In December, 217 Films’ new documentary “John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!” made its world premiere in two sold out shows at the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine. On March 21, independent filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton will bring this film to the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Read full press release at this link.
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Past Screenings
December 14, 2017
6:00pm - Reception
6:30pm - Screening
"America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age"
Wake Forest University
Reynolds House Museum of American Art
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Purchase tickets HERE
October 19, 2017
6:30pm
"America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age"
Norwalk Community College - Film Series
Norwalk, Connecticut
October 8, 2017 -- 8:00pm
October 9, 2017 -- 1:00pm
"America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age"
Greenbelt, Maryland
September 7, 2017
6:00pm
June 29, 2017
1891 Fredonia Opera House
7:30pm
Fredonia, New York
June 22, 2017
Special Fundraiser
Purchase Tickets HERE
5:30pm Reception
6:15pm Screening
"America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age"
The Mark Twain House & Museum
Hartford, Connecticut
May 20, 2017
2:00pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
Greenhills Community Building
Greenhills, Ohio
March 23, 2017
5:30pm Reception
6:00pm Screening
"America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age"
New Britain, Connecticut
February 26, 2017
2:00pm
March 2, 2017
6:00pm
"America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age"
Custom House
Key West, Florida
*WORLD PREMIERE*
January 20, 2017
6:30pm
September 23, 2016
7:30pm
June 15, 2016
8:00pm
May 17, 2016
7:00pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
Milford, Connecticut
Special screening part of the One City, One Story initiative sponsored by Milford Public Library, CT Humanities and the Milford Arts Council
May 10, 2016
7:00pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
Warwick, Rhode Island
May 9, 2016
4:00pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
Private Event
Sponsored by the International Women's Forum
University of Southern Maine
Hannaford Hall, Abromson Center
Portland, Maine
May 4, 2016
Reception -- 5:30pm
Screening -- 6:30pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
Norwalk Community College
Norwalk, Connecticut
Special fundraiser for the Westport and Norwalk Historical Societies
May 1, 2016
4:00pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
Mount Holly, Vermont
Sponsored by the Mount Holly Town Library and The Book Nook
March 31, 2016
6:00pm
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
March 6, 2016
2:00pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
In conjunction with Smith County Historical Society and The Winners Circle. Special encore presentation!
Tyler, Texas
February 20, 2016
6:00pm
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Columbus, Ohio
February 10, 2016
10:15am
Special Skype-a-Docent Program
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Fairfield, Connecticut
January 13, 2016
10:30am
Special Skype-a-Docent Program
"Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet"
Fairfield, Connecticut
November 19, 2015
November 22, 2015
2:00pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
In conjunction with Smith County Historical Society
Tyler, Texas
November 14, 2015
5:30pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
Peoria, Illinois
November 15, 2015
November 8, 2015
2:00pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
Providence, Rhode Island
October 30, 2015
October 25, 2015
3:00pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
In conjunction with the special exhibit:
October 24, 2015
6:30pm
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Bendix Theatre
South Bend, Indiana
In conjunction with the special exhibit:
October 22, 2015
6:00pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
Key West, Florida
October 18, 2015
October 8, 2015
6:30pm Reception
7:00pm Screening
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
University of Southern Maine
Hannaford Hall | Abromson Center
88 Bedford St.
Portland, Maine
Fundraiser for Goodwill Industries of Northern New England
$10 in advance | $15 at the door
September 15, 2015
7:00pm
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
Detroit, Michigan
July 15, 2015
7:30pm
Special Screening of our film on the Armory Show
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
Ludlow, VT
June 17, 2015
WORLD PREMIERE
May 14, 2015
5:30pm Reception
6:00pm Screening
"Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA"
New Britain, Connecticut
April 9, 2015
6:00pm
Special 10th Anniversary Screening
"Cleophas and His Own"
Auburn, Maine
March 26, 2015
6:00pm
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
Des Moines, Iowa
December 13, 2014
October 26, 2014
2:00pm
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
Falmouth, Virginia
September 3, 2014
August 2, 2014
July 16, 2014
May 11, 2014
2:00pm
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
Providence Public Library
Providence, Rhode Island
May 5, 2014
7:00pm
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
April 24, 2014
5:30pm
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
Special Encore Screening!
