Description: Advanced GIS project mapping the prevalence and distribution of the three major branches of Altaic languages, Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic. Includes a table of all the languages within these three branches.
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: Farm to Art December 2, 2004 - January 3, 2005 Opening reception: Wednesday, December 8, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Demonstration by "The Wednesday Spinners" 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Image: Sweater hand spun, dyed and knit by Geri Valentine A winter celebration of fertility and creativity inspired by the farm. Featuring indigo dyed fleece, handspun yarns, sweaters, totemic masks, eggs, handmade paper, fertility goddesses, recycled barnboard and farm equipment in new guises, photography, felted books and baskets Artists Susan Barrett Merrill - Noreen Blaiklock - Jani Estelle - James Fangbone - Joli Greene - Susanne Grosjean - Richard Lee - Susan Lerner - Allison Martin - Dina Petrillo - Geri Valentine - Wally Warren - Melita Westerlund [show more]
Description: January 5 - February 3, 2005 Ethel H. Blum Gallery Monday, January 10 at 4:30 pm - McCormick Lecture Hall Dr. John Anderson, the William H. Drury, Jr. Professor of Evolution, Ecology and Natural History at College of the Atlantic will give a lecture entitled, "A Fine Line: The Science and Aesthetics of Conserving the Endangered Species," Thursday, February 3 at 4:30 p.m. - Ethel H. Blum Gallery Rebecca will speak informally about her project. A closing reception will follow. Image: "Freshwater Mussels" [show more]
Description: Members of the Union of Maine Visual Artists at the opening reception of Portraits/Self Portraits, Blum Gallery, Thursday, February 17, 2005. Image: Brinna Davis, by Chris Baker.
Description: "We are touched by what we touch. We are shaped by what we shape. We are enhanced by what we enhance." The Great Work -- Thomas Berry Sculpture invites us to more fully engage with our environment. It helps focus our attention on nature's materials and forms. Sculpture has presence and enlivens a setting. As we interact with sculpture, our senses are heightened and we become more acutely aware of the intricate beauty of our places. -- JL Image: Thin Green Line in granite and moss by Gary Haven Smith Opening Reception Sunday June 12, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Ethel H. Blum Gallery: How does nature nurture us? Sculpture made from granite, marble, moss, mica, and wood brings nature into our lives and explores the numinous quality of matter. June 8--September 30 The Farrand Gardens: Where we nurture nature, sculpture acts as a focal point for a contemplative setting. Sculpture sets up a dialogue with place and heightens our awareness of natural forces, cycles, and seasons. Sculpture Show and Sale Curated by Susan Lerner and June LaCombe--2005 [show more]