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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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.
Art Student, Dani Cournoyer, Highlighted as a 2019 Featured Graduate at Commencement.
USM honored ten 2019 Graduates who excelled in their classrooms while also achieving success by engaging in their campus and surrounding communities.
Highlights
Advanced Students Work on Self-Directcted Themes
Advanced Painting students, Ashley Ricker and Sydney Stulz, thoughtfully work towards developing their unique voice.
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.
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 interior pillars.
Low Student-Teacher Ratio Allows Individualized Instruction
Ceramics Professor, David Schneider, shares construction tips with BFA student, Paisley Stewart.
Studio Classes Engage Students in Critiques
Student Kate Hendrick thoughtfully discusses her work during a class critique in ART 151, Fundamentals of Perceptual Drawing.
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.
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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.
The Art Department has hired Hannah Barnes as a full-time faculty member for painting and drawing.
We are very happy to announce that Hannah Barnes will be joining the Art Department full-time beginning fall 2019.
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.
Last Year the Art Department Awarded 3 Art Students Scholarships - This Year 6 Art Students are Receiving Scholarships for the next Academic Year.
See what Scholarships are Available for Art Students and how to help grow Scholarships for Art students.
News
Maine Poet Laureate highlights ‘Students’ by USM’s Goodale on Maine Public
Art History and American & New England Studies alumna, Kate McMahon, guest speaker at Slavery in Maine Workshop
Part-time Art Faculty, Lars Jerlach, Opens Exhibition "Dreams Can Come True" at CMCA in Rockland, ME
Celebrating student awards and graduates with the USM Art Department and Galleries
Raphael Diluzio, Associate Professor of Art, Passed Away Unexpectedly
Art Department Faculty, Jan Piribeck, and BFA Alumnus, Justin Levesque, exhibiting in "Melt Down" at CMCA
USM Visiting Artist Ólöf Nordal to discuss Iceland “Experiment on Turf”
