Hudson Museum

Wabanaki Winter Market
2023-12-09 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
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 Onion Foundation.

Screening and Aftertalk - The River is our Relative
2023-11-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
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 MHC Symposium on “Rivers”.

“This River is Our Relative” is a documentary about the Penobscot Nation’s intrinsic kinship connection to and tireless environmental advocacy for the Penobscot River. The story is told through the voices of 24 Penobscot people, who share their experience of historical, physical, and spiritual connection to place; of cultural identity and survival. Their narratives are interwoven with a traditional Wabanaki story about how The People and Glouskap defeated a greedy monster frog, Aklebemu, who was hoarding all the water. This story parallels both historical and present day environmental concerns, and is also the origin story of the Penobscot family Clans. This documentary shows the Penobscot Nation’s dedication to environmental justice and their efforts to minimize pollution, demonstrates the importance of respecting inherent Tribal sovereignty, and celebrates Penobscot peoples’ ongoing river-based cultural traditions.

The Sunlight Media Collective is an organization of Wabanaki and non-Wabanaki media makers working to document and raise awareness about issues affecting Wabanaki people, with a particular emphasis on the frequent intersection between environmental issues and Tribal rights. Sunlight Media Collective’s work facilitates understanding, analysis and historical context, and provides educational opportunities for alliance building, social change, and environmental stewardship.

Day of the Dead 2023
2023-11-01 10:00 - 11:30 | Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
Please join us for our annual celebration of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday that honors departed family, friends, and ancestors.
This event includes a presentation by Eunice Loredo, traditional decoration tutorials, and refreshments. Students may also explore the Hudson Museum’s Pre-Columbian collections.
This event is geared for Middle and High School students and Spanish classes.
Space is limited and reservations are required. For more information or to make a reservation, please call 581-1904 or email um.hudsonmuseum@maine.edu
CLICK HERE to download an event flyer.

CANCELLED - Lecture: White Civilizers, Conspiracy Theories, Ancient Apocalypses, and Q-anon: The Weirdness of Archeology in 2023
2023-10-24 19:00 - 20:30 | ME
We are sorry to announce that this event has been CANCELLED.
White Civilizers, Conspiracy Theories, Ancient Apocalypses, and Q-anon: The Weirdness of Archeology in 2023
A lecture by Kenneth Feder, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Central Connecticut State University
The twenty-first century has been marked by an explosion in the use of archaeology to support claims of a human past very different from what archaeologists ordinarily present. Those claims include a precociously advanced ancient culture of white people, maybe from Atlantis, maybe not, who brought civilization to the benighted people of the Americas. The advanced society, it is said, was wiped out utterly in a natural cataclysm and, therefore, the lack of any archaeological evidence for its existence is perceived as evidence for its existence. If that hurts your head, yeah, me too. Archaeology is claimed to be a closed club of ivory-tower academics who might know the truth but are committed to hiding it. In the weirdest element of popular archaeology resides the notion that at least some archaeological sites are centers of deep-state, demonic activities and vandalism is viewed as a potent strategy to negate the power of this evil. Yikes!
The story told here is entertaining. And terrifying.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
100 Donald P. Corbett Bldg,
University of Maine, Orono
Free and open to the public
With generous support from the Alton ‘38 and Adelaide Hamm Campus Activity Fund

Sarah Sockbeson: An Artist Talk
2023-10-04 17:00 - 18:30 | Hudson Museum, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts , Orono, 04469, United States
Join us for a talk by award winning Wabanaki artist Sarah Sockbeson in the Hudson Museum’s Wabanaki Gallery.
Sarah creates traditional, yet contemporary, brown ash and sweetgrass baskets. She is part of a new generation of basketmakers who’ve pushed the boundaries of Wabanaki cultural art to an exciting new level. With her contemporary and visionary approach, she seeks to not only protect and preserve a precious & culturally important art form, but to break apart stereotypes, to educate, and produce works that represent her own unique perspective as a modern Native artist living in today’s world.
Wednesday, October 4, 5:00pm

Common Ground Country Fair
2023-09-22 - 2023-09-24 | MOFGA Fairgrounds, 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity, Maine
The Common Ground Country Fair will be held at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine on September 22, 23 and 24, 2023. The fairgrounds are open Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MOFGA’s annual celebration of rural living features 1000-plus exhibitors and speakers, and emphasizes vibrant communities, sustainable living and local economies, while highlighting organic agriculture.

