SPEEDWELL presents Alison Hildreth: 50 Years: Documentary Premiere, Panel Discussion & Awarding of the Second Annual Speedwell Prize.
Free program
Please note the location of this program has changed.
It will now be located at the maine irish HERITAGE center,
34 gray street, portland, me
Join us with SPEEDWELL in acknowledging the incredible multi-decade career of artist Alison Hildreth. The evening will include a screening of SPEEDWELL’s new documentary by Smith Galtney centered around Hildreth’s work, life, and practice. Following will be a panel discussion with speakers Grant Wahlquist, Sean Foley, Katarina Weslien, and Mark Bessire in conversation with Alison Hildreth. The evening will close with the presentation of the second Annual Speedwell Prize.
this film was produced by Speedwell Contemporary, a nonprofit art space in Portland, MAine
Alison Hildreth incorporates ideas from research in cartography, astronomy, environmental studies, history, philosophy, and literature as a launching pad into her work, but many of her ideas come from walking and daydreaming. Alison Hildreth’s exhibition at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art will be on view from September 30, 2023 to January 7, 2024.
Alison taught as a non-resident studio instructor for MFA programs at MECA, Vermont College, and Lesley College in Boston and as part of the Continuing Studies Program at MECA.
She has been a member of Portland Public Art Committee. She is involved in the re-envisioning of Congress Square as a public space for the city and sits on the committee to select Sarah Sze to create a work for the park. She is a partner in owning and running the Bakery studio building. She has received honorary degrees from MECA and IDSVA.
Alison has exhibited in the United States and abroad. Her work is included in many permanent collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Farnsworth Art Museum and the New York and Boston Public Libraries.
