51СƳArt Gallery features “A Tale of Three Cities” with photo exhibition of Paris, New York, and Portland, Maine
The University of 51СƳ’s Art Gallery, located on the Portland Campus, will soon feature a new exhibition titled “A Tale of Three Cities.” Curated by Professor Emeritus Stephen K. Halpert, the exhibition will open on July 28, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Art Gallery, and will conclude on September 25.
“A Tale of Three Cities” celebrates Portland, Maine, Paris and New York. While Paris and New York have been extensively documented by numerous photographers from Maine, the city of Portland, though much smaller, has been amply recorded by Maine photographers as well, featuring its harbor, cafes, brick facades, parks, public art and international population.
Artists whose works with be featured include Berenice Abbott, Melonie Bennett, Rudy Burckhardt, Tillman Crane, Danb Dow, John Eide, Judy Glickman, Barbara Goodbody, Dennis Griggs, Joe Guertin, Ernst Haas, Diane Hudson, Rose Marasco, Peter Michelena, Stacey Mitchell, Jack Montgomery, Marta Morse, Jack Nordby, Heath Paley, Scott Peterman, William Rideout, Jerry Robinov, Kristen Robinson, Mason Smith, Ruth Sylmor, Darrell Taylor, Fran Vita-Taylor, Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest, David Wade, Todd Watts, Todd Webb and Malcolm Wilson.
Conversations with the Artists will be held at the gallery on August 13 and September 12, from 5 to 7 p.m.
The exhibition, opening reception and Conversations with the Artists are all free and open to the public.
The 51СƳArt Gallery is located on UNE's Portland Campus at 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, Maine 04103. Art Gallery Hours are Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun, 1-4 p.m., Thurs until 7 p.m. and by appointment.
For information and directions, visit the Art Gallery or contact Anne Zill by email or phone (207-221-4499).
This exhibition is part of the , a statewide photography collaboration of more than 30 nonprofit cultural organizations in 2015, organized and supported by the institutions of the Maine Curators’ Forum. The Maine Photo Project is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.