Press Herald advances ‘Framing Maine’ art show

The Portland Press Herald reported on an upcoming University of Maine art exhibit in celebration of Maine’s bicentennial. “Framing Maine: Artists’ Perspectives on Place” opens Oct. 4 at Lord Hall Gallery with more than 50 pieces of art including paintings, drawings, photographs, quilts, rugs and baskets by nearly three dozen contemporary Maine artists. It is curated by Laurie E. Hicks, an art professor and curator-director of the gallery; Kreg Ettenger, director of the Maine Folklife Center; and art historian, critic and writer Carl Little. Throughout history and including contemporary times, people across the world have formed impressions of Maine based on artists’ interpretations of the state, Hicks said. “The images they create contextualize the way the world sees Maine,” she said. “It is often through the eyes of artists that people know what Maine is like, in terms of the environment and culturally.” The exhibit runs through Nov. 15.