“Hometown Celebration” of Island Journal’s 25th Anniversary

On Wednesday, July 8^th, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., the public is invited to the Island Institute, 386 Main Street in Rockland, to help celebrate 25 years of Island Journal, the Institute's annual magazine of island life.

Philip Conkling, president and founder of the Institute, and Peter Ralston, executive vice-president and co-founder, will be on hand, along with contributors to this year's expanded edition of Island Journal.  The 2009 edition features a stunning folio of Andrew Wyeth's Maine-island work, including "Goodbye", his last finished painting, as well as a folio of paintings by major Russian-born artist Daud Akhriev. 

Guests are welcome to enjoy hearty refreshments and door prizes, view Daud's Frenchboro paintings in the Archipelago Fine Arts gallery, and take a tour of the Institute's "Vertical Gallery", featuring many of Ralston's photographs of the Maine coast. His work has been an essential element of each year's Island Journal, including all 25 of the magazine's covers.  In addition, Island Institute members will receive a special discount at Archipelago, the Institute's retail store, on selected merchandise.

In 1984, Andrew and Betsy Wyeth's vision and support made possible the launch of a publication designed to tell a compelling story about Maine's year-round island communities.  Since then, Island Journal has - through articles, essays, photographs, art and poetry - introduced thousands of readers to these special places and the people who live there.  

When asked to comment on how effective Island Journal has been as a reflection of Maine-island life, one 9^th-generation island resident said, "...it has given islanders a reason to be proud of their past and their decision to live in a place.  The fact that a publication like the Journal...tells our story, gives some of us a sense of pride.  It has also made others look at us in perhaps a different way."

For more information, please contact Nancy McLeod Carter at 207-594-9209, x133 or email her at ncarter@islandinstitute.org.

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