundation
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1 Townsend Ave.
Boothbay Harbor
Maine 04538
BRAFgallery@gmail.com
207.633.2703
Re-opening June 7 for Art Exhibition
Temporary closure for repairs. See below.
Summer Hours
Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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MEMBERS: Go to For BRAF Members for current pertinent information. Website Questions? clgriffithbb@gmail.com. updated 6/1/24
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As always, the Boothbay Region Art Foundation wishes to thank you for your support and
contributions to our community-oriented non-profit mission.
News​
BRAF has been temporarily closed for repairs to the storefront, BUT is reopening for the Members' show on June 7th and for June Rose's retirement celebration on May 31st (see below for details).
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Summer Hours: Note that our new Summer hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
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Contact: You may reach the Foundation Gallery at BRAFgallery@gmail.com ​​or follow us on Facebook. ​For samplings of BRAF Members' fine art link to Select Artists here or in the menu above.
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Exhibiting Artists: Membership in the BRAF Foundation is yearly, running from January to January. We appreciate your support and participation. You may renew at the Gallery, online, or via mail.
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GRAND REOPENING OF BRAF and COMING EVENTS
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Mark your Calendar: The non-profit Boothbay Region Art Foundation will reopen on Friday, June 7th at 10 am. Please join us on First Friday, June 7th from 5 pm - 7 pm, for a wine and cheese Opening Reception to celebrate the First Members' show. We're looking forward to viewing what was created during the Winter and as always, the reception is open to the public and member artists.
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Art Drop-off : The date for dropping off artwork for the first Member's Show is now set for Monday, June 3rd from 10 am - 5 pm or Tuesday, June 4th from 9 am to noon. The Opening Reception, open to the public, will be held on First Friday, June 7th from 5 pm - 7 pm.​
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New Watercolor Workshop Class:
Update: Our apologies, but this class is currently full; however, you may contact Wendy Bellows at wendybelkor@gmail.com to be added to the waiting list.
BRAF’s 2024 “Take Part in Art” series offers a “WATERCOLOR TRAVEL SKETCHBOOK”. The class includes instruction in watercolor technical skills, basic color mixing, and managing and drawing from observation. The class is on June 18th, 10 am - 1 pm at the BRAF Gallery and is instructed by Jeannette Kogeler, Toronto watercolorist and Recipient of a Chateau Orquevaux residency in Champagne-Ardenne, France. Join other like other like-minded artists and learn how to sketch your ideas into pleasing compositions with color. You will learn how to set up a mini “studio space”, En Route, easily set up on a desk corner and tucked away in a small backpack. We will use YOUR photos, memories, and souvenirs as still-life objects.
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To RSVP (or for more information) contact Wendy Bellows at (wendybelkor@gmail.com).
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Who: All skill levels are welcome
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When: June 18th, 10 am - 1 pm
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Where: The BRAF Gallery
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Instructor: Jeannette Kogeler, Toronto watercolorist.
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Class size: Limited to nine participants
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Supplies: please follow this link for a printable SUPPLY LIST and key information.
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Cost: BRAF members-- $30.00, non-members-- $45.00
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Exhibiting Artists: Have you missed the times to pick up unsold artwork from past shows? Please pick up artwork or make arrangements with the Gallery. Artwork that is left becomes the property of the Gallery.
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The Second Floor Gallery Rooms: Calling all artists: BRAF offers rental space for one-person or small group exhibitions. For dates, availability, costs, and other information:
Welcome to our Gallery
in the heart of Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
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The Boothbay Region Art Foundation, Inc., ​an inclusive, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has been a cornerstone of the region's artistic community since 1963. Our mission is to provide artists of all ages with the opportunity to showcase and sell various forms of visual arts including paintings, sculpture, photography, and mixed media. The gallery is a venue to promote Member artists, offers a variety of classes and workshops, and generates income to operate the mostly volunteer Gallery and provide scholarships for area graduating students to continue their art education. Tax-deductible donations to honor the arts are critical for BRAF to continue serving our communities.
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Currently Showing:
The Gallery is currently closed for repairs. The next show is a Members' Exhibition with the Opening Reception, on Friday, June 7th from 5 pm - 7 pm.
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation is not your typical Gallery...
In 1963, twenty-six founding artists desired to leave a legacy to the Boothbay Region that had given them inspiration and livelihoods. They developed the model of selling their artwork to help fund a Boothbay Region High School Scholarship Foundation to assist local college bound graduates with an interest in artistic endeavors. Over a half a century later, the members, artists, and volunteers of the Boothbay Region Art Foundation Inc., a 501{c}(3) charitable and educational nonprofit organization, continue that operational model through the Gallery. The artists still return a portion of their sale proceeds to the Foundation to support the Gallery, the inclusion of K-12 Art Shows, and the BRAF Scholarships. Your donations will also contribute to this long legacy of giving back, inspired by the bounty of the Boothbay Region.
