The Illustration Institute, based on Peaks Island in Maine, brought their energetic, multifaceted exhibition The Great State of Illustration in Maine to its first educational venue, the Charles Danforth Gallery at the University of Maine at Augusta. The exhibition, which included the work of more than eighty published Maine illustrators, was on view September 3 through October 18, 2024.

The Great State of Illustration in Maine included works by time-honored Maine talents like Dahlov Ipcar and Ashley Bryan and many other incredible artists, and in media like watercolor, pen and ink, and woodcuts. The diversity of methods, subjects, and artists filled the exhibition with energy, humor, and emotion, transforming the space of the Danforth Gallery into a glittering showcase of some of Maine’s most talented and creative artists.