the great state of illustration in maine
September 3 - October 18, 2024
Reception: September 12, 4 - 6 p.m.
Exhibition Events:
Getting Started as an Illustrator, presented by Scott Nash: October 1, 2024, 12 - 1 p.m.
Women in Illustration (Jess Esch, Moderator): October 8, 2024, 12 - 1 p.m.
Artist Presentation - Steve Costanza: October 17, 2024, 4 - 6 p.m.
The Illustration Institute, based on Peaks Island in Maine, bring 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 includes the work of more than eighty published Maine illustrators, will be on view September 3 through October 18.
The Great State of Illustration in Maine includes 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 charge 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.