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Meet the Staff
President: Patricia White Vice President: Joy Horstmann Treasurer: Eric Strand Secretary: Linda Solomon Executive Director: Wendy Bidstrup Exhibition Committee:
Email Contact: Wendy Bidstrup Exec. Dir.
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During Marion's "Gilded Age" many famous writers and artists came to the area to share ideas and each others' company. Richard Watson Guilder, Henry James, Charles Dana Gibson, Augustus Saint Gaudens, Sanford White, Ethyl, John and Lionel Barrymore, Richard Harding Davis and his wife Cecil Clark were some of this talented people who enjoyed the ambiance of Marion and the waters of Sippican Harbor. The same spirit of creativity is alive and well on the corner of Main and Pleasant Streets. The permanent collection of portraits by Cecil Clark Davis ( American painter 1877 - 1955) are displayed on the theatre walls.
Board of Directors
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The Center offers a full schedule of classes in art, music, dance, and theatre arts year round to both children and adults. Private lessons in piano, violin, flute, voice and recorder are available by appointment. Artcamp is a program for younger children offered during the summer, and regularly draws 90 - 100 children. The Center staff consists of six music teachers, five art teachers, two dance teachers, two theatre arts teachers and various specialists who give workshops throughout the year. All faculty members are professionals in their fields Financial assistance is available to special needs students.
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General Information Postal Address:
P.O. Box 602 Telephone:
508-748-1266 Directions to the Marion Art Center
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The Marion Art Center also offers both children and adults a variety of dance, music and theatre classes taught by a professional staff. High school seniors considering majoring in the fine arts, theatre or music, the Center offers scholarships to talented individuals entering their freshman year.