SURF POINT FOUNDATION SELECTS:
A MORE HUMAN DWELLING PLACE

Curated by Myron M. Beasley

ON VIEW APRIL 22 - MAY 28 // RECEPTION APRIL 22, 3-5PM

The George Marshall Store Gallery is thrilled to open its 2023 season in collaboration with Surf Point Foundation— a residency program for artists and art professionals on the coast of York, Maine. A More Human Dwelling Place is the premier showcasing of works by alumni from the program’s launch in 2019 through their 2022 rotation. Myron M. Beasley, vice chair of the Surf Point Foundation board of directors, and Associate Professor of American Studies at Bates College is curator.

A More Human Dwelling Place celebrates Surf Point Foundation and the George Marshall Store Gallery’s mutual goals of fostering meaningful connections within the visual arts community. The exhibition includes works in fiber, fresco, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture, as well as works by SPF co-founder Beverly Hallam. Participating artists are listed below. The show’s title is inspired by James Baldwin’s 1962 essay, “The Creative Spirit,” in which he writes,

“The role of the artist, then, is to…make the world a more human dwelling place.”

More information is available at georgemarshallstoregallery.com and surfpointfoundation.org.

ON VIEW
April 22 - May 28, 2023
Gallery hours Thursday - Sunday, 10am-4pm, and by appointment.