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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Penobscot Bay Pilot and Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will host a historic photography exhibit from the Penobscot Marine Museum titled “From the Cradle to the Grave,” focused on ship launches and shipwrecks. The free, public exhibit by photographer Ed Coffin will be on display Dec. 9 to March 6 […]
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Barry Dana and Peter Neptune will demonstrate Wabanaki traditions at the Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. Both men have participated in the annual public event — a collaboration with the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance — since its inception 25 […]
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