UMaine Hutchinson Center to display ‘Veteran Artists’ exhibit
The role art plays in the lives of Maine military veterans, including works that are a means of expression for those who lived through war, is the focus of an exhibition at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast.
“Veteran Artists” explores the way military service affects the outlook of artists. Using art as their voice, the artists have transformed their lives through the act of creating to heal, communicate emotions and urge people to connect with one another.
The exhibit will open with a reception from 5–7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. Highlighting the reception will be a reading by poet and photographer Suzanne S. Rancourt from her forthcoming manuscript, “Murmurs at the Gate,” and other works.
Rancourt’s book, “Billboard in the Clouds,” was the winner of the Native Writers’ Circle of the Americas First Book Award. She is a UMaine alumna and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army.
Admission to the public reception and exhibit is free. The exhibit will be on display in Fernald Gallery through March 10, 2017.
More information is available online or by contacting Nancy Bergerson at 338.8049, nancy.bergerson@maine.edu.