Description: A Rare View: Everyday Life on Mount Desert Island, 1860 - 1940 The Raymond Strout Collection Early maps, posters, broadsides, ledgers, letters, wooden signs, handblown glass, bottles, oyster crocks and Soderholtz pots tell a special story of the everyday life of villagers of Mount Desert Island of the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Local historian Raymond Strout, who as a Bar Harbor schoolboy became fascinated with collecting "ordinary" objects from the past, reveals how eloquent simple objects and papers become over time. On exhibit from July 8 - August 6 Opening reception July 10 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. [show more]
Description: A Salute to Wingspread: Aurelia Brown, Marian Olin, and Adele Seronde Opening reception: Sunday, July 11, 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibition runs through Saturday, July 31 Blum Gallery hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Tues - Sat. Front: Adele Seronde, Iris, oil, four feet in diameter
Description: A photo of the original Acadia national park headquarters in downtown Bar Harbor, before it was moved to the COA campus to serve as the Dorr Museum.
Description: Acadia National Park headquarters building being moved into place on campus where it would be renovated and renamed the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History.
Description: Acadia National Park headquarters building being moved into place on campus where it would be renovated and renamed the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History.
Description: Acadia National Park headquarters building being moved into place on campus where it would be renovated and renamed the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History.
Description: Acadia National Park headquarters building being driven on the Park Loop Road to the campus where it would be renovated and renamed the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History.
Description: An Island Invitational Oils and acrylics by Robert Goodman, Alan McCord, and Judy Taylor. Sculptural work by Shirley Fuerst. Opening reception: Sunday, July 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibition runs through Saturday, August 8 Gallery hours: Noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday Front: Robert Goodman, Trees at Dusk, acrylic, 1996, 13 by 19 inches
Description: Ancient Traditions, Contemporary Visions August 14-September 21 Art has the capacity to convey timeless values of truth and beauty even as it confronts violence and change. Five American artists from Asian, Middle Eastern and Western traditions express complex multi-cultural realities in painting and sculpture. Eyal Danieli~Bob Gottlieb~Philip Heckscher~Nina Kuo~Wasma'a Chorbachi Opening reception on Sunday, August 17, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Front: "Mount Desert," Philip Heckscher, 1999, 24" x 36" [show more]
Description: The Arts & Sciences Building, then called the 'new building' was attached to some portions of Kaelber Hall that survived the 1983 fire. The building opened in time for fall term of 1985.
Description: The Arts & Sciences Building, then called the 'new building' was attached to some portions of Kaelber Hall that survived the 1983 fire. The building opened in time for fall term of 1985.
Description: Paintings, woodcuts, sculpture, cloth and musical instruments from the collection of Dr. Etta Kralovec and Franks Davis. Opening reception: Sunday, November 2, 1997 Exhibition runs through Saturday, November 29 Front: Face, oil, 1996, by Shepherd Mahufe
Description: American landscape architect Beatrix Farrand's family home, Reef Point, is the subject of this exhibit, curated especially for the Blum Gallery by Farrand expert, Eleanor McPeck. The exhibit includes rare unpublished drawings, photographs, specimens and memorabilia of the Reef Point Garden project. Also included are archival and contemporary photographs of her carriage path designs of Acadia National Park and other public and private gardens on MDI. July 11 - August 10, 2002 Opening reception: Sunday, July 14, 2002 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Front: Lynch Gate, Seal Harbor, sketch and watercolor by Beatrix Farrand, circa 1914-1950; courtesy of Environmental Design Archives; University of California, Berkeley. [show more]
Description: Beauty and the Beast: Nature Images August 18 - October 12, 2003 This exhibit features nineteen color and photogravure prints of New York-based photographer Barbara Yoshida, whose work has been shown throughout the world. Since 1996, six artist's residencies in National Parks, including Acadia National Park, have provided an opportunity for Ms. Yoshida to reexamine her relationship with nature. Her large-format images capture the diversity of landscape on the planet and the various forms of life that it supports, and reflect her conviction that the preservation of nature with a camera is inextricably linked to the preservation of various species and their habitats. In other words, the medium fits the message. Front: Jawbone, Lilies, and Maple. 14" x 11" Silver Gelatin Print. Courtesy of Barbara Yoshida [show more]