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Maine artist Scott Nash give a talk, “Getting Started as an Illustrator,” at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1 in Jewett Hall on the campus of the University of Maine in Augusta. The talk is part of the The Great State of Illustration in Maine exhibition, now on view at the Danforth Gallery in Jewett Hall.

If you have ever seen the logos for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, or Comedy Central, you have seen Nash’s work. He has enjoyed 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 ten years, and recently as an online graduate instructor of children’s book writing through Johns Hopkins. He has illustrated over 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.”

The Great State of Illustration in Maine exhibition, on view through Oct. 18, includes the work of more than eighty published Maine illustrators and features media such as watercolor, pen and ink, and woodcuts. The diversity of methods, subjects and artists charge the exhibition with energy, humor and emotion, transforming the space of the Danforth Gallery into a glittering showcase of some of Maine’s most talented and creative artists. 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 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 Danforth Gallery is located in Jewett Hall on the UMA campus at 46 University Dr., Augusta. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The exhibition and events are presented free of charge and are open to the public.

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