Special Encore Screening!
New Britain Museum of American Art
New Britain, Connecticut
April 11, 2014
6:30pm
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, Virginia
Purchase tickets at this link.
March 28, 2014
7:00pm
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERETwo special encore screenings:
January 16, 2014 -- 7:00pm
January 19, 2014 -- 2:00pm
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
Rochester, New York
January 12, 2014
2:00pm
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
Rochester Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester, New York
January 10, 2014
6:30pm
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
Hood Museum
Hood Museum
Hanover, New Hampshire
December 11, 2013
7:00pm
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
Special Fundraiser for Goodwill
Special Fundraiser for Goodwill
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Abromson Center - University of Southern Maine
Portland, Maine
December 7, 2013
1:00pm
Wilmington, Delaware
October 20, 2013
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
Opalka Gallery
Opalka Gallery
1:00pm
Albany, New York
Albany, New York
September 26, 2013
WORLD PREMIERE
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
New Britain Museum of American Art
6:00pm
New Britain, Connecticut
"The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show"
New Britain Museum of American Art
6:00pm
New Britain, Connecticut
December 5, 2012
NEW JERSEY PREMIERE
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
5:00pm
New Brunswick, New Jersey
December 7, 2012
MINNESOTA PREMIERE
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Open Book - Minnesota Center for Book Arts
6:30pm
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
5:00pm
New Brunswick, New Jersey
December 7, 2012
MINNESOTA PREMIERE
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Open Book - Minnesota Center for Book Arts
6:30pm
Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 14, 2012
PRIVATE SCREENING
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Wesleyan University
PRIVATE SCREENING
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Wesleyan University
4:30pm
Middletown, ConnecticutNovember 8, 2012
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Penn State Great Valley
7:00pm
Malvern, Pennsylvania
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Penn State Great Valley
7:00pm
Malvern, Pennsylvania
October 25, 2012
VERMONT PREMIERE
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Center for Cartoon Studies
3:00pm
White River Junction, Vermont
VERMONT PREMIERE
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Center for Cartoon Studies
3:00pm
White River Junction, Vermont
September 27, 2012
CONNECTICUT PREMIERE
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
New Britain Museum of American Art
5:30pm
New Britain, Connecticut
CONNECTICUT PREMIERE
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
New Britain Museum of American Art
5:30pm
New Britain, Connecticut
September 7, 2012
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Centennial Celebration of Woody Guthrie
The State Theatre
12:45pm
University Park, Pennsylvania
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Centennial Celebration of Woody Guthrie
The State Theatre
12:45pm
University Park, Pennsylvania
May 21, 2012
WORLD PREMIERE
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Penn State University Libraries
Foster Auditorium of the Paterno Library
2:30pm
University Park, Pennsylvania
March 31, 2012
SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING
Maine Festival of the Book
USM Abromson Center
5:00pm
Portland, Maine
RHODE ISLAND PREMIERE
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Providence Public Library
6:00pm
Providence, Rhode Island
April 20, 2012"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Providence Public Library
6:00pm
Providence, Rhode Island
WORLD PREMIERE
"O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward"
Penn State University Libraries
Foster Auditorium of the Paterno Library
2:30pm
University Park, Pennsylvania
March 31, 2012
SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING
Maine Festival of the Book
USM Abromson Center
5:00pm
Portland, Maine
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"John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint"
December 11 & 12, 2009
World Premiere
Portland Museum of Art - Portland, Maine
Video HERE
Photos HERE
March 21, 2010
2:00 pm
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Cape Ann Community Cinema
May 27, 2010
5:30 pm
New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain Museum of American Art
Red carpet event - Connecticut premiere!
