A photography exhibition, “Fish, Wind and Tide: Art and Technology of Maine’s Resources,” is on display through March 21, at the Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The free public exhibit showcases photos from the archives of the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, depicting unique […]
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The University of Maine Department of Art is accepting applications for the after-school ArtWorks! program. For more than 30 years, UMaine’s Art Education Program has offered the program for students in grades K–8. ArtWorks! provides children an opportunity to explore the world of art through hands-on experiences with a variety of visual media, the history […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor offered a free craft activity over the weekend. Families were invited to make Valentine’s Day cards while visiting the museum, according to the report. Organizers told WVII that hosting family activities allows people to see what the museum has to offer.
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The sixth annual Natural Science Illustration Workshop will be held June 15–19, at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. The workshop is for those who want to illustrate a natural history journal with sketches and watercolors and for people who want to create scientifically accurate drawings. Prior art training is not required. […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center has organized a free public lecture and discussion led by UMaine music professor Laura Artesani ahead of a Feb. 8 concert by vocal trio Voice. Artesani will speak at 2 p.m. in the Collins Center for the Arts’ Miller Cafe before the 3 p.m. performance in Minsky Recital Hall. […]
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The Ellsworth American reported soprano Karen Pendleton, who teaches in the University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts, and tenor and pianist Colin Graebert, a UMaine student, will perform a free concert in celebration of Valentine’s Day. The program of love songs is the second show in a series of free noontime concerts presented by […]
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The Maine Edge advanced two new exhibitions on display at the University of Maine’s Lord Hall Gallery from Feb. 6 to March 13. “Featured Faculty/2015” will show new work by Department of Art faculty that will include photography, painting, ceramics, glass and mixed media installations. “Illusions and Reality: The Photographs of Alan Stubbs” is a […]
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The Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine will present two new exhibitions that display art created by current and former UMaine faculty. Featured Faculty/2015 An exhibition of new work by Department of Art faculty will be held in the Lord Hall Gallery from Feb. 6 to March 13. Work by Constant Albertson, Louise […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the third annual Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day, hosted by the University of Maine Humanities Center. Program events for all ages highlighted the arts, literature and history at community venues including the University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor Public Library and Maine Discovery Museum. Liam Riordan, a UMaine history […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Liam Riordan, a University of Maine history professor, board member of the Maine Humanities Council and director of the UMaine Humanities Center; and Pauleena MacDougall, director of the Maine Folklife Center, about the UMaine Humanities Center’s third annual Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day on Jan. 24 with a kickoff […]
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