Arts

Briar Pelletier

Briar Pelletier: Exploring art from Maine to Japan

Briar Pelletier, a University of Maine art history major from Lewiston, Maine, will study this spring at Hirosaki University in Aomori, Japan to learn about cross-cultural perspectives in contemporary Japanese woodblock printing. While abroad, she will be working on her capstone thesis “Art as Ambassadorship,” as well as assisting in a woodblock print exchange between […]

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WABI covers annual basketmakers market

WABI (Channel 5) covered the 2015 Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market held at the Hudson Museum located in the Collins Center for the Arts. The market featured members of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance who have received national awards as well as artists representing the next generation of weavers. More than 50 artists were at […]

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Several weekend UMaine events advanced in BDN column

Multiple University of Maine events were included in the Bangor Daily News roundup “5 Things to do this Weekend.” Weekend performances included in the article were indie rockers Vundabar and Wyld Lyfe at the IMRC Center on Friday and Irish ensemble Danu’s holiday show at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Collins Center for the Arts. […]

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WABI advances annual Basketmakers Holiday Market

WABI (Channel 5) reported the 2015 Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 in the Hudson Museum located at the Collins Center for the Arts. The free-admission market features members of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance who have received national awards as well as artists […]

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WVII covers museum’s Winter Art Factory

WVII (Channel 7) reported on the Winter Art Factory held at the University of Maine Museum of Art (UMMA) in downtown Bangor. The art-making event included several stations for wrapping, creating ornaments and other seasonal projects. The family-friendly event was free and open to the public. “We try and get everybody of all ages because […]

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Maine Edge previews 2015 Senior Art Exhibition

The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about the 2015 Senior Art Exhibition, “The Ghosts of Carnegie Hall” in the Lord Hall Gallery on campus. The show runs until Jan. 22, displaying paintings, sculpture, photography, digital and other artwork created by 14 UMaine studio art majors graduating in December or in the […]

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German Club to hold annual Christmas market at UMMA

The University of Maine German Club — Deutscher Verein — will hold its annual traditional Weihnachtsmarkt, or Christmas market, at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Holiday treats — including cookies, stollen (holiday bread) and Gluhwein (alcohol-free mulled wine) — and traditional […]

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UMMA to host Winter Art Factory Dec. 5

The University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will host a Winter Art Factory from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. The art-making event will include several stations for wrapping, creating ornaments and other seasonal projects. The family-friendly workshop is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Kat […]

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Johnson speaks about UMMA Winter Art Factory on WABI

Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). Johnson spoke about the museum’s Winter Art Factory set from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. The art-making event will include several stations for wrapping, creating ornaments and other seasonal […]

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Yuletide Concert to feature more than 200 student musicians

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present its annual Yuletide Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The holiday tradition features all the UMaine choirs including the Oratorio Society, University Singers, Collegiate Chorale and Black Bear Men’s Chorus. This year, the choral ensembles will be […]

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