05/02/19 - 01/12/20 at 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibition: The Nineteenth Century: American and European ArtThis exhibition features outstanding nineteenth-century paintings and sculptures from the Museum’s permanent collection and highlights collectors such as James Bowdoin III, George William Boyd, and Mary and Harriet Walker who were instrumental in building a fine arts collection at Bowdoin College. Museum HoursTuesday–Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Special Sunday hours: 12:00 noon–5:00 p.m. (June 29–November 10, 2019) Closed on Mondays and national holidays.The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is open to the public free of charge, although donations are welcome. The Museum is wheelchair accessible through the Pavilion entrance. Bowdoin College Museum of Art is a member of The Maine Art Museum Trail |
06/29/19 - 11/10/19 at 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibition: Art Purposes: Object Lessons for the Liberal ArtsSharing personal discoveries, challenging assumptions, probing identities, and shaping communities, artists engage their audiences with the contemporary world. Presenting exceptional works of art since 1970 from the collection, many on view for the first time, this exhibition highlights art’s purposes as tool for observation, inquiry, and learning in a liberal arts context. Selections include works by Jenny Holzer, Alfredo Jaar, Glen Ligon, Chris Ofili, Nancy Spero, Andy Warhol, William Wegman, Cui Xiuwen, and many others. Museum HoursTuesday–Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Special Sunday hours: 12:00 noon–5:00 p.m. (June 29–November 10, 2019)
Illustration: Shapes in the Sky During Rainy Season, 1974, mixed media on denim by Twins Seven-Seven, Nigerian, 1944–2011. |
06/29/19 - 01/05/20 at 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
EXHIBITION: Emerging Modernisms, American and European Art, 1900–1950Drawn from Bowdoin’s collection, this exhibition addresses the birth of revolutionary artistic strategies, including abstraction, conceptually-driven work, and the use of photography and commercial printing techniques. Such new materials and methods reflected a world transformed by technology, world war, and the growing demand for equality for women and individuals of color. Museum HoursTuesday–Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Special Sunday hours: 12:00 noon–5:00 p.m. (June 29–November 10, 2019) |
07/12/19 - 09/29/19 at 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibition: Let’s Get Lost and Listening GlassLet’s Get Lost, a site-specific drawing by linn meyers, is complemented by an interactive sound installation, Listening Glass, created by Rebecca Bray, James Bigbee Garver, and Josh Knowles in partnership with meyers. The joint projects includes visual and acoustic components that can be activated through audience participation. Listening Glass heightens the interaction of visitors with Let’s Get Lost from contemplative observation to active involvement. |
08/08/19 - 01/05/20 at 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibition: Chinese Ceramics, Jades, and PaintingsRarely seen masterpieces from Bowdoin’s collection offer insights into the materials, technologies, and changing tastes that shaped Chinese art over the past five centuries. Selections range from a Ming-dynasty porcelain box and an eighteenth-century jade bowl from the Qianlong Emperor’s personal collection to a recently acquired work by one of modern China’s most revered painters, Chen Yifei. Museum Hours Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Special Sunday hours: 12:00 noon–5:00 p.m. (June 29–November 10, 2019) Closed on Mondays and national holidays.The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is open to the public free of charge, although donations are welcome. The Museum is wheelchair accessible through the Pavilion entrance. Bowdoin College Museum of Art is a member of The Maine Art Museum Trail |
08/27/19 - 12/31/19 at 12:00 am
Matthew Alexander Henson: First African-American at the North PoleMatthew Henson spent years exploring the Arctic with Robert E. Peary and in 1909 he was the only other American to stand with Peary at the North Pole. Henson was excluded from receiving the many honors showered on white members of the expedition. Only near the end of his life did Henson received recognition for his remarkable career as an Arctic explorer. This exhibit is in conjunction with the AF/AM/50 celebrations, celebrating fifty years of Africana Studies, the African American Society, and the John Brown Russwurm African American Center. Photograph by: Donald Baxter MacMillan, Matthew Henson on Deck by Sledges, aboard the S.S. Roosevelt at Battle Harbour, Labrador, September 1909. Gift of Donald and Miriam MacMillan. |
08/29/19 - 08/30/19 at 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Points of View Art Gallery is on the Cutting EdgePoints of View Art Gallery hosts Alan Mast, Carolyn Judson and guest artist Middy Thomas in The Cutting Edge: views of nature both realistic and abstract. On the 3rd floor, Carolyn Judson and guest artists Cathy Bloom, Betsy Fear, and Nan Moran exhibit whimsical ceramic Tiles and Beyond. Gallery location and hours: 18 Pleasant Street; 9 am – 5 pm Monday through Friday. |
08/30/19 - 08/31/19 at 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Points of View Art Gallery is on the Cutting EdgePoints of View Art Gallery hosts Alan Mast, Carolyn Judson and guest artist Middy Thomas in The Cutting Edge: views of nature both realistic and abstract. On the 3rd floor, Carolyn Judson and guest artists Cathy Bloom, Betsy Fear, and Nan Moran exhibit whimsical ceramic Tiles and Beyond. Gallery location and hours: 18 Pleasant Street; 9 am – 5 pm Monday through Friday. |
08/30/19 at 9:30 am - 8:00 pm
Curtis Library Hosts Town Commons 300th Anniversary ExhibitCurtis Library is proud to host an exhibit honoring the 300th Anniversary of the Town Commons, developed by Jym St. Pierre, and the Town Commons Committee, in partnership with the Pejepscot Historical Society. Come discover the history of the Town Commons, learn how it inspired local authors and artists, and how it influenced municipal development. The Town Commons exhibit is part of the “A Walk in the Woods” Collaboratory exhibt. Learn about local ecology with participatory activities such as leaf rubbings, forest yoga, tree ring dating, bird identification, and more.
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08/30/19 at 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free Healing ClinicMidcoast Massage & Reiki Center is sponsoring a free healing event at People Plus on Friday August 30th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A variety of local practitioners will be available including those providing hands-on treatments, energy workers, and nutrition experts. One “sound healing” practitioner will be providing a presentation demo around midday. This is a great opportunity to meet and try practitioners from the local community and ask questions. A ll offerings are free but donations to benefit the Brunswick Area Teen Center at People Plus are appreciated. Please note there are no early signups for treatment. You must be present the day of the event to select a treatment and a treatment time. FMI call 729-0757. |
08/30/19 at 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Haircuts and HamburgersGet back-to-school ready at Sunnybrook Please RSVP: 443-9100 |
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