ArtFeeds Collaboration Culminates in Public Art Gallery Exhibition and Online Auction

ArtFeeds Exhibition: September 3-10, 2022
Page Gallery, Bay View Street, Camden

Online Silent Auction: opens September 3
The silent auction will run September 3-10, with final bids due September 10 at 6pm. Bidding details can be found at aiofoodpantry.org/artfeeds. Pre-registering is encouraged.

Exhibition Reception: Saturday, September 10, 4-6pm
Page Gallery, Bay View Street, Camden
A reception will be held on Saturday, September 10, 4-6pm

All auction proceeds will support AIO’s programs.
The exhibition & reception are free and open to the public

AIO announces the opening of ArtFeeds, an exhibition and online silent auction of a collection of 30 wooden bowls to support the organization’s food, energy, weekend meal and diaper assistance programs. Thirty well-known Midcoast artists have created their own bowl or worked with a wooden bowl carved and donated by residents of the Maine State Correctional Facility’s industries program.

The only direction for the artists was to “create something that represents the community taking care of one another with food,” according to Joe Ryan, Executive Director of AIO. ArtFeeds Artists-in-Action Against Food Insecurity is a unique collaboration amongst artists, Page Gallery and the Maine State Correctional Facility, coming together to highlight and support AIO’s programs. 

Those interested in viewing the exhibition and participating in the silent auction are encouraged to pre-register. Silent auction information can be found on AIO’s website- aiofoodpantry.org/artfeeds. All proceeds from the silent auction will support AIO’s four programs: food pantry, energy assistance, weekend meal and diaper program.

“This week-long art exhibition and closing reception represents an entire summer of artists, volunteers, partnering organizations, and supporters working together to demonstrate how a community can address challenges that many families face,” said AIO Executive Director Joe Ryan. “For the winning bidders, an ArtFeeds bowl will be a family treasure for generations to come, and the benefit to hundreds of local families will be immediate.”  

Participating artists include: Lise Bécu, Hannah Berta, Meghan Brady, Beth Bull, Caroline Dishop, Ingrid Ellison, Ileana Appleton Foster, Eric Hopkins, Ariela Kuh, Alexis Iammarino, Monica Kelly, Sal Taylor Kydd, Sarah G Lee, Nathaniel Meyer, Christopher Mir, Tara Morin, Sarah McRae Morton, Colin Page, Margaret Rizzio, Anneli Skaar, Marianne Smith, Barbara Sullivan, Greta Van Campen, Simon van der Ven, Hannah Secord Wade, Peter Walls, Andy White, Margaret Williams, Susan Williams, and a resident of the Maine State Correctional Facility. A

AIO is sharing the artists’ creative process and artist statements on @aiofoodpantry (Instagram) and @AIOFoodpantry70 (Facebook).