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February 2020
Winter Art Camp
Brighten up your child's February Vacation at the sixteenth annual UMMA Winter Art Camp, and in-depth art experience held at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. Not only do campers have direct access to the art being shown in the galleries, they will also be able to create their own art in response! Projects often include any combination of painting, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing. The week is packed with activities including behind-the-scenes tours, scavenger hunts, and…
Find out more »Winter Art Camp
Brighten up your child's February Vacation at the sixteenth annual UMMA Winter Art Camp, and in-depth art experience held at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. Not only do campers have direct access to the art being shown in the galleries, they will also be able to create their own art in response! Projects often include any combination of painting, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing. The week is packed with activities including behind-the-scenes tours, scavenger hunts, and…
Find out more »Winter Art Camp
Brighten up your child's February Vacation at the sixteenth annual UMMA Winter Art Camp, and in-depth art experience held at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. Not only do campers have direct access to the art being shown in the galleries, they will also be able to create their own art in response! Projects often include any combination of painting, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing. The week is packed with activities including behind-the-scenes tours, scavenger hunts, and…
Find out more »Winter Art Camp
Brighten up your child's February Vacation at the sixteenth annual UMMA Winter Art Camp, and in-depth art experience held at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. Not only do campers have direct access to the art being shown in the galleries, they will also be able to create their own art in response! Projects often include any combination of painting, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing. The week is packed with activities including behind-the-scenes tours, scavenger hunts, and…
Find out more »Adult Workshop: Collage with Kal Elmore
TWO SATURDAYS - February 29 and March 7 2020, 10 AM - 3 PM $60 Museum of Art members, $70 Non-members A collage is created from a combination or collection of visual elements including images, patterns, and textures. Usually two-dimensional, the collaged items are secured to a stiff backing material. Participants in this class will learn a few basic techniques and will explore collage options based on some project themes. Warning: collage can be addicting! Once you get started, it’s…
Find out more »March 2020
Adult Workshop: Collage with Kal Elmore
TWO SATURDAYS - February 29 and March 7 2020, 10 AM - 3 PM $60 Museum of Art members, $70 Non-members A collage is created from a combination or collection of visual elements including images, patterns, and textures. Usually two-dimensional, the collaged items are secured to a stiff backing material. Participants in this class will learn a few basic techniques and will explore collage options based on some project themes. Warning: collage can be addicting! Once you get started, it’s…
Find out more »PATTERNS IN NATURE: Art & Science Perspectives – A panel Discussion
The University of Maine Museum of Art announces: PATTERNS IN NATURE: ART & SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES A panel discussion WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 - 6-8 PM Free and open to the public. RSVP required. Please join UMMA for a panel discussion on patterns found in nature. Featured artist Deirdre Murphy will participate to discuss themes in her work that explore the connection between climate change and migratory bird patterns. Panelists include: Amber Roth, Assistant Professor of Forest Wildlife Management in the School…
Find out more »May 2022
New Exhibitions Open to the Public May 20th
New Exhibits for Summer 2022 Nick Sider Lions and Tigers and Nick Deborah Zlotsky Gemini Robin Mandel Home Fires Burning Carly Glovinski Time and Time Again Matthew Cornell America on a First Name Basis Walter H. Rich Of A Feather Artwork above: Nick Sider (Canadian born, 1988). Primal Self, 2016 Acrylic on canvas Courtesy of the artist
Find out more »Family Fun Day in May!
Please join us at the Zillman Art Museum on May 28th from 11am to 3pm for Family Fun Day. We will have art making stations in the classroom and lobby for all ages to come and make art. We will be making wire and tissue paper flowers, decorative windsocks, and cardboard bird sculptures. We hope you will take this opportunity to also visit the newly opened exhibits. Please contact Museum Educator, Rochelle Lawrence at 207.581.3360 with any questions. This event…
Find out more »October 2022
Spectacular Saturday Studio Sessions
Have you heard of Inktober? It's where folks challenge themselves to do 31 ink drawings in 31 days and post their drawings on social media using the hashtag #inktober. We will have a drop in studio at the Zillman Art Museum on October 15th from 11am to 2pm where you can practice your drawing skills with high quality micron pens or try some different nibs with pen and ink drawing. There will be a still life set up in the classroom for…
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