{"id":335,"date":"2019-07-24T19:34:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T19:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:08:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T16:08:55","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"une_library_link_blocks-block_7e655d01678a1f437b4925ee7939f712\" class=\"une_library_connect alignright\"><h2 class=\"block-title\">Today&#8217;s Hours<\/h2><p class=\"hour\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/hours-contact\/\">Portland: 12 pm &#8211; 5 pm<\/a><\/p><p class=\"hour\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/hours-contact\/\">Biddeford: 8 am &#8211; midnight<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/home\/contact\/\"  class=\"button\">Contact Us<\/a><h3 class=\"social-title\">Connect with the Art Galleries<\/h3><div class=\"social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uneartgalleries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<g transform=\"translate(1 1)\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\" fill=\"none\"><circle stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#C4CEDC\" fill=\"#C4CEDC\" cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"12\"><\/circle><path d=\"M14.757 5.6a3.496 3.496 0 0 1 3.49 3.493v5.671a3.496 3.496 0 0 1-3.49 3.493H9.09a3.496 3.496 0 0 1-3.49-3.493V9.093A3.496 3.496 0 0 1 9.09 5.6zM12 8.706a3.299 3.299 0 0 0-3.294 3.296A3.299 3.299 0 0 0 12 15.298a3.299 3.299 0 0 0 3.293-3.296A3.299 3.299 0 0 0 12 8.706zm0 1.135c1.19 0 2.16.97 2.16 2.16A2.163 2.163 0 0 1 12 14.164c-1.191 0-2.16-.97-2.16-2.161 0-1.192.969-2.161 2.16-2.161zm3.126-2.455a.793.793 0 0 0-.79.79c0 .209.084.413.231.56.147.147.351.232.559.232a.798.798 0 0 0 .559-.232.795.795 0 0 0 0-1.119.794.794 0 0 0-.56-.231z\" fill=\"#163E70\"><\/path><\/g>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visually-hidden\">University of New England on Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro\">The UNE Art Galleries highlight UNE\u2019s institutional strengths and interests in the context of exceptional contemporary art, with an emphasis on earth, environmental, and social sciences, medicine, education, arts, and humanities. We promote a broad, diverse, inclusive, and thought-provoking range of perspectives within the specific context of each exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We maintain two gallery locations on UNE\u2019s Biddeford and Portland campuses. Each gallery mounts approximately three exhibitions each academic year in a variety of media and focusing on a range of themes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"une_library_link_blocks-block_2219de6a9568adb91361486e7eaaa19d\" class=\"une_library_linkblock layout-row \"><a href=\"http:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/home\/portland-campus\/\"  class=\"link-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/ArtPortland.jpg\" alt=\"exterior of Portland Campus Art Gallery\" \/><span class=\"title\">Portland Campus<\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/home\/biddeford-campus\/\"  class=\"link-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/ArtBiddeford.jpg\" alt=\"View of Ketchum Gallery space\" \/><span class=\"title\">Biddeford Campus<\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/home\/permanent-collection\/\"  class=\"link-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/07\/ArtPermanentCollection.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Bower, Cassidy's Hill. Watercolor painting.\" \/><span class=\"title\">Permanent Collection<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"une_library_posts-block_7f7e5564b1991312900c61955bd4753b\" class=\"une_library_posts\"><h2 class=\"panel-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/home\/news\/\">News &#038; Events<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"block-posts\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/2026\/03\/04\/gone-from-my-sight\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/BeautyofWhatRemains5square.jpg\" alt=\"Fran Vita-Taylor, The Beauty of What Remains 5. Archival digital print\" \/><span class=\"event-date\"><span class=\"day\">6<\/span><span class=\"month\">Mar<\/span><span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Gone From My Sight<\/h3><p>March 6 &#8211; June 8, 2026 The experience of loss is universal;&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Learn More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/2025\/11\/26\/direct-snap\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Awes-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"Miguel Pav\u00f3n, Awes (detail). Photograph, production print from film original.\" \/><span class=\"event-date\"><span class=\"day\">4<\/span><span class=\"month\">Dec<\/span><span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Direct Snap<\/h3><p>December 4, 2025 &#8211; May 17, 2026 Direct Snap looks into the&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Learn More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/2025\/10\/23\/celebrate-deaf-resilience-and-creativity\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1475.jpg\" alt=\"Nancy Rourke. Reclaiming Cornhole. Oil on Canvas.\" \/><span class=\"event-date\"><span class=\"day\">25<\/span><span class=\"month\">Oct<\/span><span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Celebrate Deaf Resilience and Creativity<\/h3><p>You are invited to the UNE Art Gallery Portland Saturday, October 25th&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Learn More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/2025\/10\/10\/unspoken-resilience-healing-from-the-lewiston-shooting-two-years-in\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/nieves_postcard_image.jpeg-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Nieves Perez Besu, ASL is More Than Letters. Acrylic on canvas.\" \/><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Unspoken Resilience: Healing from the Lewiston Shooting Two Years In<\/h3><p>Work by artists of the Maine &amp; national Deaf communities and photographs&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Read More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/2025\/10\/06\/narrative-medicine-visual-art-opening-perception-and-sharpening-observation-for-health-professions-learners\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Image-720x720.jpeg\" alt=\"headshot of Sophe Hamacher\" \/><span class=\"event-date\"><span class=\"day\">8<\/span><span class=\"month\">Oct<\/span><span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Narrative Medicine &amp; Visual Art: Opening Perception and Sharpening Observation for Health Professions Learners<\/h3><p>Join us for a vibrant evening of art, conversation, and connection at&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Learn More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/2025\/08\/18\/activating-the-labyrinth-a-performance-for-two-people-in-three-parts\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/LAB-INSIDED-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"Graphic representation of U N E labyrinth\" \/><span class=\"event-date\"><span class=\"day\">6<\/span><span class=\"month\">Sep<\/span><span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Activating the Labyrinth: A Performance for Two People in Three Parts<\/h3><p>To celebrate the closing of our remarkable exhibit \u201cAn Unreliable Record: Exploring&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Learn More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/2025\/07\/11\/an-unreliable-record-exploring-the-photographic-imaginary\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/fairies_1-1-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright, Alice and the Fairies. Silver print.\" \/><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">An Unreliable Record: Exploring the Photographic Imaginary<\/h3><p>Artwork from the Stephen K. Halpert Photographic Collection at UNE; curated by&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Read More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/2025\/05\/15\/piece-of-my-heart-a-laboratory\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/collected-into-memories-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"Aliza Sternstein, Collected into Memories, oil on canvas\" \/><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">Piece of My Heart: A Laboratory<\/h3><p>May 16 &#8211; October 26, 2025 Closing Reception: Thursday, October 16, 2025,&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Read More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/2025\/04\/08\/as-above-so-below-workshop\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-08-at-2.00.46\u202fPM-720x720.png\" alt=\"Liz Awalt, Omen, oil on canvas.\" \/><span class=\"event-date\"><span class=\"day\">16<\/span><span class=\"month\">Apr<\/span><span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><h3 class=\"title\">As Above, So Below Workshop<\/h3><p>Join Liz Awalt for a hands-on Workshop in support of her exhibit&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"more\">Learn More<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/2025\/03\/11\/circle-of-the-sun\/\" class=\"news-post\"><span class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.une.edu\/art-galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/justin_levesque_Still-from-Ice-Machine-2.0-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Levesque. 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