CUSHING — Apple Magic, a unique nature experience, will be on display September 7 and 8, at the Langlais Art Preserve.

Apple Magic is a site-specific installation by Nate Luce, a Rockland-based artist who explores twenty-first-century community-building through an interdisciplinary creative practice. Presented as a guided experience through indoor and outdoor spaces at the Langlais Art Preserve in Cushing, Apple Magic weaves together artistic biographies with themes related to alchemy, spirituality, and the environmental crises to encourage engagement with the natural world. It is the first site-specific project by a living artist at the Langlais Preserve, which was established in 2017 to preserve the place-based creative legacy of Maine-born artist Bernard Langlais (1921–1977). The Langlais Art Preserve is owned and operated by Georges River Land Trust.

Luce first explored the concept of guided tours through built environments in his 2020 work Circle of Protection, which was installed in various incarnations across Maine, including the Lincoln Street Center in Rockland and Hewn Oaks' Wild Light Festival. Apple Magic, which is interspersed among Bernard Langlais's monumental wood constructions and in his extant workspaces, is a deepening of this area of Luce’s practice.

Incorporating painting, embroidery, and performance, Apple Magic can be experienced by registering for one of ten free, 20-minute guided tours on Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8.

An artist’s reception and cider-tasting by Rocky Ground Cider will take place Sunday, Sept. 8, from 4 - 6 p.m. 

To see a complete listing of free, guided tour times, and to register, click here: https://events.humanitix.com/apple-magic

About Langlais Art Preserve

A program of Georges River Land Trust, the Langlais Art Preserve stewards the place-based art environment and creative legacy of Bernard Langlais and provides enriching art experiences that bring people closer to the nature of the Georges River watershed. More information at www.langlaisartpreserve.org.

About Georges River Land Trust

We protect the nature that shapes the character of the Georges River watershed. Through permanent land protection, stewardship, public education and outdoor experiences, we have created a network of conservation lands, trails and preserves protecting more than 5,100 acres with 60+ miles of public trails. More information at www.georgesriver.org.