The University of Maine Museum of Art is hosting Winter Blues Breaker from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17. Winter Blues Breaker includes a wine and beer tasting, hors d’oeuvres, music, and a chance to see the museum’s current exhibitions. There will also be a “Kick the Winter Blues – Decorate Your […]
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The Bangor Daily News reviewed the University of Maine Museum of Art’s new exhibits, which open Friday. The review called the exhibits an exciting show of illusion, interaction and astonishing artistic skill. For more information about the new exhibits, go to the museum website. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The University of Maine Museum of Art has received a gift of 10 works of art by noted artist and printmaker Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010) from the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Adams Trust, which is based in San Francisco, for UMMA’s permanent collection. The donation is valued at more than $18,000 and […]
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A Boston Globe story advanced the upcoming Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration, which will be held Saturday, Dec. 10, at UMaine’s Hudson Museum. According to the story, the museum, which is located in the Collins Center for the Arts, has 500 pieces of Wabanaki clothing, tools and art in its gallery. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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The UMaine Museum of Art will participate in the Downtown Bangor Art Walk and Food Drive Friday, Nov. 18 from 5-9 p.m. Maps to participating artist studios, galleries and downtown merchants will be available at the UMaine museum, lon Harlow St. in Bangor. Visitors are asked to drop of a non-perishable food item at any […]
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The UMaine Museum of Art will host a family event called “Art Factory” on Saturday Dec. 3 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the museum in downtown Bangor. This free event will provide hands-on holiday art-making opportunities for families who wish to drop in at any time between 11 and 3. Participants will have opportunities to […]
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Bangor TV station WVII covered Wednesday’s Day of the Dead celebration held at UMaine’s Hudson Museum. Local schoolchildren learned about the holiday, an aspect of indigenous Mexican culture, which honors the deceased. Contact: Jessica Bloch 207-581-3777
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University of Maine Museum of Art Director George Kinghorn will host an informal gallery talk at the museum, in downtown Bangor, on Wednesday Nov. 9 at 12 noon. The talk, and accompanying tour, will cover the Carlo Pittore exhibition “Studio Life,” at the museum through December 30. The presentation, part of the museum’s ART@NOON gallery […]
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The new exhibits at the UMaine Museum of Art were featured in a Bangor Daily News story. The exhibits, which opened Friday and run through Dec. 30, include painting, photograph, and assemblage. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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BANGOR, Maine – The University of Maine Museum of Art will host an oil painting workshop on Saturday, Oct. 22 and Saturday, Oct. 29. Professional artist Philip Frey will lead the two-day workshop at the museum, which is located at 40 Harlow Street. Both days will start at 10 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. […]
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