Christopher Burns: Working with Picasso
Student gains unique perspective on some of the finest pieces at the UMaine Museum of Art.
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Celebrate Maine Maple Sunday at UMaine
The Page Farm and Home Museum at the University of Maine invites the public to its annual Maine Maple Sunday celebration 1–3 p.m. March 23. Festivities begin with a video titled “The Maple Sugaring Story” at the farm and museum on Munson Road. Children in grades K–5 will be invited to take part in learning […]
Read moreWeekly Interviews Kinghorn for Article on UMaine Museum of Art
The Weekly published an article on the University of Maine Museum of Art’s role within the community and its current exhibitions — “From Piranesi to Picasso: Master Prints from the Permanent Collection,” Hannah Cole’s “Time’s Wife” and Kenny Cole’s “Parabellum (Prepare for War).” George Kinghorn, the museum’s director and curator, said the museum isn’t just […]
Read morePress Herald Interviews Kinghorn About UMaine Museum of Art Exhibit
George Kinghorn, University of Maine Museum of Art director, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about the museum’s current exhibit, “From Piranesi to Picasso: Master Prints from the Permanent Collection.” According to the article, the “blockbuster print exhibition” that features prints by artists such as Francisco Goya, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol, is […]
Read moreUMaine Museum of Art Mentioned in Press Herald Article on John Marin Paintings, Drawings
The University of Maine Museum of Art was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock announcing it received 290 watercolors and drawings by the modernist John Marin, who spent much of his life and career in Maine. The gift was courtesy of Marin’s daughter-in-law Norma B. Marin, […]
Read moreHudson Museum Artifact Could Have Inspired NFL Team’s Logo, Weekly Reports
The Weekly carried a report about an artifact at the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum that may have inspired the logo design of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. The wooden Northwest Coast transformation mask depicts a bird of prey when closed and reveals a painted depiction of a human face when opened. The artifact […]
Read moreHudson Museum Artifact May Have Been Motivation for Seattle Seahawks Logo
The University of Maine’s Hudson Museum is home to an artifact that may have inspired the logo design of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks: a carved Northwest Coast transformation mask. The wooden mask, which depicts a bird of prey when closed and reveals a painted depiction of a human face when opened, is part […]
Read moreUMaine Museum of Art Offering Free Gallery Talk Feb. 12
The University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will offer ART@NOON, an informal gallery talk and tour with UMMA Director George Kinghorn at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12. Kinghorn will discuss the museum’s current exhibition “From Piranesi to Picasso: Master Prints from the Permanent Collection,” on display through March 22. ART@NOON gallery talks […]
Read moreUMaine Museum of Art Exhibitions Focus of Press Herald Article
The Portland Press Herald reported on the University of Maine Museum of Art’s winter exhibitions that will run through March 22. The exhibits, “From Piranesi to Picasso: Master Prints from the Permanent Collection,” Hannah Cole’s “Time’s Wife” and Kenny Cole’s “Parabellum (Prepare for War)” include art from a Maine local to famous artists such as […]
Read morePress Herald Reports on UMMA Exhibit Featuring Monroe Artist’s Work
The Portland Press Herald reported on a current exhibition at the University of Maine Museum of Art that features work by Monroe, Maine, artist Kenny Cole. Cole’s “Parabellum,” an interactive painting installation that rewrites some Civil War history, is one of the museum’s three exhibits running January through March. George Kinghorn, UMMA director and curator, […]
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