This year, University of Maine at Augusta’s graduating art students are showcasing their final projects in an exhibition entitled “Incidental Consequences.” This is an accretion of 9 individual artistic styles and personalities. The show’s diverse contents are as follows: photographic works, a video installation, a graphic novel, ink drawings, mixed-media prints, and plush sewn creatures.

Artists included are: Adrienne Beacham of Augusta, Danielle DeWald Pease of Hampden, Sabrina Langway of Augusta, Jennifer Smith of Augusta, Tim Hofmann of Portland, Amanda Giampetro of Winthrop, Lisa Tiger of Waterville, Christina T. Epley of Hallowell, and Miguel Hidalgo of Waterville.

incidental (adj.) - being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence; occurring merely by chance or without intention or calculation.

consequence (noun) - something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a set of conditions.

incidental consequences (happening) - colliding of 9 emerging artists, resulting in the manifestation of a final, collective body of work.

“Incidental Consequences” marks the fall out of an epic journey towards this final exhibit, which is being held in the Danforth Gallery on the UMA campus. The opening reception will take place on May 11th, immediately following graduation ceremony.