The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will offer art-making workshops for adults in November. Students will design and construct a hanging wire sculpture over the course of two Saturday workshops, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 7 and 14, according to the article. The first session […]
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The Portland Phoenix reported Owen Smith, a new media professor at the University of Maine, has art in the exhibition, “You Can’t Get There From Here: The 2015 Portland Museum of Art Biennial.” The exhibit, curated by Alison Ferris, accentuates the artistic process at play in the contemporary art scene in Maine, according to the […]
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Laurie Hicks, a University of Maine art professor and curator of the Lord Hall Gallery on campus, spoke with The Maine Edge about two related exhibitions the Department of Art will present as part of the 2015 Maine Photo Project. “Visualizing Home and Homelessness” includes more than 60 photographs that represent investigations into the concepts […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on an interactive exhibition at the University of Maine Museum of Art by Paul Myoda, a Japanese-American artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. Myoda creates sculptures investigating the transformative qualities of light, according to the article. “For many years I’ve been working with light as a material for sculpture. People […]
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George Kinghorn, director and curator of the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, spoke with The Maine Edge about ARTober, a monthlong celebration of arts and culture in the city. UMMA is one of several venues participating in the celebration that will blend new events with ongoing programing by existing arts organizations, […]
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The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will host an after-school arts program for students in grades three through six from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 6 through Nov. 19. Workshop participants will be able to play interactive gallery games while exploring the current exhibits […]
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Learn how modern humans acquired a unique style of thinking and came to dominate the planet while other human species went extinct. Ian Tattersall will deliver a free, public lecture, “We Are What We Think: The Origins of Modern Human Cognition,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, in Hutchins Hall at the Collins Center for […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Museum of Art will host a screen printing workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the museum in downtown Bangor. Screen printing has been used by a variety of artists including Andy Warhol, according to the report. Kat Johnson, the museum’s education coordinator, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will be one of 30 participating venues during ARTober, a monthlong celebration of arts and culture. The Bangor City Council approved the celebration that is planned by the Bangor Commission on Cultural Development and will showcase more than 80 events […]
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George Kinghorn, director and curator of the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about arts-related tourism growing in Maine. The article mentioned a Portland Museum of Art exhibition that runs through Sept. 20 and features pieces from UMMA’s permanent collection. “Directors’ Cut: Selections from […]
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