Wabanaki Marketplace at Shaker Village
2023-08-26 10:00 - 15:30 | Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Rd, New Gloucester, ME, 04260, United States
The annual festival of Wabanaki’s finest, award-winning artists is BACK! The Wabanaki Marketplace at Shaker Village provides a rare opportunity to purchase museum-quality crafts directly from Maine’s finest Wabanaki artists, nationally recognized and honored for their role in the preservation of important traditions. A wide selection of crafts are offered for a range of prices from a few dollars to several hundred dollars (cash/personal check accepted by all artists).
BBQ dinner plates will be for sale to the public (while supplies last).
More than 40 members of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac and Maliseet tribes will demonstrate traditional Wabanaki art forms including basketmaking, stone carving, bark etching, beadwork and jewelry. A full list of participating artists to be released soon.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn about and experience first-hand Maine’s Native American culture.
FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS to be announced
1pm- Burnaburnuskek Singers & Drummers
Thank you for your support of this event and for your recognition of important traditions!
Street parking is available.

2023 Abbe Museum Indian Market
2023-06-03 10:00 - 2023-06-04 15:00 | Bar Harbor Village Green, 156 Main St, Bar Harbor, 04609, United States
Modeled after markets like the Heard and Santa Fe (SWAIA), the Abbe Museum Indian Market is the first multi-day event of its kind in New England that invites Native American artists from across North America to participate, with the goal of developing Bar Harbor as THE destination for Northeastern Native Art. This event will take place on the Bar Harbor Village Green on June 3 and 4 from 10am to 3pm.
You can find more information and a schedule of events here.

Archaeology Day 2023
2023-04-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Hudson Museum, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts , Orono, 04469, United States
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 Collins Center for the Arts, home to the Hudson Museum and two stations in South Stevens Hall, home to the Anthropology Department.
Registration is now full!

Virtual Lunar New Year Celebration
2023-01-23 | Virtual
Join us in celebrating the Year of the Rabbit!
Watch a pre-recorded presentation about how Lunar New Year is celebrated. A downloadable instructional packet will have templates, directions and information on how you can create your own New Year’s decorations to celebrate.
The Hudson Museum will offer a limited number of kits to create traditional decorations. These kits will include arts and crafts materials and instructions for their use in the classroom. This event is geared toward elementary and middle school students. For more information on this event or to reserve a kit, please email elliot.bowen@maine.edu

2022 Wabanaki Winter Market
2022-12-10 09:00 - 15:00 | Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
A Holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists featuring Maine Indian Basketmakers’ Alliance weavers who have received national awards and new artists representing the next generation of weavers.
This year’s artists include:
Attean Heirloom Designs, Penobscot

Dolly Barnes, Passamaquoddy
Mary Creighton, Passamaquoddy
Jacob Cunningham, Penobscot
Pam Cunningham, Penobscot
Barry Dana, Penobscot
Faye Decontie, Penobscot
Sarah Fields, Penobscot
Fisher Clan Beadwork, Penobscot
Alexandra Francis, Penobscot
Cheryl Francis, Penobscot
James Francis, Penobscot
Gabriel Frey, Passamaquoddy
Musqon Frey, Maliseet/Passamaquoddy
Suzanne Greenlaw, Maliseet
Wendy Hamilton, Penobscot
Eldon Hanning, Mi’kmaq
Frank Hanning, Mi’kmaq
Hawk Henries, Nipmuc
Sierra Henries, Nipmuc
Debbie Huston, Penobscot
Butch Jacobs, Passamaquoddy
Nicole Johnson, Penobscot
Kenny Keezer, Passamaquoddy
Erica Menard, Penobscot
Jennifer Neptune, Penobscot
Peter Neptune, Passamaquoddy
Susan Neptune, Passamaquoddy
Martha Newell, Penobscot
Debbie Nicolas, Passamaquoddy
Passamaquoddy Maple
Butch Phillips, Penobscot
Gayle Phillips, Penobscot
Rolfe Richter, Passamaquoddy
Theresa Secord, Penobscot
Caron Shay, Penobscot
Sarah Sockbeson, Penobscot
Frances Soctomah, Passamaquoddy
Wooden Way Creations, Passamaquoddy
Plus:
Margo Lukens and Carol Dana, Penobscot Language Master, authors of Still They Remember Me
Morgan Talty, Penobscot, author of Night of the Living Rez

