FARMINGTON — Sculptor Sallie McCorkle invites the public to observe as she invents and installs a multidimensional public work of art at the University of Maine at Farmington Art Gallery.

She will do this daily from Sunday, Oct. 3, to Thursday, Oct. 7.

Assisted by a team of UMF students, McCorkle will create an inclusive sculptural space that explores both the interior and exterior dimensions of the contemporary art gallery.

Once completed, the site-specific project will be the featured exhibit for UMF’s fall gallery show, which will be open to the public free of charge from Oct. 7 to Nov. 7. The public is also invited to the exhibit’s opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7. McCorkle will give a talk at 5:30 p.m.

Noted for her public art projects in Germany and across the United States, McCorkle’s inventive and unexpected works address a broad range of socio-political issues, with each piece taking form directly out of the unique geography and culture of its location.

McCorkle is professor of art and director of the Doel Reed Center for the Arts at Oklahoma State University. She is best known for her public artwork, including: “The Barn-Raising,” Hershey Medical Center, Pa.; “Fences,” Empire Fulton Ferry State Park, Brooklyn, N.Y; “Remembering September 11th: A Memorial Sculpture,” Penn State University, University Park, Pa.; and “Consuming Nature-Forest Art Path,” Darmstadt, Germany.

The UMF Art Gallery is at 246 Main St. It is open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday during the UMF academic year and by appointment. For more information, call 778-7002 or e-mail [email protected].