Department of Art

Julia Bryan-Wilson, Professor of Art History and core faculty in the Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender at Columbia University, will be giving two presentations on campus on March 28, 2024. Professor Bryan-Wilson is visiting UMaine as a Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar. On March 28, 12:30-2pm, she will deliver a presentation, followed […]

The Department of Art’s Intermedia Program will host Corinne Spencer on Tuesday, February 20 at 7pm. Spencer will attend virtually, but guests are invited to IMRC 104 for exclusive access to the presentation.    Corinne Spencer is a Brooklyn based artist working at the intersection of video, photography, and installation. She received her BFA from […]

The Department of Art’s Intermedia Program is hosting Veronica Perez as part of its visiting artist series. Perez will present on Tuesday, February 6 @ 7pm in IMRC 104 (IMRC Center, 5 Hilltop Road Orono ME 04469). https://veronicaaperez.com/contact-2/  

The 2024 Faculty Exhibition at Lord Hall Gallery will run February 5-March 15, 2024. A public opening reception will take place on February 9 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition includes work by faculty from the Department of Art and the IMFA program: Sheridan Adams, Constant Albertson, […]

Deborah de Moulpied, 90, died at home on December 24, 2023. She was the department’s longtime sculptor, teaching from 1979 to 1997. Her obituary in The Ellsworth American is here. Deborah de Moulpied, Maine Landscape Alumni Hall

Join the Department of Art’s Intermedia Program in IMRC 104 on Tuesday, January 23 @ 7pm! “Since 2021, Lights Out Gallery has worked tirelessly to promote art in Maine through the production of short-form documentaries. We have created an anthology of over 70 cutting-edge artists working in Maine, featuring their studios, stories, and work.” “In […]

UMaine alum Mark Pettegrow recently installed a sculpture, Crest (from the Tidal series), in Lord Hall as part of the Littlefield Gallery Sculptor-in-Residence Program. Read more here.  

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 5-7PM STEWART COMMONS Please mark your calendars for the Department of Art’s annual Open House. See artwork in our graduate and undergraduate studios in Stewart Commons. Refreshments! PLEASE JOIN US!!!

Coil pots made by students in ART 225: Ceramics I are currently on display in Fogler Library. They are on view in the glass display cases in the hallway between the main stairway and the resource desk. Additional work from the class will be on display in coming weeks. Please contact Associate Professor of Art […]

Personal Threshold: 2023 Senior Exhibition Lord Hall Gallery proudly presents Personal Threshold: 2023 Senior Art Exhibition. The exhibition runs from November 10, 2023 – January 19, 2024. An opening reception with food and refreshments will be held on Friday, November 10, 5-7pm. This exhibition is as a culmination of their studies in the Department of Art […]