Art Student Wins first NAFOH Creative Arts Award

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

July 11, 2018 Folklife Center News

Penobscot Beading and Kashkooli Weaving_small — A modern print by UMaine art student Christiana Becker, inspired by traditional Penobscot beadwork and Kashkooli weaving.

UMaine art student Christiana Becker won the first NAFOH Creative Arts Award this spring. The award was created to encourage students and others to use the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History (NAFOH) to inspire their art projects. Christiana used funds from the award to create a print inspired both by Penobscot beadwork and Iranian Kashkooli weaving (see photo). For a description of her work, a link to her artist’s statement, and links to NAFOH interviews that inspired the work, click HERE.

We congratulate Christiana on her beautiful piece (currently on display at the Folklife Center office in South Stevens Hall), and wish her well in her future career as a visual artist. For those interested in learning more about next year’s NAFOH Award, please contact us at folklife “at” maine “dot” edu.

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Art Student Wins first NAFOH Creative Arts Award

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