WVII (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News reported on the winter exhibits currently on display at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. Brenton Hamilton: 20 years is a midcareer retrospective of the Maine-based photographer’s work, which uses old-fashioned techniques to create pictures with an antique and contemporary feel. “There’s now […]
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The Maine Discovery Museum is unveiling a sea farming exhibit that uses virtual reality technology and interactivity to bring aquaculture to life. The University of Maine’s Aquaculture Research Institute and Maine EPSCoR Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) program provided support for the first dedicated interactive aquaculture exhibit in the country. “It’s perfect timing,” says Trudi […]
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The Republican Journal reports the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor is putting on three winter shows. “Brenton Hamilton: 20 Years” features the photography of Rockport’s Brenton Hamilton, who uses 19th century processes to produce his work. In “Jared Cowan: The Life of David,” Cowan, a Midcoast sculptor, video and installation artist, has […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the annual Winter Art Factory hosted by the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. The free event was held ahead of the Festival of Lights Parade and included several stations for creating ornaments, wrapping paper and a paper lantern, according to the report. “Often times not everyone […]
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Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). She spoke about the museum’s Winter Art Factory set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The event, which will be held ahead of the Festival of Lights Parade, will […]
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The Page Farm and Home Museum at the University of Maine will hold its annual Ye Olde Holiday Shoppe from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The free event will feature more than 20 local vendors with handcrafted and homemade products including jewelry, wood carvings, clothing, quilts, bread, cheese and maple syrup. The […]
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Gabriel Frey and Suzanne Greenlaw strive to honor the tradition, celebrate the present and preserve the future of basketmaking. And the husband and wife will be selling baskets at the 22nd annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Hudson Museum at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Maine artist Philip Frey about his art, career and current exhibit at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. “The obvious connection to painting is concentration,” said Frey, who has lived in Hancock since the mid-1990s. “Mindfulness helps me stay with the process of painting, and […]
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The Ellsworth American published an article about Sullivan artist Philip Frey’s current exhibit at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. “Parallels” features a variety of portraits, cityscapes and abstract compositions that display the painter’s expert use of a rich color palette, deft brushstrokes and strong drawing skills, according to the article. […]
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Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WVII (Channel 7). She spoke about upcoming free holiday events at the museum, including art trivia nights in November and January, and Winter Art Factory 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Dec. 3.
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