What happens to you in social situations when you are introduced to someone and suddenly struck with a momentary memory lapse? Why, you simply say, “pardon my tartle,” a common Scottish term often used at that awkward moment.

In this collaborative show, UMF senior art students find awkwardness to be a defining element of their collective work and artistic personalities. Students Samantha Funk, Groton, Vt.; Brian Gadberry, Manchester; Alana Knapp, Kingfield; Ashley Lessner, South China; Gina Spinelli, Wells and Tobey Tozier, Jefferson; present a diverse body of work that engages conversations of labor dynamics, power plays, the male gaze, interpersonal relationships, facets of justice and feminine identity.

Arts Administration senior Mallory Smith’s, South Berwick, curatorial thesis exhibition, “Objects of Consumption,” runs concurrently at the UMF Art Gallery.

The UMF Art Gallery is at 246 Main Street. Gallery hours are 12-4 p.m. Tuesday–Sunday and by appointment. For more information, email [email protected] or call 207-778-1062.

The Emery Community Arts Center is on Academy Street adjacent to UMF Merrill Hall. The Emery Flex Space Gallery is open daily 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.