UMaine Arts Initiative
A transformative and coordinated community of researchers and educators that in partnership with community collaborators and other stakeholders are dedicated to societal wellbeing and its advancement in Maine and beyond, through all forms of the arts and creative activity, from visual and fine arts, to music, creative writing, and performing art.
Vision
To make the University of Maine a leader in promoting and supporting the arts and arts research.
Mission
The University of Maine Arts Initiative advances the integral role of the arts in enriching the lives of individuals and communities through the creation, experience, research, and enjoyment of the arts.
Arts in the News
- News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported on a more than $3.5 million estate gift from Linda Zillman, including a record-breaking investment […]
- Jordan Ramos first stepped into a wild blueberry field the summer before her sophomore year at the University of Maine. What started as environmental research […]
- Timothy Simons, a 2001 graduate of the University of Maine, is hoping to hear his name called Sunday, Jan. 4, when the Critics Choice Awards […]
- University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and University of Maine Foundation President Jeff Mills announced a more than $3.5 million estate gift from Linda Zillman, […]
- Motivating people to protect hermit crabs, whelks, periwinkles or other animals that reside within the ocean tides can be challenging outside of coastal communities. That’s […]
- The largest holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists in New England will return with one-of-a-kind pieces, including those from new and nationally-acclaimed basket weavers, on Saturday, […]