Amy Stacey Curtis's fifth solo-biennial exhibit of interactive installation LIGHT October 4-24, 2008 Millstone Place (Sanford Mill) 72 Emery Street, Sanford, Maine Opening: Saturday, October 4, 2-5pm Other Hours: M-F 12-5pm; S-S 10-5pm Free admission or donation. Curtis at exhibit during all hours. Enter/participate at own risk. Not appropriate for small children. Heavy and/or vulnerable elements. Although elevator available, no ramps for wheelchair access to elevator.

LIGHT, installed throughout 26,000 square feet of Sanford's Millstone Place (Sanford Mill), explores our interconnectedness through nine large-in-scope interactive installations. The audience becomes part of the installations and the event as a whole, completing Curtis's work process. Many of LIGHT's installations require participants' physical touch or effect while others function through active and purposeful perception. Each installation is accompanied by instructions, an integral part of the experience. Audience is asked to manipulate, maintain, enter, detect, distinguish, recognize--challenged to examine light in new ways.

Directions to Sanford Mill in Sanford (about 50 minutes from Portland, Maine)
From the South: Off Maine Turnpike, take Wells/Sanford exit 19. Turn right (west) onto route 109. Go 11.8 miles. At Gulf station after MacDonald's, turn right onto Emery Street (no street sign). Go .3 miles. Turn left into "Sanford Mill, 72 Emery Street."
From the North: Off Maine Turnpike, take Biddeford exit 32. Turn right at end of ramp onto 111. Go ~11.4 miles. At light, continue straight onto 202. Go 2.3 miles. At Route 224/John Deere intersection turn left onto Grammar Road. Go ~.5 mile. Turn right onto Grammar Street. Go .7 miles to end. Turn left. Go ~.1 mile. Turn right onto Emery Street. Go .3 miles. Turn right into "Sanford Mill, 72 Emery Street."
From the West: Take 113 to 25 to 16 (south/east). After 21.7 miles on 16, turn left on route 109. After .8 miles, turn right on route 109/153. After .2 miles turn left on 109. After about 18.3 miles turn left on Emery Street at Gulf Station (no street sign). Go .3 miles. Turn left into "Sanford Mill, 72 Emery Street."

Parking and directions to space
Park near Emery Street end of mill. Enter door to right of yellow hydrant. Go up stairs and through another door. At stairwell, go through door to left. Take elevator to right to 4th floor. Exit elevator. Go left down orange hall, rather than straight into large space.

About Millstone Place (Sanford Mill)
Millstone Place was built in 1867 as part of the original Sanford Goodall Textile Mill Complex which spun yarn for mohair plush and camel hair blankets used in the automobile, railroad, and furniture industries. Stone & Stone, LLC is actively involved in the restoration and redevelopment of this historical site. www.stonecommercialproperty.com

Please contribute toward LIGHT by purchasing a painting or drawing or making a donation. Contact Curtis at amy@amystaceycurtis.com for mailing address or make donation using PayPal (plug "donation" into "Payment for" field).

LIGHT is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, and is sponsored by Stone & Stone, LLC.

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