Common Ground Country Fair
2022-09-23 - 2022-09-25 | MOFGA Fairgrounds, 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity, Maine
The Hudson Museum will be at this year’s Common Ground Country Fair in the Maine Indian Basketmakers’ Alliance tent from September 23nd – 25th

Virtual Archaeology Day 2022
2022-04-01 | Virtual
This web-based program will take students on a tour of Hudson Museum collections and Anthropology Department Labs. Learn about UMaine research related to shell middens and efforts to document and preserve them, explore archaeological collections from Maine to Mesoamerica, and meet UMaine faculty, staff and graduate students who will talk about their research and how it informs our understanding of the past. Video presentations will be published as a playlist on April 1st for use in the classroom for the remainder of the school year. Virtual Archaeology Day is geared towards middle school students. However, all K-12 students are welcomed and encouraged to participate.
Our favorite part of Archaeology Day every year is the amazing questions the students always have for us. In that spirit, this year we are planning a virtual Ask an Archaeologist program as well. Please note, space in the Ask an Archaeologist program is limited. Please contact elliot.bowen@maine.edu for more information.
You can download an event flyer here.
Please contact Elliot Bowen at elliot.bowen@maine.edu with any questions.
Register for Archaeology Day 2022 below!

2021 Wabanaki Winter Market
2021-12-11 09:00 - 15:00 | Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
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.
Join us for a day featuring:
• One-of-a kind artforms.
• A reading at 11am by Gal Frey of The First Blade of Sweetgrass, written by her son Gabriel Frey and daughter-in-law Suzanne Greenlaw.
• A book signing for The First Blade of Sweetgrass with Gabriel Frey and Suzanne Greenlaw.
Wabanaki Artists planning to attend include:
Dolly Barnes, Passamaquoddy
Barry Dana, Penobscot
Faye Decontie, Penobscot
Alexandra Francis, Penobscot
James Francis, Penobscot
Gabriel Frey, Passamaquoddy
Susan Greenlaw, Maliseet
Aron Griffith, Maliseet
Wendy Little Bear Hamilton, Penobscot
Butch Jacobs, Passamaquoddy
Ruth Johnson, Penobscot
Jennifer Neptune, Penobscot
Susan Neptune, Passamaquoddy
Martha Newell-Bassett, Penobscot
Passamaquoddy Maple
Butch Phillips, Penobscot
Gail Phillips, Penobscot
Rolfe Richter, Passamaquoddy
Richard Silliboy, Micmac
Hilary Sockbeson, Penobscot
Sarah Sockbeson, Penobscot
Frances Soctomah, Passamaquoddy

For more information, please call 207.581.1904

Kindly be prepared to follow UMaine COVID-19 policy in place on the day of the event.
Effective October 15, 2021, the University System will require those attending indoor group gatherings of more than 250 people organized by the University System or held in University System facilities to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken no later than 72 hours prior to the event. This requirement applies to all persons at applicable gatherings including students, staff, employees, vendors and other visitors. Face coverings are required indoors for all persons – students, staff, faculty and visitors – regardless of vaccination status when indoors at a University facility. Visit https://www.maine.edu/together/community-guidance/everyone/ for complete information and requirements.

Virtual Day of the Dead Celebration
2021-11-01 | ME
Join us for a pre-recorded presentation by Eunice Loredo on Día de Muertos. We will offer a limited number of kits to create traditional decorations. These kits will include arts and crafts materials and instructions for their use in the classroom.
This event is geared toward middle and high school students.
To get information on this event, including the link to the presentation or to reserve a kit, please email elliot.bowen@maine.edu

Lecture: CIS – MIA: Forensic Archaeology of a World War II Crash Site in Washington State
2021-10-21 16:00 | Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
William R. Belcher
Associate Professor Forensic Anthropology, Department of Anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
In August 2005, a military forensic archaeology team traveled to the Joker Mountain area of the Pasayten Wilderness in northern Washington State to excavate a P-38 Lightning aircraft lost in November 1942. The team recovered a series of personal effects and human remains from the aircraft after several weeks of work. These materials were returned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (now the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency) Laboratory on Hickam AFB for analysis and identification. The pilot was identified in March of 2006 and eventually interred in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Pennsylvania.

