UNE Art Gallery 在波特兰 presents ‘An Evening with Irises’ on 1月. 18

A mixed-media art piece
约翰Sundling. “虹膜 and Tubes for Vincent and John.” Irises, glass tubes, metal, wood, joint compound, spray paint. 2023.

Art Gallery at the University of New England 在波特兰 will welcome artist-florist 约翰Sundling and the University’s own archivist Cathleen Miller on Thursday, 1月. 18, for an evening of reflections on art, transformation, resonance.

的 event, “An Evening with Irises,” will be held in the Art Gallery on UNE’s Portland Campus for the 健康 科学s 从5点到8点.m. 的 talk is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.

Sundling and Miller, M.A., M.L.S., education and outreach archivist for the University, will examine the power of vision to shape experience, together looking at Sundling’s site-specific piece, “虹膜 and Tubes for Vincent and John,” as well as Vincent van Gogh's 1889 painting, “虹膜,” as a starting place for uplifting conversation about the nature of beauty and memory.

的 artist talk will be followed by a closing reception for the gallery’s fall exhibition, “Seeking Light: Plants from Shoreline to Canopy in the 艺术与科学.” 的 dual-gallery exhibit, with showings at both UNE’s Portland and Biddeford campuses, highlights the role of plants in the environment and in the creative imagination.

的 exhibition is on display through 1月. 21及特色, 在波特兰, artists Jennifer Brou, 芯片Barchilon, Breehan詹姆斯, 路加福音Davulis, 约翰·奈特, 乔斯林李, 吉姆·马伦, Tessa Greene O’Brien, Christopher Patch, 马修Pittsley, 约翰Sundling.

的 UNE Art Gallery 在波特兰 is located at 716 Stevens Ave. and is open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 或预约.