PARIS — Veterans of World War II and the Vietnam and Korean wars attended a ceremony Sunday afternoon that introduced a new Vietnam Memorial display case at the Maine Veterans’ Home. The event marked the 40th anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. Among the home’s residents and their families and friends in attendance, more than […]
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Portland Science Center kicks off with Body Worlds
PORTLAND — Keeping a large number of corpses in a waterfront warehouse is rarely considered good form. But in the case of the new Portland Science Center, it could bring thousands of people through the doors in a short period. The corpses are part of Body Worlds, a traveling exhibit that puts real human bodies on […]
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Multi-media exhibit, Transcendence, opens at Farmington’s Emery Community Arts Center
FARMINGTON — A large multimedia exhibit featuring about 50 artists, poets and writers, “Transcendence: Beyond the Ordinary,” opened Tuesday at the Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. A reception will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28. The exhibit will continue through March 22, and the center […]
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‘The ADA at 25: Show Me The Incredible’ exhibit in Augusta opens with celebration Jan. 15
AUGUSTA — The Holocaust and Human Rights Center will present an exhibit dedicated to the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The exhibit, which will be held at the Michael Klahr Center on the campus of the University of Maine at Augusta will be displayed from Jan. 17-March 13. There will be […]
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Bowdoin art museum exhibitions explore mythological themes, spanning the 16th century to today
BRUNSWICK — This fall, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art presents three focus exhibitions, spotlighting historical and 20th-century artist’s approaches to and interpretations of classical Greek mythology. Together the exhibitions—including Hendrick Goltzius: Mythology and Truth; Weaving the Myth of Psyche: Baroque Tapestries from the Wadsworth Atheneum, and Alison de Vere’s short film, Psyche and Eros […]
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New exhibits at historical Poland Spring venues
The other new exhibit is the Columbian Exposition Room which features the World’s Fair and includes photos of the Fair’s largest building — the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building which was 30.47 acres. Check out the All Souls Chapel’s stained glass windows when you visit. For more information, call 207-998-4142.
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Photos of Maine featured in Bath exhibit
Four photographers present reasons to fall in love with Maine BATH — The 2014 Photography Invitational hosted by the Art Gallery of the Chocolate Church Arts Center will feature the work of four diverse photographers who will display within the theme of “Our Maine Home.” The show begins Friday, Aug. 8 and continues through Sept. […]