Hicks speaks with Maine Edge about exhibits exploring concepts of home, homelessness
Laurie Hicks, a University of Maine art professor and curator of the Lord Hall Gallery on campus, spoke with The Maine Edge about two related exhibitions the Department of Art will present as part of the 2015 Maine Photo Project. “Visualizing Home and Homelessness” includes more than 60 photographs that represent investigations into the concepts of home and homelessness. The works will be on display from Oct. 9 until Nov. 13 in the Lord Hall Gallery. “It’s actually made up of two exhibitions. In the main gallery will be a juried exhibition that includes photographs that people submitted in response to a call that I put out,” Hicks said. “The smaller gallery is an extension of the home and homelessness concept but the work in it was created by a couple middle school students, four high school students and about eight kids who are associated with the Carleton Project and with the Shaw House in Bangor.” The public is welcome to attend an opening reception from 5–7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 in the gallery.