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.
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.
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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.
Congratulations to to the Entire Graduating Class of 2021!
And a Very Special Congratulations go out to Six Exceptional Graduating Art Students!
Highlights
Students are Taught the Skills to be Creatively Successful
Professor Damir Porobic guides student, Anna Labbe, through her first attempt at silkscreening.
Freshman Solve Complex Problems with Challenging Materials
Students in Art Foundation class, 3-Dimensional Design, construct replicas of actual objects out of cardboard, and then reconstruct their replicas scaled up to be larger-than-life.
Studio Classes Engage Students in Critiques
Student Kate Hendrick thoughtfully discusses her work during a class critique in ART 151, Fundamentals of Perceptual Drawing.
Advanced Students Work on Self-Directcted Themes
Advanced Painting students, Ashley Ricker and Sydney Stulz, thoughtfully work towards developing their unique voice.
Low Student-Teacher Ratio Allows Individualized Instruction
Ceramics Professor, David Schneider, shares construction tips with BFA student, Paisley Stewart.
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.
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Summer Session has Begun, But it's Not Too Late to Register for Upcoming Classes.
Earn college credit while the sun shines. See what Art has to offer that fits your schedule. Online & In-Person classes are offered, as well as a Travel opportunity.
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
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
Four Members of the USM Art Department Currently Exhibiting at Cove Street Arts in Three Different Exhibitions.
USM storytellers collaborate for new book about the Presumpscot River
Unsettled Archives: Museum Interventions for Shifting Perspectives, Online, Wednesday, October 7th at Noon.
