Museums

Artist Speaks with Bangor Metro about Current UMMA Exhibit

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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Hudson Museum Exhibit Features Art by Indian Island School Students

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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UMMA Gallery Talk Previewed in Maine Edge

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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UMMA mentioned in Wall Street Journal article

The University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor was mentioned in The Wall Street Journal about the Maine Art Museum Trail titled, “Hunting Beauty on Maine’s Art Museum Trail.” “…I moved on to the University of Maine museum, which concentrates on contemporary art. There, I found four exhibitions squeezed into a small space. One […]

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Boston Globe takes Maine Art Museum trail

The University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor was mentioned in a Boston Globe piece about the Maine Art Museum Trail. “… that’s the joy of the Maine Art Museum Trail. The same artists keep cropping up in different places: There are Hartleys here, Homers there, Wyeths, Hoppers, Zorachs, and Katzs all scattered hither […]

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Current UMMA exhibits featured in BDN article

The Bangor Daily News reported on current exhibitions at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. The exhibits, which run through Sept. 19, include Niho Kozuru’s “Inter/Dimension,” Anna Helper’s “Blind Spot,” and “With Ties to Maine,” a collection of Maine-related art celebrating the 150th anniversary of UMaine. Kozuru’s exhibit features vibrantly colored […]

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UMMA Summer Exhibitions Previewed in Maine Edge

The Maine Edge advanced the University of Maine Museum of Art’s summer exhibitions that will open to the public on June 19 and run through Sept. 19. The exhibits include Niho Kozuru’s “Inter/Dimension,” Anna Helper’s “Blind Spot,” and “With Ties to Maine,” a collection of Maine-related art celebrating the 150th anniversary of UMaine. The exhibit […]

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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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