A Demonstration of Persian Calligraphy
2021-10-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Hudson Museum, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts , Orono, 04469, United States
Please join us for A Demonstration of Persian Calligraphy by Shahab Andarva, Persian Calligrapher in conjunction with his exhibit, “My Hands are Full of Circles” on October 14, 2021 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the Minsky Gallery, Hudson Museum, University of Maine.
Shahab Andarva, will demonstrate his age old artform at this special public event. His works are in the Nastaliq Style and his exhibit features 26 examples of his artistry–many of which he created here at the Hudson Museum specifically for this exhibit. His works uses traditional calligraphic forms but combines them in new configurations.
Kindly be prepared to follow UMaine COVID-19 policy in place at the time of your visit.
For more information, call 207-581-1904 or visit umtraining.lv-o-wpc-dev.its.maine.edu/hudsonmuseum
The University of Maine is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action institution

Virtual Archaeology Day 2021
2021-03-26 | Virtual
This web-based program will take students on a tour of Hudson Museum collections and Anthropology Department Labs. Learn about UMaine research related to shell middens and efforts to document and preserve them, explore archaeological collections from Maine to Mesoamerica, and meet UMaine faculty, staff and graduate students who will talk about their research and how it informs our understanding of the past.
Our favorite part of Archaeology Day every year is the amazing questions the students always have for us. In that spirit, this year we are planning a virtual Ask an Archaeologist program as well.
Space in this program is limited. Please register below.

Anthropological Perspectives on Diversity and Inclusion Panel Discussion
2021-03-17 19:00 - 20:15 | Virtual
Save the Date! This panel discussion will feature archaeologists and cultural and physical anthropologists who represent efforts to promote equity, diversity and inclusion within a field that is struggling with its past around just these issues.
Panelists include Mexican-American biological anthropologist Susan Antón, editor and author Chip Colwell, Black feminist, archaeologist, storyteller, and artist Ayana Omilade Flewellen, and Penobscot Nation member and anthropologist Darren Ranco.
This event is sponsored by the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series, the Anthropology Department, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Hudson Museum.

World Anthropology Day
2021-02-18 | ME
World Anthropology Day is celebrated every year on the third Thursday in February. This holiday celebrates the field of Anthropology: the study of humans, human behavior, and societies in the past and present.
To celebrate World Anthropology Day, check out the Hudson Museum’s Adventures in Anthropology online activity. Explore how different cultures around the world approach the universal challenges of life as you take a virtual tour of the Hudson Museum’s exhibits. How are these cultures similar? How do they differ? How do their approaches compare to our own? In this activity, you’re the Anthropologist!

Lunar New Year Celebration 2021
2021-02-12 | Virtual
Join us in celebrating the Year of the Ox!
UMaine International students will tell you about how Chinese New Year and Tet are celebrated in their homelands through a YouTube presentation. A downloadable instructional packet will have templates, directions and information on how you can create your own New Year’s decorations to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
The Hudson Museum will prepare 8 activity baskets with arts and crafts materials and instructions. Baskets are designed for classroom use, with one kit per school. Please email gretchen.faulkner@maine.edu to request a kit for your class.

Virtual Wabanaki Winter Market
2020-12-12 11:00 - 14:00 | ME
This year’s market is going virtual! Artist demonstrations — basketry, birchbark traditions & beadworking, singing & drumming, and storytelling featuring MIBA artists will be streamed on our YouTube channel on December 12th.
While you wait, check out the virtual Directory of Wabanaki Artists with contact information, artist bios, and images of their artwork and what is available to purchase directly from them.

Virtual Day of the Dead Celebration
2020-10-30 | ME
**Please note that all available school craft kits have been claimed. Thank you for making our virtual Day of the Dead a success!**
Join us for a pre-recorded presentation by Eunice Loredo on Día de Muertos. We will offer a limited number of kits to create traditional decorations. These kits will include arts and crafts materials and instructions for their use in the classroom.
This event is geared toward middle and high school students.
To get information on this event, including the link to the presentation or to reserve a kit, please email gretchen.faulkner@maine.edu.

