Reception and Open Studios for "Artists/Educators: Work from Artists Teaching in Maine" at UMA’s Danforth Gallery, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 5-7 p.m.

“Chicory with Hazy Sun,” 40 inches by 30 inches, acrylic on canvas, by John Knight, adjunct professor of fine arts at SMCC. The image is a painting with mostly orange-yellow ground with a green plant growing over the center of the canvas and bright blue flowers. Behind the plant, a field stretches to a horizon where a target-like orange-yellow sun is menaced by a dark stormy triangle of sky in the upper-right corner. — *“Chicory with Hazy Sun,” 40 inches by 30 inches, acrylic on canvas, by John Knight, adjunct professor of fine arts at SMCC.*

Please join us Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 5-7 p.m. for a reception for “Artists/Educators: Work from Artists Teaching in Maine” currently on view at the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) in the Danforth Gallery, Jewett Hall, 46 University Drive. This exhibition brings together incredible new works by artists who many in our community might already know from their work in the classroom. “Artists/Educators” demonstrates the synergistic nexus of creative achievement and educational excellence in Maine.

During the reception, visitors can see the exhibit, meet and talk with the artists exhibiting work, explore UMA’s art studios, and learn about art programs at UMA. Please join us for this very special event!

“Artists/Educators: Work from Artists Teaching in Maine” runs through March 12, 2025 at the Danforth Gallery and features works by the following artists:

Michael Branca

Lars Boye Jerlach

John A. Knight

Scott Minzy

Jennifer Paisley

Matthew Peinado

Jeremy Smith

The reception and open studio event Jan. 28, 5-7 p.m. is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Danforth Gallery Director Amy Rahn at amy.rahn@maine.edu.