BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H
REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU
DTSTART:20070101T000000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU
DTSTART:20070101T000000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T190000
X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE
SUMMARY:Through Our Eyes: Franco Artists Looking at the World Exhibit Opening Reception and Panel Presentation
DESCRIPTION:The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine invites you to join us at the university's Lewiston campus at 51 Westminster St.\, in the Atrium Gallery on Thursday\, March 12\, 2026 at 6:00 pm for the opening reception of Through Our Eyes: Franco Artists Looking at the World\, with a panel talk to follow from some of the artists whose works appear in the exhibit. The event is free and open to the public\, thanks to the generous support of Schooner Estates\, TV5MONDE\, The Quebec Delegation in Boston\, the Hilton Garden Inn\, Auburn Riverwatch\, and Severin and Cynthia Beliveau. The exhibit will be on view through the beginning of May and will feature the works of working Franco artists Joyce Coyne\, Jeanelle Demers\, Mercedes Gastonguay\, Sean Hasey\, Anita Poulin\, Linda Clavette Quigley\, as well as Franco artists of the past\, including the works of Raoul Nadeau\, exhibited by his grandchildren Jane Martin and Michael Gagnon. Following a reception with refreshments\, artists will speak about their creative process and how their Franco identity shapes their art.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine invites you to join us at the university&rsquo\;s Lewiston campus at 51 Westminster St.\, in the Atrium Gallery on Thursday\, March 12\, 2026 at 6:00 pm for the opening reception of Through Our Eyes: Franco Artists Looking at the World\, with a panel talk to follow from some of the artists whose works appear in the exhibit. \;
The event is free and open to the public\, thanks to the generous support of Schooner Estates\, TV5MONDE\, The Quebec Delegation in Boston\, the Hilton Garden Inn\, Auburn Riverwatch\, and Severin and Cynthia Beliveau. The exhibit will be on view through the beginning of May and will feature the works of working Franco artists Joyce Coyne\, Jeanelle Demers\, Mercedes Gastonguay\, Sean Hasey\, Anita Poulin\, Linda Clavette Quigley\, as well as Franco artists of the past\, including the works of Raoul Nadeau\, exhibited by his grandchildren Jane Martin and Michael Gagnon. \;
Following a reception with refreshments\, artists will speak about their creative process and how their Franco identity shapes their art.
LOCATION:51 Westminster Street Lewiston ME 04240
UID:e.4124.1412035
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20260406T234755Z
URL:https://lewistonauburnmetropolitianchamberofcommerceaugust092024.growthzoneapp.com/list/Details/through-our-eyes-franco-artists-looking-at-the-world-exhibit-opening-reception-and-panel-presentation-1668739?sourceTypeId=Hub
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR