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Bread is Art: Self Expression Through Bread Baking

54 Danforth St, Portland, ME 04101, United States

43.65277869999999 -70.25848209999998

Description

Bread is an active, ephemeral form of storytelling, a way of connecting past action and history with the present, providing us energy for the future. Bread connects our stewardship of land with our ability to nourish each other in the present. Bread baking as a form of self expression can be a powerful and captivating way to examine and illustrate our relationships with nature, geography, land use, poverty, history, family, culture, and memory. Bread is a beautiful, fleeting, edible form of sculpture. We are fortunate in this moment to utilize grain in our baking that is sustainably grown by people in our Maine community. This grain is marked by the weather conditions and hands that tended it, and we carry this intention forward with our baking, contributing our own histories (in the recipes we use) and our actions in the present moment. The result is a deeply personal, truly nourishing, record of the possibilities of community. The Maine Grain Alliance is proud to present a two part event celebrating bread and our connections to it. Workshop: Stenciling and Scoring Sourdough- 3-6PM, $50 Scoring is the final flourish bakers give bread before placing loaves in the oven, balancing the expression of line with the bread’s potential energy to achieve best results. Portland baker Kerry Hanney of Night Moves Bread, Emily Pappas of Scratch Baking Co. and MGA baker Dusty Dowse will discuss these themes and direct participants in scoring loaves of bread with their own artistic expressions. Each participant will receive a loaf of sourdough bread made from Maine grain. Each baker will be invited to display their loaves at the… Bread is Art Gallery & Celebration- 7-9PM, $10 We’d like to invite anyone who enjoys good friends and good bread to join us for a celebration of all things grain. Amateur and professional bakers are invited to create a loaf as a form of their own self expression and bring to display at the event. Perhaps you are a master stenciler, maybe you enjoy bread sculpture, or perhaps you just want share your grandmother’s pumpernickel with people who enjoy real bread. Relax, listen to live music, and enjoy a cash bar featuring Allagash brews. Maine artists Greta Van Campen and Aimee Good will have works on display at the gallery as well. At 8PM we break bread, and attendees can sample all the different loaves and connect with the community. We hope you will be a part of this one-of-a-kind event. Note: For all those bringing a loaf please arrive a few minutes ahead of 7PM so we have time to put your bread on display.

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Tickets

Gallery & Celebration - MGA Members 0.0 USD

Gallery & Celebration (only) 10.0 USD

MGA Membership, includes the Gallery & Celebration 35.0 USD

Stenciling & Scoring Sourdough Workshop 50.0 USD 24