Maine artist Scott Nash. Contributed photo

AUGUSTA — Maine artist Scott Nash plans to speak as part of the The Great State of Illustration in Maine exhibition, on view at the Danforth Gallery in Jewett Hall at University of Maine, 46 University Drive.

Those who have seen the logos for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network or Comedy Central have seen Nash’s work. He has had a long career as a partner in Big Blue Dot, a graphic design firm specializing in kids’ media. He founded the Illustration Department at MECA+D and served as an adjunct professor of illustration there for 10 years, recently as an online graduate instructor of children’s book writing through Johns Hopkins.

He has illustrated more than 50 books, including “Flat Stanley” and “Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp,” and is the author/illustrator of “The High Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate.”

Nash will present his talk “Getting Started as an Illustrator” at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 1 in Jewett Hall, 46 University Dr. This event is free and open to the public.

The exhibition includes the work of more than 80 published Maine illustrators. It features media such as watercolor, pen and ink, and woodcuts. The exhibition is organized by the Illustration Institute, of which Nash is executive director and co-founder, and sponsored by the UMA Cultural Events Council.

Other upcoming events by Maine illustrators will be a panel discussion on Women in Illustration moderated by Jess Esch on Tuesday, Oct. 8 from 12 to 1 p.m.; and an artist presentation by Steve Constanza on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 4 to 6 p.m.

The exhibit is on view through Friday, Oct. 18. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibition and events are free and open to the public.

For more information visit danforth.uma.edu.

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