Arts

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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2015 Senior Art Exhibition: The Ghosts of Carnegie Hall

The University of Maine will open its 2015 Senior Art Exhibition, “The Ghosts of Carnegie Hall,” with a reception from 5:30 p.m.–7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at the Lord Hall Gallery. The show runs until Jan. 22, displaying paintings, sculpture, photography, digital and other artwork created by 14 UMaine studio art majors graduating in December […]

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Three jazz-related events slated Dec. 3

The University of Maine Humanities Center and Collins Center for the Arts invite the public to enjoy and learn about jazz at three related jazz events Thursday, Dec. 3. A 5 p.m. reception will be held in Miller’s Cafe at the CCA before a free 5:30 p.m. demonstration and discussion by UMaine students led by […]

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Maine Edge reviews School of Performing Arts’ ‘Cherry Orchard’

The Maine Edge published a review of the University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ production of Anton Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard.” The play, which mixes comedy and tragedy, portrays an aristocratic Russian family that loses its estate because it can’t pay the mortgage. The actors “exhibit a thoughtful understanding of the story being told […]

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UMMA exhibit, Kinghorn cited in Free Press article on photo collection

The Free Press reported the Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland will open an exhibit of selections from the Bruce Brown Photography Collection organized by the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA). The show is half of a two-part exhibition celebrating the collection of Bruce Brown, CMCA’s curator emeritus, who began collecting works by Maine photographers […]

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