FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington ushers in a new year of bringing contemporary art and artists to campus with “Pandemonium,” an exhibit of new works by the faculty of the UMF Department of Sound, Performance and Visual Inquiry.

The exhibit is free and open to the public and will be held at the UMF Art Gallery Thursday, Sept. 2, to Sunday, Sept. 26. A gala opening reception will launch the exhibit from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 2, featuring a performance by Gustavo Aguilar at 5:30 p.m.

“Pandemonium” will highlight the works of Gustavo Aguilar, Krisanne Baker, J. Thomas R. Higgins, Anthony Holmquist, Christopher Lavery, Dawn Nye, Elizabeth Olbert, Katrazyna Randall, Dona Seegers and Barbara Sullivan.

The exhibit ranges from video projection and kinetic sculpture to painting.

The gallery is located at 246 Main St. in Farmington, immediately behind the Admissions Office. The gallery is open noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, during the UMF academic year and by appointment. For more information, or to make special arrangements, please call 207-778-7002, or e-mail Elizabeth Olbert, director of the UMF Art Gallery, at [email protected].

“American Love,” a video by Dawn Nye, UMF assistant professor of art, is one of many new works included in UMF Art Gallery exhibit “Pandemonium.”