Department of Art

Albers & Heirs, an exhibition of the works of Josef Albers, Neil Welliver, and Jane Davis Doggett, will be at the Lord Hall Galleries from 16 June – 18 July.  Curated by Osvaldo Monzon, the exhibit marks a significant occasion for the university in underscoring the importance of the Bauhaus school via Black Mountain College and […]

The Department of Art thanks Dr. David Pariser, Professor of Art Education at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, for his presentation, The Juvenile Work of World-Class Artists, as the inaugural Wyeth Family Heritage Lecture!  Thanks to all those who participated and helped make it such a successful event!   See it documented here at: David Pariser, The Juvenile […]

DARKNESS Tom Hall, Nina Jerome, Christopher Peary Lord Hall Gallery Department of Art February 7 – March 21, 2014 Gallery Hours: M-F from 9:00 – 4:30pm Opening Reception: Friday, February 21, 5:30-7:00 Public Invited  

A selection of prints and drawings by Susan Groce is included in the exhibition Maine Women Pioneers III – Homage, January 2 – March 3, 2013 at the University of New England Gallery in Portland Maine. Homage, curated by Gael McKibben, Anne B. Zill and Andres Verzosa, “highlights veteran woman artists who are examples of career and […]

February 8 – March 15, 2013 PRINT PORTFOLIOS: SELECTED IMAGES SURFACE TENSION: PRINTS BY SCOTT MINZY   Opening Reception: Friday, Feburary 8, 5:30-7:00 pm M-F 9:00-4:30 The exhibition is free and open to the public Lord Hall Gallery is handicapped accessible. For information, contact the Department of Art at 207.581-3245

Andy Mauery and Greg Ondo were both selected to have work exhibited as part of the Uncommon Denominator exhibition at the Phillips Museum, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA.  More information here [ http://www.fandm.edu/for-news-media/press-releases/article/philips-museu… ]http://www.fandm.edu/for-news-media/press-releases/article/philips-museu… and follow on Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Phillips-Museum-of-Art-FM-College/2672… ]http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Phillips-Museum-of-Art-FM-College/2672… Andy Mauery donated a work to the 10×10 Brunswick Art Exhibit & Sale Sept. 28th 2012, a benefit […]

[SlideDeck2 id=823 iframe=1] The University of Maine Intermedia MFA program is pleased to announce the 9th annual With Out Borders Festival and Thesis Exhibition titled “Making Matters,” which begins August 10, 2012 and runs through September 28, 2012.  The opening reception is planned for September 7, 2012 from 5:00 – 7:30 pm at the Lord […]

Greg Ondo has been hired as the new professor of art in sculpture for the Department of Art. Professor Ondo teaches sculpture and foundry courses, introducing students to a wide array of sculptural materials, techniques and forms. He was central to this summer’s collaboration between the Schoodic International Sculpture Syposium and the University of Maine […]

UM Department of Art students and recent graduates spent six weeks this summer working with eight sculptors from South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Holland, New Zealand and Maine to create large scale stone sculpture out of Maine granite. These contemporary art works were created for the cities of Orono, Old Town and Bangor as well as […]

August 10 – September 28, 2012 Without Borders IX: Making Matters (MFA Exhibition) Reception: September 7, 5:00-7:30 October 12 – November 17, 2012 UM Department of Art Faculty Exhibition Reception: October 12, 5:30-7:00 December 7, 2012 – January 25, 2013 UM Department of Art Senior Exhibition Reception: December 7, 5:30-7:00 February 8 – March 15, […]