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.
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Welcome Kat Zagaria Buckley, the Art Department's New Director of Art Exhibitions and Outreach
On August 2, 2021, a new chapter will begin with new leadership at the helm of the USM Art Galleries.
Current students, faculty, and staff: Visit us on MyUSM
We’ve moved our information for current students, faculty, and staff to MyUSM — streamlining access through our secure, single sign-on portal. Login required.
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Fall 2021 Foundation Portfolio Review Virtual Exhibition
This virtual exhibition, traditionally held in Robie-Andrews' Kidder Gallery, highlights two works from the Art students who passed this fall's Portfolio Review.
Highlights
Students Benefit from Maine's Beauty & Natural Resources.
Chris Cooper's Advanced Ceramics class collects clay from a natural clay deposit to use in class projects.
Students Work Collaboratively on Campus Community Projects
Introduction to Painting students, Lindsey Bosk, Han Nguyen, and Amber Provencher, work together creating decorative coverings to spruce up the Gorham Library's interior pillars.
Advanced Students Work on Self-Directcted Themes
Advanced Painting students, Ashley Ricker and Sydney Stulz, thoughtfully work towards developing their unique voice.
Studio Classes Engage Students in Critiques
Student Kate Hendrick thoughtfully discusses her work during a class critique in ART 151, Fundamentals of Perceptual Drawing.
Low Student-Teacher Ratio Allows Individualized Instruction
Ceramics Professor, David Schneider, shares construction tips with BFA student, Paisley Stewart.
Students are Taught the Skills to be Creatively Successful
Professor Damir Porobic guides student, Anna Labbe, through her first attempt at silkscreening.
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VIRTUAL OPEN STUDIOS: View student artwork completed during the spring 2021 semester.
Due to COVID-19, art students turned dorm rooms, living rooms, and kitchen tables into home studio spaces, yet still continued to grow successful creative practices.
Scholarships Available for Art Students Include the George Burk Memorial Scholarship for Painting
See what other Scholarships are currently available for Art Students, and how you can help grow Scholarships for future artists.
Unique Travel Course Opportunities Available for Art Students.
Since 2017 the USM Art Department has offered annual Travel Courses, allowing students to explore new horizons while gaining knowledge and skill in the Arts.
Where Do USM Art Students Go After Graduation?
If you were wondering what students do with a Liberal Arts degree, see what some USM Art Department Graduates are doing today.
News
Jan Piribeck, USM Art Department Professor Emeritus, Panelist in Portland Museum of Art Virtual Event
A Fresh Face in the USM Art Gallery: Article in the Free Press
USM Art Faculty and Students to exhibit in The Earth Bestows Exhibition in Shelburne, Vermont
Critters: Mythical, Real & Imagined Virtual Exhibit by Art History Major Ilana Welch 21'
Art History Professor, Donna Cassidy, Lectures at the Ogunquit Museum of Art.
USM student receives prestigious Lunder Institute internship at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
USM ART Students participate in Gulf of Maine ECOARTS project
Artist's Book by Rebecca Goodale in Exhibition at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Pattern + Currents: Looking to Beringian Ecologies, Online, Monday, November 30th at Noon
Events
Feb
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Artist-in-Residence Lecture: Amy Stacey Curtis: The Color of Memory
6:30 PM, Virtual Zoom webinar