Join us Thursday, November 9 at 6:00 pm in the Collins Center for the Arts, for a screening and discussion/Q&A sponsored by the McGillicuddy Humanities Center of the Sunlight Media Collective for a free screening of and discussion/Q&A about the new documentary film "This River Is Our Relative." This event is part of the 2023-24 […]
Visit the Wabanaki Winter Market landing page for updates and artist profiles: https://umtraining.lv-o-wpc-dev.its.maine.edu/hudsonmuseum/wabanaki-winter-market/ A Holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists in New England, featuring Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance weavers who have received national awards and new artists representing the next generation of weavers. Supported in part by grants from the Maine Office of Tourism and the […]
Bill is a graduate of the University of Maine where he majored in Wildlife Biology and Ecology and a 2013 Traditional Arts Fellow award winner from the Maine Arts Commission. For the last 35 years he has traveled throughout the Northeast, Northern Canada, Labrador, the Yukon, and the Gaspe documenting indigenous snowshoe traditions. He collected […]
The Hudson Museum in collaboration with the Anthropology Department will host an in-person Archaeology Day. During their visit to campus, students will have the opportunity to hear from UMaine archaeologists, visit Hudson Museum facilities, and tour archaeology labs and collection areas. In small groups of 25, students will visit four stations: two stations in the […]
Don't miss the first-ever major retrospective of a Wabanaki artist in a fine art museum in the United States. Jeremy Frey: Woven is a groundbreaking exhibition in contemporary and Indigenous art. Featuring more than 50 baskets, made from natural materials like black ash and sweetgrass, Woven presents a comprehensive collection that spans a career of more […]
Mag-win’-teg-wak: A Legacy of Penobscot Basketry is an upcoming exhibition at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, ME. It will highlight the impact of Penobscot basketmaker and tribal advocate Robert S. Anderson (1929-2020) and his lasting archival efforts to preserve Penobscot basketry. Referred to as mag-win’-teg-wak, or “choppy seas” in the Penobscot language, the Shay […]
Passages in American Art is a fundamental reinterpretation of the PMA collection, platforming multiple voices, revealing new ways of looking at some of the museum’s most beloved works of art, and inviting community members to drive the conversation. The project examines the existing collection, and along with recent acquisitions, commissions, and select long-term loans, integrates […]
The Abbe Museum is excited to announce the premiere of the Dawnland Festival of Arts and Ideas on July 12-14, 2024, at the College of the Atlantic (COA) in Bar Harbor, Maine. This multi-day event will feature a Native arts market, public performances, and panel conversations on some of the biggest questions of our time, […]
Saturday, August 24, 2024 10am-3:30pm On-Site FREE Admission An annual festival of Wabanaki’s finest, award-winning artists. Please check back for our full listing of participants to be announced this Summer. The Keepers of Traditions Basket making, stone carving, birch bark etching, woodcarving, doll making, beadwork and jewelry making are among the oldest, enduring, and unique […]
Come visit the Hudson Museum at the Common Ground Country Fair! The Fair will be held at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine on September 20, 21, and 22, 2024. MOFGA’s annual celebration of rural living features 1000+ exhibitors and speakers, and emphasizes vibrant communities, sustainable living and local economies, while highlighting organic […]
