The Minor Gallery, 282 Main St. in Old Town, will feature a mushroom-themed art exhibit from University of Maine adjunct associate professors of art Susan Camp and Matt Smolinsky, undergraduate student Donald Patten and others starting Feb. 3. The exhibition, named “2024: The Year of the Mushroom,” will display various mediums for sale, including oil […]
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Sun Journal, WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor), WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) and the Bangor Daily News highlighted University of Maine students’ work to create a life-size medieval knight sculpture that History Live! North East, a nonprofit organization, will use to teach K-12 students history lessons. Taking on the appearance of stone, the knight […]
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The University of Maine’s Zillman Art Museum, located in downtown Bangor, opened six new exhibitions for the public on Jan. 19. The latest shows include works by Maine-based artists Richard Wilson and Linda Packard, a show curated by the museum’s yearlong curatorial intern from UMaine, Sarah Renee Ozlanski; and selections from the Museum’s permanent collection […]
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On a bench inside a high-tech workshop lay a life-sized sculpture of a medieval knight. Crafted by University of Maine artists with 3D scanning and layered Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining, coupled with traditional sculpture methods, the five-and-a-half foot warrior wore plate and mail armor and bore a sword and shield. Though it appeared as […]
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The University of Maine community created so many exciting and heart-warming memories this year, which we shared on social media. We witnessed Black Bears travel across the world; explore the sea, sky and stars; showcase innovative research and art; give back to their community; dominate on the court, rink and field; and “shout ’til the […]
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News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Wabanaki Winter Market, the largest holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists in New England, held at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts. WABI, WVII (Channel 7), the Bangor Daily News and Maine Art Scene Magazine previewed the event. WBRC (Channel 7 in Birmingham, […]
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The Bangor Daily News promoted the 2023 Wabanaki Winter Market, which will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts.
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The largest holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists in New England will return with one-of-a-kind pieces, including some from new and nationally-acclaimed basket weavers, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts. During the 29th annual Wabanaki Winter Market, dozens of Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet and Mi’kmaq artists […]
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The 2023 University of Maine senior art exhibition opens Friday, Nov. 10, in Lord Hall, featuring more than 70 works by 14 students. The exhibition, which will be on view through Jan. 19, includes paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, digital artworks and mixed media pieces by seniors in a studio art capstone class led by assistant […]
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The Division of Theatre and Dance in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present a new English translation of a world theater classic, “The Post Office,” Nov. 10-19 at the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre. Written in 1912 by Rabindranath Tagore, “The Post Office” follows the story of Amal, an ill and isolated child […]
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