Events Search and Views Navigation
September 2021
“Art Matters” Show by the Mid-Coast Salon
The Mid-Coast Salon exhibit “Art Matters” opens Aug. 4 at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The show, on display through September, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday.
Find out more »Exhibit: The Kneeling Art Photography Project
The Intermedia Program Visiting Artist Series will open the fall semester with The Kneeling Art Photography Project. The project is a statewide exploration of social justice through photography, and community action. Eleven photographers from across Maine have captured images of Mainers who work to secure justice at the local, national and international levels. Over 100 members of the community have taken part in the project, and their images and personal statements are currently on exhibit at the IMRC Center. …
Find out more »Lord Hall Gallery Exhibit: Surrender
The Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine presents a solo exhibition of the work of artist Christina Thwaites titled "Surrender." The exhibition opens on Sept. 10 and runs through Nov. 5. The artist will host a talk in the gallery on Friday, Oct, 15 at 3 p.m. as part of Homecoming Weekend 2021. Lord Hall Gallery is open from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday through Friday and is wheelchair accessible.
Find out more »First Annual Conference: Coalition for Life-Transformative Education (online)
Provost John Volin will be among higher education leaders nationwide taking part in the first annual conference of the Coalition for Life-Transformative Education (CLTE), Sept. 22–23. In addition to the keynotes, the virtual conference from noon–5 p.m. each day will include reports from faculty and staff from CLTE member universities involved in pilot programs on their campuses intended to improve the long-term well-being of students, with particular attention to their well-being long after they graduate. On Sept. 22 at 2:30…
Find out more »4-H Aquarium Club (online)
The 4-H Aquarium Club is open to youth ages 5–18 who are interested in being members of a community of youth aquarium hobbyists. This group is for Maine youth who already have an aquarium hobby, or who are looking to start one, to come together to talk about their love for fish and aquaria. The club is led by aquaculture experts Dr. Scarlett Tudor from UMaine’s Aquaculture Research Institute, and Melissa Malmstedt from the UMaine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research…
Find out more »“Art Matters” Show by the Mid-Coast Salon
The Mid-Coast Salon exhibit “Art Matters” opens Aug. 4 at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The show, on display through September, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday.
Find out more »(Online) Restorative Practices Certificate Program
Today’s best thinking in leadership, education, and change management emphasize the need to create spaces where people feel seen, heard, and part of a community that cares. Whether you are a teacher, parent, principal, health care provider or authority figure, you can benefit from restorative practices. Over the course of this certificate program, you’ll be part of a supportive learning group on a fulfilling journey of growth and change.
Find out more »Exhibit: The Kneeling Art Photography Project
The Intermedia Program Visiting Artist Series will open the fall semester with The Kneeling Art Photography Project. The project is a statewide exploration of social justice through photography, and community action. Eleven photographers from across Maine have captured images of Mainers who work to secure justice at the local, national and international levels. Over 100 members of the community have taken part in the project, and their images and personal statements are currently on exhibit at the IMRC Center. …
Find out more »Lord Hall Gallery Exhibit: Surrender
The Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine presents a solo exhibition of the work of artist Christina Thwaites titled "Surrender." The exhibition opens on Sept. 10 and runs through Nov. 5. The artist will host a talk in the gallery on Friday, Oct, 15 at 3 p.m. as part of Homecoming Weekend 2021. Lord Hall Gallery is open from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday through Friday and is wheelchair accessible.
Find out more »Expedition Reef
Explore the secrets of the "rainforests of the sea" and embark on an oceanic safari to the world’s most vibrant and endangered marine ecosystems — coral reefs. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth — while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction and overfishing. Although they line about a third of tropical coastlines, reefs comprise less than one percent of the world's ocean environments, showing how precious and fragile…
Find out more »