Empty Spaces: A New Normal The Union of Maine Visual Artists with the Portland Media Center and I are pleased to host the upcoming exhibition: “Empty Spaces: A New Normal”, with fifteen photographic artworks by myself, Natalie E. Brown, and a collaborative multimedia work section by selected members of the Portland Community. This includes the work of Jasper Gaffney, Josh Heriot, Sam Murphy, and Libby Scutt. This collection addresses the impact of the pandemic on both tourism and everyday life in the world; to illustrate the eerie silence all around us; but, also the beauty of that stillness and an overtake of nature in an otherwise turbulent time. The collection will go live at UMVA Gallery@PMC on March 1st and will be on display through the 27th, 2021. The collection can be visited in person with pre existing appointments and for the duration of the month online from the Portland Media Center , The Union of Maine Visual Artists , and my own website. Call ahead to book in person vi

UMVA Portland calls on UMVA members across the state to contribute work to our curated online exhibition “Sheltered In Place: UMVA Artists and the Pandemic.” Extended Deadline: July 10, 2020 Submit One Image Only Label your single image (in the name line at the top of the image) in this format: FirstName_LastName_Title (no spaces in title and include all the underscores as shown here) Sizing: A single jpg image approximately 2800 pixels on longer side and 72 dpi (no tif files, only jpgs) Brief bio: a brief artist statement in Word doc. format, not a pdf file. Label this Word doc.: Last Name_Title (with no spaces). At the top of the artist statement document include Artist Name, Title of Work, medium, dimensions, date (optional), price. This statement is limited to 250 words. Please wait until all your material is compiled to submit. Important: Write "Shelter" in the Subject Line of the Submission Email Submit to: umvaportland @gmail.com Submit no later than July 10