FARMINGTON, ME (January 13, 2015)—The Emery Community Arts Center on the UMF campus ushers in the new year with the impressive exhibition, “Transcendence: Beyond the Ordinary.”  The show will be on exhibit from January 20 to March 22, 2015. An opening reception featuring refreshments, stage performances and the sounds of a troupe of local hand drummers will be held from 2-5 p.m., Sunday, January 25. The event is free and open to the public.

Transcendence is a collaborative, multimedia exhibit featuring over 35 visual artists and writers. Curated by five artists who helped create the 2013 Emery exhibit, “Spiral, A Journey Without End,” this new showing explores transformational responses in a wide array of media.

Paintings reveal unique voices. Sculptures speak to ascensions. Metals defy their origins. Words recall poetic memories. Color, form, space and light are assembled in a thoughtful, inspiring continuum from door to door. Interactive pieces invite viewers to participate.

“We want this to be about remembering and recording those moments in our lives that have been magical, profound, transforming or inspirational,” said Mary McFarland, Farmington fabric artist who spearheaded the vision for creating both this and the Spiral exhibit.

The show is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

More About the Emery Community Arts Center on the UMF Campus The Emery Community Arts Center is an innovative, experimental venue on the UMF campus for the arts in Western Maine. It features an exciting 2,500-square-foot, 160-seat multipurpose performance space with dynamic vertical foldaway doors that open onto an outdoor performance area and a 1,600-square-foot Flex-Space gallery for traditional exhibits, new media and performance art. A dramatic interior corridor offers additional exhibition space and connects the center with the existing Alumni Theater. Designed by designLAB architects of Boston to complement the historic performance venues of Nordica Auditorium and Alumni Theater, the 15,000-square-foot center is the keystone for the arts complex on the UMF campus.