Arts

Artists and Volunteers Flip Floating Sculpture, BDN Reports

Eastport artist Anna Hepler and two volunteers waded through the Kenduskeag Stream at low tide Friday to flip her floating sculpture rightside up, reported the Bangor Daily News. Hepler’s solo exhibit “Blind Spot” is slated to open June 19 at the University of Maine Museum of Art. The exhibit will feature more than 25 sculptures […]

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BDN Previews Sustainability Exhibit, Interviews Dixon

The Bangor Daily News advanced a Bangor exhibit of the pop-up art series “The Lexicon of Sustainability.” The University of Maine Office of Sustainability and Bangor Area Food Council were selected as curators of the exhibition designed to spur community dialogue to help strengthen local food systems. “The whole [pop-up show] series is focused on […]

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Kinghorn Talks with WLBZ About UMMA Exhibits

WLBZ (Channel 2) spoke with George Kinghorn, director and curator of the University of Maine Museum of Art, about the current exhibit “Andy Warhol: Photographs & Screenprints.” The museum is featuring dozens of works from its permanent collection by well-known American pop artist Andy Warhol through June 6. “This is really nice because you really […]

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‘Something Funny’s Going on Here’ at UMaine Hutchinson Center

The “Something Funny’s Going on Here” exhibit will open with a reception 5–8 p.m. June 19, at the H. Alan and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Sixteen of Maine’s prestigious artists have pieces inspired by humor or irony in the exhibit, which runs until Aug. 14. Participating […]

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UMMA Art Included in Portland Exhibit, MaineToday Reports

MaineToday magazine reported that pieces from the University of Maine Museum of Art’s permanent collection will be featured in a Portland Museum of Art exhibition that runs from through September 20. “Directors’ Cut: Selections from the Maine Art Museum Trail,” will present highlights of Maine’s art history from the state’s most-renowned museums, including UMMA, Bates […]

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Sustainability Exhibit to be Part of Bangor Artwalk, Maine Edge Reports

The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the University of Maine Office of Sustainability has been selected to be one of the 100 curators nationwide of the Lexicon of Sustainability pop-up shows — art exhibitions designed to spur community dialogue to help strengthen local food systems. The next pop-up show will […]

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Maine Edge Reports ‘Man and Superman’ Broadcast Rescheduled at CCA

The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the NT Live production of “Man and Superman” will be broadcast at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 4, at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. Originally scheduled for May 14, technical difficulties forced the postponement of the broadcast of Simon […]

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UMMA Warhol Exhibit Featured in BDN

The Bangor Daily News reported on a current exhibit at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor called “Andy Warhol: Photographs & Screenprints.” The museum is featuring dozens of works from its permanent collection by well-known American pop artist Andy Warhol through June 6. “He’s pretty significant historically,” said Eva Wagner, education […]

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