The University of Maine at Presque Isle is partnering with two community organizations — the Wintergreen Arts Center and The Aroostook Medical Center — to celebrate Brain Awareness Week (BAW) in early March.
There are three main components to the region’s fourth annual Brain Awareness Week festivities: a Brain Art Contest with community judging taking place on Friday, March 7; a Brain Game and Wii Challenge on Tuesday, March 11; and a Ceramic Brain Painting and Concussion Discussion event on Thursday, March 13, to include an award ceremony for the Brain Art Contest winners.
Activities kick off with a Brain Art Contest for K-12 students throughout central Aroostook County, with help from the Wintergreen Arts Center. Officials have been collecting submissions of student artwork inspired by the brain since early February and will have them on display at the arts center in time for Presque Isle’s First Friday Downtown Art Walk on March 7. Residents will have a chance to vote for their favorite art pieces during the event. The contest links closely with the Next Generation science standards being adopted in Maine at the middle and high school levels.
A winners’ ceremony for the Brain Art Contest will be held on Thursday, March 13, during the Ceramic Brain Painting event at UMPI. Prizes will be awarded to the winning student artists in three age categories. For more information about these events, contact Dr. Scott Dobrin at scott.dobrin@umpi.edu.
For more information, visit www.umpi.edu/brainweek.
