Visiting Painter, Sculptor, Musicians to Share Talents at UMaine

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono.

Emergency services responded promptly to the scene and the student has been transported to a local hospital. The student’s family has been informed.

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 or you may call the Dean of Students Office at 207-581-1406.

An investigation is underway and more details will be released when they become available. Our thoughts are with the student and their family.

Long Road has been cleared and is now accessible. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lieutenant Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

October 23, 2013 County

Four creative guests will take part in this semester’s University of Maine Intermedia MFA Program’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series.

Painter Dudley Zopp will lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center (IMRC). His installations constructed with builder’s paper, paintings and found materials transport viewers through geological and cultural history.

New York-based dance and music artist Miguel Gutierrez will perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 in Class of 1944 Hall. Eva Yaa Asantewaa of Dance Magazine called him “one of our most provocative and necessary artistic voices.”

Italian composer, author and musicologist Luciano Chessa will perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in Minsky Recital Hall and lecture at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at the IMRC. His research focuses on 20th century and experimental music.

Sculptor Joe Winter will lecture at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at the IMRC. He repurposes familiar technological systems for his creations, including pianos going in circles and telephones that talk only to each other.

All events are free and open to the public. For more information or to coordinate disability accommodations, contact Bethany Engstrom at bethany.engstrom@maine.edu.