The annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market held at the University of Maine was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Bar Harbor to host Northeast’s biggest Native American marketplace.” From May 18–20, the Abbe Museum will host a three-day juried American Indian art market in downtown Bar Harbor, creating more exposure for Native American […]
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The University of Maine opened its 2017 Senior Art Exhibition, “Polychrome,” with a reception Dec. 1 at Lord Hall Gallery. The show, which runs through Feb. 2, features 99 works of art, including paintings, drawings, prints, digital prints, sculpture, ceramics and photographs. The 16 studio art majors displaying work produced all aspects of the exhibition […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a new book that focuses on Maine Indian basketmakers and the history of the tradition. David Shultz, the managing director of the Home & Away in Kennebunkport, which specializes in Native American and Inuit art, wrote and self-published “Baskets of Time,” according to the article. The book includes an […]
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For his first year of college, Liam Reading of Bangor, Maine attended a school outside northern New England. He soon realized he preferred his home state and discovered he had access to even more resources at the University of Maine. Now Reading is pursuing a major in studio art and minor in art history at […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Museum of Art will host a Winter Art Factory 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Dec. 2. Attendees of the free, family-friendly event will be able to make stamped wrapping paper, ornaments and holiday cards, according to the report. “Each of the tables is an art station for an art […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present the fall Opera Workshop showcase at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 in Minsky Recital Hall. The performance will include a sample of scenes from famous operas that highlight the vocal talents of the students involved, including works by Wolfgang Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Benjamin […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on Kerstin “Kris” Engman, a prolific midcoast painter and sculptor and part-time assistant professor of art at the University of Maine. Engman’s latest project, the Gilded Icon series, includes icon-style portraits of women around the world with important stories to tell, according to the article. “Each one of these is […]
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Artwork by Jill Pelto, a graduate student in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, was recently featured in Deep Sea News. Pelto was included in “The Writing on the Sea-Wall” series which seeks to highlight the skilled artisans and projects that help connect people to science through tangible and […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is offering a variety of performances throughout the 2017–18 season. The December lineup kicks off with “A Celtic Family Christmas” performed by fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy of Canada at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Kinky Boots” will be […]
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Emily Corbett of Listowel, Ontario, Canada says she was presented with the perfect situation when she was offered a scholarship to play field hockey at the University of Maine. “During my initial visit to the campus, not only was I impressed with the athletic facilities, but was exhilarated to see the art facilities. Here was […]
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