Gabriel Prieto - Exploring New Children and Camelid Sacrificial Sites in Huanchaco Bay: The Peak of the Iceberg?
2020-03-03 17:00 - 18:00 | Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, 04469, United States

Starr Kelly - Decolonizing Museum Practices: Implications for Universities and Schools
2020-01-27 16:00 - 17:30 | Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, 04469, United States

Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market
2019-12-14 | ME
Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market RVSP

Dolly Barnes, Passamaquoddy

Decontie and Brown, Penobscot

Doris Chapman, Passamaquoddy

Mary Creighton, Passamaquoddy

Jacob Cunningham, Penobscot

Pam outdusis Cunningham, Penobscot

Barry Dana, Penobscot

Dale Dana, Passamaquoddy

Linda Dana, Passamaquoddy

James Francis, Penobscot

Gabriel Frey, Passamaquoddy

Jeremy Frey, Passamaquoddy

Suzanne Greenlaw, Maliseet

Wendy Hamilton, Penobscot

Eldon Hanning, Micmac

Frank Hanning, Micmac

Hawk Henries, Nipmuck

Sierra Henries, Nipmuck

Charlie and Susan Hinkel, Wooden Way Creations, Passamaquoddy

Debbie Huston, Penobscot

Butch Jacobs, Passamaquoddy

Kenny Keezer, Passamaquoddy

Natalie Dana Lolar, Passamaquoddy/Penobscot

Jo-Ellen Jamieson Loring, Penobscot

Nicole Johnson, Penobscot

Brenda Moore-Mitchell, Passamaquoddy

Geo Neptune, Passamaquoddy

Jennifer Neptune, Penobscot

Peter Neptune, Passamaquoddy

Kira Neptune, Passamaquoddy

Martha Newell-Bassett, Penobscot

Mary Newenham, Micmac

Debbie Nicholas, Passamaquoddy

Molly Neptune Parker, Passamaquoddy
Passamaquoddy Maple

Nutokehkimucik Youth Art Lab, Passamaquoddy

Butch Phillips, Penobscot
Gayle Phillips, Penobscot

Ann Pollard-Ranco, Penobscot

Rolfe Richter, Passamaquoddy

David Sanipass, Micmac

Donna Sanipass, Micmac

Mary Sanipass, Micmac

Tim Shay, Penobscot

Michelle Smiley, Passamaquoddy

Sarah Sockbeson, Penobscot

Hilary Sockbeson, Penobscot

Donald Soctomah, Passamaquoddy

Frances Soctomah, Passamaquoddy

Kevin and Eleanor Stevens, Passamaquoddy

Jeremy Violette, Penobscot

Wabanaki Artist Showcase - Molly Neptune Parker
2019-12-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Hudson Museum, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts , Orono, 04469, United States
Wabanaki Artist Showcases at the Hudson Museum provide an opportunity to see artists in action. Join us for a free demonstration and talk by Molly Neptune Parker, Passamaquoddy Basketmaker and 2012 National Heritage Fellow.
See our flyer for more details and a list of other Artist Showcases this fall:
Wabanaki Artists Flyer 2019

Wabanaki Artist Showcase - James Francis
2019-11-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Hudson Museum, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts , Orono, 04469, United States
Wabanaki Artist Showcases at the Hudson Museum provide an opportunity to see artists in action. Join us for a free demonstration and talk by James Francis, Penobscot Multimedia Artist.
See our flyer for more details and a list of other Artist Showcases this fall:
Wabanaki Artists Flyer 2019

Wabanaki Artist Showcase - Butch Phillips
2019-11-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Hudson Museum, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts , Orono, 04469, United States
Wabanaki Artist Showcases at the Hudson Museum provide an opportunity to see artists in action. Join us for a free demonstration and talk by Butch Phillips, Penobscot Birchbark Artist.
See our flyer for more details and a list of other Artist Showcases this fall:
Wabanaki Artists Flyer 2019

Racing the Clock to Preserve the Past: A Community Based Approach
2019-11-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Donald P. Corbett Room 100, 28 Beddington Rd, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
