Portland Artist Installing Glass Tile Mosaic in Collins Center for the Arts

Contact: Kristen Andresen at 581-3742 or kristen.andresen@umit.maine.edu

ORONO — Portland artist Joe Kievitt is creating a large-scale installation in the Collins Center for the Arts as part of Maine’s Percent for Art program. The program sets aside one percent of the construction costs in public buildings to purchase works of art. Kievitt’s installation, a geometric mosaic featuring multicolored glass tile, reflects themes in his recent drawings. It is inspired in part by the effects the materials create and in part by the site.

“Because this space is shared by the Hudson Museum and the performing arts center, I wanted to try and find something that referenced both,” Kievitt said Friday. “It hints at the beadwork and textile work in the museum and the idea of light and movement references the performing arts center.”

Kievitt is available for interviews on Monday and Tuesday mornings, but Monday would provide better visuals of Kievitt and his crew installing the piece. Please contact Kristen Andresen at 581-3742 or kristen.andresen@umit.maine.edu to set up an interview time.