Arts

UMaine Zillman Art Museum hosts panel on LBGTQ+ inclusive language June 8

The University of Maine Zillman Art Museum will host a free panel on the importance of LGBTQ+ inclusive language with representatives from Bangor PRIDE, Health Equity Alliance (HEAL) and Northern Light Acadia Hospital 5:30–7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, at 40 Harlow St., Bangor. “Words Matter: A Panel on the Importance of LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language” […]

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PenBay Pilot promotes new art gallery exhibit at Hutchinson Center

The Penobscot Bay Pilot promoted “S.P.E.A.K.,” or Students Promoting Equity, Art, and Knowledge, a new multimedia art exhibit created by Troy Howard Middle School’s eighth grade social studies students located at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast.

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Meisler exhibits open at UMaine Zillman Art Museum May 19

The University of Maine Zillman Art Museum in downtown Bangor will open two exhibits featuring the work artist Meryl Meisler, an American photographer known for documenting New York City life in the 1970s and 1980s, on May 19.   “Meryl Meisler: 70s Suburban Sensibilities — Friends & Family,” features Meisler’s photographs of family life in 1970s […]

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Intermedia MFA Thesis Exhibition ‘no wear special’ opens May 19

Editor’s note: This story was updated on May 10.  University of Maine Intermedia Programs will host its Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, “no wear special,” from May 19–June 30 in the Lord Hall Art Gallery.  A public opening reception will be held from 5–7 p.m. on May 19. This year’s showcase will feature the […]

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BDN shares BSO performance of Firefly’s ‘Militakwat’ at Collins Center

The Bangor Daily News shared that the Bangor Symphony Orchestra will perform “Militakwat,” an orchestral piece by Wabanaki artist, Penobscot musician and multimedia creator Firefly, at 3 p.m. on April 30 at the Collins Center for the Arts. University of Maine alumnus Ben McNaboe also arranged Firefly’s works for orchestra and chorus, “resulting in a […]

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‘The Maine Question’ explores the music scene at UMaine

The University of Maine is home to 18 formal vocal and instrumental ensembles and many informal musical groups, each one with a distinct sound that enriches the academic and cultural life on campus. Many of these groups welcome students of all majors and community members. These performers tour Maine, New England and beyond, promoting the […]

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MHC Undergraduate Fellow to exhibit project at MiNOR Gallery

The Fall 2022–Spring 2023 Maine Humanities Center (MHC) Undergraduate Fellow Donald Patten, a senior in the University of Maine Department of Art, will be exhibiting his MHC art project “Past Trauma in Modernity: Impressions of COVID-19” at the MiNOR Gallery at 282 Main Street in Old Town, Maine from June 3–30. There will be an […]

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