University of New England - Innovation for a Healthier Planet

An Unreliable Record: Exploring the Photographic Imaginary

Opening Reception

July 10, 2025

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

Artwork from the Stephen K. Halpert Photographic Collection at UNE; curated by Nelleke Mack July 10 - September 7, 2025 Opening reception Thursday, July 10, 5-7 p.m. In 1917, two girls set off into the woods of West Yorkshire to make some magic. Elsie, aged 16, and Frances, aged 9, borrowed a quarter-plate camera to [...]

Tacos & Open Education

Take a Walk on the Open Side: Tacos & Open Education

May 6, 2025

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Abplanalp Library, Portland Campus

Explore the world of open education and open publishing while enjoying a walking taco bar! Learn how OER, open textbooks, and digital repositories can support academic and professional growth through interactive stations. Topics: Open textbooks Cut costs, gain control: open textbooks let you read, adapt, and teach for free. Open publishing Understanding the benefits of [...]

OER Breakfast

OER Celebration & Awards Reception Breakfast

May 2, 2025

8:30 am - 9:30 am

Harold Alfond Forum, Room HAFORM 236

Join us in recognizing UNE’s faculty champions of Open Educational Resources at our OER Celebration & Awards Reception Breakfast. Enjoy a complimentary breakfast while celebrating the university’s commitment to accessible and affordable education! Nominate a colleague for an OER award!Deadline: April 25 For questions or more details, please contact Sonya Durney, sdurney@une.edu.

As Above, So Below

As Above, So Below Opening

February 20, 2025

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Biddeford Campus Art Gallery

As Above, So Below Workshop

April 16, 2025 - April 16, 2026

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Girard Marine Science Center

February 20 - May 4, 2025 As Above, So Below is a two-person show featuring the work of painters C. Michael Lewis and Liz Awalt.  A study in contrasting perspectives on our planet, from a starting point of opticality and encompassing both the scientific and the sublime, “As Above, So Below” focuses on artwork by two [...]

Open Textbook Workshop

March 5, 2025

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Zoom

Join UNE Library Services Scholarly Communication Librarian Sonya Durney March 5 at 2 p.m. for an interactive Zoom workshop on open textbooks. Learn how open educational resources (OER) can enhance student learning, reduce textbook costs, and provide customizable course materials. Whether you're new to OER or looking to deepen your understanding, this session will equip [...]

Pop-Up Workshop

February 13, 2025

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Portland Campus Library Reading Room

March 12, 2025

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Portland Campus Library Reading Room

Need help with your paper? Finding the right sources? Formatting citations? Come by one of our pop-up research and writing workshops We will be available to help you in the Portland Campus Library main reading room together with SASC on Thursday, February 13 and Wednesday, March 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. And of [...]

Aftersound: A Sound Concert

January 24, 2025

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

Aftersound is a new listening series organized by Patrick Carey and Ron Harrity, focused on multi-channel / spatial audio performances and installation works in and around Portland. This will be the first of many immersive events in both dedicated music venues and less traditionally listening-oriented spaces. The name derives from Maryanne Amacher’s concept of the “after [...]

Archives Month!

Archives Month Fun

October 31, 2024

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Ketchum Library

Did you know that October is American Archives Month? Stop by Ketchum Library for snacks and fun archives-themed activities! Thursday, October 31, 202411 a.m. - 2 p.m. Come meet your friendly UNE archivists!

Ultrasound Dance

September 26, 2024

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

SPACE Gallery

“Ultrasound Dance” uses light, choreography and music to elevate the intensely personal experience of the ultrasound. This human-scale representation is presented as part of UNE Art Gallery Biddeford’s exhibition “Light and Shadow: Motherhood, Creativity, and the Discourse of Ability”, on view through October 20, 2024, in collaboration with SPACE Gallery. Though the heavy moments of [...]

Spark of Life: Abstraction, Microscopy, and Discovery

Spark of Life opening reception

November 13, 2024

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

Panel Discussion

January 17, 2025

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

The UNE Art Galleries and UNE’s Histology and Imaging Core present Spark of Life: Abstraction, Microscopy, and Discovery. The work on view centers around the photography of the University’s imaging lab, in conversation with contemporary artwork. Emphasizing the materiality of abstraction, the artwork in this exhibit works together to build a complex sense of harmony revolving around a [...]