Arts

Zachary Holt, a University of Maine at Farmington senior majoring in Creative Writing and English, didn’t plan on attending college. But all that changed when he came to visit UMF with a friend on accepted student day, and he was inspired by the place and the future UMF could…

“College was the perfect basecamp for me to grow as a person.” For 2026 graduate Eve Poteet, UMF was more than the place to get a degree. It was where she found a community, discovered her confidence, and built the foundation for a career dedicated to caring for…

“UMF allowed me to explore my various passions.” Saskia Reinholt has built a career at the intersection of art, education, and community engagement. A UMF Studio Art graduate, she is the founder and volunteer executive director of the High Peaks Creative Council and founder of the…

FARMINGTON, ME (May 21, 2026)—The UMF Emery Community Arts Center is excited to be exhibiting the artwork of Rumford native Phil Poirier with “A Retrospective, Interrupted: Landscape Paintings by Phil Poirier.”The solo exhibit will be on display in Emery’s Flex Gallery from June 13 – Sept. 17, 2026, with an…

UMF graduating senior, Adam Tosch, will give UMF’s undergraduate Commencement student address to the Class of 2026 on May 9. Tosch started his academic career at UMF in 2007 and recently returned to complete his bachelor’s degree in anthropology through UMF’s adult degree…

FARMINGTON, ME  (April 2, 2026)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to announce Shana Youngdahl as the final reader of the 2026 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. Youngdahl will read from her work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, in the Landing in the…

FARMINGTON, ME  (March 31, 2026)—Senior University of Maine at Farmington Art & Design students are presenting “Beyond the Frame: Art & Design Senior Exhibition.” The exhibit is featured in the Emery Community Arts Center Gallery from April 9-May 9, 2026. An opening reception will be held Thursday, April 9, from…

FARMINGTON, ME  (March 12, 2026)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present poet Isabel Neal as the second reader of the 2026 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. A poet and educator, Neal was awarded the 2025 Yale Younger Poets award, selected by poet…

FARMINGTON, ME  (February 12, 2026)—The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to present essayist, journalist and storyteller  Onnesha Roychoudhuri as the first reader of the 2026 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. Roychoudhuri’s book, “The Marginalized Majority: Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America” (Melville…

FARMINGTON, ME  (January 22, 2026)— The University of Maine at Farmington Emery Community Arts Center is excited to present, “Spaces Places Traces,” an exhibition of mixed media artwork by ten nationally-recognized, New-England-based artists.  Curated by UMF art faculty members Ann Bartges and Jesse Potts, the exhibit runs from Friday, Jan.