June 23, 2010
7:00 pm
Stonington, Maine
Stonington Opera House
July 3, 2010
3:00pm
Washington, DC
National Gallery of Art
August 7, 2010
7:00pm
Winter Harbor, Maine
Schoodic Arts Festival
October 22, 2010
7:00pm
Ellsworth, Maine
The Grand
December 2, 2010
5:30pm
"Cleophas and His Own"
Sacramento, California
Crocker Art Musuem
More info HERE
December 12, 2010
3:00pm
John Greenleaf Whittier's "Snow-Bound"
Performed by Michael Maglaras
Portland, Maine
St. Lawrence Arts Center
July 7, 2011 -- 10:00pm
"John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!"
Broadcast on Maine Public Broadcasting Network
July 28, 2011
7:00pm
"Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet"
Georgia Museum of Art
Athens, Georgia
September 24 and September 25, 2011
2:00pm
"John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!"
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Boca Raton, Florida
World Premiere
Portland Museum of Art - Portland, Maine
Video HERE
Photos HERE
March 21, 2010
2:00 pm
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Cape Ann Community Cinema
May 27, 2010
5:30 pm
New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain Museum of American Art
Red carpet event - Connecticut premiere!
June 23, 2010
7:00 pm
Stonington, Maine
Stonington Opera House
July 3, 2010
3:00pm
Washington, DC
National Gallery of Art
August 7, 2010
7:00pm
Winter Harbor, Maine
Schoodic Arts Festival
October 22, 2010
7:00pm
Ellsworth, Maine
The Grand
December 2, 2010
5:30pm
"Cleophas and His Own"
Sacramento, California
Crocker Art Musuem
More info HERE
December 12, 2010
3:00pm
John Greenleaf Whittier's "Snow-Bound"
Performed by Michael Maglaras
Portland, Maine
St. Lawrence Arts Center
July 7, 2011 -- 10:00pm
"John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!"
Broadcast on Maine Public Broadcasting Network
July 28, 2011
7:00pm
"Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet"
Georgia Museum of Art
Athens, Georgia
September 24 and September 25, 2011
2:00pm
"John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!"
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Boca Raton, Florida
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
March 21 -- Screening of John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!
Save the date!
217 Films' new documentary John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint! will be shown at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton will introduce the film and take questions following the screening.
WHAT: John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!
2009. Not rated. 110 minutes.
WHEN: Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 2:00pm
WHERE: Cape Ann Community Cinema
21 Main Street - 2nd Floor
Gloucester, MA 01930
978-309-8448
www.massbayfilmproject.org
TICKETS: $9 Adults / $7.50 Seniors / $6 Members
WHY: John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint! tells the story of one of the most important artistic figures of the first half of the 20th century, and the undisputed father of American Modernism. Utilizing more than 70 of Marin’s paintings, drawings, and etchings, including those in the private collection of Norma Marin seldom seen anywhere, filmmaker Michael Maglaras tells the story of Marin's life, from his beginnings in New Jersey, and his early experiments in watercolor, to his days at Cape Split in Down East Maine, where, with his late oils, he established himself as one of the preeminent masters of American art. Written, narrated, and directed by Michael Maglaras of 217 Films.
217 Films' new documentary John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint! will be shown at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton will introduce the film and take questions following the screening.
WHAT: John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint!
2009. Not rated. 110 minutes.
WHEN: Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 2:00pm
WHERE: Cape Ann Community Cinema
21 Main Street - 2nd Floor
Gloucester, MA 01930
978-309-8448
www.massbayfilmproject.org
TICKETS: $9 Adults / $7.50 Seniors / $6 Members
WHY: John Marin: Let the Paint be Paint! tells the story of one of the most important artistic figures of the first half of the 20th century, and the undisputed father of American Modernism. Utilizing more than 70 of Marin’s paintings, drawings, and etchings, including those in the private collection of Norma Marin seldom seen anywhere, filmmaker Michael Maglaras tells the story of Marin's life, from his beginnings in New Jersey, and his early experiments in watercolor, to his days at Cape Split in Down East Maine, where, with his late oils, he established himself as one of the preeminent masters of American art. Written, narrated, and directed by Michael Maglaras of 217 Films.
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