Student center doubles as jazz club/opera house/Broadway theatre for Osher Gala
The Osher School of Music brought its annual scholarship gala back to campus after three years at venues outside the University of Southern Maine.
Making a philosophical case for environmental protection
As the inaugural presenter in the Louden Family Lecture Series, Dr. Martin Hägglund explained what it means for humans to be “rational animals” and the responsibilities inherent to that status.
Theater season begins with a bear hug for Shakespeare lovers
Shakespeare’s famous stage direction “Exit, pursued by a bear” gets a fresh interpretation in a new production of “The Winter’s Tale.”
Kentucky poet connects to Mainers through common language of rural life
Themes of history, community, and family feature prominently in the writing of the 22nd O’Brien Poetry Event Honoree, Maurice Manning.
Award-winning actor, USM alum Tony Shalhoub breaks ground on new Crewe Center for the Arts
The new building on USM’s Portland campus will be named The Crewe Center for the Arts
Sculpture Professor Emeritus, Duncan Hewitt, Has Essay Published in Maine Arts Journal.
Expert from Duncan Hewitt – The Materials, Maine Arts Journal 2023: Materiality “I don’t give too much weight to the cultural meaning of the materials … Read More
LILAC Team Presents at Oxford Brookes University Conference
The USM LILAC team presented their work at the Eighteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences July 2023 at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, … Read More
Student who dreamt of Indigenous representation becomes the artist who delivers it
The mural painted by Marissa Joly occupies a prominent wall in the new McGoldrick Center for Career and Student Success.
Associate Professor Hannah Barnes and BFA Alumna Ali Dion ’23 Pair Up in Exhibition.
Associate Professor of Art and Art Department Chair, Hannah Barnes, and BFA Alumna Ali Dion ’23, are currently exhibiting new works in the exhibition, … Read More
Two USM Art Department Faculty, Annie Lee-Zimerle and Brian Zimerle, Open Art Exhibition at UMF Gallery.
Associate Professor of Art, Annie Lee-Zimerle, and Part-time Lecturer of Art, Brian Zimerle, are in current two-person show at the University of Maine Farmington … Read More