June 5, 2003
Multi-Media Artwork Debuts at USM on Maine Map Day
A multi-media artwork, using sound, a star projector, slides
and video, "When Cave Men Painted," will be debuted at 8 p.m.,
Thursday, June 19, at USM's Southworth Planetarium, Portland,
as part of Maine Map Day. Created by Visiting-Artist-in-Residence,
James Walsh, the 45-minute show will be used throughout the
summer in the Planetarium's matinee program.
Walsh, a Brooklyn, N.Y., artist, has worked in various media,
recently focusing on video. "When Cave Men Painted" has been
described as being "part astronomy, part geology, and part
art history," by Edward Gleason, manager of Southworth Planetarium.
Images of stars and constellations, subterranean caves, paintings
and prehistoric cave paintings are used in the show.
Established in 1986, the USM Art Department Visiting-Artist-in-Residence
Program (VAIR) brings a visiting artist each spring to become
part of the Department's faculty, enriching the experience
of students and faculty alike. The artwork created by the
visiting artist while at USM becomes part of the university's
permanent collection.
Maine Map Day, June 19
To celebrate Portland's role in the upcoming 20th International
Conference on the History of Cartography, co-hosted by USM's
Osher Map Library and the Harvard Map Collection, June 15-20
(see ICHC 2003 for
more conference information), the Maine Historical Society,
Congress St., Portland, the Portland Museum of Art, and USM's
Osher Map Library and Southworth Planetarium on the Portland
campus, are offering exhibits and activities free or at reduced
admission.
Also on June 19, the Planetarium will show "Stars, Maps
and Navigation," at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
All shows on June 19 will be free as seating permits. "Stars,
Maps and Navigation" presents the skies in the way a celestial
navigation class might. Planetariums were invented in the
early 20th century to teach celestial navigation to sailors
allowing them to learn in one location without sailing around
the world to study the stars. "Heavens of Earth," an exhibit
of repoductions of celestial maps, globes, and illustrations
is also on display in the Planetarium.
For more information see Southworth
Planetarium, or call 780-4249.
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