The University of Maine Museum of Art and George Kinghorn, the museum’s director and curator, were included in a Portland Press Herald article about Art Basel, a popular art fair in Miami Beach, that attracts artists, curators and gallery directors from all over the country. Kinghorn, who came to Maine from the Museum of Contemporary […]
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As part of Bangor’s New Year’s Eve Downtown Countdown, the University of Maine Museum of Art will host a free Crown Creation Celebration from 6–8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31. The public is invited to create a crown or tiara to wear throughout the evening. All supplies are provided for free. For more information, contact Eva […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered Saturday’s annual Ye Olde Holiday Shoppe, which featured nearly 30 area artisans, at the University of Maine Page Farm and Home Museum.
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the University of Maine Page Farm and Home Museum’s wreath-making workshops. Everyone — from beginner to professional — is invited to make a double-sided holiday wreath with trimmings. “Part of our mission is to get people in touch with their agricultural roots, and I feel that doing small workshops like […]
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George Soctomah Neptune, an accomplished Peskotomuhkati (Passamaquoddy) artist that will be featured at the 20th annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market, was named by the Portland Press Herald as one of the “Ten Mainers we’re thankful for.” Neptune, 26, and his 75-year-old grandmother, Molly Neptune Parker, will showcase and sell their signature baskets during the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine Museum of Art’s Drop and Shop event held in downtown Bangor on Small Business Saturday. Parents dropped off their children while they shopped downtown to support local businesses. Children explored the galleries and created holiday ornaments, cards and gifts. “We felt it was really important to […]
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The University of Maine German Club — Deutscher Verein — will hold its annual traditional Weihnachtsmarkt, or Christmas market, at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. Holiday treats — including cookies, stollen (holiday bread) and Gluhwein (alcohol-free mulled wine) — and traditional […]
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Weaving baskets is a family tradition for Molly Neptune Parker and her grandson, George Soctomah Neptune. So too is attending the annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market at the University of Maine. Parker, 75, has been selling her signature baskets and sharing her weaving technique since the beginning of the market, which marks its 20th […]
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The Free Press in Rockland previewed the 20th annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. Molly Neptune Parker and her grandson, George Soctomah Neptune will be two of the featured artists. The […]
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An international group dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of all people is honoring Daniel H. Sandweiss, an archaeologist at the University of Maine. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) elected Sandweiss a Fellow for his distinguished contributions to archaeology. Alan Leshner, CEO and executive publisher of Science, says Sandweiss’ notable […]
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