The 2024 University of Maine Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition is opening Friday, May 17. “Proximity” will be on display in Lord Hall Gallery at Lord Hall art gallery through July 12, with the opening reception May 17 from 5-7 p.m. After the opening reception, the exhibition will be available for viewing Monday-Friday from […]
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The “Everyday Shakespeare” podcast, co-hosted by University of Maine English professor Caroline Bicks and Worcester Polytechnic Institute English professor Michelle Ephraim, was named an honoree for 28th Annual Webby Awards for Best Live Podcast Recording category. The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, is the leading international awards organization […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that MJ Sedlock, a University of Maine senior lecturer in theatre, will host the town of Orono’s annual performing arts festival this summer. Previously, the festival was named Artspalooza and was held by Stillwater Community Arts, a nonprofit that is disbanding. Sedlock, who works as a production manager and technical […]
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The University of Maine will celebrate Earth Week 2024 through April 27 with a slate of events on- and off-campus organized by various groups and organizations. Earth Week events include a nature walk and talk, a campus clean up, a garbage art gallery, musical performances, academic discussions pertaining to environmental issues and a pop-up thrift […]
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Susan Smith, associate research professor in art at the University of Maine, will be featured in the Local Color Gallery in Belfast. The Penobscot Bay Pilot highlighted Smith, also graduate coordinator of Intermedia Programs at UMaine, as one of three artists who will have work featured year-round in the gallery starting Tuesday, April 23. A […]
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Several local writers who are also University of Maine faculty and alumni will showcase their work during Readingpalooza at noon on Sunday, April 14 at Queen City Cinema Club in Bangor. Victoria Hood, a UMaine graduate and adjunct instructor in the Department of English, organized the event. Other presenters include Hollie Adams, UMaine assistant professor […]
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Lord Hall Gallery will host the University of Maine Department of Art’s 2024 Student Exhibition from April 3-28. Undergraduates who were enrolled in an art class in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 had the opportunity to submit up to six pieces of artwork made in their UMaine classes and selections were made by a guest […]
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University of Maine faculty, staff and students will present at several events during the Maine Science Festival, a program of the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor that will include more than 70 events and activities from March 20-24. The full programing for the event can be found on its website. The festival is a five-day […]
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University of Maine professor of English Jonathan Barron is co-leading a roundtable discussion in San Diego March 21-23 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the poet Robert Frost. Workshops and roundtable discussions will be held by distinguished poets and joined by scholars from around the world. Barron’s roundtable will focus on how […]
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A report from Mainebiz on innovation and engineering at the University of Maine featured President Joan Ferrini-Mundy; Maine College of Engineering and Computing Dean Giovanna Guidoboni; Renee Kelly, associate vice president for strategic partnerships, innovation, resources and engagement; a project by the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) to create a 3D-printed, bio-based home; and […]
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