PAST | 2025
Manifest: 2025 UMA Architecture Student Exhibition
M A N I F E S T
2025 UMA ARCHITECTURE
STUDENT EXHIBITION
NOV. 6 - DEC. 9, 2025
RECEPTION
NOV. 6 at 4 p.m.
MANIFEST, the 2025 Architecture Student Exhibition is on view in the Charles Danforth Gallery November 6 to December 9. All are welcome to the opening reception November 6 at 4 p.m. MANIFEST features work completed in the last year by students in UMA’s 5-year B.Arch program, including analog and digital drawings, renderings, and models that highlight the creative community and design innovations of UMA’s Architecture students.
UMA offers the only professional architecture degree in Maine and the only public 5-year professional degree in northern New England, drawing talented and ambitious students on the strength of its dedicated faculty, celebrated facilities on Augusta's downtown Water Street, and rigorous curriculum.
Learn more about UMA's Architecture Program here
Image: Rendering from “Beyond Vision: A Multi-Sensory Thesis Project,” ARC510, Ryan Lagasse, B.Arch Class of 2025
UMA 60th Anniversary Exhibition
UMA 60th Anniversary Exhibition
Extended to October 24!
Opening Reception September 12 at 4 p.m.
Gallery Talk: Stewarding UMA's Art Collection, with Amy Rahn
September 30 at 12 p.m. in the Danforth Gallery
Gallery Talk: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Model, and 40 Years of Art at UMA, with Bob Katz
October 8 at 12 p.m. in the Danforth Gallery
In celebration of UMA’s 60th Anniversary, the Charles Danforth Gallery presents a watershed exhibition of the University’s Art Collection, works by notable faculty, and its newly-formalized Archives.
The exhibition reflects UMA’s culture of 60 years through artworks, (many not seen for years), archival documents, and exhibition texts authored by contributors.
In bringing a selection of its Collection and a glimpse of its community to the public, the show aligns with the 60th anniversary theme “A Tradition of Excellence. A Future of Opportunity.”
Please join us September 12 at a reception from 4 - 6 p.m. to celebrate UMA’s expansive community of past, current, and future contributors.
How Did We Get Here?
Opening Reception
May 10 at 12:30 p.m.
Four graduating University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) art students invite the public to explore their creative journeys in “How Did We Get Here?” a new exhibition opening May 10 at the Charles Danforth Gallery.
Running through Aug. 15, the show features works of senior art and interdisciplinary students exploring identity and personal journeys through sculpture, painting, printmaking, assemblage and digital art. The exhibition, which opens with a reception and artist talk on May 10 at 12:30 p.m., is a chance to connect with the creative vision behind the work and experience it firsthand.
The Danforth Gallery is located in Jewett Hall on the University of Maine at Augusta campus, 46 University Drive, Augusta. The gallery is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Morgan Cafferata (they/them) makes work that is enticingly uncomfortable. Exploring identity, sexuality and the grotesque across mediums, they draw inspiration from feminist art, folklore, camp films and the natural world, attempting to make the uncanny relatable. They live on the unceded land of the Wabanaki Confederacy in so-called mid coast Maine.
Sheila M. Lynch (she/her) of Northport, Maine exhibits works in linoleum block printing, and is exploring her identity through the lens of the architecture and buildings that create a community.
Fatima Babar (she/her) is a digital artist exploring identity and personal journeys through worldbuilding and storytelling.
Jeff McKay (he/him) of Hallowell, Maine is showing digital prints of original watercolor paintings for a children’s book he is illustrating. His exploration of identity through an original character called “Watersharkamelon” follows a half-watermelon, half-shark as he searches for other similar creatures in the great big oceans of the world. Jeff is not half-artist, half-shark.
2025 UMA Student Art Exhibition
2025 UMA Student Art Exhibition
March 30 - April 29, 2025
Reception Sunday, April 6 at 1 p.m.
Exhibition Jurors: Brian Smith
Grace DeGennaro
April 24 from 5 - 7 p.m.
Join us in supporting the next generation of artists and musicians at the University of Maine at Augusta! We are raising funds to provide scholarships for talented art and music students, helping them pursue their creative passions and academic goals.
To celebrate and support this effort, we invite you to Art & Music Night, a special fundraising event featuring a student art exhibition, a reception, and live music performances by UMA’s esteemed music faculty, on April 24 from 5-7 p.m. in Jewett Hall. The reception and cash bar will take place in the Danforth Gallery. This will be a night of inspiration and community, showcasing the incredible talent and dedication of UMA’s students and faculty.
Your generosity will directly impact aspiring artists and musicians, ensuring they have the financial support they need to grow, create, and succeed. Whether you attend the event, donate, or spread the word, you play a vital role in fostering creativity and opportunity in our community.
Every contribution helps! Join us in making a difference—one note, one brushstroke, and one student at a time.
Artists/Educators: Work from Artists Teaching in Maine
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ARTISTS/EDUCATORS: WORK FROM ARTISTS TEACHING IN MAINE
January 2 - March 12, 2025
Reception & Open Studios January 28 at 5 p.m.
Zoom Panel Discussion March 10, 5-6 p.m. View the recording here
Artists/Educators: Work from Artists Teaching in Maine features the work of seven artists who are also art educators. This exhibition brings together incredible new works by artists who many in our community might already know from their work in the classroom. Artists/Educators demonstrates the synergistic nexus of creative achievement and educational excellence in Maine.
ARTISTS
Michael Branca
Lars Boye Jerlach
John A Knight
Scott Minzy
Jennifer Paisley
Matthew Peinado
Jeremy Smith