The Portland Press Herald reported George Kinghorn, director and curator of the University of Maine Museum of Art, will lead a panel discussion about regionalism in contemporary art at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 at the Portland Museum of Art. Kinghorn will moderate a discussion among Maine artists Lauren Fensterstock, Anna Hepler and Philip Frey […]
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The Maine Edge reported the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is set to kick off its 30th anniversary season. “The 30th season — it’s hard to believe, but it really is very exciting,” said Danny Williams, executive director of the CCA. “For us as an organization, for the university, and […]
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The Maine Edge reported the Maine Folklife Area at the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront will celebrate the University of Maine’s 150th anniversary with programming provided by students, faculty and staff from several campus departments. The narrative stage in the folklife area will feature student performances on violin, fiddle, mandolin and guitar, as […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with University of Maine art professor Michael Grillo and UMaine archivist Desiree Butterfield-Nagy as part of a series that focuses on the importance of humanities. In part three, Grillo and Butterfield-Nagy discuss the future of archives in a digital age. Both wrote articles in the special issue of Maine […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced an audio-visual art installation at the University of Maine to commemorate the anniversary of the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. UMaine new media artists N.B. Aldrich and John Carney worked with Maine poet and musician Duane Ingalls and Japanese sound artist Adachi Tomomi on the project that was led […]
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Artist Anna Hepler spoke with Bangor Metro about her current exhibit at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. “Anna Hepler: Blind Spot” is on display through Sept. 19. The exhibit features small ceramics and metal sculptures, according to the article. Most of the art featured in the show was created this […]
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A summer exhibit at the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum features art created by students at the Indian Island School. Students in grades four through eight in artist Michael Vermette’s art classes created sculpture in a variety of media for the exhibit. Works for the show were selected by Jennifer Neptune, the executive director of […]
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The Maine Edge advanced an Aug. 19 gallery talk at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. Artist Niho Kozuru will give an informal talk at noon on Inter/Dimension, an array of sculptures and new two-dimensional works currently on exhibit through Sept. 19. During UMMA’s Art@Noon event, Kozuru will discuss her background, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Maine Summer Youth Music (MSYM) camp at the University of Maine. About 300 high school students from across the state are performing in choirs, jazz ensembles and musical theater productions as part of the intensive camp, according to the report. The students will put on a performance at the […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an article about the Collins Center for the Art’s 30th anniversary season. The season kicks off with the CCA’s annual gala featuring “Piano Men: The Music of Elton and Billy with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra” on Sept. 12. “The gala is always a focus for us, this year especially because […]
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