Science and Magic Come Together
in the September 2024 UMVA Exhibit
maineartscene.com/science-and-magic-come-together-the-september-2024-umva-exhibit
September 6, 2024
(Portland, ME) Magic, Myth, Machine & Matter is the title of the current UMVA (Union of Maine Visual Artists) exhibition at the Oak Street Lofts Gallery in Portland. The show features UMVA members Eva Rose Goetz, Gregg Harper, William Hessian and Abbeth Russell.
“Creation of the Cat Queen” by Abbeth Russell
“Metaphysicians Machinations” by Gregg Harper
“Mystical in Progress” by William Hessian
There will be an opening artists’ reception on First Friday, September 6 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibit runs through September 29 – Gallery hours are Saturday and Sundays from 1 :00 to 4:00 pm.
The exhibition themes are inspired by the main “epochs” in the development of human thinking on the nature of the cosmos, presented so beautifully by the late UMass-Amherst astrophysicist Edward Harrison in his book “Masks of the Universe” (2003/2015). The four artists will exhibit four artworks each with their own “riff” on each of the four themes of magic, myth, machine and matter – 16 artworks in all.
About Oak Street Lofts/Gallery
Oak Street Lofts is an Avesta property originally built to provide live/work space for older artists and has designed a beautiful lobby gallery space. The Oak Street Lofts Gallery is located at 72 Oak Street in Portland.