University of Maine Farmington

Art Exhibit: "The Art Among Us 3"
2025-07-03 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-04 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-05 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-09 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-10 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-11 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-12 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-16 12:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) and 21 more dates | UMF Emery Community Arts Center Gallery
“The Art Among Us 3” features the work of 40 local artists who are members of the Gold LEAF Institute, the senior college at the University of Maine at Farmington. The exhibit includes a wide variety of work in acrylics, fiber, prints, sketches, photos, wood, glasswork, mosaics and more. The exhibition will be on view in the Emery Community Arts Center gallery from June 20-August 21, 2025, Summer Gallery Hours: Wed. – Sat.,12pm – 6 p.m. FREE and Open to the Public. Sponsored by Gold LEAF Institute and Emery Community Arts Center. Contact: Ann Bartges 207-778-7461, ann.bartges@maine.edu, https://wpsites.maine.edu/emerycommunityartscenter/2025/05/21/the-art-among-us-3/

"The Van Gogh Shogh"
2025-07-20 16:00 - 20:00 | Emery Community Art Center, 16 Main St, Farmington, ME, United States
The UMF Emery Community Art Center is presenting “The Van Gogh Shogh,” where solo performer and clown, Donna Oblongata, uses the lens of Vincent Van Gogh’s life and legacy to ask urgent questions about the nature of art, success, reproduction, and the potential meaning(lessness) of a creative life.
The show takes place Sunday, July 20, at 4 p.m.
Open to the public. Admission is free, but bring cash
Show is interactive and recommended for ages 12+
About Donna Oblongata
Donna Oblongata is a critically-acclaimed performer, social practice artist, and award-winning writer. Her work has been described as, “big, bold, and endlessly impressive” – Baltimore City Paper, and “balancing on the thrilling precipice of pleasure and danger” – New Orleans Box Office. She has performed at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Ars Nova (NY), and shared the stage with Mikhail Baryshnikov in Slava’s Snow Show. As a writer, she has received a MacDowell Fellowship and won awards for her short fiction.
The Emery Community Arts Center is located on Academy St. (between Main St. and High St.) in downtown Farmington. For more information contact Ann Bartges, director of UMF Emery Community Arts Center at ann.bartges@maine.edu or 207-778-7461.
