In an article speculating whether artist Andy Warhol would have embraced or abhorred NFTs if he were still alive, Magazine by Coin Telegraph quoted a blog post by Jon Ippolito, professor of new media at the University of Maine. “‘Good business is the best art,’ Warhol claimed. He once insisted that he wanted to sell […]
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine to enhance the artistic, cultural, and intellectual life of the campus of the University of Maine and to support speaking engagements or lectures at the University of Maine at Machias. Grants support up to 50% of expenses associated with cultural […]
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John Ippolito, a professor of new media at the University of Maine, spoke to the Portland Press Herald about 76-year-old artist Charlie Hewitt launching a collection of NFTs, or nonfungible tokens, becoming one of the first major Maine artists to explore that market. Hewitt is best known for his “Hopeful” signs, which are on display […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared that renowned jazz musicians Bruce Barth and Steve Wilson will perform at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias. The two musicians’ UMaine concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Minsky Recital Hall in Class of ’44 Hall. The UMaine Machias show […]
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The Gloucester Daily Times noted that Kevin Birch, instructor of organ and harpsichord at the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, will perform on Nov. 6, at 3 p.m. at the Annisquam Village Church.
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Renowned jazz musicians Bruce Barth and Steve Wilson will perform at the University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, on Oct. 27 and 28, respectively. The two musicians’ UMaine concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Minsky Recital Hall in Class of ’44 Hall. The […]
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The Bangor Daily News noted that Anatole Wieck, professor of upper strings at the University of Maine, performed Oct. 10 as part of the St. John’s Organ Society’s three evenings of organ and chamber music in honor of the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Belgian-born French composer, pianist, organist, and teacher César Franck. The […]
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The Portland Press Herald and Penobscot Bay Pilot featured filmmaker Alan Kryszak’s new documentary “Hungry Now,” which is showing as part of the Maine-based film series The Right to Food on Nov. 13 at the University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts. Kryszak is a filmmaking instructor in the Interdisciplinary Fine Arts Department at […]
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The University of Maine’s largest and most activity-filled event of the year begins on Friday, Oct. 14 when the UMaine Alumni Association kicks off Homecoming 2022. The three-day gathering features a wide variety of formal and informal social, recreational and educational activities. They include class reunions, tailgating, campus tours, concerts, lectures, presentations and women’s soccer, […]
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The Courier-Gazette and Penobscot Bay Pilot noted that the University of Maine Hutchinson Center will host the Finding Our Voices exhibit highlighting the experiences of domestic violence survivors through Oct. 26. This exhibit includes Patrisha McLean’s 43 photo portraits of survivors, aged 18 to 81 and including many Midcoast women as well as Gov. Janet […]
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