The annual Festival of Art in Belfast will take place at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center June 7–9, VillageSoup reports. The variety of works shown in the festival were created by 153 artists. The show is nonjuried and was produced by the Senior College at Belfast located in the Hutchinson Center. The festival will […]
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The Ellsworth American published an article on a new book about a Sullivan artist titled, “Philip Frey: Here and Now.” Over the past two decades, Frey has developed into one of Maine’s finest landscape painters, according to the article. Known as a colorist, he uses a bold palette to capture the light and moods of […]
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An article about the self-guided walking tour of sculptures at the University of Maine, developed in 2016 by Marisue Pickering, a professor emerita, and John Pickering, an alumnus, was featured in the May 2018 issue of the Slippery Rock Gazette. Three of these more than 30 sculptures were created as part of the Schoodic International Sculpture […]
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The University of Maine Museum of Art has announced its summer exhibitions, running May 25 through Sept. 1. Helen O’Leary’s “Safe House” consists of works showcasing a combination of painting and sculpture methods through repurposed materials emerging from “the chiseling of earlier attempts” to reflect the process of her work. Diana Schmertz’s “They Are Each […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on the upcoming Abbe Museum Indian Art Market in Bar Harbor. The inaugural event will include as many as 75 artists from 40 tribal nations across North America in downtown Bar Harbor for a weekend celebration of Native culture, according to the article. The market comes at a time when […]
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The 15th annual Without Borders Festival and thesis exhibition, titled “Between You and Me” and showcasing the work of University of Maine intermedia MFA candidates, will come to Lord Hall Gallery May 17–June 30. An opening reception will take place at 6 p.m. May 17 and will be followed by a performance in the APPE […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the annual Spring Art Factory held at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. Families were invited to create their own paintings, prints and paper crafts, as well as view artwork on display in the gallery during the free event, WABI reported. Organizers said they were expecting […]
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The Bangor Public Library will host the 16th annual POETS/SPEAK! poetry reading event April 26. This year’s event, which is themed “Celebrate Unity in Diversity,” is dedicated to Allen Monga, a student at Deering High School in Portland and an asylum seeker from Zambia, who won the Maine Poetry Out Loud competition and went to […]
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The New England premiere of John Mackey’s “Antique Violences” will highlight the annual Combined Band Concert of the University of Maine Symphonic Band and UMaine Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. April 26 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The premiere will feature alto saxophonist Nathan Sprangers, a music education major from East Machias, Maine […]
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The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole will offer a natural science illustration workshop July 16–20. Participants can develop skills to create scientifically accurate drawings, learn to blend art and science in the classroom, or develop talents to illustrate journals. Prior art training is not required. Instructor David Wheeler has been a teacher […]
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