The Bangor Daily News reported that a small subset of Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) musicians were recorded playing to empty seats at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts. BSO plans to record four additional digital concerts, which will be available for online viewing for $10.
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Lord Hall Gallery will host a virtual opening for its 2021 UMaine Faculty Exhibition 5–6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, via Zoom. The exhibition, which runs from Feb. 12–March 12, will showcase work by Susan Camp, Wayne Hall, Samantha C. Jones, Andy Mauery, Robert Pollien, Matt Smolinsky and Giles Timms. The artwork on display will include […]
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Centralmaine.com shared a University of Maine news release highlighting educational resources available to support remote learning for students of all ages. Links to those resources are online.
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine community. Requests for support for virtual programming and events are highly encouraged. Grants support up to 50% of expenses associated with cultural events that enhance the artistic, cultural and intellectual life of UMaine. The CA/DLS committee accepts applications four times […]
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The Bangor Daily News noted expansion plans for the Zillman Art Museum in an article about a local developer purchasing the building that houses it. According to the report, Eastern Maine Development Corporation sold Norumbega Hall, which houses the museum, in downtown Bangor to Canuck Investments, owned by Philip and Stephanie Henry. Education leaders and […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Alan Kryszak, a University of Maine at Machias creative arts faculty member, about composing the score for a compilation of nine silent holiday short films. Kryszak’s score features violin, harp and handbells as musical accompaniment to the film. “These aren’t your father’s handbells,” Kryszak said, adding that he views his creation […]
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Opera as an art form has been around for more than 400 years, and students and faculty in the UMaine School of Performing Arts were not going to let a pandemic stop their performance from going ahead. That’s why, for the first time ever, the University of Maine Opera Workshop has chosen to present its […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Centralmaine.com shared a media release about the virtual Wabanaki Winter Market. After last year’s 25th annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market, organizers renamed the event to better represent participants and the wide range of artforms. Despite it’s virtual nature, this year’s popular collaboration between the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance and the University of […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported that the University of Maine Foundation received a $5,000 award from the Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Arts Expansion Fund to support the development and promotion of a virtual Wabanaki Winter Market and Wabanaki Artist Directory. The Hudson Museum will host the virtual event on Dec. 12. The Wabanaki Artist Directory is […]
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After last year’s 25th annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market, organizers renamed the event Wabanaki Winter Market to better represent participants and the wide range of artforms. And because of the coronavirus, the word “virtual” has been added to the name of the 26th annual market slated for Saturday, Dec. 12. This year’s popular collaboration […]
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