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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Join Art Department Students and Faculty for the End of the Fall Semester Open Studios
Get an inside look at the USM Art Department and see student work, December 14th, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on the Gorham Campus.
Highlights
Low Student-Teacher Ratio Allows Individualized Instruction
Ceramics Professor, David Schneider, shares construction tips with BFA student, Paisley Stewart.
Painting Student at Work
Introduction to Painting student, Allie Gemmell, working on a still life with glass and reflection.
Art Students Respond to Politics and History
Introduction to Digital Arts Students look back at history through the lens of today and install their response to a World War 1 Poster Exhibition in the Portland Area Gallery.
Freshman Students Encouraged to Dive into Complex Projects
Students in Art Foundation class, 3-Dimensional Design, carve though solid plaster blocks to reveal their individual visions.
Plein Air Painting on the Beautiful Gorham Campus
Painting students take advantage of the gorgeous day and bring their easels outside for painting en plein air.
Art Students Engage in Critiques
Student Kate Hendrick thoughtfully discusses her work during a class critique in ART 151, Fundamentals of Perceptual Drawing.
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AED 299: Art, Culture, and Education - Full Semester Spring 2019 online course with a travel component from March 18-24, 2019
Focusing on the arts, culture and educational systems of Iceland, students will travel to Iceland over Spring Break, visiting Reykjavik and surroundings areas.
Expand the Scope of Your Experience with a Digital Media and Design Minor
Combining this minor with an Art Major prepares students with knowledge and skills pertinent to the "real world" applications of digital communication and design.
Announcing the George Burk Memorial Scholarship Fund - Gifts will Continue to Support Talented and Deserving Art Students. (Please Designate George Burk Scholarship in "Other" box.) First Scholarship was Awarded for Fall 2018.
Professor Burk was an accomplished painter and a beloved and respected teacher who nurtured the creative spirit and helped launch many artistic careers.
News
USM Artist-in-Residence Daniel Minter teaches us how to move forward through art and community engagement
Side x Side and its Partner USM Receive 2.5 Million Dollar Grant
Professor of Art, Jan Piribeck, participating artist in Anthropocenic Exhibition opening at Bates College Museum
Lars Jerlach of Tectonic Industries opens exhibition, Dreams Can Come True, at Burlington City Arts in Vermont
Professor Jan Piribeck speaking at 2018 Arctic Circle Assembly, Reykjvik, Iceland
Andrea Sulzer Exhibition, Once Removed, Opens at Mauer Zilioli Contemporary Arts in Germany
USM receives $1 million gift to launch new Center for the Arts project
Art Professor Jan Piribeck participated in USM's first Digital Humanities Institute
The USM Art Department will host Open Studios on Friday, May 4th, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on the Gorham Campus
