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PORTLAND, Maine

'A Mountain Rises: The Art of Katahdin' on display at the UNE Art Gallery

Events

July 31, 5-7 p.m.
Opening Reception

August 28, 5-6:30 p.m.
David Little will discuss the exhibition and his book Art of Katahdin.  He will be joined by John Neff and Howard Whitcomb. They will discuss their new book Baxter State Park and Katahdin, Images of America, Arcadia Books 2012.

October 2, 5-6:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion by a select group of artists whose work is represented in the book.

October 24, 5-7 p.m.
Screening of “Wilderness and Spirit: A Mountain Called Katahdin” by filmmaker Huey.

The Exhibition

Co-curators David Little and Stephen Halpert are mounting an exhibition of approximately 80 historic and contemporary works of art that represent  Mount Katahdin and surrounding region. Included will be works by Sanford Gifford, Jervis McEntee, James Fitzgerald, Marsden Hartley, Carl Sprinchorn, Maurice “Jake” Day, Vincent Hartgen, William Kienbusch, and many living artists, including Susan Siegel, Michael Boardman, Sam Cady, Alice Spencer, Elaine Crossman, David Little and Siri Beckman.

David Little is a landscape painter and the author of Art of Katahdin, published by Down East Books this spring.  Little attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and curated the exhibition, “Taking Different Trails: The Artist’s Journey to Katahdin Lake,” at the Bates College Museum of Art in 2008. 

Stephen Halpert, UNE Professor Emeritus of English and film, is the UNE Art Gallery Curator as well as the Director of “Movies at the Museum” at the Portland Museum of Art.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.