The New Commons Project: Keynote Event: Anthony Davis, ”Race, White Backlash and the Spiritual Quest: Jazz Responds to the Struggle for Civil Rights” October 31, 2018 Emery Performance Space 11:45AM-1:00PM This event is free and open to the public. Join composer Anthony Davis for a lecture and performance to…
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The New Commons Project: Nick Tobier, “Pardon the Interruption: Art as an Agent of Change in the Civic Sphere” October 10, 2018 Emery Performance Space 11:45AM-1:00PM This event is free and open to the public. Join Nick Tobier, artist and Professor in the School of Art & Design at the University of…
Comments closedNew Commons Film Series: EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP October 4th, 2018 Emery Performance Space 7:00-8:30 P.M. This event is free and open to the public. The New Commons Film Series Presents EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP, a 2010 documentary film directed by Bansky about a French immigrant in the…
Comments closedUPDATE: Please join us before the performance of the opening reception of the photography show: The Porters Did Most of the Work: A photojournal from Tanzania by Luke Deems 5:00-7:00pm, Emery Lobby, with Tanzanian treats and a cash bar Exhibition runs from October 25th to November 1, 2018 Percentage…
Comments closed12pm, Emery Performance Space Please join us for a presentation by Inner Fragments curators Parisa Ghaderi and Mahsa Soroudi, where they will discuss the artworks included in the show, as well as their motivations and goals for this groundbreaking exhibition. This event is free and open to the public. About the Curators: Mahsa…
Comments closedInner Fragments September 20-November 1, 2018 Flex Space Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, September 20th, 5-7pm Inner Fragments is an exhibition of sixteen Iranian female artists, most of whom live and work inside Iran, and represent a new wave in Iranian contemporary art. For these emerging artists, Iran’s political and social…
Comments closedArtsFarmington presents: Torres meets Tárrega: Spanish Guitar Music of Francisco Tárrega and Contemporaries September 22, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Romantic Spanish guitar music performed by Timothy Burris. Admission by donation with percentage going to charity of Mr. Burris’ choice. Before Andres Segovia, there was Francisco Tárrega, arguably the founder of the modern…
Comments closedApril 23, 2018 at 7:00pm A collection of experimental short films and animations created by UMF students.
Comments closedJuly 15th-21st, 2018 A series of evening readings by visiting writers, staff and students attending the Longfellow Young Writers’ Workshop at UMF this summer. WHEN: July 15th-20th, 7:00 pm. WHERE: Emery Community Arts Center Performance Space Speakers: Sunday: BFA Teaching Assistants Monday: Jeff Thompson Tuesday: David Bersell and Wesley McNair…
Comments closedMay 5th, 2018 In keeping with established tradition, the 2018 Maine Fiddlehead Festival returns to Farmington the first Saturday in May – this year, May 5 – from 10 a.m. to – 3:00 p.m. on Academy Street, Farmington. The festival celebrates not only that forager’s delicacy, the emerging coils…
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