Exhibition Events
- The Great State of Illustration in Maine on display in the Charles Danforth Gallery, September 3 – October 18, 2024
- Reception: September 12, 4 – 6 p.m.
- Getting Started as an Illustrator (Scott Nash): October 1, 2024, 12 – 1 p.m.
- Women in Illustration (Jess Esch, Moderator): October 8, 2024, 12 – 1 p.m.
- Artist Presentation – Steve Costanza: October 17, 2024, 4 – 6 p.m.
The Illustration Institute, based on Peaks Island in Maine, brings their energetic, multifaceted exhibition The Great State of Illustration in Maine to its first educational venue, the Charles Danforth Gallery at the University of Maine at Augusta. The exhibition, which includes the work of more than eighty published Maine illustrators, will be on view September 3 through October 18 with a reception September 12 at 4pm.
The Great State of Illustration in Maine includes works by time-honored Maine talents like Dahlov Ipcar and Ashley Bryan and many emerging artists, and in media like watercolor, pen and ink, and woodcuts. The diversity of methods, subjects, and artists charge the exhibition with energy, humor, and emotion, transforming the space of the Danforth Gallery into a glittering showcase of some of Maine’s most talented and creative artists.
The exhibition will include four events open to the public: a reception September 12 at 4 p.m.; a talk by Scott Nash about Getting Started as an Illustrator on October 1 from 12 – 1 p.m.; a panel discussion on Women in Illustration moderated by Jess Esch on October 8 from 12 – 1 p.m.; and an artist presentation by Steve Constanza on October 17 from 4 – 6 p.m. The public are welcome and invited to all these events.
The Great State of Illustration in Maine is on view from September 3 – October 18, 2024, and the public is welcome to visit the gallery in Jewett Hall, which is open on Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
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