USM Art Department
USM ART is a nationally accredited program that provides students with a rigorous studio experience, historical understanding of the complexity of art practices, and the critical skills needed to become informed visual artists, art educators and art historians. Learn more about USM Art Department.
Highlights
Students and Faculty at Work
This summer explore Alternative Firing in Ceramics class, ART 312, July 3 - July 26. Student Michelle Lessard looks on while Professor David Schneider checks on a saggar firing.
Advanced Art Students Learn Something New
Professor Jim Flahaven watches his Advanced Art students experiment with encaustics in Visiting Artist, Gina Adams', fantastic workshop.
Students and Artist in Residence Work With the Community
USM Art and Social Work students work with Artists in Residence, Muhsana Ali, to create a mural in the Portland East Bayside neighborhood with community involvement.
Students Experience Other Views of the World
Introduction to Printmaking students explore some of the earliest examples of Relief, Intaglio, and Engraved prints while visiting the Osher Map Library.
Students Inspired to Create Unique Work
Student, Sam Goldberg, with his resonant sound sculpture. This was created for a Sound Sculpture class, part of the year-long interdisciplinary Paul Dresher Libra project, "Molded by the Flow."
Students Engaged with Faculty during Critiques
Ceramic's Professor, David Schneider, conducts final fall semester critiques with his Advanced Ceramics students.
More Information
Molded By the Flow: A Poetic, Visual and Musical Narrative
Follow this year-long collaborative creation of visual art, music and theatre culminating in a world premiere performance in April, 2017.
News
2017 BFA & BA Senior Exhibition opens at USM Art Gallery in Gorham
Portland Press Herald praises USM’s 'powerful' student art exhibition
Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition co-curated by Art Professor Donna Cassidy reviewed by the New York Times
Art History Professor and Department Chair, Kim Grant, has a new book out published by Penn State Univ. Press.
USM's Donna Cassidy collaborating on art exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art
Art Department Professor, Lin Lisberger's sculpture exhibited in TRAVERSE/TEXTURE
Portland artist Clint Fulkerson opens USM Art Department and Galleries’ spring 2017 season with “Fluid Geometry” exhibit, new mural in Portland
USM Art Department and Gallery announce exhibitions and programs for winter and spring 2017
