Simpson creates his own universe of vibrant glass planets, complete with oceans, continents, volcanoes and clouds. The cores of these small planets are full of bubbles, threads and kaleidoscopic patterns evoking unseen landscapes and underwater worlds. In addition to Simpson's renowned "Planets," several wall-mounted glass "Orbs" from his Corona series will be shown, which evoke Hubble space telescopic images. 

Runyeon's expressionistic Galactic series is fueled by the meteor showers and the thousands of asteroids that both circle the sun and are heavily concentrated in a very wide belt between the orbits of Mars' two moons and Jupiter's 63 moons. These mammoth rocks swirling with extreme temperatures and speed have inspired a provocative theme in her work about the known and unknown mysteries of outer space.

Ivy Sienkiewycz, student director of the Blum for the fall term, will be curating the exhibit. For further information about Josh Simpson, Cady Coleman and/or Jane Runyeon, please contact Artist's Representative Kathleen Rogers at (207) 667-0733, Ext. 11.

The Acadia Night Sky Festival kicks off on Sept. 26 and goes through Sept. 30. For more information, visit www.acadianightskyfestival.com.