The Illustration Institute, based on Peaks Island, brings their energetic, multifaceted exhibition “The Great State of Illustration in Maine” to its first educational venue: The Charles Danforth Gallery at the University of Maine at Augusta. A reception for the exhibition, which includes the work of more than eighty published Maine illustrators, will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12. The exhibition is on view through Oct. 18.

“The Great State of Illustration in Maine” includes works by time-honored Maine talents like Dahlov Ipcar and Ashley Bryan and many emerging artists, and in media like watercolor, pen and ink, and woodcuts. The diversity of methods, subjects, and artists charge the exhibition with energy, humor, and emotion, transforming the gallery into a glittering showcase of some of Maine’s most talented and creative artists.

The exhibition will include four events open to the public: A reception at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12; a talk by Scott Nash about Getting Started as an Illustrator from 12-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1; a panel discussion on Women in Illustration moderated by Jess Esch from 12-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8; and an artist presentation by Steve Constanza from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17. The public are welcome and invited to all these events.

The public is welcome to visit the gallery in Jewett Hall, which is open on Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, follow the Danforth Gallery on Instagram and Facebook @UMADanforth or visit the website at danforth.uma.edu.