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Seven people stand smiling beside a signed steel beam inside the unfinished visual arts building, surrounded by exposed metal framing and ceiling joists. Two wear white hard hats, one marked with the Great Falls Construction logo, and the beam behind them is covered in handwritten signatures.
4 Nov 2026

USM’s New Arts Building Reaches Halfway Point in Construction

posted in: College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHS), Department of Art, Kate Cheney Chappell '83 Center for Book Arts, Office of the President, Office of the Provost, University news, USM Foundation |

University of Southern Maine President Jacqueline Edmondson, alongside fellow university leaders, signed a structural beam of USM’s new visual arts building in Gorham on … Read More

Crewe Center for the Arts Ribbon Cutting
2 Oct 2025

USM Celebrates Grand Opening of Crewe Center for the Arts in Portland

posted in: Art Gallery, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHS), Department of Theatre, Kate Cheney Chappell '83 Center for Book Arts, Office of Admissions, Osher School Of Music, University news, USM Foundation, Visual and Performing Arts |

The University of Southern Maine officially opened the Crewe Center for the Arts, a 40,000-square-foot facility that transforms how students learn, and how the … Read More