The University of Maine Museum of Art will celebrate spring with three new exhibitions and the latest rotation of the museum’s permanent collection beginning April 6. The new exhibits will run through June 9.
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John Patches, executive director of UMaine’s Collins Center for the Arts, and George Kinghorn, director of the University of Maine Museum of Art, were guests Wednesday morning on the George Hale/Ric Tyler Show on WVOM radio. Patches and Kinghorn discussed arts and their impact on the local economy. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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The travel section of the Boston Sunday Globe on Feb. 5 included the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine as being among noteworthy New England college highlights “offering exceptional and exhilarating experiences” for the public. The article recommends Hudson’s Native American exhibits and its basket collection, which the Globe features on its website. Contact: […]
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The University of Maine Department of Art will present new work by art faculty in an exhibition in the Lord Hall Gallery.
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Bangor TV station WABI had a story on a project at the University of Maine Museum of Art in which Maine youth are painting thousands of red roses to help artist Tim Rollins create a painting about legendary Senator Margaret Chase Smith. Smith was known for wearing a red rose on her lapel. Rollins’ painting […]
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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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