FREEPORT
Wolfe’s Neck Farm will host their first Farm to Easel Invitational Art Auction on Sept. 17 from 3-6 p.m.
A tasting with Frontier Café and Gather, featuring local food, drinks and live music will be held at the Mallet Barn site at the end of Wolfe’s Neck. A silent auction of more than 20 representative artists will be held at the start of the event, followed by a live auction of 12 works.
Artists have been invited to create art in their preferred medium, using the scenic beauty of the 626-acre oceanfront farm as their inspiration.
A portion of art sales will support farm-based education programs that help to connect people to food and farming in a meaningful way.
Signature artists for the live auction portion of the event include Linda Bail, John Bowdren, Marsha Donahue, Margaret Gerding, Lindsay Hancock, Suzanne Harden, Anne Ireland, Diana Johnson, Jack Montgomery, Phoebe Porteous, Liz Prescott and Ted Wengren.
Silent auction artists include Ellie Barnet, Sarah Beard, Mary Berry, Sukie Curtis, Suzanne DeLessups, Julie Freund, Heidi Gerquest, Judy Kane, Jennifer Kimball, Marguerite Lawler, Lesley MacVane, Susan Metters, Arthur Nichols, Ceri Nichols, Anne Niles, Ineke Schair, Jenny Scheu, Judy Segal, Katrina van Dusen, Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest, Andrea van Voorst van Beest and Lucinda White.
The event is $50 per person, which includes all food and drinks. Tickets will go on sale Aug. 1 for members and Aug. 3 for the general public, and can be purchased at wolfesneckfarm.org/ maine- farm-to-table dinners/ .
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