A new exhibit exploring and processing COVID-19 and grief through art opens Oct. 5 at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The exhibit, which is open through December, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday. The show features works […]
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The Portland Press Herald talked with Sandra Bickford, a University of Maine assistant professor of new media and art, about the demand for forest therapy and certified forest therapy guides. “The pandemic gave us the chance to discover that we need to connect with nature,” Bickford said.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and VillageSoup promoted a new art exhibit at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The exhibit, on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery, explores the processing of COVID-19 and grief through art. More information about the gallery and this exhibit are online.
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The Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine presents a solo exhibition of the work of artist Christina Thwaites, titled “Surrender,” now through Nov. 5. Thwaites’ work depicts her direct relationship to her surroundings, and the people and landscapes in which she finds herself. This exhibit includes interactive paintings that invite visitors to participate in the narrative. […]
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The Machias Valley News Observer reported on the latest film created by University of Maine at Machias students enrolled in lecturer Alan Kryszak’s Downeast Documentary. “Privacy & the Power of Secrets,” which offers varied perspectives on data privacy and surveillance to spark discussion of how information gathering affects society, will be shown at 7 p.m. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) talked with Susan Smith, the director of the intermedia master of arts programs at the University of Maine, and Katarina Hoeger, a UMaine student, about “The Kneeling Art Photography Project.” Smith said the photography exhibit, which is on display at the Innovative Media Research Commercialization Center at UMaine through Sept. 30, speaks […]
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The Linda G. and Donald N. Zillman Art Museum – University of Maine is opening its five new galleries to the public on Sept. 11. The new galleries, located on the second floor of 40 Harlow St., increase the museum’s exhibition spaces by 42% and make possible the opening of nine new fall exhibitions. The […]
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George Kinghorn, the executive director and curator of the University of Maine’s Zillman Art Museum, talked with the Bangor Daily News about the expansion of the museum space and what it means to the community. “This is something that Bangor can be proud of,” Kinghorn said. “I know we’re pretty proud of it ourselves. It […]
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The University of Maine’s Intermedia Program Visiting Artist Series will kick off with images from “The Kneeling Art Photography Project,” a statewide exploration of social justice through photography and community action. Eleven photographers from across the state have captured images of Mainers working to secure justice at the local, national and international levels. The images and […]
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Forbes highlighted an assignment from Katie Quirk in a story about innovations in higher education borne from the COVID-19 pandemic. Quirk, a preceptor in the University of Maine Honors College, tasked students in her creative arts course with “exploring how art sparks conversation and social connection during times of crisis” in her “Documenting the Pandemic” […]
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