PRESQUE ISLE – Presque Isle Savings Bank of Maine has donated $2,500 to the University of Maine at Presque Isle for the framing of Andy Warhol photographs, which the University received from the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program this spring.
The gift will allow for the framing of more than 20 of those photographs, which will be put on public display this fall when the University’s Reed Fine Art Gallery hosts Andy at UMPI from Sept. 5 to Oct. 11. An opening reception for the exhibition will be held at the gallery on Friday, Sept. 5, from 4:30-7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Andy at UMPI serves as the debut exhibition in Maine of these Andy Warhol photographs.
“This exhibition wouldn’t have been possible without the generous support of the Presque Isle Savings Bank of Maine,” Keith Madore, director of Development and Alumni Relations, said. “Because of their sponsorship, we have been able to get these photographs framed much more quickly than we anticipated, which means that the public is getting its first chance to view these original Warhol photographs just months after we received them.”
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has donated more than 28,500 original Warhol photographs – valued in excess of $28 million – to 183 college and university art museums across the U.S. through its Photographic Legacy Program, in honor of the foundation’s 20th anniversary. The aim of the Photographic Legacy Program is to provide greater access to Warhol’s artwork and process, and to enable a wide range of people from communities across the country to view and study this body of Warhol’s work. In Maine, three colleges and universities received Warhol photographs – the University of Maine, Colby College and the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
“This is an exciting project, and we are very pleased to help the University of Maine at Presque Isle unveil the first Maine exhibition of these Andy Warhol photographs,” said Susan Grove-Markwood, Savings Bank of Maine senior vice president and regional manager. “Sponsoring a project like this exhibit through the Bank’s Charitable Foundation is a way for us to enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve.”
The University also received framing support for the project from UMPI arts alumna Jane Caulfield, owner of Morning Star Art and Framing of Presque Isle.
All are invited to view the exhibition during the opening reception on Friday, Sept. 5, or any other time between Sept. 6 and Oct. 11. The Reed Fine Art Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Photo courtesy of UMPI
Reed Art Gallery Director Sandra Huck, left, and Linda Zillman prepare for the art show “Andy at UMPI.” More than 20 of the Andy Warhol photos the University received from the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program will be on display from Sept. 5 to Oct. 11 in the Reed Gallery. “Andy at UMPI” serves as the debut exhibition in Maine of these Andy Warhol photographs. Huck and Zillman have worked throughout the summer to get the exhibition and accompanying materials ready for public viewing.