Informational session
BANGOR — An informational session about The Kindling Fund will be conducted by SPACE Gallery Executive Director Nat May 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St.
Co-hosted by UMMA and the City of Bangor Commission on Cultural Development, the session will offer a brief overview of the program and will leave time for questions about the guidelines and application process.
SPACE Gallery created The Kindling Fund to support the energy of Maine’s visual arts community by funding innovative, artist-organized projects that engage the public in ways that are both inventive and meaningful.
The fund seeks to support a variety of publicly accessible projects, with a strong interest in alternative space-practices and site-specific presentations that don’t fit in established institutions or venues. Projects supported by The Kindling Fund may include, but are not limited to, public art projects, intervention or site specific installations, one time events or performances, the publication of writing directly related to the visual arts including printed matter and online publications, online projects, artist residencies, series of screenings, curatorial projects that focus on unconventional artistic practice, lecture or workshop series, multimedia, video and photo projects, or unconventional exhibitions.
For information about The Kindling Fund, visit kindlingfund.org.
New staff member
BREWER — Between Friends Art Center recently welcomed Garrett White to its staff as its new certified art teacher. Entering his second year at the Veazie Community School, White enjoys teaching art to students of all ages. He grew up in a small town in Maine and always has had a keen interest in art and craftwork.
White graduated from the University of Maine in December 2012 with a double major in art education and fine art, concentrated in metalworking. He will teach beginner to advanced art classes for children and adults on Tuesdays at Between Friends Art Center, 39 Center St.
For information, got to nextgenerationtheatre.com or call 989-7100.
Clara Barton performance
BREWER — Lynne McKenney Lydick, a Brewer native, will present her one-woman show, “Follow the Cannon: Clara Barton’s Civil War Letters,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Next Generation Theatre, 39 Center St.
Clara Barton, 1821-1912, born in North Oxford, Massachusetts, earned the name Angel of the Battlefield for her limitless courage and her unfailing spirit in bringing comfort and relief to the soldiers at the battlefronts of the Civil War. Armed with medical supplies, clothing and much needed food, she saved the lives of those who would have perished without her.
Tickets are $10, $5 for students. To reserve tickets or for information, call 989-7100.
Faculty recital
ORONO — The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present the Silver Duo Faculty Recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at Minsky Recital Hall on the UMaine campus.
The Silver Duo, UMaine faculty members Phillip Silver, pianist, and Noreen Silver, cellist, will perform works by Robert Schumann, Camille Saint-Saëns, Ernest Bloch and Johannes Brahms.
The Silver Duo has received accolades and acclaim from appreciative audiences and critics throughout Europe, Israel, the United States, Scandinavia and the Czech Republic..
Admission is $9, or free with student MaineCard. For tickets or disability accommodations, call the Collins Center for the Arts, at 581-1755.