Arts & Leisure
Historic Stonecrop Gallery to open Friday
Stonecrop Gallery to open in the historic Stonecrop House this Friday.
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CAPE NEDDICK - For the better part of the past century, the picturesque Stonecrop House on Shore Road was the home of local artists.
This week the historic home's current owner, artist Dana Berenson, will revive Stonecrop House's artistic tradition when she opens Stonecrop Gallery for its first full season this Friday, May 25.
The gallery is located on the York-Ogunquit town line, in the unique Stonecrop House at 805 Shore Road. The gallery is situated just outside Ogunquit's Perkins Cove and only 100 yards from the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.
"Stonecrop Gallery opened for a trial run last summer, and got a great response from tourists and the community," Berenson said in an announcement of Friday's event. "We're thrilled to open up for the full season for 2007 and proud to continue the tradition of showing fine art at Stonecrop."
She noted that Stonecrop Gallery will be one of the few galleries in the area to feature only fine photography.
Previous owners of Stonecrop House include artists Beverly Hallam and Ruth Seeger, Berenson noted.
At the gallery, Berenson will show her own work, which includes both black-and-white and color images, with subjects that range from travel photography to documentary photography of the Maine coast.
This month's opening exhibition will also feature a new body of work by New England photographer and gallery artist Thomas Gearty, color prints from a new series made on Martha's Vineyard.
Following Friday's official opening, Stonecrop Gallery will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Monday, or by appointment, from Memorial Day weekend to the first weekend in October.
Directions and gallery information are available at http://www.stonecropgallery.com/.
Watch upcoming editions of The Independent for a special feature on this historic property and new gallery.
