Recent Aquisitions in the Stephen K. Halpert Collection of Photography
February 16, 2024
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
Join us to celebrate the new acquisitions in our collection. The display showcases new photographic works procured by Stephen K. Halpert, curator of photography at UNE, in his signature narrative curatorial style, focusing on his longstanding interest in work that documents diverse perceptions of daily life in Maine and across the world. The show, open […]
Artist Brunch
November 27, 2023
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Ketchum Art Gallery
Join us and meet with artists Rebecca Goodale, Gretchen Halpert, Raquel P. Miller, and student-cartographer Matthew Pittsley. The exhibit “Seeking Light: Plants from Shoreline to Canopy in the Arts and Sciences” takes a look at the specificity of plants through various creative lenses. Snacks will be provided, and the artists will speak about their processes. […]
Of and About the Road Opening
January 20, 2023
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ketchum Library Art Gallery
January 13-April 21, 2023 This exhibit has been co-curated with multi-media assemblage artist Dan Dowd to explore the automobile as a source of creative energy for artists, as well as its historical and ongoing role in society and in the environment. Featuring the work of: Philip Brou, Jamie Chan, Jarid del Deo, Dan Dowd, John […]
Sights & Sounds of Other Realms
October 29, 2022
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery & Ludke Auditorium
Join us for a free photography exhibit & band concert featuring photographer Michael Kolster’s exhibition “Home & Other Realms” as well as music by the Southern Maine New Horizon’s Band directed by Nina Anderson. Pre-Registration is required. Information on parking and other instructions will be sent by email. SIGHTS: This two‐part exhibition highlights the recent […]
River to the Sea Opening
October 14, 2022
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ketchum Library Art Gallery
This exhibition will feature work by UNE visual arts faculty, using the narrative framework of water rights and water access in the State of Maine, and highlighting the individual studio work of faculty in all of its complexity. Opening Reception Friday, October 14 from 4 – 6 p.m. in the Ketchum Art Gallery in the […]
Lives of the Jewelers Artists' Talks
October 7, 2022
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
UNE Art Gallery in Portland, Maine will host an artist talk and closing reception, in conjunction with “The Lives of the Jewelers”, up through October 9th at the UNE Art Gallery in Portland. Several artists in the exhibit, including Ebenezer Akakpo, Aminata Conteh, Naomi Grace McNeill, and Sharon Portelance, will discuss their practices. Refreshments will be served; […]
Home Fires Opening Reception
October 22, 2021
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Portland Campus Art Gallery
Home Fires October 22, 2021-January 23, 2022 Part of the statewide exhibition partnership “Freedom and Captivity,” “Home Fires” centers the narrative of the families and loved ones of incarcerated people. The experience of having a family member, loved one, or friend who has been through the carceral system, or having family history that involves incarceration, […]
String Revolution: Textile and Visual Artifact
May 21, 2021 - September 24, 2021
Biddeford Campus Art Gallery
Co-curated by Elizabeth DeWolfe and Hilary Irons “So powerful, in fact, is simple string in taming the world to human will and ingenuity that I suspect it to be the unseen weapon that allowed the human race to conquer the earth.” Elizabeth Wayland Barber, Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years “String Revolution: Textile and Visual Artifact” […]
Sculpting the Virtual Future
June 3, 2021
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Online Event
Join the UNE Art Galleries and the Indigo Alliance online for an artist talk with Firefly the Hybrid, of Decontie & Brown. Firefly’s new short film “Digital Triptych”, is currently on view as part of the exhibition “Speculative Histories & Material Culture” at the UNE Art Gallery, Portland Campus. Looking at the inevitable transition to […]
Studiolab is an ongoing series of remote studio visits hosted by the UNE Art Gallery. We highlight the studio practices of artists in our community, whose interdisciplinary work intersects with the sciences and other field. KIFAH ABDULLA Our new video features Maine-based artist, poet, and activist Kifah Abdulla. Kifah’s practice spans several media, and uses […]
