Arts

Call for proposals for the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series

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 […]

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New Webster Park sculpture from UMaine faculty highlighted in BDN

The Bangor Daily News reported on a new sculpture for Webster Park in Orono developed by University of Maine faculty, one staff member and a recent graduate to get more people interested in math. SunRule, according to the BDN, “is interactive and allows users to visualize multiplication and division using the rays of the sun.” […]

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Maine Edge reviews ‘Anon(ymous)’

The Maine Edge reviewed “Anon(ymous)” a multinational, multimedia production from the University of Maine School of Performing Arts in partnership with Presidency College in Kolkata, India. Tickets for the shows tonight, Friday, Saturday and Sunday are available for purchase online.

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BDN reports on passing of Owen Smith

The Bangor Daily News reported on the passing of Owen Smith, who led the creation of the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in intermedia at the University of Maine and founded the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center.

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Professor of intermedia Owen Smith passes away

The University of Maine community joins students, alumni, faculty and staff of the university’s art and intermedia programs in mourning the passing of professor Owen Smith. Smith passed away Oct. 14 at the age of 63.   Smith joined the Department of Art faculty in 1991. In his 30-year UMaine career, he inspired countless undergraduate and […]

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Professor emerita of theatre Marcia Douglas passes away

The University of Maine community and the theatre community are mourning the loss of UMaine associate professor emerita of theatre Marcia Joy Douglas, who passed away Oct.11 after a short illness. She was 75. Douglas, born in California and raised in Colorado, was a theatre educator for over 40 years at universities in the Midwest and […]

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