A Soup and Salad Lunch to Support the Augusta Food Bank

August 9, 2018

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UMA’s Danforth Gallery and the University of Maine at Augusta Student Life, in conjunction with UMA’s Augusta Community Garden and C.A.U.S.E. (Community of Artists for UMA Social Empowerment) are sponsoring Food for Thought: a soup and salad lunch to support the Augusta Food Bank.  Participants in this student fundraising lunch will choose from an assortment of one-of-a-kind ceramic bowls handmade by UMA artist Amy Bley.

Once a bowl is selected the individual will use it to enjoy a gourmet lunch with other members of the UMA and greater Augusta community. When the lunch concludes, the proceeds go to the Augusta Food Bank and the bowl is participant’s to keep!“This event is all about community,” said Robert Rainey, UMA Associate Professor of Photography. “Organized by a community of UMA students and organizations to give back to the greater Augusta community in an event that celebrates community by partaking in a meal with others.”

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In addition to the Food for Thought event, the UMA Augusta Community Garden is showcased on the far wall of the Danforth Gallery in an exhibit titled What Does Community Look Like?  Anchored by the UMA Augusta Community Garden, ten UMA photography students explore the meaning of community and how it is expressed throughout the state of Maine. Crafting lenses of their own interpretations and diverse backgrounds, each student presents a study in photography of their chosen narrative at both the micro and macro levels. From farm to table, eating and community supported agriculture, to the inside of one’s own refrigerator and the compost heap, these students show that community exists on all kinds of levels.