Hallowell, Maine -- Create sculpture out of found objects with Boston artist Michael Burbank in a two-day workshop at the Vaughan Homestead in Hallowell the weekend of June 8 and 9, 2013. The class will include two three-hour sessions: Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each day.

Students who attend this workshop should bring some materials that they would like to include in the assemblage. Participants will review some assemblage art history from master to maniacs to understand the varieties of form and materials available, and learn techniques such as “gluing and screwing”.

Michael Burbank is a self-taught artist and “junk” collector. He has been scouring beaches, bottle dumps, and rust farms for years looking for  odds ‘n sods that spark his imagination. He has installed commissioned works of assemblage in private collections in Boston, North Carolina, San Francisco, and Wellfleet.

Tuition is $70 for members* $80 for non-members (*Current members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association or the Vaughan Homestead Foundation). To sign up for a workshop, call the Harlow Gallery at 207/622-3813, or email kvaa@harlowgallery.org. Payment is required in advance to hold your seat. Space is limited, so it is advisable to register early.

The Harlow Gallery is celebrating its 50 anniversary this year with a series of exhibitions celebrating community in 2013. This July, in partnership with the Vaughan Homestead Foundation, artist members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association will present Vaughan Vignettes, an art exhibition celebrating the legacy of the Vaughan family in Hallowell.   The two nonprofit organizations have partnered in offering a series of art workshops to give artists opportunities to create art on the grounds of Vaughan Homestead. Proceeds benefit programming at both organizations.

The art exhibition, Vaughan Vignettes, will take place at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell July 5 through 27, 2013, with an opening reception on Friday, July 5 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Artists must be current members of the Kennebec Valley Art Association to participate in the art show, but the workshop series is open to everyone. For information about joining the Kennebec Valley Art Association, visit www.harlowgallery.org. For information about the Vaughan Homestead Foundation, visit www.vaughanhomestead.org.