News Release
Jan. 8, 2018
Contact: Nancy Bergerson, 207.338.8049; nancy.bergerson@maine.edu

University of Maine Hutchinson Center Hosts ‘Every Fiber of My Being’ Exhibit

Belfast, Maine — More than 50 works by Maine fiber artists will be featured in the exhibit “Every Fiber of My Being,” Feb. 9 through May 4 in the Fernald Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Works demonstrating techniques and forms will include wall hangings, wearable art, vessels and more.

Artists represented in the show include: Sandi Cirillo, Stephanie Crossman, Sister Bette Edl, Kathleen Goddu, Shira Joys, Susan Mills, Jessica Peil-Meininghaus, Jeanne Perkins, Meryl Ruth, Cathie Stebbins Peterson, Derreth Roberts, Jude Spacks, Susie Stephenson, Jo Swift and Alice Timmons.

An opening reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 9, 5:30-7 p.m. The reception and exhibit are open to the public and are free of charge. The H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact Nancy Bergerson, 207.338.8049. Additional information about the Hutchinson Center is online (hutchinsoncenter.umaine.edu).

About the University of Maine: The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state’s land grant and sea grant university. As Maine’s flagship public university, UMaine has a statewide mission of teaching, research and economic development, and community service. UMaine is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from Maine and 49 other states, and 67 countries. It currently enrolls 11,240 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. The University of Maine offers 35 doctoral programs and master’s degrees in 85 fields; more than 90 undergraduate majors and academic programs; and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental stewardship, with substantial efforts campuswide aimed at conserving energy, recycling and adhering to

green building standards in new construction. For more information about UMaine, visit umaine.edu.