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(Rockland, ME) On Saturday, May 21, the Farnsworth Art Museum (www.farnsworthmuseum.org) in Rockland, Maine, will open an exhibition in the museum’s Wyeth Study Center, entitled Andrew Wyeth: The Road to Olsons. The show is scheduled to run through October 30, 2011.
 
This intimate exhibition features works by Andrew Wyeth that depict people and places the artist knew on the road from the village of Cushing, along the Georges River, to the Olson House on Hathorne Point Road, where Christina and Alvaro Olson lived.
 
This show is in conjunction with the major exhibition Andrew Wyeth, Christina’s World and the Olson House, opening at the Farnsworth’s Wyeth Center on June 11, which will feature watercolors and drawings depicting Alvaro and Christina Olson and the Cushing, Maine house in which they lived. That exhibition’s works not only will include interior and exterior views of the house and the surrounding site but also preparatory drawings for Wyeth’s iconic painting, Christina’s World. Thirty-eight of the featured watercolors and drawings are on loan from the collection of the prestigious Marunuma Art Park in Asaka, Japan.
 
The Farnsworth Art Museum celebrates Maine’s ongoing role in American art. It offers a nationally recognized collection of works from many of America’s greatest artists, with 20,000 square feet of gallery space and over 10,000 works in the collection. The Farnsworth has one of the largest public collections of works by sculptor Louise Nevelson, while its Wyeth Center features works of N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth. Two National Register historic sites, the Farnsworth Homestead and the Olson House, and Julia’s Gallery for Young Artists complete the museum complex. Please visit www.farnsworthmuseum.org for more information on current exhibitions, programs and events.

(Rockland, ME) The Farnsworth Art Museum is proud to announce that for the second consecutive year, The First, N.A., will sponsor First Fridays at the Farnsworth. During First Fridays, the museum will open its galleries free of charge to the public from 5 to 8 p.m. The First Friday dates, which are part of the Arts in Rockland First Friday art walks, will be June 3, July 1, August 5, September 2 and October 7.
 
“We are delighted to once again have The First as sponsors of this event,” said Farnsworth Director Christopher J. Brownawell. “This partnership allows us to make the museum galleries accessible to the entire community free of charge. It is thanks to this kind of support that the Farnsworth can continue anchoring the midcoast’s creative economy.”
 
Founded in 1864, The First N.A. is an independent community bank serving the coast of Maine with 14 offices throughout Lincoln, Knox, Hancock and Washington Counties. The First offers innovative consumer and commercial banking products and services, including their signature First to Open 7:00am banking. First Advisors, a division of The First, provides investment advisory, private banking and trust services from offices in Damariscotta and Bar Harbor.  For more information about The First, please call 1-800-564-3195 or visit www.thefirst.com.
 
The Farnsworth Art Museum celebrates Maine’s ongoing role in American art. It offers a nationally recognized collection of works from many of America’s greatest artists, with 20,000 square feet of gallery space and over 10,000 works in the collection. The Farnsworth has one of the largest public collections of works by premier 20th-century sculptor Louise Nevelson, while its Wyeth Center features works of Andrew, N.C. and Jamie Wyeth. The Farnsworth's library is also housed in its Rockland, ME, campus. Two historic buildings, the Farnsworth Homestead and the Olson House, complete the museum complex. Please visit www.farnsworthmuseum.org for more information on current exhibitions, programs and events.