WABI, WVII preview new UMaine Museum of Art exhibit

WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on “Contemporary Currents: Nine New Brunswick Artists,” an exhibit opening Sept. 23 at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. The exhibit highlights a diversity of creative approaches and genres — from representational to conceptual — by artists from throughout New Brunswick. Also varied is the range of media, which includes ceramic, photography, oil painting, assemblage, mixed media, sculpture and printing processes. “With our close proximity to New Brunswick we thought it was fitting and in line with our contemporary art mission to feature nine artists from New Brunswick,” George Kinghorn, the museum’s director told WVII. UMMA partnered with the New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture on the exhibition. “When I see opportunities like this where we can collaborate with the University of Maine and showcase and have the exposure for New Brunswick artists, it’s exciting and it’s always a positive initiative to go forward with,” said John Ames, minister of tourism, heritage and culture in New Brunswick. “It’s a catalyst and I’m excited to see what it can bring forward in the future.” The exhibit will run through Dec. 31. Free admission to the museum in 2016 is made possible by Deighan Wealth Advisors. The Bangor Daily News also reported on the exhibit.