In a roundup of weekend events, the Bangor Daily News included the University of Maine Museum of Art, which opens its winter/spring exhibitions on Jan. 10. The exhibits include large, colorful paintings by Teresa Dunn, a mixed media installation from husband and wife artists Deirdre Murphy and Scott White, and photographs by Michael Philip Manheim. […]
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January events at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine will include a performance of “The Simon & Garfunkel Story,” a chamber music concert and several broadcast shows. “The Simon & Garfunkel Story” tells the tale of how two young boys from Queens in New York City became the world’s most […]
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The intersection of art and technology in the work of Rufus Porter, founder of Scientific American magazine, is the focus of a new exhibition at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, co-curated by a University of Maine faculty member. Justin Wolff, professor of art history in the UMaine Department of Art, co-curated the exhibition, “Rufus […]
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The University of Maine Museum of Art will extend its free admission policy for the public in 2020, thanks to a gift from Deighan Wealth Advisors, a wealth management firm that is a longtime UMAA sponsor and arts supporter in the region and state. The museum also announces the installation of its new sculptural sign […]
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The University of Maine 2019 senior art exhibition “16 Minds” will open with a reception from 5:30–7 p.m. Dec. 6 at Lord Hall Gallery. The show, which runs through Feb. 7, features more than 86 works by 16 artists — Olivia Bradstreet, Danny Bridges, HR Buzzell, Cheryl Coffin, Sam Dowe, Kate Finnemore, Kendra Green, Katelyn […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is offering a variety of performances throughout the 2019–20 season. December events will include a broadcast show, a touring production of “A Christmas Carol” and a Christmas concert by a cappella group The Swingles. On Dec. 12, Nebraska Theatre Caravan will bring the Charles […]
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Several shows at the University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts were included in a Bangor Daily News roundup of holiday shows in eastern Maine. UMaine’s choral ensembles and student orchestra will perform in the annual Yuletide Celebration at 3 p.m. Dec. 8 in the CCA. A touring show from the Nebraska Theatre Caravan […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about the 25th annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 14. The event will feature demonstrations by birchbark artist Barry Dana, a citizen of the Penobscot Nation, and basketmaker Peter Neptune, a Passamaquoddy, among others. Admission is free for the market, which runs […]
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Penobscot Marine Museum’s historic photography exhibit, “From the Cradle to the Grave” by photographer Ed Coffin, will be on display Dec. 9–March 6 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The free public exhibit in the H. Alan and Sally Fernald Art Gallery, open 8 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Friday, is a collection of two […]
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The Free Press advanced the free, public opening reception for the exhibit “What’s Art Got to Do With It?” 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The exhibit features 29 portraits by Maine photographer Lynn Karlin and an 8-foot-by-16-foot community mural inspired by designs and words of Waldo […]
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